CANADA DAY

I did a small strongman demo in Toronto as part of the Canada Day festival. www.amesburycanadaday.ca

I did well at the Clean & Press with the log (which is usually not a good lift but today was. Once I got it to my chest I pressed it very well. Interesting too, because I really only do the Power Clean part when training with the log lift.)
Also the 1 Arm Dumbbell Press was good. 100 lbs. dumbbell for 5.

Stone load wasn't good. I have real trouble with this. Natural stones are great training tools because they are so awkward and figuring out how to lift them is a work out by itself. But loading these for speed is not my thing.
I adopted the 200 lbs. stone after though. I was looking for one to train with anyway so BONUS!

The tire flip was interesting. A 760 lbs. tire. I had done a 700 lbs. one in training so was looking forward to this.
ALMOST!.....
I managed to lift it off the ground but it would slip and BOOM! Tried using work gloves but couldn't get the grip with them. (there was a big pincture hole in the other side facing up and I was laughing to myself because if that was on the bottom that was the grab I needed!
Am kinda disappointed with the tire because I really wanted that flip and made a stupid small mistake with the gloves that cost time. STUPID!
With a little work on it I KNOW I'll get it!

The stone too. Now that I have it, I'll train with it and it'll be easy! I lifted it in the event but dropped it when I went to regrip it fumbling around when I went to load it. Like I said, you have to play around with stones to figure out the best way to grab and lift them. Everybody has to do it differently as well.
You can't lift anything like this with a text book style.

I didn't embarrass myself and I think we put on a good little show.
I know I'm better and stronger from the training I did. Doing what I did with the log and tire and other lifts show this.
I'll be doing more abdominal STRENGTHENING core work which will help all things.