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TomLawrence
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Sunday 4/20/14
Swamped in work, but I sneaked out for a few throws. 56# WFD
Sheaf
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TomLawrence
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Monday 4/21/14
Still completley overwhelmed and stressed by work, but I combated that with throws. 28# WFD
Sheaf
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TomLawrence
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Tuesday 4/22/14 -- Happy Earth Day
Deads in max sets of 5
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TomLawrence
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Wednesday 4/23/14
On the road a lot today, but I sneaked in a quick stones practice tonight. 20# Stone
Beautiful throwing. Polaris straight out from the trig. Jupiter overhead. Creepy loud animals prowling in the woods at the edge of the practice field. All good. Tom |
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eclarkhb
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Sounds awesome!
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C Cook
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Sorry bout the animal sounds Tom. Wife finally let me out for a last day viewing of Cap Am 2 at the Blairsville cinema. Just excited is all. Great work this season!
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TomLawrence
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Thank you both!
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TomLawrence
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Thursday 4/24/14
Squats in max sets of 3
Tricep and Bicep accessories x some. Tom |
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Duncan McCallum
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Well done Tom!
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The man in the arena.
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TomLawrence
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ATG squatting just 225 used to be really hard, but Doctore est diabolus.
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TomLawrence
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Friday 4/25/14
Back and shoulder accessories. LWFD
Saturday 4/26/14 Very late night throwing under the flood light. 16# Sheaf (still going left handed)
HWFD
LWFD
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TomLawrence
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Wednesday 4/29/14
I am in a very high stress, high workload, low sleep time right now, so my diet and CNS are taking a beating. I am also off schedule, and it shows in the gym. On the upside, my shoulder should be fixed according to my chiropractor. It still feels funny, but I am running out of time before my next games to get hammer practice in. I think I'll just have to try it and see.
Wednesday 4/24/14 Squats in max sets of 5
DB Rows
I also made some supplementation changes, including a pre-workout carbohydrate drink. I have never tasted the bottom of a subway worker's shoe, but I think I have tasted the nearest thing. Crivens... I made a bad choice on flavor. Tom |
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KiltBill
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I have thrown out a lot of protein powder over the years. Beverly is the best tasting!
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Remember Kay Cummings, Father of the Highland Games in the Southeast and my friend. Lets Go Run With The Big Dogs!
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TomLawrence
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Catching up...
Friday 5/2/14 Deads in max sets of 8
Saturday 5/2/14 -- MoD-Day
20# stone
56# WFD
Sunday 5/4/14 Mowed the clover so I wouldn't lose implements. Sheaf
Going to see if my shoulder can do hammer tomorrow. Tom Tom |
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TomLawrence
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In reflection on last night's practice (to paraphrase Gary Larson) -
"You know, Sid, I really like sheaf... I mean, I know that's not profound or nothin'... Heck! We ALL do... But for me, I think it goes much more beyond that." |
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TomLawrence
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Monday 5/5/14 -- beginning of Savannah Games week
22# Hammer
28# WFD
Little bit o' sheafin' to wind things up. Deads in speed sets of 3
Headed to Tucson tomorrow night for some work meetings. That close to Jake-land, and I will have no car and no time. <SMH> Tom |
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TomLawrence
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Tuesday 5/6/14
Squats in speed sets of 3
Wednesday 5/7/14
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eclarkhb
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Nice! Good luck getting creative & getting some throwing in while travelling. I'm going to be in Las Vegas for a week right before the Costa Mesa games with probably no opportunity to throw
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Highland Games 40+ Masters Competitor &
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wsciscoe
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Meetings yea! :-(
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Old enough to know better. Still too young to care.
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TomLawrence
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Long flight back from Arizona last night, seated between a large Australian man and a pregnant lady. I roasted the entire way. Got out to my truck in the far reaches of Hartsfield's economy parking a 11:30pm to find a flat rear tire. At least it didn't happen on the way to the airport (Nate Parker style). I finally got home about 2am for a few hours sleep before driving back down to Atlanta for work, but I got to see my sons before I left. Priceless.
I'm leaving for Savannah this afternoon, and we'll see if I can make any gains in the games tomorrow. I'm feeling pretty run down, but the games always bring out the best in me. I do love this sport. Reminder for all y'all -- Mothers' Day is Sunday. If you haven't already prepared, get on it. Tom |
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Good Luck in Savannah.
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TomLawrence
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Thanks! More than anything it will be my reward for surviving the work stress of the last month. Regardless of how I do, I will be throwing with friends and will be sure to have a blast. Hopefully I can get some PRs too.
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TomLawrence
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5/10/14
38th Annual Savannah Scottish Games It was a really up an down day, but the ups were higher than the downs were down. To start with, I must say it is a drag getting old. I was loading my cooler into the truck Saturday morning, got off balance, and ganked my back. I don't know what I did exactly (my chiroproactor will fix it tomorrow), but all the muscles in my mid back seized up with eye-watering intensity. I tried to roll it out, but it was shot for the day. A game-changing injury, from lifting the cooler before the games. Seriously? Who does that? I felt so stupid, that I could have kicked myself, but probably would have just aggravated the injury. So anyway, all of the rotational throws at the games were intensely painful all day, and my distances suffered badly. Just bad luck, but that is the way it goes sometimes. Anyway... General: We were throwing at Bynuh's Field, a historic location on the Bethesda Academy / Boy's Home landholdings. It was flat and beautiful, with cedars and live oaks around the perimeter. All the judges were top notch, the announcer was professional ( a TV news guy if I heard correctly ), the scorekeepers were volunteers from the local girls' soccer team, the food was good, the shirts were cool, and the implements were all high quality. Bob Gourlay runs a great games. I think we had something like 66 athletes spread across Novice, Bs, As, 40-49 Masters, 50+ Masters, and Ladies. I threw with the Bs (despite my age), and I think we had 14, but I may be misremembering. It was a good group of throwers. Events in order: Caber
22# Hammer
WOB
Sheaf
16# Ostone
56# WFD
28# WFD
Overall
Now here was the big surprise
I'll get my back fixed tomorrow and then it's back to training. Gallabrae HG in two weeks! Tom |
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TomLawrence
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Wow - Congrats on the Stg Hodges award!! Sounds awesome!
Nice job making the best of a crap situation - Good luck getting the back fixed up.
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sorry to hear about the cooler incident. That's why I have my wife lift everything before a competition. Great work getting a PR while damaged. And the sergeant Hodges award. Wow!
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Old enough to know better. Still too young to care.
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KiltBill
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Congrats on the WOB PR, sheaf PR and the Sgt. Rufus Calhoun Hodges Georgia Hussar Award! You are a great sportsman!
Next thing to add to your training is a core day. One day set aside to build all the muscles around the waist. As The Dr told me "you build your own internal weightlifting belt and brace off it". You will have no more freak back accidents and lifting Duncan as you age will be so much easier. See my log for reference exercises! |
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Remember Kay Cummings, Father of the Highland Games in the Southeast and my friend. Lets Go Run With The Big Dogs!
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TomLawrence
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Thanks all.
Bill -- I have a great slosh pipe not two feet behind me as I type this. Right where I left from when I last picked it up a month ago... sigh... point taken. I do core stuff all the time, but not throw you off balance, keep your guts together core stuff like the pipe provides. It was just one of those really unlucky things. I felt so stupid, but that's what I get for being in a hurry. I'm still counting the day a total win though. It was a great games, and I got two PRs. Tom |
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TomLawrence
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I got face-down on the Dr. Stacey's table today, and the first thing she said was, "Oh, wow..."
"You threw like that?" Everything is back in place now and I have a recheck in a week. I need to be careful in the gym this week and foam roll as much as tolerable. Moving on... Tom |
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TomLawrence
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Tuesday 5/13/14
Deads in max sets of 5
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