TRAINING LOG: John Davis
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Topic: TRAINING LOG: John Davis
Posted By: stonethrower
Subject: TRAINING LOG: John Davis
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 6:16am
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Hi everyone, my name is John Davis and this is my training log. I have never trained for the Highland Games, but I have competed a couple of times. I was a shotput (67-5) and discus (202-0) thrower. I am now ready to train specifically for the games. I am not sure that I can throw the stones as well as I have in the past-60-3 Open and 47-5 Braemar, but I am sure that I can improve vastly in the weights and hammers. Stats- 6-2, 262lbs Best Bench-510 Best Squat-675x5 Best Power Clean 407 Best Deadlift-660 All these lift PRs were done 8-9 years ago. After undergoing an ulnar nerve release surgery a couple of years ago, I am finally ready to throw and lift again. I did one games for fun this year on my birthday on a whim and I realized how much fun it was and how much practice I need. Hopefully good things will come. ------------- John Davis |
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Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 6:31am
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Rather than starting now and going forward I will go back a week and then go from there. 3/10/11 Front Squat 135x5 225x5 275x5 315x3 365x3 RDLs 225 x 6 315 x 5 405 x 5 Calf Raise Vertical Jumps 5x5 3/13/11 Hang Clean 135x5 225x5 295x2 315x2 335x2 355x1 375x1(post surgery PR) 405-high pull Deadlift 405x5 495x3 545x2 585x1 625x1(ps PR) 3/14/11 Bench-3 second pause 135 x 6 225 x 5 315 x 5 335 x 3 355 x 2 375 x 1 385 x 1 395 x 1 Incline DB Flyes 80 X 8 85 X 8 x 2 Single arm rope push down stack x 8 x 4 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 6:31am
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Thanks for logging John, solid numbers! btw - any time i heard about you throwing, all i could visualize was that picture of you with chalk all over your face throwing shot, lol ------------- |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 6:57am
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Thanks Craig. Ah those were good times. That picture won Kodak pic of the year! Good luck with your training!
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: mike pockoski
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 8:19am
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http://www.life/image/1976611
craig, i'm an idiot - can't seem to post this. i suck. in other news, welcome John! looking forward to big throws from you. I think you'll like it here, all the fun of throwing crap without the elitist BS of T&F... some of teh best friends i've ever made are here. |
Posted By: mike pockoski
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 8:35am
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craig - i managed to undo your picture! (?)
wow, I really suck! |
Posted By: AlDargie
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 9:21am
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Can't upload either but here is the http://www.life.com/image/1976611 - link to the picture. ------------- Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy. - Outlaw Josey Wales |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 3/15/11 at 9:54am
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You guys... First a total fail, then at least Al comes in with a clickable link. I'll post the pic in my own post now so Mike doesn't delete it again, lol  ------------- |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/16/11 at 10:09am
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LWFD Practice 3 standing throws 6 one turn throws 10 two turn throws Hopefully next practice I can get some video. Very wet and slippery. Tried to just get some technical reps in between rain showers. Looks like it will be another week plus before the rain lets up.  ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/17/11 at 8:32am
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3/17/11 BWT-263 Stretch, back roll Front Squat 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 3 365 x 3 405x 1 x 3 (pretty easy and quick, lots more there) Straight Leg Deadlifts 315 x 5 405 x 5 495 x 5 (felt strong) Donkey Calf Raise-Single Leg 400 x 15 x 3 (more of a stretch than a lift-too light but that is as high as it goes) Plate twists 45 x 15 x 3 Stretching, Back roll Pretty happy, hit all the weights I wanted and there is still more in the tank. I think my old man strength is starting to kick in. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/18/11 at 11:48am
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3/18/11 Threw a 16lb indoor shot in a parking lot under the freeway. Gotta improvise when it is raining all the time. 8-Stands -53ft 4-Glide(because sometimes the stones suck) 54ft (happy to be farther than my stand but I have a little work to do) 6-Full throws-59ft Easy rhythm Not bad considering I rushed through it before someone could kick me out or park a car in my way. Easy Lifting Day Power Snatch (from floor, caught standing straight up) 135 x 5 185 x 4 205 x 4 x 2 (Quick and Easy) (pull ups and curls super set) Pull ups 12,15,9 DB Alt. Curl 70 x 8 75 x 8 x 2 Stretch ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/21/11 at 9:00am
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3/21/11 Lifting Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 2 335 x 2 355 x 1 365 x 1 Deadlift 405 x 5 495 x 3 565 x 1 615 x 1 Crazy thing happened-it didn't rain yet so I grabbed my weights and headed to the park HWFD stands, 1 turn, practice cast, 2 turns- 31-35 - more there but my back was a little tight and I shut it down Trying to keep it simple WFH Threw over 11ft swing set-8x each throw 3-4ft over LWFD Back loosened up a bit so I took a couple 2 turns 65-68 All in all I feel I am on the right track. If the weather would cooperate I would love to throw more and lift a bit less. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Sean Betz
Date Posted: 3/21/11 at 9:48am
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Its awesome to see you competing in the games. I've followed your track and field career, and am very impressed with your throwing. Look forward to competing on the same field, sometime. |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/21/11 at 9:55am
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Thanks that means a lot coming from you. I would love to compete on the same field as you--I have a lot of work to do before now and then but I hope it happens. I know you don't want to give away secrets but I want to know conceptually in your WFD do you feel that you accelerate the weight on the downward orbit or on the upward orbit and drive?
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Sean Betz
Date Posted: 3/22/11 at 1:27am
| I try to accelerate it when it is at the very bottom of the orbit. Its when I really feel the weight pull against me. I try to lower my hips at the same time. Thats when I get the bigger throws. I seem to scoop the weight. I just can't carry the weight out wide like a discus. I seem to have no power that way. Probably not the ideal way of doing it, but it works ok for me. |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 3/22/11 at 1:45am
lol, this isn't T&F. I have never had someone not give me all the advice I wanted and more when I asked. We just don't roll that way in HG. I think we all want to see big throws, and I would gladly help someone beat me if my advice would make a difference. I've done it many times, and have seen it done many times, on the field. ------------- |
stonethrower wrote:Posted By: will barron
Date Posted: 3/22/11 at 2:41am
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great to have your talent focused now on the Highland Games. watch out stone putt WR...
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Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/22/11 at 4:18am
Thanks for the help. Its nice to have a community that wants everyone succeed. 
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/22/11 at 1:13pm
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3/22/11 Stretch, Foam roll Bench-3 second pause 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 345 x 3 375 x 2 405 x 1 no pause-315 x 15 Incline Dumbell Flyes 80s x 8 90s x 6 100 x 6 -no need to ever go this heavy again, chance of injury out weighs gains. 80s max from now on. Seated Front Overhead Press 135 x 8 225 x 8 225 x 8 -easy just keeping flexibility Triceps pushdown 3x10 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/24/11 at 9:50am
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3/24/11 BWT 263 Stretch, Foam Roll Front Squat 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 405 x 3 Back Squat 495 x 5 565 x 3 Straight Leg Deadlift 315 x 5 405 x 5 405 x 5 Donkey Calf Raise-Single Leg 500 x 15 x 3 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/24/11 at 12:00pm
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After this week I am going to tweek my training so that I am in good throwing shape. More throwing, lighter quicker lifting. Try to get a little quick twitch stimulation. Also going to work on gaining weight-would like to be 275. This has always been tough for me. When I threw my my stone and shot put PRs I weighed 245. As I get older my metabolism has slowed so I can put on a little weight but I do not want to lose the athleticism that has helped me throw far in the past. All in all I am having a great time training. It is hard to believe that 2 1/2 years ago my half my throwing hand was numb, severely atrophied and on its way to paralysis through nerve damage. Yeah modern medicine and surgery!!!
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/25/11 at 6:49am
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3/25/11 Easy Day Stretch, Foam Roll Face Pulls Pull ups 3 x 10 KB work Plate winds Footwork ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/28/11 at 11:20am
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3/28/11 BWT-264 Stretch, foam roll Power Clean-from floor 135 x 4 225 x 3 275 x 2 315 x 1 -then 2 hang clean 345 x 1-2 hang 365 x 1-2 hang Hang Clean 375 x 2 405-near miss Deadlift 405 x 3 495 x 3 545 x 2 585 x 1 605 x 1 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/29/11 at 11:38am
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3/29/11 Bench-light and quick 135 x 8 225 x 8 315 x 5 345 x 5 365 x 7 315 x 16 Triceps pushdown 3x8 Easy day, looking forward to some throwing tomorrow. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/30/11 at 11:52am
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3/30/11 Throwing 15lb shot Stand throws-55ft Full throws- built up to 64ft then shut it down. Light Chain Hammer-no spikes 110+ Shot felt the best it has in a decade. There is more there but I didn't want to beat my hand up. I am just going to throw stones from now on in. Hammer felt ok, I think this event is really going to start coming together for me. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 3/31/11 at 10:32am
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3/31/11 Light Overhead Squat-warm up bar x 5 135 x 5 x 2 Front Squat 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 3 405 x 1 425 x 1 RDL 225 x 6 315 x 6 405 x 6 Single Leg Calf Raise 500 x 15 x 3 Hang Snatch-From Waist 135 x 5 x 2 Easiest leg day I have had. I think I can go 500 right now on my front squat. Flexibility, speed and strength feel like they are all coming together. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Sean Betz
Date Posted: 4/01/11 at 9:29am
| Wow. That is some good lifting. |
Posted By: Todd Bell
Date Posted: 4/01/11 at 11:41am
thanks for posting John,welcome to the highland games ------------- crouch,touch,pause,engage |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/02/11 at 10:53am
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4/2/11 BWT- 266 LWFD took a bunch of throws 70+ best 74-5 L. Hammer- no blades 110+ Bodyweight is up! Feeling good about my LWFD. Every throw feels very similar. Gotta get some good blades for hammer. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/04/11 at 11:43am
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4/4/11 BWT 265 Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 4 295 x 3 335 x 2 365 x 2 385 x 1 (PR) 405-miss It is high enough for most people to catch but I am a thrower not a lifter so I am not going to kill myself or get wide or low catching the weight. I really only care about the pull. Deadlift from 6" box 495 x 3 565 x 2 615 x 1 665 x 1 705 x 1 Felt really good about the way I handled 700. Hopefully I can get it off the floor in a couple of weeks. Working on staying back more. I use too much lower back most of the time. Bench 135 x 6 225 x 5 315 x 5 345 x 5 375 x 6 Its coming back little by little. Felt good about the effort after doing all of my other lifts. It would be cool, for ego purposes only to do 500 again. Overall great day- looking forward to getting some good throwing in this week. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/06/11 at 9:10am
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4/6/11 HWFD Footwork Standing 1-turn 2-turns Best- 36-6 Everything feels better and I am glad to be throwing farther every time I throw. WFH x 8 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/07/11 at 12:14pm
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4/7/11 Overhead Squat bar x 5 135 x 5 135 x 5 Front Squat 135 x 5 225 x 5 275 x 3 315 x 3 Hang Snatch 135 x 5 135 x 5 185 x 5 Light Easy Day. I am going to throw pretty much every event on Saturday so I wanted to treat it kind of like a competition. A little rest and hopefully some big (for me) throws. Goal - PR in every event. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/09/11 at 9:00am
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4/9/11 Throwing 22lb Breamar 43+ 16lb Open 56-6 42lb HWFD-41 LWFD-68 Caber-turned both LHammer-95+ Stones are close, weights were off big time, glad I turned a couple of cabers, and I think my hammer will come together when I get my new blades this week. Lots of fun throwing though. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/11/11 at 2:38pm
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4/11/11 Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 3 295 x 3 335 x 2 365 x 2 385 x 1 405 x 1 Deadlift 495 x 3 565 x 2 635 x 1 675 x 1 Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 3 385 x 6 Felt pretty good about everything and then I saw how Matt threw and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQi8xUZ0V90&feature=relat ed ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/11/11 at 2:43pm
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405 Hang Clean and 675 Deadlift were all-time PRs
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/13/11 at 1:57pm
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4/13/11 Back Squat 225 x 5 315 x 5 405 x 5 495 x 5 545 x 3 Hang Snatch 135 x 5 185 x 5 205 x 5 Pull ups 10 x 3 Easy day. Every thing feels good. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/17/11 at 9:56am
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4/17/11 Throwing Open stone-56+ HWFD- felt better this week LWFD- Felt good -around 70 Hammer- getting better Caber- picks are better, nice to practice. Weight for height- got some good cues and it felt good A yard is hard but an inch is a sinch. Little by little it is getting better. So glad to have Josh Grace and Russ Smith to help me. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: jgrace
Date Posted: 4/18/11 at 5:44am
| You forgot a highlight.....first caber broken. |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/19/11 at 10:56am
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4/19/11 Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 295 x 5 335 x 3 365 x 2 385 x 1 Felt a tweek in my back after my first HC at 365. I pulled too high and caught it weird. I was planning on going heavier and deadlifting (attempt 700) but I thought it would be wiser to give it a rest. Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 3 395 x 5 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Todd Bell
Date Posted: 4/19/11 at 12:06pm
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365.....pulled to high.....awesome! hope your o.k. ------------- crouch,touch,pause,engage |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/23/11 at 11:05am
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4/23/11 Throwing 22lb Braemar-45+ felt good 16lb Open-59+ No finish on all 3 over 58 (frustrating) HWFD- Felt heavy and was a little off LWFD-68ish Felt very rotational not linear enough Light Hammer- Easy throws- New boots and blades Caber- Felt good, getting better I was a little scared to see how my back would do. It has been hurting all week so all I have done since Tuesday was stretch and take lots of Advil. It still hurts but it has stretched out well. It was great to hit the stones well today. My open stone is still a little off. I am having trouble getting it in my neck right to be able to smack it at the finish. I hit 55 on a standing throw and I know if I can finish off a full like that it should go big. Other events were ok but I need to keep on working on them. Hopefully my back will get better and big things will come. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 4/23/11 at 11:44am
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well there goes that... i guess if I am going to break the
am stone record I need to do it next weekend. drats. ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/23/11 at 5:14pm
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Matt- good luck with the record!! I hope you get it!! ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 4/24/11 at 2:12am
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i could break it and hold on to it for literally a matter
of weeks...lol ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/25/11 at 9:29am
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Funny thing about Amateur records is that all they mean is that you suck in other events (like me) or that you should have already moved up in class. 4/25/11 Foam Roll Stretch Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 3 405 x 5 Face pulls 3 x 10 Pull ups 2 x 15 Front Squat (just to see how my back would do) 135 x 5 225 x 5 Sauna ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 11:29am
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4/27/11 BWT-267 stretch foam roll Easy cast and turns with 56 stretch foam/pvc roll kettlebell work stretch close grip cable high pulls from knee to overhead 3 x 10 x stack ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 4/27/11 at 11:44pm
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Well that means I'm good then for a couple more years as an
A since I don't have any records. NICE ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 4/28/11 at 3:48am
Matt, I am pretty sure your 26lb stone throw was a record of some sort. I think you are going to do quite well at the next level whenever you go up but I think you might win an amateur world championship first.  Thanks for the tip about the jav shoes- I actually bought some high jump shoes that will work out well. Good luck this weekend and I hope you break some records-even if they are mine.
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 4/28/11 at 6:49am
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nice I have been contemplating HG shoes.... they look just
like throwing shoes with spikes.... I like a low top on my shoes and ladies...boom ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/01/11 at 8:30am
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5/1/11 Throwing-tried to simulate comp. Braemar-47-2 Open Stone-58-6 Heavy Hammer-86 Light Hammer-110 56lb WFD-30ish (this event kicks my butt) LWFD-68 Caber-18-6 95lb with a wang to it-turned it once-2:00 Pretty happy with the progress I have made in the last 2 months. I guess I will see on Saturday in Woodland if I can hit something when it counts. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 5/01/11 at 2:41pm
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barely fouled a 60'3" today.
finished with a 59'1" pretty flat field. ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/01/11 at 3:28pm
Awesome- 60-3 is huge!!! Pretty sure that record is going down in the next couple of weeks. Keep up the big throws. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Pingleton
Date Posted: 5/02/11 at 1:56am
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Ha! As a former, significantly less-accomplished shot putter and discus thrower myself, when I first threw the HWFD I observed that: "The HWFD does not really feel like a throwing event, but more like a hazing ritual." I still feel the same way. However, I am sure you will improve dramatically if you actually practice the event. Keep up the great work. I am reading your training log with interest. I love this line from last week: 405-miss Great lifts btw. Peter ------------- We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw |
Posted By: Mr. Natural
Date Posted: 5/02/11 at 2:12am
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Vid or it didn't happen. Also? U suck. |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 5/02/11 at 6:31am
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OH dave, There is video it will come... ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/03/11 at 10:41am
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5/3/11 BWT-269 stretch pvc roll Light lifting Power Clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 5 Just keeping it light and loose. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/07/11 at 5:05pm
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5/7/11 Sacramento Games Open Stone-55-0 Braemar-44-1 HWFD-27-2 1/2 PR LWFD-62-2 1/2 PR Light Hammer-111-7 1/2 PR Heavy Hammer-91-0 PR Caber-12:30 (18' 105#) PR WOB-14-0 =PR Aside from my weight for distances everything was about what I hoped to hit. I have improved a lot in the last 2 months and I hope to keep it going. It was a great games and it was awesome to see the pros throw it down. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/09/11 at 9:05am
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5/9/11 I am not sure if I was pumped up because Rusty threw the open stone farther than me or my body was embarrassed to be dwarfed standing next to Dan McKim, but I rolled out of bed today feeling big and strong. Stepped on the scale- 270.8 and headed the gym and this happened- Foam/pvc roll and stretch Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 385 x 3 415 x 4 455 x 2 475 x 1 -went up quick Rack Pulls-from knee 225 x 5 405 x 3 585 x 3 675 x 3 765 x 2 followed by a couple dry heaves 855 x 1 All pretty easy- 855 was the max I could fit on the bar and I thought that the bar would break the way it was bending so I only did one rep. Stretch/PVC Roll Left the gym before I thought I was invincible and hurt myself. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Sean Betz
Date Posted: 5/10/11 at 12:26am
| The sky is the limit for you. Good seeing you compete on Saturday. Big throws in your future. |
Posted By: Andy Vincent
Date Posted: 5/10/11 at 12:59am
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Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/11/11 at 2:58pm
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5/11/11 Throwing 15lb Stone stand 55 fulls 62-63 Fixed my mistakes from last weekend. LWFD Drills and Easy throws ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/12/11 at 5:32am
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Correction Stone weight-13.7lbs Most importantly I was able to get 8 feet out of my full throw vs 2 1/2 last weekend. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 5/12/11 at 7:33am
I was thinking about this today, mostly because I'm jealous of you guys. But if you're going to break the record, you really should make it the world record since Cory Martin threw 62'7" in his only game. The catch was that he threw "pro" with us that day. So John, Matt, Spencer, etc.... just throw it like 64' imo. ------------- |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/12/11 at 11:51am
I agree. Oldfield threw the 17lb stone 63 feet so really you need to throw 65+ with the 16 to be comparable. The Braemar is the true test of a man anyways.
------------- John Davis |
Posted By: MAT$O
Date Posted: 5/13/11 at 12:12am
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at 64' that may as well be 100'. Im not going to come
anyway near it unless the grand canyon starts hosting a games. ------------- USPlabs Conquest Nutrition SPORT KILT Clevenger Sheaves http://www.mattvincent.net/store-3/training-lab-2/" rel="nofollow - Training LAB ebook "Strength Training for The Highland Games |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/14/11 at 3:01pm
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5/14/11 Stumptown Games 1st overall Braemar-44-8 1/2 Open-55-6 1/2 90lb stone-14-6 1/2 WOB-13-0 Sheaf-26-0 Caber-1:30 (18ft 105lb) The games was unsanctioned so that none of the marks really count which kind of deflated the intensity. We threw the same stones as Sacramento last weekend. Never hit the open stone- 4 throws over 44 within 5 inches in the Braemar. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: CHAD
Date Posted: 5/16/11 at 3:43am
| Hahaha. Unsanctioned, bah. With you throwing there, it has all the street cred it needs. |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/16/11 at 10:41am
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5/16/11 BWT-267 Lifting Stretch/back roll Deadlift Worked up to 705 (but I missed it twice)  Bench worked up to 405 x 4 (felt heavy) tricep/shoulder work Stretch/ Back Roll Sauna ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/17/11 at 10:30am
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5/17/11 Lifting Back Squat 225 x 5 405 x 5 495 x 5 545 x 3 Belt only 585 x 3 Belt only 585 x 3 Belt only single leg Calf raise glute/ham raise Dumbell step ups 100s x 5/leg x 3 stretch sauna ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/19/11 at 11:20am
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5/19/11 Lifting-still pretty stiff/sore from Monday and Tuesday Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 3 315 x 2 345 x 2 365 x 1 385 x 1 High Pull 405 x 2 Pull ups 15 x 3 Sauna ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/23/11 at 2:16pm
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5/20/11 Took a couple of throws with the LWFD before my throwing area was overtaken by a hundred extremely unaware junior high kids. Rather than kill a kid I packed it up. Frustrating. 5/23/11 Lifting Deadlifts 225 x 5 405 x 3 495 x 2 585 x 1 625 x 1 (Basically a straight leg deadlift. Very poor technique, I felt this one. Big reminder that just because you are strong enough to make the rep does not mean that you should. Should have stopped and reset.) On the plus side I am very happy with my grip strength and my lower back strength. Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 5 405 x 4 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/25/11 at 3:30pm
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5/25/11 Throwing Breamar - tough stone to throw good HWFD-single turns LWFD-single turns LHammer-felt really good Nothing great just putting in work. I am just doing one turns in the weights because I feel I need to get a better feel for the event and just like all other throwing events-if you can stand throw far you can full throw far. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/25/11 at 4:07pm
I meant to say- tough stone to throw, good to practice this I guess I erased part of it ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/27/11 at 4:05pm
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5/27/11 Lifting-everything done quick-no pauses Power Clean-press 135 x 5 185 x 3 225 x 3 255 x 2 295 x 1 +3 hang clean hang clean 325 x 5 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 5/30/11 at 9:16am
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5/30/11 Throwing 21.5lb Breamar built up to 2@46 Took a couple of open stones-56+ 42lbWFD-40+ 1st turn felt good then I was missing something LWFD-69,70,71 -figured out what I was missing HH-88+ there is more there Sheaf-getting better Caber- nice to practice whenever possible overall everything felt good Goals for Modesto on Saturday. Breamar-45+ HWFD- something respectable LWFD-70+ HHammer-95+ WOB-14+ Caber-Turn it! ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/07/11 at 5:52pm
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6/4/11 No Modesto Games Bench worked up to 405 x 5 then 445 x 1 Hang Clean- up to 385 x 1 then 2 sets of high pulls at 405 6/6/11 Stretch pullups 15 x 3 6/7/11 Squat -up to 545 x 5-easy Deadlift- worked on technique up to 605 x 1 x 3 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/10/11 at 12:32pm
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6/10/11 Lifting -Stretch Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 385 x 5 405 x 4 Hang Clean 225 x 5 275 x 5 315 x 4 355 x 4 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/13/11 at 3:45pm
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6/13/11 Throwing HWFD-10 throws 30-33 close but not quite LWFD-10 throws 69-72 I feel like it is getting closer, please watch and let me know what I am missing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTZcPrSBo6Y ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/15/11 at 3:11pm
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6/15/11 Throwing Tried to throw shot put but my elbow is a wreck so I couldn't even take stand throws. Threw discus 180ish- not bad for not throwing in a long time Pretty concerned about my elbow I think I will have to back off any movements where I can not keep it straight. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/20/11 at 1:16pm
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6/20/11 Lifting Back Squat 225 x 5 405 x 5 495 x 5 belt 545 x 5 belt Single leg Calf raise-500 x 15/leg x 3 Plate twists w/45lb Elbow is still screwed, flexibility is poor so no lifting or throwing in the near future. Maybe I will just have to work on my squat- be interesting to see if I could beat my best set ever- 675 x 5 (belt-knee wraps) ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/23/11 at 12:37pm
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6/23/22 Stretch Lifting Face pulls Rotator cuff exercises Easy bench- to see how elbow is 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 6 x 2 Everything felt good. Flexibility is coming back. It will be interesting to see if everything is good tomorrow or if it will be inflamed. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/28/11 at 9:56am
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6/27/11 Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 5 385 x 5 405 x 4 6/28/11 Squat 225 x 5 405 x 5 495 x 5 585 x 5 belt modified Glute ham raise BWT X 5 X 3 DB Step-ups 75s x 6 x 3 Single leg Donkey Calve raise 500x 15 x 3 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 6/29/11 at 2:54pm
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6/29/11 Throwing 19lb stone- Stand Throws 46+ 14lb stone- Stand Throws 55+ Easy throwing- elbow felt good, legs and chest tired from lifting. I expect to throw 5 feet farther with these stones in the next 2 weeks. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/01/11 at 10:15am
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7/1/11 Lifting Rack Pulls 225 x 5 405 x 5 585 x 2 675 x 2 765 x 2 855 x 2 felt good -wish I could go heavier but that is the max for the bar. Face pulls 4 x 10 Rotator Cuff exercises ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/05/11 at 10:04am
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7/5/11 Lifting Overhead squat-bar warm up Back Squat 225 x 5 405 x 5 495 x 5 585 x 3 Belt 625 x 3 Belt hang clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 3 Very happy with my squats. I believe that is the heaviest I have ever gone without knee wraps let alone hit a triple. Good things on the horizon!!! ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/05/11 at 11:39am
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7/5/11 Workout #2 Throwing 19lb Stone 5 Stand throws- best of 48ft 14lb Stone 5 Stand throws- best of 57-6 5 Full throws- best of 63-8 Felt pretty good. Elbow not 100% so I was a little hesitant. All in all great throws for squatting beforehand. I think I can get 3+ feet on all these throws. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/06/11 at 11:16am
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7/6/11 Lifting Rotator Cuff exercises Face Pulls- stack x10 x 3 Speed Bench- 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 8 Pull ups 3 x 10 Easy day today- Looks like Saturday I will get to practice with Rusty Price so I want to be a little rested so that I can soak up some knowledge. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/07/11 at 2:37pm
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7/7/11 Massage Throwing LWFD 14lb - 4 throws 28lb- 10 throws- 70ft+ Easy throwing- looking forward to some farther throws on Saturday with better equipment and a little rest ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/09/11 at 7:25am
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Throwing 19lb Braemar Stone- 8 throws-last 5 throws within 6 inches Best of 49-2 28lb LWFD- Took about 20 throws. Rusty helped show me what I was missing. I feel like I have all the pieces of the puzzle but I have to put them together correctly- Good feeling throws and bad feeling throws all went about the same distance 66-69 Best of 69-10. I think when I pull off heavy back squats all of my numbers will go up. Looking for 2-3ft in stones and 5ft in LWFD ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/12/11 at 10:06am
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7/12/2011 Lifting Light quick lifts today Bench 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 5 365 x 8 Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 275 x 3 315 x 3 KB Swings ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 7/13/11 at 5:05am
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I finally figured out who this is... See you Sunday, I'm looking forward to watching stones and shotputs fly.
------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/17/11 at 3:50pm
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7/17/11 Inaugural Duke Kahanamoku H'Island Games 21.5lb Braemar -47-6, 47-2, 47-5 15.8 Open Stone- 60-10 25lb LWFD-71-4 (73-10F) Discus-189-0 WOB-13-0 LHammer-106-8 Awesome day, group of throwers and facility. Glad to get some demons out in the stones. There is still more there. They waited to tell me that the open stone was a tad under 16 Doh!. The LWFD was a small 25lb weight with an equally small triangular handle. Carlos swears we can get 2+ more feet with the 28 because of the length. I still am missing a couple of things here, but it is getting closer. Had a 73-10 foul because I stepped on the line, which threw me off on my last throw because I was thinking about not fouling and I missed the front. Discus in a kilt was awesome, 189-0 in a tailwind is not too shabby. WOB was the disappointment of the day. Bad technique... In hammer the ground was way too hard to use blades so I was off balance every throw because I have been training with blades only. 106+ isn't too bad though. I know I am good for 120+. Its getting closer!!! ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/23/11 at 11:44am
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7/23/11 Lifting Bench 135 x 6 225 x 5 315 x 6 365 x 11 Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 275 x 5 325 x 5 Easy quick lifting. Had a long hot week at work so I was not able to get much training in this week. I rolled my ankle 2 weeks ago and it has been sore ever since so I was glad that my stones went well last weekend. Be nice to get some marks like that in a legit comp. I feel like I am on the verge. My body weight has been slipping-around 263, but I feel stronger and leaner. Looking forward to getting some throws in tomorrow. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/24/11 at 8:06am
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7/24/11 Technique throwing 19lb stone from stand- easy throws worked up to 48+ HWFD- 33+ Easy throws, got into my first groove in this event. LWFD- Missing it a bit 70+ L Hammer-110ish H Hammer- 85+ Not a bad day. No real pop, nothing special, just a workman like day. Goals for Monterey in 2 weeks Braemar-45+ Open Stone-57+ HWFD-35+ LWFD-72+ HHammer-95+ LHammer-115+ Sheaf-Make some bars WFH-15 Caber-turn it I feel like based on my training these goals are all very realistic, I just need to put a full games together. I would love to throw the stones like I did last week, but I have struggled to get a handle on these stones and have thrown 44 and 55 both times I battled them. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/27/11 at 3:24pm
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7/27/11 Throwing HWFD- 34+ LWFD- 70+ L Hammer- winds x 7 L Sheaf-12 pulls WFDs felt better, technique is starting to work and I feel it in my legs more. Hammer, got a couple of good cues. Sheaf is a tricky animal but I think I am on the right track. We will see on Sat. with the 20lb bag. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/30/11 at 7:41am
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7/30/11 Throwing 22lb Stone-45 open- 54 MSA (just in case there is a big stone or strange shape I can't spin with) HWFD- was a mess, kind of a bummer since I have been feeling better about this event LWFD- 68,70,71 felt the best it ever has (ripped my hand open so I stopped) L Hammer 105+ Felt great but not very far Heavy Sheaf -10 pulls at 24ft branch Had a couple 4+feet over. I feel like I am on to something here. 28 would be great next weekend. -LWFD and Sheaf were good today. Hope it carries over. I think I am tired from pulling wire all week at work, hopefully next week will be easier and I will be more rested. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 7/31/11 at 5:41am
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7/31/11 Lifting-light quick continuous lifting-no pauses between reps Bench 135 x 8 225 x 10 315 x 10 365 x 6 Hang Clean 135 x 5 225 x 5 275 x 5 ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 8/07/11 at 3:03am
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Monterey Games Braemar-42 Open Stone-52 HWFD-28 LWFD-65 HHammer-91 LHammer-105 WOB-13 Sheaf-21 Caber-didn't turn it Very frustrating day. Couldn't get a good handle on the stones, never felt comfortable withe the weights, couldn't find a good spot to dig in in the hammers (I did have a throw where the handle hit the cage and explode in air, and still went 105), WOB kinked on just about every throw, sheaf I threw very high but just outside of the standards on my throws at 25, and by the time caber rolled around I was just a mental wreck. I have lost about 15lbs in the last 3 weeks due to work- sucks being a grown up. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: stonethrower
Date Posted: 8/09/11 at 2:50pm
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8/9/11 Throwing Overheads w/ 16lb shot-60+ Easy stand throws 16lb shot- 52ft Full throws 14lb stone- best of 64+ Such a big difference in being comfortable with a stone- Pleasanton stones will not be comfortable so I will move in that direction. ------------- John Davis |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 8/11/11 at 8:42am
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John, I feel kinda funny making suggestions when you throw SO much farther than I do, but that's never stopped me before. I watched your video, and it looked pretty much exactly like how you threw at Shaffer field. I missed your LWFD at Monterey, or maybe my brain wasn't engaged. So here's my thought.....get a little lift out of the legs in the front. When you deliver the weight you still have a lot of bend in your knees. You also are throwing...kinda....line drives. I saw you throw discus...you do the lift-hop thing at the front of the ring and the discus has tons of height for the flight. OK, you probably can't do that with 28 pounds, but maybe finishing with "lift" will help you get some height. Watch your video. Now watch these.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4k6pbsVLEg Look at Ryans finish. He's blocking with his left leg and it's almost straight. His chest is up. BIG lift, and he throws that thing into the sky. Same thing here. Look how high the thing flies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzsoIVO7g94 Craig Sinclair throws like this. I know that not everybody does this, but Craig does. HBIII doesn't, for example. Here's Craig. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TThVSBPES-E This is a nice video from Hapy because it shows a number of the Big Guys puttin' it out there. There are different styles to this stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TILGZfkFoYs You throw kinda like HB3. Maybe incorporate some of Craig and Mike P. in there and see if the lift at the front doesn't help you, maybe?? As a complete and total aside, are you on your toes at the end of the WOB standing toss? I don't remember from the Duke K. event, and I missed seeing you at Monterey, but make sure to get the last little bit out of that triple extension. OK enough for my mindless arrogance. See you at Pleasanton!------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |