The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope

[CrazyMags]

Finally feeling invincible... This is good. :-P

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[El Exorcisto]

DE deadlift

18" deadlift: 10x1 @ 365

High box squat (DE): 8x2 @ 275

Hypers: 3x20 @ bw

   superset with

Roll-out: 3x10

 

365 might have been a little heavy for speed work. It's not like I missed reps but they were all really slow to break the blocks. As heavier technique work however, I think they were spot on. I ramped my weight on box squats quite a bit. They were a touch slower but not enough to back down. It was a decent day in the gym today. 

[El Exorcisto]

Assistance day

Incline bench: 15@45, 12@95, 10@120, 8@140, 5@155

Axle C&P: 8x2 @ 130

 

I'm looking forward to my deload the week before my contest. I'm feeling sore and beat up all the time so it'll be nice to take a week to rest and replenish. I bumped the weight on a couple of my sets on incline instead of trying for reps on the top set. Maybe it'll be an approach that actually gets my lifts moving instead of just being frustrating. Axle C&P was kind of fast today but a little inconsistent. The continental is feeling a lot more natural now so it's making it to the rack a lot faster. I cut the fluff today to go out to lunch with the wife for her birthday.

[El Exorcisto]

RE squat

Front squat: 15@45, 12@95, 10@135, 8@185, 5@225 - rep PR

Snatch grip SLDL: 10@155

 

So begins my last training week before the contest. I hit a 2 rep PR on the front squat today with gas to spare. Then I got a call that I couldn't avoid which took a half hour. By the time I got back out to do SLDLs I was tightening back up. 155 felt fine but when I moved up to 205 they just didn't feel right. I'm too close to the finish line to fuck myself up so I called it a day.

[El Exorcisto]

DE press

Log C&P: 8x2 @ 130

Dips: 3x10 @ bw

   superset with

Bar chins: 8,7,5

Circuit:

Reverse ring flyes: 3x10

Hammer curl: 3x20 @ 20

Band pushdown: 3x30 with EliteFTS light band

 

Coming off a big front squat day yesterday had a pretty noticeable effect on my jerk. I only beat gravity on 3 or 4 reps when I did it on more than half of them last week on the axle. I'm feeling like overreaching is starting to set in but it took a lot of very hard training to get there without a deload in the last 3 months. I'm eleven days out with just two training days left. Shit is starting to get real.

[matty_mcfly]

10 days to go.  How are you feeling on the yoke and keg?

[El Exorcisto]

I've got the yoke fa sho. The keg is the only real wild card but I've done a 160lb sandbag over bar without too much hassle. A keg has handles and isn't always trying to run away so it should be okay.

[matty_mcfly]

Yoke fa sho? 470 yoke? Fuck sir you are getting strong.

I'm getting excited to see how you do. This is your first contest/comp/meet right?

[El Exorcisto]

Yep

[El Exorcisto]

I laid the floor in my wife's office last night and went to bed feeling all kinds of fucked up. This morning is even worse. My knees are cranky, my neck is stiff, and my lats are trashed. I'm starting my pre-contest deload a few days early since I wouldn't get shit out of training today. Instead, I'm going to put down some more flooring and hate my life even more tonight.

[Tankweazel]

I laid the floor in my wife's office last night and went to bed feeling all kinds of fucked up. This morning is even worse. My knees are cranky, my neck is stiff, and my lats are trashed. I'm starting my pre-contest deload a few days early since I wouldn't get shit out of training today. Instead, I'm going to put down some more flooring and hate my life even more tonight.

Knowing a fair few strong men, get used to feeling wrecked, the sport is known for it.

You can help it out with sleeves for everything and sports massages.

[El Exorcisto]

Knowing a fair few strong men, get used to feeling wrecked, the sport is known for it.

You can help it out with sleeves for everything and sports massages.

 

I already live in knee and elbow sleeves for everything. I didn't feel like total dogshit until this morning after spending most of last night on my hands and knees laying floor. I've just been feeling like semi-dogshit now for a couple weeks but training usually gets me feeling decent for a few hours. 

[matty_mcfly]

Getting antsy yet?

[El Exorcisto]

There's been a raccoon hanging out in my back yard at night. I've had serious thoughts about going out and killing it with my bare hands and eating it raw. Yea, you could say I'm getting a little antsy.

[Tankweazel]

There's been a raccoon hanging out in my back yard at night. I've had serious thoughts about going out and killing it with my bare hands and eating it raw. Yea, you could say I'm getting a little antsy.

That's how you get rabbies :/

[El Exorcisto]

That's how you get rabbies :/

 

I can't see how raw raccoon gains and insanity from rabies could be a bad thing leading into a contest. Sure, it would be my last, but worth it?

[Rooks]

I'm thinking raw raccoon is what this lady ate prior to her meet.  I expect a similar video for you post meet. 

[matty_mcfly]

Lol granny got me hype.  Should have watched this before squats this morning

[El Exorcisto]

The guy in the hotel room beside me is going to my contest. Two guys that were in line at the grocery store behind me are going to my contest. I'm pretty sure a couple guys at IHOP are going to be there, too. My hotel is a half hour away from the site... I think this is going to be a big show.

[matty_mcfly]

Dude, you're gonna kill it. Get the inner (and sometimes outer) crazy man going and grip it and rip it.

All these weights are light as fuck for you. Don't let us down.

[Rooks]

Hope you kick some ass today!

[El Exorcisto]

I just got home. Holy fuck. That was the best time I've had in my whole life. Everyone was fucking amazing, I broke PRs, and I have a tan that usually takes me til July to get. Check out the weightlifting forum for my contest report.

[matty_mcfly]

Kind of jealous that you already have a second comp lined up

[El Exorcisto]

I've had this contest lined up for 2 years. Its the one that made me want to do strongman. It's lightweight, non-sanctioned, and usually really heavy on carries but it was the first time I saw someone pick up Atlas stones in real life. I've wanted to do that shit for real ever since.

[matty_mcfly]

Yea, so you don't really need me giving any advice on the events, but of course I'm going to anyway.

 

The Yoke - you looked like a guy that stayed around until last call at a bar for the first half of that run.  We'll chalk it up to the weight being the heaviest you've done and not getting any real time under the yoke in training.  But you were taking huge steps and crossing your feet over.  Short, quick straight steps next time.  470# yoke is still badass.

 

The Press Medley - the lockout on the log was ugly, but it seemed to go up smooth, same thing with the axle. The circus DB...that's just a bitch that I have a feeling we are going to see repeatedly in the future.  This one is just a matter of training and technique.  The strength is obviously there.  Did you get points for this event or no?

 

18" Deadlift - this was your event and you killed it!

 

I have no experience with the other events so if those looked shitty, I'm none the wiser.