Wallen weighs 220 lbs and pulled this weight at age 60 at the Senior Games and he made it look somewhat easy! Old man tested, old man strong!

Hat tip: Ross Enamait

As we wind down another cycle and Derek looks to sport-specific rugby training, Scott found willing lifters to go for max lifts on Thanksgiving Day.

Tuesday, 11/24/09

Axle Push Press, w/2 mb: 65×5/105×5/135×3/160×3/160×3/175×3/. Bands were wrapped around the bar twice.
Front Squat: 95×3/135/. Ok that’s all for the front squat. Apprehensive about doing any weighted squats, so instead, I did,
Barbell Step-ups: 135×10, each leg/185×8/185×8/.
Plyo Box Jumps, 24″. 3 x 7.
Single Dumbell Rows: 75×8/90×8/90×8/90×6/.
Front Plate Throw, 35#: 3 x 8.
Standing Cable Crunches: 100×10/110×10/110×10/110×10/.

Just about everything I did was preceded by a tentative movement to calibrate for an injury. Front squats were eliminated.

Thursday, 11/26/09

Looks like a deadlift and bench press ME day.

Power Cleans: 113×5/113×5/133×3/. These were put in toget the CNS ready to deadlift.
Deadlift ME: 245×5/295×5/325×3/345×3/385/415/440/462.5pr/475f/470f/. Gave it all @ 462, which is the only set I could count the weight of the collars!
Bench Press ME: 135×3/165×3/185×3/205×3/250/260 pr/270 pr/275f/.

Saturday, 11/28/09

Saturday was a big-time sick day. Sometimes you finish big, other times not so.

Much has been written about the deadlift and yet there are some lingering myths about it like how bad it is for your back. Doing nothing but sitting poorly is much worse for your back than correctly performing the lift.

That said, anytime you are lifting a weight you need to know what you are doing and do it correctly. Jim “Smitty” Smith of Diesel Crew shows and tells how to deadlift the proper way.

Smitty does a great job a describing how to set up the lift and really set up to successfully pull maximum weights safely. Once you learn this, go out and confidently perform the King of Lifts!

Tuesday, 10/13/09 Unload Week

Dumbbell Strict Press: 30×8/45×8/50×10/55×7/50×7/. Scott says if he was just training me the primary emphasis would be unilateral training.
Barbell Step-ups: 95×12/111×16/131×12/131×12/. Great exercise!
T-Bar Rows: 50×8/100×8/120×8/120×8/.
Box Jumps, 24″: 4×6.
Roman Chair Situps, 5 second extension + 5 reps, 10/15/25/.
Reverse Flyes, 12#: 3×12.
Iso Iron Cross 2×20# for :46.

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Monday, 7/20/09

Kettlebell Swings, 10 x 15 @ 70#. Volume: 10,500#

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Keg Tossing

Monday, 7/13/09

Back Squats: 135×5/185×5/225×5/Doubles: 245/255/275/275/285/295/295/.

Push Press: 135×3/135×3/ Doubles: 145/155/165/185/200/.

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Monday, 6/29/09

Deadlifts: (from deficit) 135×10/225×5/225×5/.

275×3/315×2/. Singles: 365/405/415/415/425/425/425/405/405/. 415 and 425 were above 90% 1RM.

Good Mornings: 95×5/115×5/135×5/135×5/135×5/.

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Monday, 6/15/09

No training

Tuesday, 6/16/09

Snatch Balance x 3: 65/85/85/90/95/.

Snatch, x 2: from the ground and from the hang. 65/70/75/80/85/90/95/.

Sandbag Burpee Clean and Press, 70#: 3 x 10.

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Monday, 5/25

No Training

Tuesday, 5/26/09

Snatch, x 2; 65/65/70/75/80/85/. Singles, w/2 OHS: 88/93/93/98/98/103/103/105/105/105/110/110/.

Power Cleans, x 3, one from the bottom, two from the mid hang: 110/115/125/135/145/150.

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What happens when a tall, long-limbed,  young, cocky 20 year old challenges a shorter-levered, confident 32 year old to a weightlifting competition? I don’t know yet, but we’ll find out in about 8 weeks as these two claim they will train and then square off for a maximum three lift total contest.

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