Cool man, can we see the great big knife too ?!/?..hanging over the mantle perhaps:
This thing may just happen to get lostā¦
Iāve finished the mold for my first atlas stone. I just have to buy some concrete and fill it up. It should weight around 175 lbsā¦
4/11
warm-up
1a. MP 130x5 150x5 170x10 150x5 130x15
1b. neutral grip chin-ups BWx6,6,8,5,6
2a. bowflex chest press 200x15,10,10
2b. bent over rows 225x3x10
3a. db curls 40ās x3x10
3b. pushdowns 70x15 80x15,12
Somewhere over the winter I really got out of shape. I was beat at the end of this workout.
Aftereffects aside that was a good workout.
Said maybeā¦NEVER? By anyone before?? I could be wrong I suppose.
The sword is an odd āprizeā, Iāll give you that.
I feel your pain brother!!
youāre doing what now? Atlas stone manufacturing? You crazy folks from up North !!
You know, Harry has quite the collection of big swords from all his competitionsā¦not too bad a path to follow.
Random fact, Alpha from this site mentions that more and more strongman comps are going to a steel stone because careless competitors get tacky all over the place and itās just too hard to clean up afterwards. I sincerely hope the top comps donāt go that route, just wouldnāt be the same; a āsteel stoneā is totally an oxymoron.
Thanks all. The sword has kind of lost its initial appeal. The boys havenāt been swinging it all around the past couple of days. I deflated the ball in the mold and found quite a few holes and weak spots. I patched them but Iām not sure how good this stone will be. My next one should be perfect. Iām planning on filing it this weekend.
4/13
- squats (warm-up) 260x5 300x5 340x10 380x1 300x5 260x10
- sldl 135x10 225x5 315x3x5 225x10
3a. calf raises BWx3xa lot
3b. ab rolls BWx3x10
I havenāt been able to wear a belt because it sends a shooting pain down my right quad. But I guess not wearing a belt is good for building abs and low back strength.
I used almost three 80 lb bags of cement in this thing. It was only supposed to weigh 175 but I think it will be at least 200. The ball must have been bigger than 16ā'. It settled a little and may not be 100% round. Next one will be better.
4/15
1a. warm-up bench 205x5 235x5 265x8 315x1 235x5 205x15
1b. bb rows 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5,5 225x10,5,5
2a. 1 arm standing db press 50x10,12,15
2b. neutral grip chin-ups BWx3x5
3. pushdowns 80x20
4. db curls 40ās x14
Great lifting by the son. See you be starting a sword collection. Got all kinds from the Highland games, there in the shed out back. Stones look great. If there are any stained glass businesses around you theyāre usually more than willing to give you old lead. How I made my throwing weights. Add some to the wet cement and you can increase the weight,
If he gets half the awards youāve won heād be doing extremely well. Thanks for the tip how to make stones heavier.
Here are some pictures of my finished stone. Itās a bit rough but thatās ok. It has to weigh 210-220 lbs. Heavier than expected. After a little warm up I was able to lap it and stand up with it. Iāve got a while before I shoulder it. If I make another one there are a couple things Iāll do differently.
I think I can hear your grass weepingā¦
The stones, at my gym, are cast like that (up to 350lbs). I try to avoid that area Those are pretty tough to mess with, Iāll give you that.
Enjoy!!
Eric, just a small patch of grass is being abused. If anyone at your gym can lift the 350 lb stone I wouldnāt piss them off.
4/18
(no belt, all overhand)
- deadlifts 135x3,3 225x3,3 260x3 300x3 340x3 380x1
Got outside
2. atlas stone lifts 10 tries, 4 loaded
natural stone 4 times loaded
3. trap bar carries 315x4 medium distance
I stacked my 2 big tires on top of each other and loaded the stones on top. This atlas stone is my max. I can lap and load it about half the times I try.
Crazy cool stuff, looks like its going to be a good summer outside playing with rocks!