My journey into Strongman

[barryisawinnah]

merged over to oly lifting eh? it's pretty fun indeed... good luck with the new venture

yeah, I never had a real interest in competing in powerlifting, so I figured why not oly lifting. I always thought it looked cool, lol. I think this will help for my eventual move into the highland games stuff too

[JSully]

oh snap, highland games.. now we're on the same page.

lol


o-lifting is fun, but it takes a lot of time. I wish I had more time to focus on it but I jsut can't recover from 2 heavy sessions + 3 throwing days /week... I really want to do an OL meet though, so later this year I'll try to shift focus a little.. I am doing snatches today before moving onto push jerks and upper stuff, so I fit them in where I can.

[barryisawinnah]

Friday
Snatch Balance: 42x2 42x2 50x2 60x2 60x2 65x1 70x0 70x1 75x1 78x0 78x0 78x0
C+J: 60x2 60x1 73x1 83x1 95x1 106x1 114x1 121x1 130x1 136x0 136x0 136x0 (all close, so frustrating that I can get these cleans down) All jerks ugly, but would have been whites.
beat down and its my birthday, so that is it

[barryisawinnah]

Friday
Snatch Balance: 42x2 42x2 50x2 60x2 60x2 65x1 70x0 70x1 75x1 78x0 78x0 78x0
C+J: 60x2 60x1 73x1 83x1 95x1 106x1 114x1 121x1 130x1 136x0 136x0 136x0 (all close, so frustrating that I can get these cleans down) All jerks ugly, but would have been whites.

That is it, birthday weekend, so taking it easy. Headed to the Rays game tonight

[barryisawinnah]

Saturday
Pause Snatch + Snatch: 40x1+1 40x1+1 60x1+1 70x1+1 75x1+1 75x1+1 80x1+1
Snatch: 85x1 90x1 95x1 100x1 105x0 105x0 (close though, it will fall soon)
Rack Jerks: 100x2 110x1 120x1 125x1(ugly) 120x1 120x1


Sunday
nada, hungover. lol




Monday
Hip + Hang Snatch: Up to 85kgs, missed 90
Snatch: 90x0 90x0 (wtf, right) 90x1 (corrected my issues) 95x1 100x1 105x1(PR) 110x0(had it, but put head down for some reason, and the bar/chest followed. It will fall soon)
Few hours later
Squats: 70x3 90x2 110x2 130x2 145x2 156x2 167x2 176kg(389lbs)x2

Joe(my oly coach) has video of the 105(and 110 miss, for that matter) so I can probably get that up soon. Getting better everyday.

been slacking on squats, so I am going to start really adding in the volume. Although I was pleased with the 176x2. 200 will fall within a few months though.

[barryisawinnah]

Tuesday
Snatch Balance: 42x2 42x2 51x2 60x2 60x1 70x0 70x0 70x1 75x0 75x1 80x0 80x0 80x1(PR)
Clean and Jerks: 82x1 91x1 102x1 113x1 124x1 131x1 133x1(PR for clean and jerk,ugly jerk though) 137x0 137(302lbs)x0(cleaned it, so a PR clean. Threw the jerk forward though) 137x0(cleaned it again, threw the jerk forward and pressed it out)
Front Skwats: 141x1 151x1 156x1 140x3

Good day for cleans, bad day for skwats and jerks, lol

133kg c+j

Video

137kg clean

Video

[barryisawinnah]

Thursday
Hip Snatch + Floor Snatch: 42x2+2 51x1+1 51x1+1 60x1+1 70x1+1 77x1+1 84x1+1 89x1+1
Snacth: 95x1 100x0 100x1 106x0 106x0 106x0 (should have had 2 of these, just not my day to snatch)
Squats: 90x2 110x2 130x2 150x2 161x2 170x1 177x1 184kg (406lb)x1 (Beltless PR) 160x3 160x3
RDLs: 136x5 136x5

Not my day snatching, just a little off. Plus I always seem to snatch better with my coach. Good to know that I can hit 100 when off though. I am making more of an effort to drive my squats up, so hopefully it works out.

184/406 squat

Video

[barryisawinnah]

Thursday
No Hook, No Feet Snatch: 42x2 42x2 51x2 60x2 70x2 76x1 83x1
C+J: 83x2 93x2 101x1 111x1 120x1 125x0(Got pinned, could not stand, WTF) 125x0(missed jerk) 125x1 130x0(Got pinned, stood up, missed jerk due to no energy left, WTF) 130x0(Fuck this)
Front Skwats: 130x1 140x1 145x2 145x2 145x2 151x2

dudes, I could not stand up from cleans, lol. Like it felt heavy as fuck and so did that 130 and 140 front skwat. I am actually somewhat pleased that I made all those doubles and doubled 151/334 at the end but wtf was going on during the cleans, lol.

the no hook no feet snatches went ok too but fuck me on those cleans

on another note, don't eat a 3 meat french bread pizza for pretraining meal. Well don't eat definitely. Maybe that was part of the issue today. I will stick to rice/beef/green beans or broccoli or brussel sprouts from now on.

[Tom Mutaffis]

Nice work on the squat PR... sounds like maybe you were just out of position on the cleans and that is why you ended up pinned?

[barryisawinnah]

Friday
Pause Snatch +Snatch: Up to 90kg(PR on pause) for 2 sets
Snatch: 95x1 100x1 105x0 105x0 105x1(uglier, had to chase it. Cutting pulls short today)
Rack JerksL Up to 120 for 4 singles (form really coming along)
Later Friday
Squats: 60x5 85x3 110x3 130x2 150x2 160x1 170x1 177x1 180x1 170x1 170x1 170x1

[barryisawinnah]

Thanks Tom.

That is most likely the reason, and I also have a tendency to sometimes lose my tightness (on snatches too), and kind of collapse. So that does not help things, lol

[barryisawinnah]

Saturday
Log Press: Up to 220 one-motioning it. Then 230 for an easy double and back down to 180 for 8 cleaning each rep and one-motioning each rep.
Stones: Up to 305 to 54” for a single (really a double, since I lost the first one on the bar being lazy)


Was going to do some front squats later, but decided to save it and just hit it hard tomorrow.

[barryisawinnah]

Sunday
Hip + Hang Snatch: 42x1+1 42x1+1 51x1+1 60x1+1 70x1+1 75x1+1 80x1+1 85x1+1 90x1+1(PR) 95x1+0(Missed the hang, but a Hip PR)
Snatch: 100x0 100x0 100x1(timing was just off, probably because they were the first ones from the floor) 104x1 107x0 107x0 107x0
C+J: 91x2 101x1 111x1 120x1 125x1 130x1 135x1(PR C+J) 140x0 140x0 140x0(missed all the cleans, total mindfuck)
Cleans: 120x2 125x1 125x1
Sunday PM
Front Skwat the Jerk: 30x2 42x2 51x2 60x2 72x1 83x1 92x1 101x1 110x1 120x1 130x1 (legs felt dead, plus was running short on time)
Front Skwats: 141x1 150x1 155x1 160x1 164kg/362lbsx1(4kg way from a PR)

Pretty good day. Surprised to hit that high of a front skwat considering how my front skwat into jerks felt.
95kg hip snatch

Video

100kg snatch

Video

104kg snatch

Video

135 C+J

Video

[barryisawinnah]

Monday
Snatch: 42x2(Powers) 42x2 42x2 51x2 60x2 70x2 77x2 84x1(missed 2nd) 89x1 95x0(Swung it) 95x1 100x1 106x0 106x0
Clean and Push Press: 60x1(2 presses) 70x1(2 presses) 75x1(2 presses) 82x1 88x1 95x1 102x1 108x1 113x1 117x0
Cleans: 125x1 (that’s it, tired)
Squats: 110x2 120x2 130x2 140x2 150x2 160x2 170x2 180/397x1


Good to know that however ****ty I feel, that I can snatch 100 and squat 180 at least.

[barryisawinnah]

Tuesday
C+J: Up to 130kgs. That’s it.


Going to start a new/different training type of program. Well in a few days when I decide on what exactly I am going to be doing.

I am dunzo with the daily training though, lol. Gonna drop down to 5 days a week, and eventually maybe add in a 6th

[barryisawinnah]

Wednesday
Hip+Hang Sn: Up to 85
Sn: Up to 100x1
Hang Clean + Clean +Jerk: Up to 115

Thursday
Rack Jerks: Up to 130x1. Missed 140 a bunch. Need some form work or something
Front Skwats: 90x2 90x2 110x2 120x2 140x2 150x2 163x1 171x0 (lost it at the top)
Saturday
Pause Sn + Sn: Up to 85kg
Snatch: 90x1 95x0 95x1 100x1 106x0 (close, swung it a bit)
Rack Jerks: Up to 140kg/308lbx1(PR)
Pause Dip + Jerk: 120 for 4 singles

106kg snatch miss from today

Video

140kg rack jerk

Video

[jkstrength]

Why the switch up bro?

[barryisawinnah]

Saturday PM
Front Skwats: 50x3 70x2 80x2 90x2 100x1 110x1 120x1 130x1 140x1 150/352x1 140/308x2 145/320x2

That's it. Just getting it so that my routine is set.

[barryisawinnah]

Why the switch up bro?

Can't take it mentally anymore, lol

Well I could, I just think that I could get the same (or very close to it) results from training 5-6 times a week and squatting 3-4 times a week.

[barryisawinnah]

Monday 4/23/2012
Heaving Snatch Balance: Up to 85kg for a single
Hip + Hang Snatch: Up to 85kg for 1+1
C+J: Up to 125kg for 4 singles


Looking at doing my 1st oly meet in about 8 weeks

[barryisawinnah]

Tuesday 4/24/2012
Overhead Squats: 40kgsx2 40x2 (Just to warmup a little)
Squats: 40x3 55x3 70x2 85x1 100x1 110x1 120x1 130x1 140x1 150kg/330lbx4 150x4 150x4 150x4 150x4 150x4 (2 minutes rest between sets of 150, hell)
Pendlay Rows: 81x2x6
Twist Things: 50x2x6

Starting a new squat type prgram for back squats that goes like this

choose a weight a bit higher than your best clean and do this
6x4
5x5
4x6
add weight, go back to 6x4...
you progress a rep range when it feels less challenging than before (on a different day of course). I've found that focusing less on squat 1RMs has made me a much better lifter.
2 minutes rest in between sets btw. no more, no less.

Shit was hard

These are the twist things I am speaking of

Video

[barryisawinnah]

Wednesday 4/26/2012
Snatches: 40x1 40x1 50x1 60x1 70x1 80x1 85x1 90x1 95x1 100x1 106x0 106kg/233lbx1(PR) 110x0 110x0 (super close, will get it next week)
Jerks: 90x2 100x2 110x2 120x2 120x2 120x1 120x1

Pretty happy about the snatches, because I have DOMS like a motherf**ker in my legs, lol

106kg PR

Video

110kg miss

Video

[barryisawinnah]

Thursday
Cleans + Push Press: 42x2(clean once, press twice) 50x2 61x2 72x2 81x2 90x2 100x2 111x1 122x0 1220x0
Cleans: 90x2 100x2 110x2 120x2 Figured out what I am doing wrong, starting with ass too low/too upright. I have longish femurs, so I need to start like I do in the snatch. Look for cleans to shoot way up now.
Front Skwats: 112x2 121x2 131x2 140x2 150x1 (Exhausted)

[barryisawinnah]

Saturday AM
Pause Snatch + Snatch: 40x1+1 40x1+1 50x1+1 60x1+1 70x1+1 80x1+1 90x1+1
Snatch: 95x1 100x0(lost tightness, dumb) 100x1 105x1 105x0
Jerks: 80x1 95x1 105x1 115x1 125x1 135x0(forward) 135x1 125x1 125x1 130x1
Saturday PM
Clean + Push Press: 50x3 50x2(always 1 clean) 50x2 60x2 71x2 83x2 93x2 101x2 108x2 115x1 120.5x0 (missed press) 124x0(this was really just for the clean, tried to press it, and didn’t get it, lol)
Squats: 100x2 115x2 130x2 140x1 150x5 (realized that this squat thing isn’t going to work. Just going to do 5/3/1 for back squats, but will figure something out for the other days)
Deads: 151x1 181x1 201x1 228(502)x1

1st time doing deads in a long time. Well about a month since the last strongman show, and had not really pulled much since then either. Need to make sure that I am at least deadlifting once every 2 weeks. I was tired, and it's at the end of the week, so not too disappointed in it. Going to run 5/3/1 for back squats I think. Then just front squat or something on other days. 5/3/1 really worked well for my squats before, so I don't see why it won't work for my beltless squats.

Pretty happy with 105 snatch considering the doubles up to it.

228/502 dead

Video

BTW, bumpers make what you are actually deadlifting look like it's a lot more, lol

[barryisawinnah]

Starting 5/3/1 for Beltless Back Squats and Push Press

Well I have used it before for belted squats, and for strongman type jerks. Think I will do the 5/3/1 squats on Tuesdays, and push presses on Thursday. I will then also front squat on Thursdays and probably on Saturdays as well.

Using 180kg for squat max, a little low, but ok. 118kg for Presses. So 90% for cycle 1 training weights are:
Squats: 162kg
Push Press: 106kg