getting after it, Nats build up

[bar-belle]

5x3x160 - cut up wet suit knee sleeves added (20kg carry over :pfft:)

wondered what they were for..........good ole kiwi ingenuity aye! Nice

[red machine]

week 2 day 1 sqauts in bench

weight:97.3

chompin at the bit today as hardly got out the last 3 days (releasing of the caged lion)

squats

1x10x40

1x10x60

1x5x80

1x5x105

2x4x125

2x3x150

5x2x170 - belt n wetsuit knee warmers

bench (long pause)

2x10x60

1x10x70

1x5x90

1x5x100

1x3x110

1x1x115

5x1x120

3x3x100

squats

1x3x115

1x3x140

4x3x160

incline db

4x10x35

3x10x235kg tyre flips - 1st n last prep for northshore strongman comp

squats: all pretty easy, alot of them, but legs have responed well to extra volume, very happy with set up, every set was the same, 3 steps, shuffling nil which is rear

bench: drop weight down for few weeks, still working around 90% just trying a few things, and getting alot better

going very well so far body feeling great!! started to film but cam died after 2 sets oh well, will film lots now as so good to cheak form and so i can look back in few years and laugh about how weak i was

[red machine]

week 2 day 2 deadzone, 2nd week pullin conv + bench active recovery

to knees

1x10x60

1x10x80

1x5x100

1x4x120

2x4x145

4x3x160(b)

bench mix grips

5x10x70

flys

5x12x20lb

deads

1x4x120

2x4x145

2x3x165

5x3x180

faaaakin lovin pullin conv, lookin bit like stiff legged but oh well only 2nd session, nice in quick under the hour, still workin off sumo max in template and handling it despite the conv been alot weaker....yeah buhee.

[Big john]

faaaakin lovin pullin conv, lookin bit like stiff legged but oh well only 2nd session, nice in quick under the hour, still workin off sumo max in template and handling it despite the conv been alot weaker....yeah buhee.

Cutting loose SLDL styles bro, thats how the madness zone rolls, good yaka bro. loads of speed when u swoop in with the hips like that too :nod:

[red machine]

faaaakin lovin pullin conv, lookin bit like stiff legged but oh well only 2nd session, nice in quick under the hour, still workin off sumo max in template and handling it despite the conv been alot weaker....yeah buhee.

Cutting loose SLDL styles bro, thats how the madness zone rolls, good yaka bro. loads of speed when u swoop in with the hips like that too :nod:

haha love it ay bro, just playin round each set with dif things at mo to find what feelin good n whats not.

little quod shot from today for traps....

[steak]

:clap:

:nod:

keep eating cos I hear the Panzer Division is looking for new recruits :nod:

I bet the pencil neck who was claiming us PL are all fat and eat too much wouldn't mind a set of wheels like these bro :roll:

[Traps]

Red I sure hope you lift better than you dance...... :doh:

[Big john]

Red I sure hope you lift better than you dance...... :doh:

hard to be mobile with mag wheels :pfft: :pfft:

[red machine]

Red I sure hope you lift better than you dance...... :doh:

hard to be mobile with mag wheels :pfft: :pfft:

:pfft: :pfft: had to added it in there 4 a laugh, will be working on a new routine for the comp

:clap:

:nod:

keep eating cos I hear the Panzer Division is looking for new recruits :nod:

I bet the pencil neck who was claiming us PL are all fat and eat too much wouldn't mind a set of wheels like these bro :roll:

faaark id love to be a panzer div, but all i eat now is weetbix (milo covered) + penut butter and jam toast all day, ill be bout 96 come comp day id say as not gunna change anything

[Traps]

faaark id love to be a panzer div, but all i eat now is weetbix (milo covered) + penut butter and jam toast all day, ill be bout 96 come comp day id say as not gunna change anything

I will meet you at 96 :twisted:

[red machine]

faaark id love to be a panzer div, but all i eat now is weetbix (milo covered) + penut butter and jam toast all day, ill be bout 96 come comp day id say as not gunna change anything

I will meet you at 96 :twisted:

sounds good mate! 8)

[Big john]

[Big john]

take 2

[red machine]

love ur work big john!! got the directors cut, fukin gold!!

week 2 day 3 squat and bench

squat

1x10x40

1x10x60

1x5x80

1x5x105

2x4x125

2x3x150 (b)

6x3x160

comp bench

2x10x60

1x10x70

1x5x80

1x5x90

1x3x100

1x3x110

4x1x122.5

1x7x110

squats

1x3x115

1x3x140

4x2x160 (b)

incline cg

4x10x80

upright row

1x12x30 - fryed time to bail

faaaark no1 said gettin to a 5plate squat was easy but this is just......MADNESS! haha na weights light just more of a mental game gettin in the zone 1st thing in the morining in a cold shed by urself, 1.25hr grind but all boxes ticked, bloody good weeks training, start week 3 on sunday..had a peak ahead....wish i hadnt as it steps up a level!!!

[red machine]

week 3 day 1 squat n bench

squats

1x8x40

1x6x60

1x5x80

1x5x105

2x4x125

2x4x150 (b)

5x3x170

bench

1x12x60

1x8x70

1x5x90

1x3x100

1x2x110

5x1x120

1x12x100

squats

1x5x105

1x5x125

5x5x150 (b)

cleans

3x8x60

facepulls

3x10x45

prob the most demanding day squating on paper for the 8 weeks, was so hoping there there was gunna be fellow iron brothers at gym, lucked out full team "MADNSS"(big john) in the house 8),steak n cory, also 1half of "JACK3D" but made a hasty retreat once full madness got to work :pfft: :pfft: any way always great session when the crew is around, owned it!! some serious peanut butter and jam is gunna roll today.......BOOM!

[red machine]

week3 day 2 deadzone+ active rec bench

weekly weigh-97.8

to knee

1x10x60

1x10x80

1x5x100

1x4x120

1x4x145

2x4x165

4x4x180

cg incline

2x10x60

4x10x70

racks

1x5x120

1x4x145

2x3x165

4x4x200

log press

3x8xsteel log

ss

tyre wall smash

3x20xmini

alt cross body hammers

3x20x20 - motivated by recent arm growth, 1st growth in 8 years and from doing no direct arm training...go figure

good sess, blow a calus in warm up made for some teeth gritting reps, work sets with knee pause hard as always and subsequently the pause got shorter and shorter :shifty: but not to bad really, lower back startin to get abit hot as was still stiff from squats, easy squats on thurs so will be a nice rest b4 sats comp....gooood 8)

[Big john]

Hoping to make the North shore SM this weekend bro, Will have to bring the MADNESS!

[red machine]

Hoping to make the North shore SM this weekend bro, Will have to bring the MADNESS!

faaark yeahhh buheee, bring the madness, u gunna have lift? lookin farward to having a play around, should be good times

[Big john]

Hoping to make the North shore SM this weekend bro, Will have to bring the MADNESS!

faaark yeahhh buheee, bring the madness, u gunna have lift? lookin farward to having a play around, should be good times

Ill come as S.S.C (staunch Support crew) Buheee...if i can, ill come up and have a gawk, got trainin the same day in full Battle armor so ill keep ya posted

[bar-belle]

Hoping to make the North shore SM this weekend bro, Will

Yeah we're gonna try to make it too RED..come and support you mate :nod:

[startinfromscratch]

compulsory salmon shirt?

[Big john]

compulsory salmon shirt?

Real talk!

[red machine]

compulsory salmon shirt?

Real talk!

BASICS......

[Big john]

compulsory salmon shirt?

Real talk!

BASICS......

STANDARD ISSUE..

[red machine]

Hoping to make the North shore SM this weekend bro, Will

Yeah we're gonna try to make it too RED..come and support you mate :nod:

neatyo, i shall were my cbc patch and represent with pride and integrity and push the limits of novice strongman competition

week3 day3 s & b

s

1x10x40

1x10x60

1x5x80

1x5x105

2x5x125

2x5x150 (b)

5x4x160 - did 1 set with a knee wrap to jog memory of feeling - and its a good feeling :nod:

b (pause)

2x10x60

1x10x70

1x5x90

1x5x100

1x3x110

1x1x120

2x1x125

1x1x120

1x3x110

1x5x100

1x12x60

gm

3x10x60

pedly

3x10x60

flys

3x10x20lb

another week gone with some serious vol under the belt, shit its ticking down to game time fast!!! just took a casual approach today which prob made it harder, just want to be in half decent shape for sats sm comp, body still holding together pretty well just takes awhile to warm up, happy to be increasing weight in week 4, then week 5 test cant wait!!

sat comp goal: not get injured :pfft: + win 25m tyre flip....come at me bro!