Andy Dominates Conroe!! 4/5/08

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Most definitely.

[jerryg79]

cleared with the landlord, let's git it awn!

[Seth]

I should be there. dibs on next desirable bed.

The weight classes interest me, I want to see what the lightweights are built like.

Andy, any recco for strengthening the lower back for an event like this (I'm pretty sure that would be my weakest link right now)

Jimmy, I think the competitor may need the good bed, at least on firday night.

[Cajun]

Andy, any recco for strengthening the lower back for an event like this (I'm pretty sure that would be my weakest link right now)

Deadlifts, Straight leg deadlifts, Good mornings, Glute ham raises, weighted back raises. Do weighted abs too, sit ups, crunches, Russian twists. Core strength is vitally important for all of these events.

[BMFScout]

I relinquish my dibs to the athlete. Is it ok to "carb load" if we are just watching!

[Fredo]

If I got serious about my lifting, I could probably be ready for something like this in the late fall. Looking at the weights for the lifts, I probably wouldn't be that competitive. My upper body isn't what it used to be, but my back and legs kept a lot of their strength through the weight loss. The problem I see is if I really started getting my body in shape for something like this, putting on muscle mass would probably throw me into the heavyweight class and I have no business there.

[Cajun]

I relinquish my dibs to the athlete. Is it ok to "carb load" if we are just watching!

Not only is it ok, I highly recommend it! I plan on doing at least a little carb loading after the comp, and I hate to carb load alone.

[jerryg79]

Eggcellent, so then its a date!

I mean...uh I'll totally see you guys in april in a completely hetero way.

[mark]

Deadlifts, Straight leg deadlifts, Good mornings, Glute ham raises, weighted back raises. Do weighted abs too, sit ups, crunches, Russian twists. Core strength is vitally important for all of these events.

What? No squats (box etc) bench press or any of the other power lifting standards?

-Mark

[Cajun]

What? No squats (box etc) bench press or any of the other power lifting standards?

-Mark

He asked for things that would target the low back. Technically, anything you do on your feet involves the low back, as do all of the powerlifting movements and most compound, multi-joint movements, which is what I'm sure you're referring to.

Box squats? Seriously? Is there anything you don't know?

[mark]

He asked for things that would target the low back. Technically, anything you do on your feet involves the low back, as do all of the powerlifting movements and most compound, multi-joint movements, which is what I'm sure you're referring to.

Box squats? Seriously? Is there anything you don't know?

Actually, the only thing I don't know how to do is spell. Although I'm not as bad as Jackassic.

I have a trainer who has me doing the latest and greatest in speed work. He box squats close to 500#. I don't mess with him much.

-Mark

[CheapJeep]

that's not even conroe proper, i goto school there, its 242 and 45.

I live right past the San Jac river on 242 and have plenty of sleeping space.

[Seth]

Deadlifts, Straight leg deadlifts, Good mornings, Glute ham raises, weighted back raises. Do weighted abs too, sit ups, crunches, Russian twists. Core strength is vitally important for all of these events.

AH - all the lifts I hated. No wonder it is such a weak point for me. In my functional test for work the other day I was dyin. Even things like rollerblading as a kid made my lower back tired.

On a more positive, if not completely on topic, note, it looks like I might be in a better situation now for improving my diet and workout habits.

Shifting gears, can you still wheel along the san jac river near 242, a la the 'fish run' my freshman year?

[CheapJeep]

Shifting gears, can you still wheel along the san jac river near 242, a la the 'fish run' my freshman year?

Not supposed to but it hasn't stopped anyone. People do it anyway.

[RCcola55]

are there any later ones?, ive recently got back into training but im looking to try something outside of powerlifting. I think by May or if i bust ass maybe late april i could be competitive in the light wieght class and i could easly get up to 230.