And Arlen starts training...

**CelticRanger66** · 7th October 08, 01:06 PM

Right on I am a big fan of CROSSFIT, and functional training, olympic style lifts are my favorite. Right now my backyard looks like a junkyard, PM me to trade workouts, since I am retired I am trying harder to stay in RANGER SHAPE. GOOD LUCK!!

**Highlander31** · 7th October 08, 02:09 PM

I switched to body weight exercises some ten years ago. Between being on the road where weights were not always available (and sometimes working with short teams didn't allow for enough down time.) I have also used a partner for body weight. I would have some one sit on my shoulders while I did squats, push ups, etc. (my wife and sister-in-law made a perfect weight set.) I also added resistance by making the exercise a slow count (4 seconds in each direction for the movement.) A great exercise for caber chuckers is to run with a with a bag of cement held close the the stomach (Stan Russell, a San Jose police officer who was throwing the caber back in the '70's taught me that exercise.)

**Arlen** · 8th October 08, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Highlander31

I switched to body weight exercises some ten years ago. Between being on the road where weights were not always available (and sometimes working with short teams didn't allow for enough down time.) I have also used a partner for body weight. I would have some one sit on my shoulders while I did squats, push ups, etc. (my wife and sister-in-law made a perfect weight set.) I also added resistance by making the exercise a slow count (4 seconds in each direction for the movement.) A great exercise for caber chuckers is to run with a with a bag of cement held close the the stomach (Stan Russell, a San Jose police officer who was throwing the caber back in the '70's taught me that exercise.)

That's a really good idea. I have a few heavy sacks of chicken feed. And cat litter. I will try that out!

**Highlander31** · 8th October 08, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Arlen

That's a really good idea. I have a few heavy sacks of chicken feed. And cat litter. I will try that out!

I would like to hear how it works for you.

**sydnie7** · 8th October 08, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by Arlen

That's a really good idea. I have a few heavy sacks of chicken feed. And cat litter. I will try that out!

So which came first, the chicken feed or the. . . oh, never mind

**vmac3205** · 8th October 08, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Arlen

That's a really good idea. I have a few heavy sacks of chicken feed. And cat litter. I will try that out!

So, with the cat litter, if the heavy weight squeezes the...
oh never mind

**Ryan Nielson** · 9th October 08, 07:41 AM

Me and my brother are in the training group that trains over by the field by the skatepark off eagle road so we'll probably see you. I am not sure when they are training again I was there last weekend and noone there but I have some of my own homemade implements I will work some with. I don't have any competitions to do till next year though I'm training a lot of squat, bench and deadlift and do some plyometric depth jumps as well. Just going to put on some solid muscle and get my base level of strength up. Early spring will work much more on speed and explosiveness and get more familiar with the events again.