Chris M 75kg Snatch x2

Can't place that music, is that Rihanna?

Damien's Odd Lift No 10 - Cheat dumbbell curl, one arm

Odd lifts week 10
Cheat dumbbell curl, one arm

Sorry for lateness and sorry for lack of video. the lateness is due to being tired yesterday. the video due to laziness. please feel free to put up your own video.
Simple exercise really, did 25kg a hand. I've included the description of the 2 dumbbell cheat curl as well.

E10. Curl – Dumbbell, Cheat, One Arm
The rules of the Dumbbell Curl – Cheat apply except only one dumbbell is used.

E9. Curl – 2 Dumbbells, Cheat
The rules of the Bar Curl – Cheat apply except two dumbbells are used. The dumbbells may be in any degree of rotation during the curl, but must finish with the rods of the dumbbells in line and parallel to the shoulders. The lifter must not swing the dumbbells prior to the curl. The dumbbells must always be in a position in front of the hips during the curl. The finishing position is when the plates of the dumbbells are touching the upper chest.

Spencer's Secret Weapon

Loved this video. I had a very influential father and this makes me smile.

Se debrouiller, Charlie

Charlie's Weight Loss

So I was about 82kg, but this is not a great weight for a -75kg Strongman competition. I have though found a good weapon for weightloss - diet.

Yes, its surprising. By eating healthily I've found that I perform better and the weight falls off.

I use Zoe Harcombe's phase one of her diet. Its nasty, but it works. You have to completely cut out:

- Caffieine
- Grains
- Potatoes
- Dairy (other than natural yoghurt)
- Nuts
- Sugar
- Fruit

In other words, anything in life that is nice to eat other than meat. The idea is that you can eat as much meat and veg as you want and for me that can be a fair amount. In 5 days I lost 8lb roughly. The shock to the body in the first days is substantial. The lack of caffieine blew my mind. The headaches were horrendous.

By day 3 the cravings for caffieine and sugar had subsided and I started to enjoy it a bit more. I had a plan and it worked:

- Eggs and/or bacon for breakfast.
- Got a whole roasted chicken from supermarket and had it with salad leaves for lunch.
- Made a huge paleo chilli and had it with veg in the evening.
- Drank green tea and water.
- Natural yoghurt for dessert.

The main thing that made it work was preparation and planning. I didn't want for anything over the five days. I'm doing it again this week, but this time I have perfected the art of Jerky making. It has been brilliant. Jerky is so expensive in the shops, making it yourself makes it much more budgetable. It is an excellent source of quality snackage. (I just ate all my allocation for the shift - it was too nice.) I hope to make a spicy one soon, oh yeah. Nom nom. I will share my jerky secrets with you soon.

I have 2 weeks until the competition and I need this weight off. In the long run I'd like to be -75kg anyway as I feel I perform better at this weight. Having done a lot of strength work recently, I feel a hankering for some endurance challenges. The Tour De France has lit my fire.

Tough Guy 2013 anyone? Serious.

Se debrouiller, Charlie.

Progress - Chris M Front Squat 3s

Below is a video of member and Oly Lifter Chris banging out 3 rep front squats at 95kg.  In his words he had "trouble at this weight for a single not too long ago".  Now he's hitting an easy looking 3 reps.

Put in the effort and you will get the rewards.  Chris is certainly proof of that.



In training, Schwinners

Olympic Preparation

Good little article here on Olympic preparation and what problems certain legends faced in the build up to competition.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9387539/London-2012-Olympics-Youre-responsible-for-doing-all-you-can-to-reach-the-final.html

Edwin Moses was an incredible athlete.

Se debrouiller, Charlie

Crown Jules

http://www.rxplus.co.uk/jules-sterling/

Roll up for your weekly edition of Jules, she's like all famous now ;)

I have been a little tardy on posting lately, mainly due to new responsibility I've taken on at work. I will get back to it I promise. I tend to spend my shifts smashing out HR work on the computer so last thing I've been wanting to do is write more.

I've got stuff to post and will set off a few good 'uns this week.

se debrouiller, Charlie



Damien's Odd Lift No 9 - One Arm Bench (Barbell)

Odd lifts week 9
1 arm bench press
slightly forced in to this one today as I've hurt my left hand. had a load of trouble with this one, balance was impossible. managed a wobbly 40kg

A4. Bench Press – One arm
The rules of the Bench Press apply except that only one arm may be used in performing the lift. The bar is gripped in the center so it will be balanced when held. The non-lifting arm and hand must remain free and not touch the lifting arm or hand, the bar, the platform, or the bench during the lift. The bar is allowed to tilt or rotate provided

Next Warrior Week?

To date, we have run two Warrior Weeks.  This is a 5 day week of 1 workout set per day.  Anyone can join and do the workout.  The results are submitted to me and I post a league table the following day.  Most points wins!  It's all a bit of fun and gets a lot of banter going.

To read more about previous Warrior Weeks, check out:

Warrior Weeks 1 and 2

So the question is, who wants a Warrior Week 3?  Comment and let me know and I'll get my thinking cap on :)

In training, Schwinners

40kg TGU