IRON & STONE: Adventures of an Amateur Strongman

[mouse]

2/15/2023

Squat
350x8x3

Bench
245x3x8

UKDL
255x12x2

Started to do roll outs and at like 6 reps I thought my upper abs might separate and peace out from my body so fuck it... might just do more arms hahahaha

[mouse]

2/17/2023

Incline Bench
225x8x3

Box Squat
315x3x8

Pinch Bench
145x15x2

Arms

Just wrapped up, logging this, then out to see what broke on the truck now...

*sighs*

[mouse]

Tough to tell because there's so much the sound COULD be, but I think it might be the tie rod... swapping out the shocks too while I'm in there...

My side is done, but it's dark now so I'll do the passenger side first thing in the morning...

[mouse]

2/18/2023

BW: 259.7
I need accountability*

Deadlift
445x6x3

Log Press
175x3x8

Yoke 60ft
425x1x6

Stones
*speaking of, I swear I'll do stones... eventually...

[mouse]

2/20/2023

Press
205x8, 190x8x2

RDL
305x3x8

Close Grip Bench
210x12x3

Landmine Row
110x15x3

Arms

Woke up at 1:30 am, maybe got about 10 more minutes by 2:30... admitted defeat, got up, showered, and headed in for a 12 hour shift. Was gonna be awake either way, might as well get paid for it...

Tired as fuck but otherwise made it through as planned...

[mouse]

I'll spare the gory details, but I managed to misdiagnose a trashed wheel bearing. Weird because I didn't get any of the normal warning signs you'd expect, until I put the truck in reverse. Something about that made it really speak up with the squeaking/grinding/crunching.

So... spent Sunday morning getting that swapped. Probably didn't neeeeeed the tie rods but the new shocks have made a much bigger difference than I anticipated... she's riding nice now.

And then on my way home one of my hub caps decided to peace the fuck out and went flying down rt 18... so... $15 on ebay...

[mouse]

2/21/2023

Squat
365x8, 350x8x2

Bench
255x3x8

UKDL
260x12x3
I chose these?

Moving in as much firewood as I could as fast as I could before the weather turned should count as extra accessories/cardio

[Hardartery]

2/21/2023

Squat
365x8, 350x8x2

Bench
255x3x8

UKDL
260x12x3
I chose these?

Moving in as much firewood as I could as fast as I could before the weather turned should count as extra accessories/cardio

That's GPP man. It's like practicing the Medley after normal training. You're just streamlining your training. And you probably needed to change the tie rods and shocks anyway, so you were doing preventative maintenance. Dude, it's like you're a grown up man planning ahead to avoid problems and achiev greater success!

[mouse]

Dude, it's like you're a grown up man planning ahead to avoid problems and achiev greater success!

Yeah... that's what we'll call it...

Ha

[mouse]

2/23/2023

Incline Bench
240x8, 225x8x2

Box Squat
325x3x8

Pinch Bench
145x15x3

Arms
drop sets!

[mouse]

2/24/2023

BW: 259.7

Deadlift
465x6, 445x6x2

Log Press
185x3x8

Stones
3x4

Finally made it through a MTTF without adjusting my days. Actually touched the stone. Did 3's because I was aiming for the highest extension I could each rep, tippy toes extension. Tried doing them with sleeves but it kept slipping, so I ditched em and now my forearms hurt.

Tacky makes these so much easier...

Edit: Yoke is missing because there's like a solid inch of ice on my driveway

Edit edit: didn't skip the check in, just matching the time of day of my usual check in. No change, which is better than I expected what with the fish frys and impromptu trip to Z's yesterday

[mouse]

2/27/2023

Press
205x8x2, 190x8

RDL
315x3x8

Close Grip Bench
215x12x3

Landmine Row
120x15x3

Arms
3x15

Forearm pain creeping in again left side... starting to get concerning how easily I seem to develop this...

[mouse]

2/28/2023

Squat
365x8x2, 350x8

Bench
265x3x8

UKDL
265x12x3

Maybe it was fucked up sleep, maybe I'm just a fat bitch, but goddamn squats were wrecking my shit today.

Same with the UKs... just draining... felt like I could have laid down and fell asleep after...

[mouse]

3/2/2023

Incline Bench
245x8x2, 225x8

Box Squat
330x3x8

Pinch Bench
155x15x3

Front Hold to Failure
25x1 ~63 seconds

Front Raises + Curls

315 is doing a Bar Games themed Orange Elite this year so... expect kegs at some point...

[mouse]

3/3/2023

BW: 256.9

Deadlift
465x6x2, 445x6

Log Press
190x3x8

Yoke Carry 60ft
425x8

[mouse]

3/6/2023

Squat
365x5, 385x5, 405x5

Press
185x6, 195x6, 205x6

UKDL
315x8x2

Skipped a week ahead. Maybe it was being on 3 hours of sleep, maybe it's the scheduled "deloads" I've been on for a bit, maybe it's intuition... but around the 4 week mark I start to feel a bit like butt and while I probably could have made it through another week of 8's... it just sounded like shit so I didn't do it...

Strict press got a lighter load because log is gonna take the heavier spot

[mouse]

3/7/2023

Incline Bench
255x5, 270x5, 280x5

13" Deadlift
545x1, 425x5x2

Close Grip Bench
225x8x2

Arms
4x12 drop sets no rest

[mouse]

3/9/2023

Bench
345x1, 285x5x2

RDL
335x6, 355x6, 365x6

Incline Skullcrusher
125x8, 135x8x2

Arms
3x15

Originally had a squat programmed here but decided that since I think they're dumb I'm gonna see how just having the one in as a main does... should do fine.

Id rather use this as a bench day anyway, and skullcrushers are back which is always awesome.

[mouse]

Member back in Sept when my parking brake exploded and I said my caliper must be sticking because of the pad/rotor wear?

Well... it really fucking was because my truck has sounded like total ass all week. Drivers side inner pad was just charred metal. New calipers, pads, and rotors for both sides this morning....

[mouse]

3/10/2023

BW: 258.8 (boooo)

Deadlift
475x4, 495x4, 525x4

Log Press
260x1, 235x5x2

Yoke 60ft
435x8

Front/Rear Delts
3x15
3x20

Edit: hey, for being fat at least I can still hit a bodyweight log easily hahaha