Had a good workout tonight, I managed a pr on something so that always makes it worth it.

Started out with some Press medley
150# keg x a bunch
200 log, 220 axle, 150# keg x 1
220x axle x 1
230 log x 1
keg x a bunch

Pressing is going ok, it is coming back so that is all I can ask.

18" pulls
245x5
335x3
425x1
500x1
550x1
605# x 1 pr
This lift is coming around really nice, I am so weak at the top of deadlifts it is ridiculous. But now that this is getting stronger a 600# pull from the ground is just around the corner.

Band pullaparts supersetted with pulls to the face
3x15

Jesse

Lower body workout

Todays was workout was kind of BLAH!!! I kept carbs low today and ran out of gas on some things. But at least I know what I need to change up.

Power snatches
95x3
115x3
135x1
140x1
145x1
150x1
These were ok, but not all that great

Power Cleans
worked up to 205x5 it felt good actually, decided to take a jump and it felt like crap. So I stopped.

Box squats
300x2x8 sets done in 6 min.

Circuit done non-stop until 3 sets were done
Band abs x 20
Woodchoppers x 10
Russian twist x 20
Calf raises x 10
DB SLDs x 10

Overall not a bad day, just a little frustrated on the cleans. But if having a crappy power clean right now is my biggest worry lifting wise, then I am doing quite well.

Jesse

Upperbody workout

Today was ok, my strength is coming back. But it really frustrates me that I ever let myself get weaker in something that I worked very hard at getting stronger. But persistance pays off and I fully expect that I will be repping my old overhead pr by May or June.

Axle Clean and Press
160x5
180x5
200x8

Close grip bench
185x5
225x5
275x4

Dumbell Flys
3x12

Alternate DB curls x 10 supersetted with DB hammer curls x 8 for 3 sets

Shoulder horn
3x20

Wrist curls
5x10
supersetted
heavy grip 100 x 10-15 each hand

Jesse

Some strongman stuff

Today myself, Corey, and Mac drove down to ET's House of Iron and Stone. Today showed me a few things first I have gained some strength in some things and lost some in others.

Log pressing
logx10
130x5
170x3
200x3
220x1
250x1 matches my best ever

Farmers Walks
230x50 feet
270xpickup
310#s each hand x 50 feet ALL TIME PR!!!!

Stones
230x1
300x1
340x1
425xmiss couldn't get a good pull on this big bad mofo
404xmiss same thing
322x1 to 54"

Sandbag from hell carry 240#s
50 feet
2nd time 150 feet

Overall it was a great day and all of us had hit some nice numbers. Gotta take the stones as a bad day. I am stewing about not getting that 425# stone, but it won't happen next time.

Jesse

Nothing special night

Took it easy tonight, as I plan on lifting very heavy this weekend. Plus I was do for a light day.

Power snatches superet with back squats
95x5 then 225x2
95x5 then 225x2
105x3 then 225x2
115x2 then 225x2
125x2 then 225x2
did this in about 5 min, and damn I was winded.
then power cleans superset with back squats
185x3 then 250x2
185x3 then 250x2
185x3 then 250x2
only got 3 sets and I was really winded did this in about 3 min.

Standing abs superset with decline situps
20 reps x 3 sets

Nothing special done in about 15 min. My youngest daughter Gabby worked out and with me and had a goodnight.
She did
3 sets of mountain climbers for 20 reps, then jumping jacks x20, then bodyweight squats x 10
then did strict presses with 20#s for a pr of 13 reps.

I don't have her do alot, but it is fun seeing her get stronger.

Jesse

Upperbody workout

Todays workout was good and dissapointing. I didn't do as much as I normally would but things are coming back around. That is all I can ask for.

Axle clean and press
160x5
190x3
210x7 not bad, this is about what I expected as I haven't been working on my press as of late so I will take what I have put into it.

Speed Sets
160x5x3 sets felt good to do these again, when my press was at its best I always did these.

Close grip Benching with 1/2" chains
205x3 + 3 chains
205x3 + 4 chains
205x2 + 5 chains
Very dissapointing as I have done 225 x 1 + 7 sets of chains so I have alot of work to do.

Strict curls have never done these but some friends of mine Glenn got 150lbs and Vince 160lbs so I wanted to see what I could do, turns out not very much.
70x5
90x3
100x1
110x1
120x1
Wow these suck, I hate curls.

DB hammer curls
3x8

Tricep Extensions with purple band
3 x 25

Heavy Grip 150 x 20 x 3 sets

Jesse

Time for a change

It is a new year and strongman contest for me are going to start happening soon. Currently I am training for a powerlifting meet, but I need to change some things. In order to be better at my strongman meets, I need to get my overhead press back up. Well unfornately I cannot be good at overhead pressing and bench pressing. It just does not work for me, but I can be good at overhead pressing and get my close grip bench better.

So I am going to go back to training my bench with only a close grip style. When I compete at the powerlifting meet in March I will just use a close grip. Will this maybe make my bench press number go down, maybe but I could end up getting a nice PR out of it also. I am past the point of competing for a trophy(Although I will admit when it comes strongman competitions I have not gotten the trophy bug out of my system yet.) But I have done enough powerlifting meets to know that I just wanna go out there and try to put up a big lift. In all reality my whole goal for this meet is to get as close or get a 600# deadlift. If I can get 315#s on a close grip bench I will be happy with this, although I know I will be capable of more.

Now the journey to getting my overhead press back up ready for the following year is on its first step. Hopefully big numbers will be on the horizon, and good workouts will follow. A 300# overhead press is gonna happen this year, and now I know what I need to do to achieve this.

Jesse