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Tuesday is usually a "lift heavy things" day for me, focusing mostly on the upper body. As I am preparing for a strongman contest here in Calgary I have been doing a lot of work with the log. The more specific practice I put in the better my coordination will get, allowing me to handle more weight.

For the first time I decided to try a ladder approach to heavy lifting, instead of just kettlebell training. I worked up to a heavy weight with the log, then dropped the weight down and worked back up. This allowed me to sneak in a lot of extra volume on the way back up, without it feeling heavy at all. It's a neat trick so try it out!

Here is the workout I did:

• Log Clean and Press
• work up to a max single
• strip the weight off the log and work back up to a max single
• strip the weight again and rep out for one set
• Heavy Dumbbell Curl
• 4 x 5 with a long negative to simulate trying to hold a stone up
• Dumbbell Military Press
• 4 x 5
• this was paired with the curls
• focusing in the top end of my press which is a weakness

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