Dan Rek
07-07-2009, 12:48 PM
Hi all, I'm new to this section of the forum so give me some slack, haha:D:D
This past saturday (the fourth), I got the opportunity to go to Waterbury Fitness with one of my friends who is a regular there and try strongman things with Derek Poundstone, my friend and a few other people.
I'm hooked is all I can say, It was fun, challenging and totally different from a bodybuilding aspect
First we tryed log presses, warmed up and got the hang of it with just the log which was 95 lbs, then proceeded to do a working set with 145, and then up to 185 for two sets
We moved onto Continental Presses with an olympic bar
I pretty much stayed with 135 till the last set, just so I could get the hang of it, then i went up to 185
and then the highlight of my WEEK
Atlas Stones!!!
170 for 4
240 for 4
240 for 3
270 for 4
There's deffinitely a possiblility for future competition
the only draw back was that the box's we were loading the stones onto weren't completely secured, so as i was rolling a stone off, the whole box came down and I felt like a jackass, especially in front of all the older guys and Derek, but shit happens i guess
:beerbang::beerbang:
This past saturday (the fourth), I got the opportunity to go to Waterbury Fitness with one of my friends who is a regular there and try strongman things with Derek Poundstone, my friend and a few other people.
I'm hooked is all I can say, It was fun, challenging and totally different from a bodybuilding aspect
First we tryed log presses, warmed up and got the hang of it with just the log which was 95 lbs, then proceeded to do a working set with 145, and then up to 185 for two sets
We moved onto Continental Presses with an olympic bar
I pretty much stayed with 135 till the last set, just so I could get the hang of it, then i went up to 185
and then the highlight of my WEEK
Atlas Stones!!!
170 for 4
240 for 4
240 for 3
270 for 4
There's deffinitely a possiblility for future competition
the only draw back was that the box's we were loading the stones onto weren't completely secured, so as i was rolling a stone off, the whole box came down and I felt like a jackass, especially in front of all the older guys and Derek, but shit happens i guess
:beerbang::beerbang: