I met with the AF strongman group to do some strongman training after work, they meet right down the street from my office, go figure! I've never done any strongman stuff before so I wasn't sure what to expect. I guess the whole group wasn't there tonight, so we only did tire flipping and some deadlifting. They gave me a little tutorial about how to flip the tire and asked if I wanted to try, well of course! But I quickly found out that being tall means different technique. For example they said to keep my chest on the tire, which put me at an angle where I was pushing down into the tire and not across. Anyway, after forgetting what they said and just figuring out what felt right for me, I could flip the 800 pound tire pretty easily. I can see that the strong man event of flipping it until it travels 60 feet would be more endurance than strength, at least that how it felt for me. After a flip I was winded but felt like I had plenty of strength to do it again, ie being winded would be my limiting factor.
After that we did some deads, which I wasn't really prepared to do, I was wearing my boots and I deadlifted a couple of days ago. Anyway, I worked up to 495 which I pulled off the ground but didn't get, URG. that extra inch with my boots makes a big difference. But the guys told me I had good form, I guess my working form is paying off. But they pulled different than powerlifters though, they use straps, and hitching is allowed, and they start with the bar out farther in front, and they really arch backward at the top. I'm not sure what to think about that.
Anyway, it was alot of fun, and I look forward to meeting with them again, and/or flipping tires and stuff with Russ at Ripped Fitness.
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