1. Pull a 400-lb deadlift 2. Complete 50 miles at the Spartan Ultra World Championship in Nov Previous best DL was 335, but I'm basically back to square one after a series of injuries. Working with a trainer to make sure my form is dialed in, and to address any lingering imbalances or mobility issues.

Bumping this with a recommendation to check out Born Strong on Netflix. It's a perfect follow up to Eddie Strongman (mentioned previously in this thread), and follows four strongman competitors (Eddie Hall, Zadrunas Savickas, Thor Bjornsson, and Brian Shaw) as they prep to compete at the Arnold Stro...

Fighter Week 4 - 75%
SQ 205 3x5
BP 165 3x5
CU BW 3x5
DL 225 1x5

Rope Climb x2
Bouldering 20 min

Sat 8/12
LSS
9 miles
1:56:18
12:55 pace
145 avg bpm

This wasn't great. Legs were fatigued from the previous day's climbing and my HR kept spiking past the threshold no matter how slowly I tried to run, and I was forced to take repeated walk breaks to get it back down into aerobic territory.

Wed 8/9 10 min Motor Skill Drills 15% incline threshold intervals alternating 3 min aerobic / 90 sec high intensity carried 50lb wreck bag on every 3rd interval Thurs 8/10 Rest Fri 8/11 AM [/u] 10 min Motor Skill Drills 2000' climb @15% incline 1:14:37 total 22:16 pace 145 bpm avg PM Fighter Week 3...

Fri 8/4 Fighter Week 2 - 80% SQ 215 3x5 BP 180 3x5 DL 245 1x5 Sat 8/5 Spartan Super 8.2 miles 27 obstacles, 6 failed 3:26:57 Constant torrential downpour led to ankle deep mud making it nearly impossible to run, and rendering obstacles so slick that I slipped right off of things that I've completed...

Thurs 7/27 15% incline alternating 3 min weighted / 90s 50lb wreck bag This was a bad idea the day after a long stadium stairs workout. My calves were shot, and I spent the next three days hobbling around and barely able to bend my knees. Foam rolling felt like someone was driving daggers into my m...

Spent the weekend at an OCR training clinic. Had my VO2 max and lactic threshold tested, interesting results. I'm pretty well fat adapted, and have been too conservative with my E work; should be holding around 145 bpm instead of the 130-135 I've been aiming for. On the other hand, my oxygen utiliza...

OP I/A #2 - 70% SQ 205 3x5 BP 170 3x5 DL 225 2x5 Maybe it's a combination of being back from vacation and the increased E/SE work this week, but I'm feeling seriously beat up. Questioning if it's really practical to try for 3 strength sessions a week, versus dropping to Fighter and keeping my lifts...

Glad you're still updating, this is one of the logs I really get a lot out of reading. Which Spartans are you running in August? Well thank you I appreciate that. Ummm... all of them? Lol. I'm doing the Utah Super, and the Colorado Beast and Sprint. And apparently I'm doing a 24 hr Hurricane Heat n...