How We Use The Prowler
By
Elliott Hulse
The latest installment in our “How We Use The Prowler” series comes from
Elliott Hulse of St. Petersburg, Florida. Elliott is a frequent contributor to
the articles section here at EliteFTS.com, and his minimalist warehouse gym is
quickly becoming known as the place for athletes to train in the Tampa-St. Pete
area. Elliott was also a hell of a high school and college football player – I
saw him play personally on several occasions – so his recommendations for
athletes carry some weight.
– The Doorman
Imagine for a moment that you’re an ex-athlete at the ripe old age of 54.
You’ve spent the better part of your life training for high school, college,
amateur and perhaps professional competition. You’ve run the bleachers, slammed
your body fearlessly into tackling dummies and completed conditioning circuits
so challenging that you could literally feel the earth spinning on its axis
beneath your feet.
At my gym (http://www.StrengthCamp.com)
you’ll typically find high school and college athletes pushing their physical,
mental and emotional limits to achieve their athletic potential. You will also
find the fathers of many of these athletes training directly afterward – and in
some cases during the same sessions with their sons, who are often thirty years
younger than them.
When these athletically inclined fathers observed the exhilaratingly hard
work in which their “strapping young boys” were partaking, their primal urge
began to boil up deep within their souls and they couldn’t resist joining us in
our tire flipping, sled dragging and field romping sessions. Today, my Men’s
Fitness Camp is a service in St. Petersburg that has become notorious for
causing grown men to sweat, cry and VOMIT. A key ingredient in this concussion
causing cocktail is a crucifix-like contraption that lays flat, is white and
black, and makes “Free Trial” members never come back. It’s called
The Prowler.
Grown men and young athletes enjoy nothing better then healthy competition. I
will often conduct sessions that include Strongman medleys similar to those that
I see in my local and national level Strongman competitions. A medley includes
3-5 different “odd” implements that competitors are expected to pull, push,
drag, press, flip or throw.
In the examples below I will show you several different Strongman medleys,
how we conduct them, and where The Prowler makes her appearance. If you are a
slothful, overweight powerlifter or a skinny and smooth-bodied synchronized
diver, I deliver you this WARNING: These medleys WILL make you sick, so don’t
actually do them. They are only intended for “hard nosed” ex-athletes and
jarheads who thoroughly enjoy the pain associated with hard work and dry
heaving. This article is meant for entertainment purposes only and it is in your
best interest to read this it and then completely forget everything you’ve read.
Thank you.
Number One
- 20 yd. low handle Prowler push with 2 – 45 plates
- 500 lb. Tire Flip x 3
- 150 lb. Keg Carry 20 yards with turn at 10 yards
- 500 lb Tire Flip x 3 back
- 20 yd. high handle Prowler push back with 2 – 45 plates
Number Two
- 150 lb. Keg Clean & Press x 5
- 30 yd. Backward Sled Drag with 4 – 45 plates
- Farmers Carry 100 lbs per hand 30 yd. back
- 30 yd. low handle Prowler with 2 – 45 plates
- 30 yd. high handle Prowler back with 2 – 45 plates
Number Three
- 100 lb Sand Bag Carry 60 yards
- Load & deload the same Sand Bag onto a 54” platform x 10
- 60 yd. Prowler Push with 2 – 45 & 2 – 25 plates away
- 40 lb medicine ball Squat Push Throws with sprint back
Elliott Hulse, CSCS, has successfully integrated strength training,
nutrition, and lifestyle in order to maximize every facet of his clients’
physical and human potential into a single program, which he has trademarked,
“The Primal Edge.” For ten years, Elliott has dedicated his life to excellence
in the fields of sports science and holistic health. He is certified by the most
notable institutions in the fitness industry including the National Strength and
Conditioning Association (CSCS) and the C.H.E.K Institute (EC, HLC).
As the author of the groundbreaking e-book Unleash Your Primal Edge,
Elliott has utterly defied conventional methodologies with regard to human
performance and fitness. It’s his firm conviction that latent within every human
being lie the seeds of extraordinary health, fitness, happiness, and longing for
a return to our natural and primordial lifestyles that hold the keys to our
“primal edge.” Get his two free reports, “How to Flatten Your Abs Forever” and
“Maximum Fitness Results” by visiting
www.primal-edge.com.