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Seriously. Julie had warned me that Friday's training was to be "brutal". And I, being my go-lucky usual self, just laughed it off. Ha!
Let me say this: ALL of us felt like throwing up at one point or another from this last session. Mostly, during and after the medley; which was a tire flip (5-times), 2-sandbag run (30ft), sled (tire) drag (30ft).
We began this session with Apollons Axle clean/press (me), and log clean/press (guys). Tod is having me focus on the Apollons Axle since that's what I'll be doing on June 7. I warmed up, as usual, with the bar (35lbs). First set was clean once, press for reps: 70x5. Second set, clean/press for every rep: 90x10 (not timed). My "down" set was my timed set: 70x15 (75seconds) clean/press every rep.
Ko had a good night: 130x5; 130x7; 113 x10 (having to hold the tenth rep for a period of time).
Oh, and now we have the highlight of EVERYONE'S evening: tire flip, sandbag run/carry, sled drag medley. I flipped the usual tire (around 325-350 lbs) five times, run back to grab a 50lb sandbag, run w/it 30ft, set it down, run back for another (same thing); pull sled for 30ft. We were all timed. the guys flipped the 475 tire (5-times), and ran/carried two 100lb sandbags; Ko pulled a 200 lb sled, the other guys 290. I pulled a 145lb sled. Ko's first "set": 1:09:47. Mine: 1:14:22. Jim had a great evening with the best time of like, 55-56 seconds. He didn't have to do the medley a second time. The rest of us, well, we had to. 'Cept the only difference was a lesser amount of weight for the sled drag. Ko pulled 145, I pulled 100. The other guys: 200. Ko: 52:00. Me: 56:90
I tell you what, Surge (Biotest's post-workout anti-catabolic drink that we even sip during a session), does not taste good after it backs up into your mouth for the second time. Jason, who had a excellent second run at the medley, had to sit at the faaaar side of the gym, to get some air. We all, 'cept Jim, felt the same way.
All in all, everyone's been having some excellent training sessions. As we're all ('cept Ko) getting ready for contests. We're all going to be competing in Tod and Julie's "Hell on the Hill Strongman/Woman Challenge" here in Portland on June 28. Josh (middleweight), will be competing next week at the California Strongest Man contest. And that'll be a goooood one!
After the session, Ko and I had a nice large pizza (we were unusually hungry) and some beer. I was able to keep my food down and thoroughly enjoyed the beer!
Thought I should post this here and NOT the training site. Hopefully everyone else will post updates as to their own training; would be great to see! Hope all is well with everyone, too!
Let me say this: ALL of us felt like throwing up at one point or another from this last session. Mostly, during and after the medley; which was a tire flip (5-times), 2-sandbag run (30ft), sled (tire) drag (30ft).
We began this session with Apollons Axle clean/press (me), and log clean/press (guys). Tod is having me focus on the Apollons Axle since that's what I'll be doing on June 7. I warmed up, as usual, with the bar (35lbs). First set was clean once, press for reps: 70x5. Second set, clean/press for every rep: 90x10 (not timed). My "down" set was my timed set: 70x15 (75seconds) clean/press every rep.
Ko had a good night: 130x5; 130x7; 113 x10 (having to hold the tenth rep for a period of time).
Oh, and now we have the highlight of EVERYONE'S evening: tire flip, sandbag run/carry, sled drag medley. I flipped the usual tire (around 325-350 lbs) five times, run back to grab a 50lb sandbag, run w/it 30ft, set it down, run back for another (same thing); pull sled for 30ft. We were all timed. the guys flipped the 475 tire (5-times), and ran/carried two 100lb sandbags; Ko pulled a 200 lb sled, the other guys 290. I pulled a 145lb sled. Ko's first "set": 1:09:47. Mine: 1:14:22. Jim had a great evening with the best time of like, 55-56 seconds. He didn't have to do the medley a second time. The rest of us, well, we had to. 'Cept the only difference was a lesser amount of weight for the sled drag. Ko pulled 145, I pulled 100. The other guys: 200. Ko: 52:00. Me: 56:90
I tell you what, Surge (Biotest's post-workout anti-catabolic drink that we even sip during a session), does not taste good after it backs up into your mouth for the second time. Jason, who had a excellent second run at the medley, had to sit at the faaaar side of the gym, to get some air. We all, 'cept Jim, felt the same way.
All in all, everyone's been having some excellent training sessions. As we're all ('cept Ko) getting ready for contests. We're all going to be competing in Tod and Julie's "Hell on the Hill Strongman/Woman Challenge" here in Portland on June 28. Josh (middleweight), will be competing next week at the California Strongest Man contest. And that'll be a goooood one!
After the session, Ko and I had a nice large pizza (we were unusually hungry) and some beer. I was able to keep my food down and thoroughly enjoyed the beer!
Thought I should post this here and NOT the training site. Hopefully everyone else will post updates as to their own training; would be great to see! Hope all is well with everyone, too!
