Bob's Corner....

[NewYorkGiants32]

Congratulation on second place! Now I understand why you work out like crazy, it all makes sense now.

And...your daughter competes too, how does someone get into something like that? Very interesting.

So...would I be out of line to take advantage of your knowledge and ask you about exercises/weights??

[Bobby]

I got into strongman after seeing a pro-am in Kansas City a few years back. It looked like alot of fun and after signing up and doing the first one in 2005 I've been hooked. Most everyone I've met has been nothing but friendly and supportive, it's an amazing group of people.

Both my daughters started competing this year, my eldest started last year. When our local state chairman started adding in womens divisions.

I don't know how much knowledge I really have, I'm still learning myself. But feel free to ask, I'm always glad to help when I can Jennifer.

[cdn_gal]

Originally Posted by Bobby

Lei, Shannon took second place too! She was the youngest competitor (14 yo) and was beaten by one load of the atlas stone, 10 pounds on the log for max, and she couldn't load the 200 lb power stair implement. She loaded the 100 lb atlas stone 8 times in sixty seconds (second place) and took first place in the deadlift medley with a time of about 15 seconds. I'm VERY proud of her, she has allot of heart.

This is her in the middle with her second place award....

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Shannon is adorable!! I can see why you are such a proud papa!!

[dusk]

I forgot your daughter was going. That is so awesome the two of you went home with placement trophies.

[Bobby]

Originally Posted by cdn_gal

Shannon is adorable!! I can see why you are such a proud papa!!

She is, isn't she? She's the apple of my eye

[dusk]

I'm curious what her friends think about her doing powerwoman stuff.

[Bobby]

I think they are ok with it. I don't think she talks about it allot, but she doesn't hide it either.

I drank two beers this weekend, one on Saturday night after I got home from the contest and the last one last night. I also cheated last night, I had a handful of chocolate covered raisins. I'm back on plan so it's all good.

Another up side to yesterday, I took the shepherd out for a walk last night too. We went about a mile is all, but it was good. She needs more time on the leash, she kept pulling like crazy.

I slept 11 hours last night/today. I went to bed about 2:45am and woke up at 2pm this afternoon I had to pick up Shannon from school and go to work so no time to lift. I should be able to lift in the morning when I get home. I'm itching to try my new axle

[NewYorkGiants32]

11 hours.....must be nice!!! If you do not mind me asking, are you married or is it just you and your daughter? Just being nosy, I know how hard overnights can be on the wives.

I do not even know what an axle is...I am assuming some new kind of weight lifting equipment?

Do you know whatever happened to Raine??

[Bobby]

It is nice, especially since I'd been having such a tough time sleeping with muscle spasms over the past couple of weeks.

Yep, I'm married, we've been married 23 years.

An axle is a barbell with roughly a two inch bar to hold onto. I've had a homemade one made of heavy duty pipe with collar stops welded on. But I was afraid to put much weight on it for things like deadlifts. This thing should be able to handle any weight I want to put on it.

I don't know what happened to Raine either. I hope she's doing ok.

[Bobby]

Well, I just finished drinking 2 1/2 liters of water for the day. I doubt I drink much more unless I lift weights when I get home. I'm having some more coffee to keep me going.

Today I had....
3 scrambled eggs and four slices of bacon for breakfast (2:15pm)
hamburger patty and 4 egg/egg salad (5:45pm)
3 hamburger patties with mustard and green beans (9ish)
2 hamburger patties with mustard, vitamins and fish oil (1:30ish am)

ETA: That works out to 3,000 calories, 221.8 grams of fat, 13.9 grams of carbs and 223.7 grams of protein. I'm at a 1550 calorie deficiet, so not too bad.

If I lift weights I'll have a protein shake after then go to bed. I'll post it if I lift.

[dusk]

I hope you have a great workout, Bobby.

[Bobby]

Thanks D, I'll try. I'm feeling sleepy for some reason. Because I've been up 15 1/2 hours so far and have another 1 1/2 before I get home? Naaaah

[NewYorkGiants32]

Originally Posted by Bobby

Thanks D, I'll try. I'm feeling sleepy for some reason. Because I've been up 15 1/2 hours so far and have another 1 1/2 before I get home? Naaaah

Do you post while your at work?

[Bobby]

Hey Jennifer, yes, when I have time.

Todays lifting...

Dead Lifts (with new axle)
150x12
150x10
240x6
290x3
Used smaller belt, it's new and a pain to put on...
300x1
300x4

Lat Pull downs
160x6
160x6

Bent over Axle Rows
170x6
170x6 These are tough grip wise.

Alt DB Curls
50x6
50x6

Axle Curls
110x6
110x6

Not going to wrist curls, axle work is plenty for now.

Cable Crunches 2 sets of 15

Hypers
BWx10
BWx10 First time using the GHR. I'll start adding these in once a week.

Not a great workout, but it's something to get the ball rolling again. Using the axle really fries the forearms and makes gripping tough, I'll keep working these in, maybe not with my regular dead lift but use it more for the bent over rows. I probably aught to use the regular barbell for dead lifts so I can concentrate on lifting more weight.

[dusk]

Originally Posted by Bobby

Dead Lifts (with new axle)

NEW TOYS!!

Bent over Axle Rows
These are tough grip wise.

Ahhh, but think of the tough grip you'll be havin' the next comp.!

[Bobby]

Originally Posted by dusk

NEW TOYS!!


Ahhh, but think of the tough grip you'll be havin' the next comp.!

That's exactly what I'm hoping for D

I got to thinking on the way to work that maybe that was a pretty good workout today. I hadn't eaten breakfast before doing it and I usually do allot worse when I lift before eating so that's cool. Also only having 14 carbs yesterday probably held me back a bit too. Tho I didn't feel like I ran into a wall or anything like that.

[dusk]

Wow! Only 14g carbs and you still had energy to do all of that? That's pretty amazing, come to think of it.

[Bobby]

I haven't had that many today, but I'll make up for it later today, I hope.

[Bobby]

Well I had to stay a couple of hours after work to explain how I strained my left foot. I have some celebrex that is taking care of the pain.

Today I got up early to go get some leftover drainage tile that I had stored at the hobby farm. A young couple that my wife knows needed it to put along side a house that they want to buy. The owner doesn't have time to do the repairs that the mortgage agency said need to be done so they are doing little things to get it right before an inspector comes in tomorrow. I was told that they would be by the house around 3:30 so I went and got the tile so they could put it in. Well they show up at 6:30 and don't have a shovel or spade, hadn't gotten started on it before now and the inspector is coming tomorrow. Anyway, I helped dig (digging most of it myself) the trench and lay the tile. I'm not going to help any more until they get the dang [papers signed, and even then they better have more initiative or they are on their own. It wasn't hard work, but the skeeters were eating the crap out of me. Rant over.

So I haven't lifted yet, I'll post if I do.

[cdn_gal]

*damn skeeters anyways*
Do they look at you like they do me? With their starving lil beady eyes?

[NewYorkGiants32]

How did you strain your foot? I must have missed that post somewhere.

[dusk]

Sounds like the digging was a good workout for your erectors, though. (I'm trying to find a positive here.)

Man! A stained foot!? What happened? Is your company as obsessed with safety as mine is? Will you get much unwanted attention with this, now? You okay?

[Bobby]

Originally Posted by cdn_gal

*damn skeeters anyways*
Do they look at you like they do me? With their starving lil beady eyes?

I'm afraid so, they sure do like me

Originally Posted by NewYorkGiants32

How did you strain your foot? I must have missed that post somewhere.

I hadn't posted anything about it because I just figured it would get better. I'm always straining something. Anyway Friday my left foot was bothering me and it still was bugging me on Saturday and Sunday. But I just keep doing the things I felt I wanted to do in stead of resting it. Well, Monday I worked the same position that I did on Thursday night. I had to climb a narrow ladder up to a scaffolding deck to check some bearings on a couple of pieces of equipment. The ergonomics of the whole thing is bad as you have to step off these small rungs on this narrow ladder over a couple of feet to a swinging gate on the scaffolding deck. So while stepping over to the gate I had put all my weight on my left foot and I think the position I put my foot on the rung, heel butted up against the rung, put a strain on my foot. Anyway, that's about it.

Originally Posted by dusk

Sounds like the digging was a good workout for your erectors, though. (I'm trying to find a positive here.)

Man! A stained foot!? What happened? Is your company as obsessed with safety as mine is? Will you get much unwanted attention with this, now? You okay?

Yeah I'll concider the trench digging a little workout Not what I wanted or need to do, but it was something.

Yes, my company is very concerned about our safety. I shouldn't get any unwanted attention.

This is what I did today...

Axle Overhead Press 60x12
bench press 95x10
10"Log 150x6
Bench Press
185x3
205x6
225x4
235x3
245x3
255x2

Incline DB Bench Press
60'sx10
60'sx10

10" Log
150x3
170x3
190x2

DB Side Lateral Raise
35'sx10
35'sx10

BB Shrug
265x4 dble over hand grip
265x6 alt grip

Cable Tricep Pressdowns
115x6
90x10

Had to go pick up Shannon from school. I'll do abs later. Pretty happy getting the 255 bench press for 2 reps. I still haven't had breakfast yet, so I better get something in.

[Bobby]

As a friend suggested, I went outside and loaded my little 175 stone. Then did 5 reps from the lap to standing, no tacky. I'm going to try and do that a couple of times a week and work my way up to loading/repping 310 eventually. I'll used tacky on the others. I'm not sure if I should do it after the leg/squat day or the deadlift/back day. Today was the pressing/arms day and wasn't too bad, I just didn't want to fool with the tacky.

[dusk]

Originally Posted by Bobby

I'm not sure if I should do it after the leg/squat day or the deadlift/back day.

Hmmm . . . let's see . . . I was thinking of asking you which body part loading stones affected most, but after some consideration, I think you should do it after legs. The reasoning is, you don't want to put that much stress on your back in one day.

That's just my take on things.

[Bobby]

That sounds like a good idea D. Thanks!

I'm thnking of trying to do them on days I'm not training, but like you said it'd probably be too much back work, and leg work for that matter. We'll see how I do, I just know I need to play with the stones and log more.

[Bobby]

Reps with the 175 stone, a couple of singles and a 5 rep stand ups. Then did some reps with the 220ish stone, a couple of singles, and then 3 reps stand ups. Loaded the other 220ish stone and now have 3 of the four stones loaded on the platform. I still have the 310 stone on the ground, it'll be there a while I think. No tacky on the little stone. Then used a little tacky on the palms for the other stones. I forgot to put my belt on before putting the tacky on so no belt or support for all the reps.

Time to get ready for work.

[Bobby]

Breakfast was eggs, bacon and about 2 tablespoon of diced tomato

3 hamburger patties

about 3 ounces of almonds, not measured

the wings, drumsticks and half a breast from a rotisorie chicken I picked up on my way to work.

2 1/2 liters of water

ETA: Fitday says that works out to 2,427 Calories, 173 grams of fat, 24 carbs and 193 grams of protein. Nine of those carbs should be fiber from the almonds. Pretty light on the eating, but not much of an appetite. I'll do better tomorrow.

[NewYorkGiants32]

So..it is about 2 am where you are and you already had breakfast?
Don't ya just love working nights.


Why did you say you'll "do better tomorrow", I thought everything looked pretty good, not that I am an expert or anything.

[dusk]

Originally Posted by Bobby

I'm thnking of trying to do them on days I'm not training, but like you said it'd probably be too much back work, and leg work for that matter. We'll see how I do, I just know I need to play with the stones and log more.

Big boys and their toys. I'm teasing.

Originally Posted by Bobby

Reps with the 175 stone, a couple of singles and a 5 rep stand ups. Then did some reps with the 220ish stone, a couple of singles, and then 3 reps stand ups. Loaded the other 220ish stone and now have 3 of the four stones loaded on the platform. I still have the 310 stone on the ground, it'll be there a while I think. No tacky on the little stone. Then used a little tacky on the palms for the other stones. I forgot to put my belt on before putting the tacky on so no belt or support for all the reps.

Hey, is it possible to replace the leg workout with the above workout on occasion. What I mean is, since they both work the legs pretty intensely, why not do this workout and alternate with a leg workout on another day?

Originally Posted by Bobby

ETA: Fitday says that works out to 2,427 Calories, 173 grams of fat, 24 carbs and 193 grams of protein. Nine of those carbs should be fiber from the almonds. Pretty light on the eating, but not much of an appetite. I'll do better tomorrow.

Ahhhhh, to be a man and to get away with eating mucho grande calories. I guess I'll just have to be envious, I suppose.