Off-season training

[azwildcat96]

Here's some guy we all know, throwing at Queen Mary a few years ago. You'd think he's have better sense, considering how OLD he is, but...*hey*.

Alan, I just finished the Tucson Celtic Festival Games yesterday, and someone there told me about the Long Beach (Queen Mary) games. Looking at the website, there isn't too much information, only sign-up forms for piping and dancers. Any chance you know more about this event?

[Alan H]

I've never been to the Queen Mary Games, but they're in the winter....February, perhaps?

I would look on the SAAA website for entry forms.

http://www.saaa-net.org/

[GoodGirlGonePlaid]

OK, I give. I don't know who that is in the picture. Is it Jim from OC? That kind of looks like the Fraser tartan but I can't tell.

[azwildcat96]

I've never been to the Queen Mary Games, but they're in the winter....February, perhaps?

I would look on the SAAA website for entry forms.

http://www.saaa-net.org/

OK, Thanks.

[Alan H]

DEAD LIFT DAY..

Stretch Cage...put in my quarter and got my stretch
stationary bike for active warm up...4 min
DeadLift ... 3 x 4 x 185 / 2 x 4 x 225 / 4 x 275
Core 1 ... incline situps 20, no weight. time to start hoisting a 10 lb plate
Core 2 .... hammer wind ab crushers 2 x 8 x 12 pound ball

Zercher squats .... 4 x 4 x 135, these really hit the quads. I formally declare now, that I like these better than front squats.
row machine .... intervals, just did 3 x 30 sec sprint-30 sec recovery. Got headachey and wrapped it up.

[eclarkhb]

Alan, I just finished the Tucson Celtic Festival Games yesterday, and someone there told me about the Long Beach (Queen Mary) games. Looking at the website, there isn't too much information, only sign-up forms for piping and dancers. Any chance you know more about this event?

Queen Mary games are February 18-19. I don't think sign-ups are up anywhere yet. The website is here: http://www.queenmary.com/Scottish-Festival.aspx

I'm not sure what else you want to know. Here's an interesting fact: The Queen Mary Games are For Profit, which makes them a little unique. Expect more merchandise for sale....

[Alan H]

TODAY incline bench day

Stretch Cage, the usual
Incline Bench ... 12 x bar / 2 x 6 x 135 / 6 x 160 / 2 x 185 / 195 FAIL
bench rows ... 8 x 85 each arm / 2 x 6 x 85 each arm....time to move up!
Plate Transfer ... 4 plates on a "low" pylo box. Transfer to "high" pylo box. Now transfer back to "low". Turn around so I'm facing the other direction. Move from low to high...then back from high to low. Go fast. REPEAT for 3 minutes. Sweating like a pig. I saw video of Ryan doing this and figured it'd be a good break from the usual routine of core exercises.
triceps pull=down ...2 x 8 x 87 / 8 x 72
seated flies .... 2 x 4 x 190 "on the stack" / 4 x 175, 3 x 175 "on the stack"
Core 2 ...hanging leg lifts - 12x, 6, lazy butt
curls .... so the girls think I'm hot and I don't rip my bicep off the proximal end of my humerus , someday... 2 x 8 x 85 pound curl bar, standing.

[eclarkhb]

In the "So you want to be an athlete" thread, there is a link to some DIY instructions for equipment. I followed the instructions for a DIY Scottish Hammer - cost me about $10 total, and its awesome! Just thought I'd share - here's what I did:

I bought some sched 80 conduit at Home Depot - $2 for a 10' piece with a flange at one end. Then I bought some 1" weight plates for about $8 from Play It Again Sports. I got two 5 lb plates and two 2.5 lb plates. Cut the conduit down to about 48", slid the weights on. Wrapped the plates in duct tape to hold them together. Viola! Scottish Hammer!

Went to the park for some throws, did about 20 throws, thing works like a champ. Made MASSIVE improvements in my hammer technique today. Throws were consistently in the 65-75' range I think, I didn't really measure, just paced it off. But they felt good.

Went home & weighed my hammer, it's 16.2 lbs. Just about
perfect.

[Alan H]

In the "So you want to be an athlete" thread, there is a link to some DIY instructions for equipment. I followed the instructions for a DIY Scottish Hammer - cost me about $10 total, and its awesome! Just thought I'd share - here's what I did:

I bought some sched 80 conduit at Home Depot - $2 for a 10' piece with a flange at one end. Then I bought some 1" weight plates for about $8 from Play It Again Sports. I got two 5 lb plates and two 2.5 lb plates. Cut the conduit down to about 48", slid the weights on. Wrapped the plates in duct tape to hold them together. Viola! Scottish Hammer!

Went to the park for some throws, did about 20 throws, thing works like a champ. Made MASSIVE improvements in my hammer technique today. Throws were consistently in the 65-75' range I think, I didn't really measure, just paced it off. But they felt good.

Went home & weighed my hammer, it's 16.2 lbs. Just about
perfect.

All it takes is a little ingenuity!

The other day I was looking at some of Matt Vincents videos where he is practicing 56 pounds weight for distance. Dang, but if Matt, who is one of the best pro's out there, isn't throwing a stacked plate implement with a ring handle, instead of some fancy purchased job...