8-30-15

Warm-up: 10 mile bike ride
Rock carry 0.4 miles
Military Press: worked up to a single: was ok, back was fried from rock carry

8-27-15 Dynamic Lower

Warmup

6x50 jump rope

foam roller

reverse hyper 3x8

Box squat 6x2 on minute with 3 chains per side

Speed Deads on minute raw weight 6x2

8-25-15

5 round warmup up
50 jump rope
ankle on knee hip mobility
banded shoulder mobility

Barbell rows worked up to 4x3: went up in weight each set
Incline Press: 3x3 then 2x3
BB shrugs 4x10
Front plate raises 3x10

8-25-15

Today was a very light day, just wanted to get blood flowing, definitely an accessory/recovery day

5 rounds

100 jump rope

ankle on knee hip stretch: 30 sec

roll quads, hamstring, and calves

banded shoulder mobility

10 reverse hyper

10 barbell curls

10 pushups

3 rounds

100 jump rope

10 preacher curls

15 banded pushdowns

:30 second plank

10 glute ham abs

10 kb swings

Slipknot is one of my favorite bands of all time and you cannot find a better band to listen to while training

If you're boyfriend doesn't listen to Slipknot because it's too loud,  then you have a girlfriend

Slipknot: "Duality"

Slipknot:  "Snuff"

weird video, but great song

Slipknot  "People=s**t"

8-23-15

10x50 jump rope

rode bike .6 miles to training site

2 rounds of object carries for time

4x5 tire flips

3 rounds: 5 stone throws, 10 pushups

rode bike back to farm

log carry

Skip working on stone carry

8-21-15

Jump rope 10x50

Reverse Hyper 5x6

Zercher squats: worked up to 2 singles

BB curls pyramid: 10-8-6-4-2-2-4-6-8-10:   went up or down 10lbs with every set, only rest was time it took to add or remove weights

I know this is narcissistic and I'll regret posting this, but am pumped since I have finally achieved 19inch arms and over a 20inch neck

Not bad for a old, fat, bald, ugly guy

Hatebreed: I will be heard

Hatebreed: Before Dishonor

8-19-15

10 rounds: 50 jump rope then 3 military press (speed)

5 rounds: 10 hang cleans---10 pushups

2 mile ruck with bricks

I need to increase water and protein intake as I get deeper into my strongman training

 Not there yet, but always working hard

8-18-15 Speed Day

Jump rope 5x100

Reverse Hyper 4x10

16" box squat 8x2 on minute

Speed Deads 8x1

Super set: Tri ext with curls: 4 rounds x10

Speed Deads with chains

Pic of how chains load at top of lift

Seriously? Look at mirror once and it breaks

Well, I guess mirrors don't lie

Black Sunshine: "Once in my Life"

8-16-15

Deadlift: 3x10; 4x3; 3x1

Rolling Thunder: 3x3 per hand

Stone Lift 5x3

Pic with today's training partners: rock and hay wagon

One of the newest additions on the farm

Black Water Rising

No Halos

Black Water Rising

Brother Go On

8-15-15

8-14-15

Reverse Hyper 3x10

Jump rope: 10x 50

Push Press worked up to 3 singles

Incline Press 3x10

Barbell Rows 5x10

Banded Pushdowns 4x15

bloodsimple: "out to get you"

King810: "Fat around the Heart"

8-12-15

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

5 minute break

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls: 1 minute rest

50 jump ropes/10 burpees/ 10 barbell curls

My favorite post-training supplements

Video Tribute to US Navy SEALs

Song---Saliva: Badass

8-11-15

Jump rope: 50 jumps between sets-total of 750

Reverse Hyper 3x10

Safety-bar squats: 5x6

Speed Deads x2 with pushups( chest to floor) x 10: on minutes for 8 minutes

ez curl bar: superset: skull crushers and curls 5x10

Bates tactical boots: what a great investment for strongman training

To all that I have ever met, you are welcome for your new found knowledge

Skinlab: "Know your enemy"

8-10-15

The day's training, nothing like throwing hay bales around

The newest sandbag:  used two chicken feed bags, sewed top shut with 50lb fishing-line and then duct tape the top

8-8-15

500 jump rope

Reverse Hyper 3x8

Fat Bar incline press: 5x5

Snatch grip shrugs 5x10

Barbell curls superset with incline pushups 3x10

8-1-15

3.8 mile early morning run

Pic of sun coming up over rolling mountains of Central Pennsylvania