I ran TM Toronto last year and I'm running agin this May. SS does absolutely nothing to prepare you for an event like this. You don't need strength at all. 90lb women were completing the event just...

I just read this whole log from start to finish. It took me about a week of slack time.

Wow, what a ride that was.

Relentless punishment, and then... 19 months without an update.

I bombed...

Hahaha, okay, yes, i mis understood. Just not sure why I'd use x12's flat on the ground.

Anyway, i think that the subfloor will work nicely if it is strong enough. i already have it so i'll give...

Thanks for the warm welcome :) I'm not exactly "still at it". I had a little hiatus from the iron for a while because I wanted to run a Tough Mudder. I had to get a bunch of distance-running in, so I...

There's no "equipment" forum, so this is going here for now:

I have a rack built somewhat from Rip's rack plans. I modified the design a little so it can be bolted together, but does not rely on...

Thanks for all of the feedback. I'll look up these names and see what's close to the hotel. I will not have a car so of you guus could repeat for me the ones than are IN san antonio, that'd be great....

No. I wasn't really asking a question so much as making a statement :-)

You still fat, weak and slow, msingh? I haven't been around for a while.

It has been a while since I posted here on SS, but I need some information that I'm sure this board can help me with. In June, when the ground thaws a bit up here in Canada and the blizzards clear...

Shit, my last update didn't register...

So last wednesday I am told I went to the gym, but I forget if I actually did... I'm thinking not... whatever

This Monday:
Snatch 2@135 just a warmup on...

Hey rob, up till now my PC's and snatches have been my warmup. It is the first thing I do walking into the gym. This is why I have not been loading them up too heavy. I may just back off on my snatch...

Thanks. Things are shaping up pretty well above the waist finally, and I'm actually learning to power up those oly lifts with a good "pop". I might start pushing the limits on my powercleans too, to...

...wait a second... this isn't a thread about pot!

Speaking of mead... I'm going to the local bee farm in a few weeks to grab a few pounds of honey to make mead based on a 1699 recipe written by a knight of the royal court. Apparently the queen...

Yesterday:

snatch 5@135 - took a bit to get into the groove. I was landing with my feet a bit wide, I need to not do that.
Press 3x5@135 - big wheels! These were oddly hard, too. The FIRST rep...

I hate to say it, but she's got her head on straight. She will be the manager of a gym that doesn't allow chalk, has dumbbells up to 60 and rakes in loads of cash, mostly from middle-aged women (ie,...

Not sure. I was thinking of tapering down in a month or two. I can handle 350x5 considerably easier than when I did 405, but I've not been squatting, so I may lack some of the structure needed for a...

That sounds great for pullups, but it isn't quite the same as ISOs as described by Starr. A more appropriate comparison would be a pullup where you are still trying to go up but with your feet tied...

What is it about your snatches that are tough?

Mine have been really clicking lately, but I'm gonig to stop adding weight now that I'm at 135 and add 1 rep per visit till I'm doing 10's like you...

Start where you are now failing your 5's and do 3's increasing 5lb/wk.