03.12.
Oben ist oben invitational cup
I was not feeling it starting today. I slept poorly this week and was very tired going in. But the atmosphere was very family-like and nice, so during deadlifts, I picked up the spirit a bit. The score sheet is yet to be revealed so I might do an update on this when it’s available!
Event 1: 18" deadlift with a power bar
Now I have done this 2 or 3 times in preparation for this and mainly after deadlifts from the floor, so I didn’t really have much to go off. In training I pulled 260 kg easy enough.
1st attempt: 245 kg
2nd attempt: 260 kg
3rd attempt: 272,5 kg (600 lbs)
I was definitely good for more, possibly 280, but I’m happy with my attempt selection.
Event 2: overhead medley
Monster dumbbell - keg - axle - small log
45 kg - 70 kg - 80 kg - 95 kg
Light weights for me and I finished fast and smooth apart from the log because the small diameter threw me off on the clean.
Event 3: Yoke walk 300 kg for 15m
Now if you follow my training closely, you know this is the best overall discipline I have in strongman. And I blew it brutally today. Last second changed the pick height (stupid mistake), dropped it once… The whole thing. I finished in 14.something seconds and was more than 5 seconds slower than my average training time!!!
I was fucking pissed! This did cost me greatly and most likely ruined my chance for a podium finish. This did hurt.
Event 4: carry and drag
100 kg sandbag for 15m loaded over 1,20m into drag (unknown weight but lots of friction on the rubber ground)
Did decently, don’t know about the standing yet. Fell on my arse during the drag which cost me time.
It was a really really long day and I was absolutely k.o. before event 4. We started our drive at 8.45 am, met at 11 am for rules and the last event finished at 6 pm. So before event 4 and 5, I was quite cooked.
Event 5: Simulated dinnie stone hold
200 kg in total
Don’t know my time or standing. The pain wasn’t bad at all but the grip was very slippery and kept on sliding and sliding in my hand. Maybe hook grip would have actually been the option here because the diameter of the grips was very thin.
Summary
I finished 4th in the heavy weight class and I did have a great time. I made some stupid mistakes and that ended up biting me in the arse. We took an acquaintance of mine along and she is doing professional sports photography for CrossFit events. She offered to do photos for us and I’m quite excited to get those!
This concludes my 2022 strongman season and my 14th competition. It’s time for a long and hopefully, despite the upcoming job hussle, productive off season. Thanks for reading and following along.