IRON & STONE: Adventures of an Amateur Strongman

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7/13/2018

5" Block Pulls - 480x4x4

Strict Log Press - 185x6x4

Squat - 395x5x4

Stone to Shoulder - 220x2x3 (is this conditioning?)

15" Axle Dead - 360x2xA bunch? (not really scheduled work but I was tuning my tires for a comp in a few weeks that I'm loaning them out for)

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7/16/2018

Bench - 290x5x5

Pin Press - 195x6x3

90 something degrees of fun and no tunes thanks to a power outage...

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7/17/2018

Deadlift - 455x6x3/440x5 - well that experiment didn't work. Dropped intensity to try and avoid grinding myself into the dirt and ultimately sacrificed a rep for that reason. 5x4 it is.

Squat - 390x5x3 - these sucked, probably because of the grindy deads. Some weird cramps in my calves too... very odd.

Chins/Vipers - BWx3/155x2x10 - sweaty

At some point as soon as next week we're gonna split the deads/squats up, they're starting to eat into each other fatigue wise and spreading that equally across the week will hopefully help as opposed to grinding Tues/Fri and having a cakewalk Mon/Thurs

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7/19 /2018

Press (strict) - 197.5x5x5

CGB - 260x6/250x6x3 (oops, should have been 250x6x4)

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7/20/2018

5" Block Pulls - 485x3 / 425x4x4

Strict Log Press - 187.5x6x4

Squat - 365x5x4

EMOM Carry - 175x120ftx3

Finally experienced a back tweak on the block pulls. First set 4th rep my low back LIT UP and the bar wasn't budging. No pop or anything but it seized up on me and was pretty uncomfortable.

Knocked it down to 315 and warmed back up to 425... that was where I could tell I was on edge of it being just a bit much. Didn't bother me on the log, but had to take a hit on the squat as well. 365x5 was about an 8, I was scheduled to hit 400 but I wasn't gonna push it...

Was gonna aim for about 5-8 rounds on the carry but my back was starting to get mad after 3 so I just called it a day...

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7/21/2018

RDL - 135x10x3

Deadlift - 225x5x2

Dead Hang - 60sx2

Just a little light work this morning to loosen up my back. Just slow RDL's and light deads with absolutely emphasis on keeping my back as flat as possible.

Got a real nice gross deep pop from the hangs when I took my feet off the ground. I need to invest in some bands so I can decompress by hanging upside down. After like 60 seconds (even using straps) the stretch in my arms becomes a little unbearable.

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Just coming off a back tweak myself from practicing staggered stance starts on farmers without a belt like a dummy. Things we do.

Strong lifting, man! Who’s your coach?

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Deload Week

7/23/2018

Squat - 405x5 @8 (noice!) / 365x5x2

Bench - 295x5x3

Pin Press (beltless) - 200x6x2

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Just coming off a back tweak myself from practicing staggered stance starts on farmers without a belt like a dummy. Things we do.

Strong lifting, man! Who’s your coach?

Sorry just saw this man...

Matt Moore has been working with me for probably like a year now... he's on the grams as @moorefoodnow

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7/24/2018

Deadlift - 460x5@8 /415x5x2

Chins/Rows - BWx3/245x3x10

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7/26/2018

Tempo Squat (beltless) - 315x5x3

Press - 205x5x3

CGB - 250x6/250x7 (should have been 255x6x2 but I'm a dolt who can't read or count so...)

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7/27/2018

Block Pulls - 455x4 / 405x5x2 (beltless)

Log Press - 190x6x2

Chins - 5x10 EMOM

Farmers - 450/270/450/270x2 @50ft

I totally used the farmers to load all my 45's into my truck.

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Worked crew for Nickel City's Strongest in Buffalo this weekend... got to meet this dude... that was cool...

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7/30/2018

Press - 215x3x3

Squat - 425x3x5

CGB - 285x4x4

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7/31/2018

Deadlift - 455x6x2/455x5x2

Pin Press - 210x4x3/210x5

Chins/Rows - BWx3/250x3x10

The set of 5 pins is because I had a momentary blackout on the second rep lol, didn't drop cold, but my arms gave up and I dumped the bar... so I reset quick and hit 4 more...

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8/2/2018

Bench - 315x3x4

5"Block Pulls - 485x4x4

Strict Log/Squat Superset
187.5x6/385x5x3

Strict Log
187.5x6

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8/6/2018

Squat - 430x3x5

CGB - 295x4x4

Chins/Rows - BWx3/225x3x10

I lowered the weight a bit on the rows to keep them strict and try to LP them back up a little bit. Just an experiment. They've been a little too lazy lately...

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8/7/2018

Press - 220x3x2/220x2 (misgrooved the last and got stuck, noo!)

5" Block Pulls - 490x4x4

Front Squat - 225x5x3

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8/9/2018

Bench - 320x3x4

Squat - 390x5x3

Log Press - 190x6x4

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8/10/2018

Deadlift - 495x3x5 (love being back on 3's)

Pin Press - 215x4x4

Chins - 5x10 EMOM

20/10 Sprints - 4:00@9