#titansofthehunter

Deadlift party for one brought to you by the good folks at @nexussportsnutrition and @massnutritionaustralia ! This session was about volume and grip. Working through banded deads up to a single at 240kg+40kg of band resistance at lockout. Looking to build strength through the top of my lift for @static_monsters . No straps this session to build grip strength as well ahead of my next NSWSM qualifying event mid November. With very short turn around between #titansofthehunter last month, #static_monsters on the 28th, then @ptcmacarthur 's #keeperoftherealm on November 18th, I've had to adjust my training to hit both heavy volume and close to max effort lifts. This session I used #essentialaminos as my only supp, pre and post to ensure I had the fuel on board to get the session done and give my muscles what they need to keep firing through the session. Check out the red frog flavour #essentialammo from @nexussportsnutrition available at @massnutritioncessnock and @massnutritionraymondterrace for the best tasting aminos yet! #nexussportsnutrition #nexus #massnutrition #massambassador #massnutritionraymondterra #massrt #mass #massnutrioncessnock #wearemass #massfam #strongman #strong #strength #strengthtraining #deadlift #deadliftparty #hunterstrengthandperformance #coalcity #coalcitystrong #ccs #coalcitystrongman (at Coal City Strongman) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bom8zcrBGcC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ojo5ikxtf3o2

Well #titansofthehunter is done and dusted. Didn't achieve what I wanted from this comp, which was to qualify for NSW Strongest Man 2019. Hitting my head hard enough to draw blood on my first rep of the first event wasn't ideal. Competing the rest of the day with a killer headache made things more mental than anything and with the events of the last few weeks, things caught up I guess. Event 1. Strongman Squat. I bounced back on the squat getting a second crack due to a fault in the set up height on my first attempt and hit 10 reps, but got called no lift on 2 I guess as I only got scored for 8. Event 2. Log. After hitting easy 120kg lifts in prep, the soft ground and different log tripped me up on the day, but this is strongman. We all lifted the same implement on the same ground. Unfortunately for me, my 110kg opener was my only good lift, twice missing the 120kg required for NSWSM quals. A result that I was definitely disappointed with. Event 3. Titans Cross Carry. At 125kg of awkward steel cross, sent to destroy one's soul, this event is one I've never done in this method. 10heavy meters was just not as good as I should have done. Definitely need to work on this one for any future comps with it. Event 4. Axle Deadlift. With 2 300kg lifts on conventional deadlift bars and height in the last month, 300kg was always the minimum goal. Warming up to 270,everything felt good so lifts went 280kg, 300kg and a failed attempt at 320kg.still good for equal 3rd by 10kg and an equal PB but on the bigger bar. Event 5. Frame Carry. After a big day and zero confidence coming into this event, the 280kg frame didn't even budge. Again a disappointing result. This one was zero'd by 3 of the top 5 place getters today and is a great bit of gear for any gym, but is another soul destroyer. 5th over all. Thanks to Chris and Grace for hosting a great comp! Chris you're a comp sadist, but that's the point! Well done to the strongman family that competed today. It's always awesome catching up with old friends a d making new ones, in the name of strongman. It's the sportsmanship and encouragement from the men and women in and around strongman that makes this sport so awesome! (at Mass Nutrition Raymond Terrace) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bni_1Umgl4Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rsffk2cmu7uz

So today marks the star of my last block prior to #titansofthehunter and the week kicked off with my overhead speed day. Starting with 10x3 banded log @50%, next up was volume close grip bench. Here's my 5 last sets @100kg. Starting at 60kg, 80kg, 90kg, these last 5 are where I'm hoping to build my overall pressing completion. With 4 smooth sets, the last didn't quite go so well. As recompense I went for an extra rep to finish the set and failed again. Safe to say I was probably cooked. Followed these up with 3 nasty little super sets of standing single arm DB presses, cable face pulls and plate raises to really fry the shoulders. Fuelled by @massnutritioncessnock @massnutritionraymondterrace @massnutritionaustralia @nexussportsnutrition and proudly repping @coalcitystrongman and training out of @hunterstrengthandperformance #coalcitystrong #ccs #coalcity #coalcitystrongman #strongman #strong #strength #strengthtraining #overheadpress #massnutritionraymondterrace #massrt #mass #massnutrion #massnutrioncessnock #massambassador #wearemassnutrition #nexus #nexussportsnutrition (at Coal City Strongman)