I am thrilled to be back to training strongman and finding my passion to train once again. My return to strongman isn't just about getting back into event training. It's also my return to dropping weight, becoming athletic once again, maintaining solid nutrition AND figuring out how to incorporate and maintain grip training in the mix. In the past that has not been possible and I generally go out in a big ball of flames. This time I'm optimistic.
A perfect storm is brewing and many different components of who I am as an athlete are changing and improving. Part of this process is reflecting on where I have been in order to catch you all up while continuing the inner strength to rebuild and compete at my best. You can catch up on the three installments of how I got to where I am.
Rebuilding: The Fat Doctor & Inevitable Decline
Well there's been so much training and not enough time to post it all. This is the final catch up from last week and then I will plug in this week in a separate post.
From 4/21
Warm Up/Mobility
Stir The Pot - 3x8
Block Pulls 135, 1x3 225, 1x3 330, 1x3 330, 2x6
SSB Good Mornings
135, 1x6 155, 1x5
GHR - 3x5 Event Training - 4/22 Fingal Fingers - Log Simulator
My focus was just pulling it off the ground. Things were wonky at best but gave me some ideas to think about concerning technique.
Conan's Wheel 175, 1x1 revolution 265, 2x1 revolution 355, 1x1 revolution 315, 1x1 revolution
Stones 170, 2x4 reps
Grippers COC T - 2x5 COC 2 - 1x3 COC 2.5 - 90% close x1
4/23 & 4/24 - 40 minutes cardio with Mattie
He likes to wake up early on the weekends and crank out the cardio. I like to sleep and rest but have been going along with the early morning wake ups on the weekends. I felt it this week and was exhausted by Tuesday. Rest is popping itself up as an issue I need to stay in control of. Weight has sort of flat lined but holding strong where I left off. It seems to run this cycle and I am good with that. Coming intro the strength phase, I am also feeling my nutrition needs to be evaluated. Working at a caloric deficit is starting to show areas of strain on my training. I fear I am moving into that performance versus continued weight loss realm. It's becoming time to think long and hard about which direction I am headed in and when.
