Needing YouTube Content
It had been far too long without filming for YouTube. Last night while taking a shit the ideas for today struck. I thought I’d do either amrap axle clean with 205 or amrap overhand deadlift with 255, as well as another vid.
On axle cleans I did a single with 205, based on it I added weight. I’d prefer the 1rm PR to an amrap. 225 was easy, in fact easy enough that I’m shocked how many times I missed it before success back in February. I then failed 245 four times,one of them catching it in a squat clean. I thought I’d axle power clean 255 based on the prior 205 and 225,didn’t happen, oh well, soon.Yes, I failed a few reps. I know I said I wouldn’t fail any this month. I’ve kept it to a bare minimum, and only grip related when PRs are on the table. Without going for them I’d have shorted myself.
Axle/Fat Bar AMRAP Deadlifts
I ended up pulling 255 for 14 fail 15 on the overhand axle deads on video. I was looking for 15+, really hoping for 20+,but it was a PR nonetheless. Last time I pulled 12.
Thought I’d catch 315 overhand axle on video, but failed. Hands were too fatigued at that point. I’ve done it before,I’ll do it,and better again.
Now I went into the gym wanting two good videos. I didn’t mention what the other one was, it was to do some crazy heavy prowler push.
The Prowler
Story time: In 2010 or 2011 I saw video of a guy push a prowler with either 800 lbs total or 800 lbs plate weight. Now since then maybe there are heavier prowler sled videos. I don’t know, nor do I particularly care.
Last night I pushed my car around a parking lot as a test. Based on it, I figured I should be able to push a prowler sled with 1000lbs of plate weight 15 yards.
Who knows if that is the heaviest heavy ass sled push/pull on YouTube.
I did a few warmups of a couple feet to feel heavier and heavier weight.
I loaded it up to 1000lbs of plates. I reran the #s not wanting to be shy on weight discovered after the fact.
The double check was godsend. I had been at 990lbs. I added 10 more.
Desk girl as cameraman. Ballpark 18 yards +/- 1 accuracy.
Did that shit. The worst part was keeping low. The pads got sweaty and I slid up. I stopped for a fraction of a second near the end to get back down and keep from sliding off. It got harder and harder at the end because sweat had me higher and higher, losing more and more of the mechanical advantage of being low.
Let me tell you something. Using the handles instead of drive pads is far harder. 1000+ was drive pad for a reason. Hilariously I bruised my shoulders in the pads. Even more funny was trying to get the sled back to the starting point to unload plates.
Not able to push with the handles I had to unload half the plates, then jerk into the handles (lots of quick hits/pushes,should’ve filmed it too,it was stellar exercise,pulsating is a good description), then turn it,drive it back and unload.
Fun shit overall. Try programming that session though. Sessions like today are why I stress training how you want and not being wed to a program.
It was a blast.
Try it or similar. Everyone has access to a car and parking lot. Grab a buddy and have him ride, but not hold the brake. Holding the brake it ain’t going anywhere.
Get it and have a blast.
-J