PrinceVegeta's road to his First Strongman Competition!

[ironheart]

i wanna try out some strongman training too. looks so much fun! keep up the good work PV!

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Thanx guys!

WU: usual,everything cracked!

FSQ, with straps on the bar
20kgx5
50kgx5
70kgx5
90kgx2
90kgx2
100kgx1
100kgx1, belt from here
110kgx1
110kgx1
120kgx1
120kgx1
130kgx1
135kgx1,PR
140kgx1,PR!!
145kgx0 fail

Box squats
WU, normal squats
50kgx5
100kgx3
Box, just below parallel
100kgx3
120kgx2
140kgx2
155kgx4, PR
165kgx3 or 4, not sure PR
175kgx3, PR!!

Sumo deads, taught someone the technique, so played along
50kgx3
50kgx3
100kgx3
100kgx3
120kgx3
120kgx3
170kgx1

Unilateral leg curls
x10
x10

 

[El Freako]

Nice PR Jonno!

 

[Skeptic]

Monster squatting you giant of a man!

 

[cereal]

damn! Strong box squats!

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Log press, only first rep clean
Strict
55kgx3
65kgx3
75kgx2
PP
85kgx2
95kgx1
100kgx1
105kgx1, PR!
110kgx0, 4 inches from lockout!

Axle clean and press, powercleaned each rep
Strict press
40kgx5
50kgx5
60kgx5
70kgx3
80kgx1
85kgx1
90kgx1, PR!
92.5kgx0, easy clea, got stuck @ sticking point, lol

DB press one handed
50kgx1
50kgx1, easy presses,just dont have fat dumbells at my disposal to do them all the time, next time attempt 60kg

Stones, loaded on 1.30m
85kgx1, easy
3x95kg, PR,easy weightwise, just mud on the bal made the tacky useless, many fails in between
110kgx0, got it from the ground, but kept rolling out of my hands, started to rain as well, didnt help at all

Wednesday ill do stones @ my gym, 100kg and 110kg for sure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE3pi...&feature=feedf

Not sure of weight, anywhere between 90-93kg, relatively easy press, big pr for me, now to the 100kg strict press!

 

[Storm]

nice session PV, hit those stones hard! they are one of my favs in strongman comps!

 

[PrinceVegeta]

nice session PV, hit those stones hard! they are one of my favs in strongman comps!

Thanx man, will do! will load the 110kg on wednesday for sure!

Monday training

Deadlifts+chains, 32kg chains
70kgx5
100kgx3
chains added
100kgx2
120kgx2
150kgx1
170kgx1
190kgx1
200kgx1
210kgx1,PR
220kgx1,PR, about 252kg at top

Rack pulls, 2 inches under knee
140kgx5
160kgx5
180kgx3
200kgx3
220kgx3
240kgx3, PR

All deads with belt only, grip strength is at its best ever!

Pendlay rows, strict
70kgx6
90kgx6
100kgx6
110kgx5, PR?
120kgx3, 4f
120kgx3

Close grip pulldowns
65kgx10
85kgx8
100kgx2,drop 85kgx2,drop 70kgx3, bi's and lats were on fire!

Strict hammer curls, both arms same time
16kgx8
16kgx8
16kgx8

 

[Storm]

strong pulls dude, amazing work!

 

[PrinceVegeta]

thanx storm!

 

[Cork]

Awesome grip strength. That should definitely help you in strongman. Do you do farmer's walks?

Also, your youtube link isn't working.

 

[El Freako]

If you don't stop pulling so much you'll go blind...

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Awesome grip strength. That should definitely help you in strongman. Do you do farmer's walks?

Also, your youtube link isn't working.

I've done it before, got to 100kg per hand for 15m, but im gonna start doing them far more often

Weird, the link is ****ing up..

 

[PrinceVegeta]

If you don't stop pulling so much you'll go blind...

Then ill guess ill be stevie wonder once i pull 300kg!

 

[PrinceVegeta]

CGBP
20kgx10
50kgx10
50kgx10
70kgx6
70kgx6
90kgx3
100kgx3
110kgx1, old pr
115kgx1, pr
120kgx1, PR! speed rep
125kgx0, fail
125kgx0, uberfail haha, elbowwas hurting like ****

Wide grip BP, paused
60kgx6
80kgx5
90kgx3
100kgx3
110kgx0, elbow pain

MP
20kgx10
40kgx10
50kgx8
60kgx6
70kgx5, all easy

Bunch of stuff for shoulder rehab and reardelts

bent over laterals met plates
2.5kgx12
2.5kgx12
5kgx10
5kgx10
5kgx10

Face pulls, red band
x10
x10
x10

Band pull aparts red band
x10
x10
x10

Rotator cuff
x10
x10
x10

x10
x10
x10

x10
x10
x10

3 different rotations

Pushdowns, red band
x10
x10
x10

 

[Storm]

good job on hitting rotators and upper back/rear delts, many times neglected.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

good job on hitting rotators and upper back/rear delts, many times neglected.

Thanx man, my left shoulder/elbow has been bothering me lately, lots of pressing+every week pr's take their toll, will let it rest until tuedsay

Event training

Yoke
100kgx13m
150kgx26m
200kgx13m
240kgx13m
260kgx13m
300kgx8m, with 2 drops, first time 300kg, heavy as ****!

Stones, platform made out of pallets, bout 1.40m high
1x100kg
1x100kg
1x110kg
1x110kg
1x100kg
1x100kg
1x100kg, All lifts=PR


Stones is a man maker, will film next wednesday!

 

[Cork]

Your youtube link seems to be copy and pasting in the ellipses used if a link is too long. Fun time with event training. I wish I had a proper yoke setup.

 

[El Freako]

Soooooooooooooooo jealous of the event training!

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Rested since wednesday, left shoulder/elbow en right hip have been bothering, today easy UB training to see how things are

Incline BP, "close grip"
20kgx12
50kgx8
60kgx6
70kgx6
80kgx5
90kgx3
100kgx2, felt unstable, dont do inclines very often, should do them more, good carry over to my OH presses

Machine chest press
x10
x8
x8

Seated DB press
25kgx8
25kgx8

Side raises
10kgx8
10kgx8

Shoulder work done very slow and strict, shoulder felt good

Bent over laterals
8kgx10
8kgx10
8kgx10, shoulders feel much more stable, will do them everyday light now as warmup

Seated machine rows
x12
x10
x8
x6
x5, full stack, massive back pump

Machine lat pulldowns
x8
x8, machine sucks

Pulldowns
x10
x10

EZ bar curls
30kgx10
40kgx8
50kgx5
30kgx10, took it easy, gonna deadlift tommorow

Dips machine
x10
x10
x10
x10