Some new pics from the Memorial Day Mile

17 Trips:
Tire drag
Slosh pipe
Sand bag carry
Tire drag
Slosh pipe
100lb sand bag carry
Farmers walk with 175lb tire
25 lb medicine ball waiters walk
Tire drag
Farmers walk with 175lb tire
25 lb medicine ball waiters walk
Tire drag
Sand bag carry
Tire drag
Farmers walk
Slosh pipe
Waiters walk

New Stone (155 pounds)

New stone on the way

Jake and I have started work on a smaller stone for more involved workouts. We are targeting around 175-180 pounds. Hard to gauge exactly where the weight will end up as we learned from the first ball (shot for 217 and got a 237). Pictures of the first ball are still forthcoming.

Another ten trips with a twist

Here is tonight's workout.

1.a. max rep push-ups
b. tire drag doing presses
2.a. max rep body rows
b. tire drag rowing motion
3.a. max rep 100lb sandbag bearhug squats
b. backward tire drag (away)
forward tire drag (back)
4.a. max sit-ups with medicine ball
b. slosh pipe carry
5. farmer's walks 115lb each hand
6. tire drag presses
7. tire drag rowing motion
8. backward tire drag (away)
forward tire drag (back)
9. slosh pipe walk
10. farmer's walk 115lb each hand

Great workout. Doing the supersets with the body weight exercises hit us hard.

Kristi even made a few trips with the tire and farmer's walks.

Atlas Stone is born!

The stone is complete and it came out of the mold looking great. I was heavier than we planned (237 instead of about 215), but that's more than okay since now we have something that is heavier than our heaviest rock. We are planning on making a smaller one with the left over material. Pictures to follow soon.

Atlas Stone

Jake and I added the concrete to the plaster mold and are letting it cure until next weekend. We were able to add about 2 and 3/4 bags of Quikrete 5000 to the mold (80 pound bags = ~215 pounds). This will be our beginner weight rock depending on how much it ends up weighing. We are more than a little curious as to how it's going to turn out since there were more tiny rocks in the mix than we expected. So much for the smooth stone finish. Not a problem though since nearly everyone has said they want their home-made stones "rougher." I guess the smooth ones slip easier. Will post photo's of the process and final product.

Next project - Kegs with water and Sand (160 pounds and 238 pounds respectively)

New workout!

Jake and I stepped it up a notch on Saturday and added some poundage to the workout. We normally take it pretty easy on the overall weight when we are doing the "10 trips" exercise (note: the 10 trips equals 10 - 100 yard walks with various weights) since it's more of a cardio/toning/sculpting/weight loss/"get out and move" activity and not a real muscle builder. However, on Saturday, we added some weight to the picture:

10 Trips:
1. Tire Drag - 80 pounds (walking forward)
2. Slosh Pipe - carry at chest level (not overhead)
3. Farmers Walk - 115 pounds/each arm (230 pounds total)
4. Tire Drag - 80 pounds (walking backwards)
5. Slosh Pipe - overhead carry
6. Tire Drag - 80 pounds (walking forward)
7. Sang bag carry - 100 pounds
8. Tire Drag - 80 pounds (walking backwards)
9. Sandbag Carry - 100 pounds
10. Farmer Wlk - 115 pounds/each arm (230 pounds total)

Total weight pulled/carried 1000 yards - ~1056 pound

My traps are SORE and my legs are feelin it too. Nice workout. We will keep it at this level for a while and build from there.

Back in action!

Made "10trips" yesterday evening (each trip is 100 yards). Here is the breakdown:

1. Slosh Pipe (chest)
2. Farmers Walk
3. Tire Pull (arms overhead)
4. Slosh Pipe (chest)
5. Farmers Walk
6. Tire Pull (butterfly)
7. Slosh Pipe (overhead)
8. Sandball (one-hand overhead 50yds, switch 50yds)
9. Tire Pull (reverse row)
10. Slosh Pipe (chest)

Between 2&3, 5&6, 8&9, and after 10, I did (10) reps of Standing Military Press (40 reps/115lbs total)

Also, knocked out (30) sand ball throws (throw up and catch) - 25lb ball to finish.

It feels good to be back in the game.