IRON & STONE: The (Redundant) Adventures of an Amateur Strongman

[mouse]

Sure am...

[gymdad150]

Mouse,

You still in WNY?

[mouse]

4/29/2021

Axle Deadlift
455x6, 480x6x 500x6, 405x3x4 EMOM

Wide Grip SSB to 18" Box
335x5, 365x5, 385x5, 345x5
Think poor mans camber bar

T Bar Rows
160x10, 170x10, 180x10x2

Bent Band Fly
20x3
I know these seem out of place but think of these as working on the 'crush' of a stone pick

[mouse]

4/27/2021

Log Press EMOM (1 viper, 1 jerk)
165x2x2, 180x2x2, 190x2x2, 200x2x2, 190x2x2, x180x2x2, 175x2x2

Close Grip Incline Bench
275x3, 245x4x3

JM Press
160x8, 175x8, 185x8, 170x8

Band Rear Delts
20x3

In hindsight I think I planned to train 2 board bench... but whatever it's a wash in the end this close to the contest anyway...

[mouse]

4/26/2021

Axle Deadlift (30 sec)
455x1x10

Front Squat
355x5, 320x5x3

RDL
365x8, 385x8, 405x8x2

Roll Outs
3x15

[mouse]

4/24/2021

BW: 215.9

Viper Press
245x2x3, 205x5x3

Bench Press
225x6, 255x6, 275x6, 260x6

Farmers Carry 60ft
245x4

Stone Load
220x3x5

Fat Grip Curls
25x15x3

Band Pressdowns
25x3

[mouse]

Like some others, I have kept (and will continue to keep) my primary log over at Exodus Strength... however Exodus is down and I took my own data for granted so out of boredom and maybe some future necessity I'm starting a redundant log here. Once Exodus comes back up I'll see if I can make it a habit of dropping entries/data once a week here as a backup. Exodus would continue to be daily updates...

Anyway, BBM seems a bit quieter in the log/forums dept, and (I would guess) is more primarily relegated to powerlifting/general enthusiasts than strongman... but if anyone comes across this and wants to pick my brain on strongman, here's my street cred:

I'm a 34 year old dude born/raised in WNY, started strength training and strongman in 2017. I primarily compete as a heavyweight in USS 242 and have a bunch of contests under my belt, with a few podium finishes. To date my numbers worth noting include a 705 lb deadlift, 300 lb log press, 275 lb axle press, and a 385 lb bench (I was set for 405+ last year before I took an arrow in the shoulder). Most recently I've dropped ~35 lbs of BW and plan to spend at least 2021 competing as a sub 220 middleweight. Looking like I'll have at least 4 contests this year, with one second place finish (team) and 3 more to go this year...

I've used BBM templates in the past, and tend to grab from my experiences there when structuring programming/rep schemes/etc...

In a few weeks post contest I'll probably run one of Alan's strongman blocks as an interim between contests to feel it out a bit (only 5 weeks between the next two...)