Went on a run Wednesday night: 3 hill sprints followed by a 15-min jog. Going to want to download a different running app; besides constantly logging me out, the Nike one just replaced the very natural-sounding voice with an obnoxious one that sounds like a complete robot.
Got in some strongman training last night:
Log clean and press
137.7 x 5
157.7 x 5
177.7 x 8
Axle strict press
150 x 3 x 8
Super-set with chin-ups
Bodyweight x 10
15 x 10, 10
200 lb sandbag floor to shoulder practice
45 second chin-up
Log numbers are the way they are because the clamps I use to lock in extra tight for anything with cleans are heavier than my normal clips, weighing at least as much as the microplates I have. Anyway, the easiest part about this was the press itself. Legs were sore from squats and hill sprints so the mere act of squatting the log made my quads start feeling it by rep 5.
The sandbag was trial-and-error, but I got the hang of it and managed 1 clean rep getting it to my shoulder after watching several YouTube tutorials. I was getting it to my chest just fine but struggling in trying to smoothly transition it further up when what I needed to do was bend my knees and get a final hoist. Once I did that, it went up with no issue. I'll be hitting this for reps next time now that the form has clicked.
How about that? Strongman specific equipment before a comp: that's a first for me. Only things I don't have for this show are Dinnie Stones and a yoke, but the yoke weight in the comp will be the lightest I've ever done at 375 lbs.
