So, I’m going to try and keep this one quick as it’s the week between Christmas and New Year, I have no idea what day it is and i’m trying to keep my work load low.

PBs as follows:

Jenesis hit a PB Strict Press of 32.5kg x1, it’s not necessarily extra upper body strength that we need given Jenesis’ needs, but when the PBs come you take them where they are.

Paul hit a nice Front Squat of 110kg x1 increasing his max by 10kg and in the same session hit a PB on Low Block Stiff Leg Deadlifts at 180kg x1. This is only 2.5kg to 5kg below his max Deadlift for this bodes well for a PB deadlift in the next couple of weeks.

Xena hit PBs in the C&J at 42.5kg x1 and the Front Squat at 62.5 x1. That basically finished off how far we could take things this training cycle and since then we’ve started back in a base strength phase using the new maxes.

Jo hit a load of PB’s in December… And as usual, when it’s long… Here’s a list!

Log - 97.5 x1+5
Log - 102.5 x1+3
Log 105kg x1+3
Log - 110kg x1
Log - 110kg x1+3
Deadlift - 230kg x5
Push Press - 102.5kg x3
Push Press - 105kg x3
Push Press - 107.5kg x3

Jos overhead strength is developing nicely and we’re filling the biggest hole in his strongman game.

Liam hit a nice new 2RM in the Squat of 145kg. His leg strengths developing nicely.

Marie is around 5 or 6 weeks into her new training cycle and has acclimatised to the volume now and it’s showing with a new 5RM on the Push Press at 42.5kg. She also hit a new PB in the Snatch at 48kg and the leg strength is coming on nicely with a PB Clean of 62kg (+2kg)

Olivia is mid rugby season, but is still hitting PBs overhead hitting Push Press 5RMs of 55kg and 57.5kg.

Lucy hit a nice PB double of 45kg in the Snatch with a pause below the knee.

Young Cori is coming on leaps and bounds and hit a PB set of 5 in the Front Squat of 50kg. I’m sure he hit more but thats just the one that sticks out in my mind.

George F had a nice month hitting PBs on the Farmers of 152kg p/h x10 to 15m and on Atlas Stones of 150kg x3 (51ish inches). It’s nice to see that raw basic barbell strength that we built in earlier blocks starting to transfer over to the events ready for UKNS.

Lastly Dean and Jonny hit PB deadlifts on the deadlift bar of 205kg x2 (+5kg and 1rep on his stiff bar max) and 300kg x1 (+10kg on his stiff bar max) respectively. I think it’s important to differentiate the difference between a Deadlift Bar and a Stiff Bar as both guys compete and you can usually lift more on a deadlift bar. With it not being an insignificant difference in can change the numbers you use and how you approach training for an event.

I’ll not hang around much longer but the last thing to say is that from January, Savage Strength will be working out of Wolfslair Fitness.

Exciting times and a new chapter for Savage Strength!

Until next tme

Adam

P.S. I’ve not spell checked or grammar checked this blog… I just wrote it and left… Quick and dirty style!