TRAINING LOG: Dave Van Skike
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Topic: TRAINING LOG: Dave Van Skike
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Subject: TRAINING LOG: Dave Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/13/12 at 4:28pm
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I might as well go where the big kids play. Have a log at another place but I figure I'll get legit feedback here. My background is in a bunch of stuff but most recently Strongman. Reaching a point where I can't dabble in the throws, need to break up with strongman stuff and get monogamous for a at least a year on the throwing. I'm a B and Master. I'm also a pixie, 5'9 and 230. My gym lifts are meh, some of my stone loads and things are better but much weaker tall guys are routinely outhrowing me. I have the privileged of competing on occasion with Jay O'Neil and friends adn i get to train with Greg York on occasion as well. Also, Greg can attest to this....I hate drills. If I don't pick it up the basics of it in 5 minutes I don't waste my time with it. Video helps a little but I need to feel it before I see it. Ummm...what else? Dat's it for now. I write my own programmign with help from some friends and I'm lucky enough to train with a very motivated group of powerlifters. Here's some recent gym work. |
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Posted By: bigirish01
Date Posted: 8/13/12 at 4:42pm
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Awesome Dave! Glad to have you! Welcome to the Darkside! lol I was lookin at your results from Whidbey... very nice ! Look forward to throwin with ya soon! ------------- Jay "Big Daddy" O'Neill |
Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 8/13/12 at 4:56pm
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Welcome! ------------- |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/13/12 at 5:12pm
| Thanks Guys...I look forward to some caber lesson in the off season Jay! Feel like I should have been broken up with strongman last year and been practicing these throws for the last 6 years but...no time like the present, right? |
Posted By: Jim Glover
Date Posted: 8/13/12 at 5:57pm
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Nice! ------------- "A single one of us can defeat your whole army. If you do not believe it, you may try, only please order your army to stop shooting with firearms." - Mameluke Chieftain Kurtbay |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/13/12 at 11:05pm
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light hammer 1 wind x 5 2 wind x 4 3 wind x 7 HWFD one turn x 9 some line drills with the heavy as well..what a shit show. |
Posted By: bigirish01
Date Posted: 8/14/12 at 9:36am
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Absolutely! Ive got some cabers that and can work with you whenever you want. By the way its never too late! Look forward to training with you this off season!
ps do line drills with light weight. lol ------------- Jay "Big Daddy" O'Neill |
Posted By: Greg York
Date Posted: 8/14/12 at 10:45am
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Cool. My advice? Focus on not getting hit! :D ------------- Watch for falling rocks! |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/14/12 at 1:47pm
| Yeah..line drills with Heavy seemed dumb but I suck @ it so bad I need to do something besides one turn throws. |
Posted By: Jim Glover
Date Posted: 8/14/12 at 2:10pm
You heard of Antler drills Dave? It's line drills sans weight with your arms up above your head i.e. antlers and you focus on fast feet on the turn and keeping your hands/upper body slower and behind your hips. Unweighted hammer winds, extra slow are a world of suck like no other. ------------- "A single one of us can defeat your whole army. If you do not believe it, you may try, only please order your army to stop shooting with firearms." - Mameluke Chieftain Kurtbay |
bigirish01 wrote:Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/14/12 at 2:19pm
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I like this. I will try it. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/14/12 at 9:46pm
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Squats 135x5 225x3 315x3 365x5 405x5 425x5 3 count pause squats 315x3 315x3 315x3 some MSA footwork |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/15/12 at 11:11pm
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throws: using a light stone about 8 standing about 6 braemar 3 glide 3 MSA Sheaf 16# to 21 feet 10 throws, slowly finding a groove with help from Sgt.York. Gym after. powerclean to push press 95x3 135x3 175x3 195x3 205x3 220x3 behind neck push press to 242x3 failed on 275....that wide grip stuff is nasty for me a couple reps with 355 double OH dl. 5 sets 5 pullups. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/17/12 at 11:05pm
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Bodyweight 228 today cg bench 135x5 185x10 225x10 225x10 245x10 deadlift 135x8 225x6 315x4 405x3 455x1 525x5 rpe 8 650 tirex10 |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/20/12 at 12:06pm
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LWFD: one turns and two turns...this has gone to shit. Another trip to the field is in order this eve. Light Hammer: two turns better than 3. Iron Maiden Caber: 1 turn several misses with the 17' Frustrating but still productive session. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/21/12 at 1:21am
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one of those days squat buffalo bar 155x5 245x3 335x3 385x3 425x1 trashy ssb squat 225x5x3 yuck. need some rack |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/25/12 at 1:29am
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thursday light braemar practice about 30 throws Today: explosive plyo-push-ups 5x2 to 13" box. Close grip bench (thumb on smooth) 135x12 225x5 245x3 265x3 285x3 Deadlift 135x5 225x5 315x5 405x5 500x1 550x5 dead stop PR. |
Posted By: Duncan McCallum
Date Posted: 8/25/12 at 1:46am
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Gratz on the PR! ------------- The man in the arena. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/26/12 at 12:15am
| Thanks...I do what I can. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/27/12 at 10:51pm
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Trap Bar Jumps 125x3 215x3 305x2x5 squats 135x5 225x5 315x5 345x5 365x5 405x5 got forward on number 4. tight right hip. decided to call it. pause squats 315x3 335x3 365x3 reverse band dl 720x1 |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 8/30/12 at 12:50am
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Been cleaning out the basement and garage all week. WTF am I doing with so many useless beams and bags of concrete? Hammer winds with mini-hammer 20. LH 12 full throws Braemar 12 throws 5 glide 5 MSA Power cleans 135x3 185x3 205x3 225x3 Press from rack 135x3 155x3 185x3 205x2 light session and I still feel like I'm carved out of driftwood. Need to come up with a mobility routine. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 9/01/12 at 12:35am
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Trap Bar Jumps
5x2@305 Deadlift 225x3 315x3 365x3 405x3 500x3 570x3 deadstop. Occlusion Curls. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 9/03/12 at 10:29pm
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open stone 2 warmup,5 full braemar 2 warmup,5 full lwfd 2 warmup,5 full hwfd 2 warmup,5 full Sheaf. 7 full throws. 2 of them to 26'+ PLeased with this progress. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 9/04/12 at 11:36pm
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close grip bench 135x20 225x5 275x3 295x2 315x2 occlusion curls, 3 sets. |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 9/06/12 at 9:39pm
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wed. open stone 2 warmups, 5 glide LWFD 3 warmups, 5 full HWFD 3 warmups, 3 one turn, 3 two turns Light Hammer 9 full throws. WOB timing practice. Squat 135x5 245x3 335x3 365x3 425x1 425x1 power cleans 155x3 205x3 230x3 thursday I am a terrible thrower threw the 56 tonight.one turn only..consistently 25 FFFFFing feet. about 10 throws. 25 feet is just momentum. no timing,blowing through power position, no pop, no pull. Winter is Coming. We have a great deal of work to do. |
Posted By: Jim Glover
Date Posted: 9/07/12 at 11:40am
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You're an average thrower but you'll get better. You're a terrible person and there's no helping that.
------------- "A single one of us can defeat your whole army. If you do not believe it, you may try, only please order your army to stop shooting with firearms." - Mameluke Chieftain Kurtbay |
Posted By: D. Van Skike
Date Posted: 9/18/12 at 2:11pm
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Been a rugged few weeks.
Week before the last meet. Squatted 440 for double and benched a triple at 290 jacked up my back and hip benching. Rolled into the HG meet with shite mobility. Horrible day. Did get a third in the open stone against two very solid throwers. swore I had a third in Braemar but either the judges or my eyes lied. probably drunk judges. Everything else just sukt..had no mobility at all. Post meet I'm transitioning into a new phase. I give it another week of goofing off. Wednesday last 20 throws learning the full spin (big project for next year, but I'm tiny and it's probably the only way to really progress.) Line Drills Couple WOB. Sunday: took 9 LWFD throws 10 Heavy hammer throws......shite 10 LW throws,these are slowly improving, getting close to the 80's with very little effort and 2 rotations Open Stone 4 throws to about 35' Braemar 28 pounder, one nice long throw, rest were average at 25ish. Monday: CG Bench 155x10 230x5 245x5 265x5 185x19 very close grip. Shoulder still trixy. Squat 135x10 225x5 315x5 385x8 low box squat. no belt. 225x3 275x3 315x3 Real easy session. Next block is still bein sorted. may lay it out here. Sorry Jim for being such a bad person. |