TRAINING LOG: Jeff Kaste

9/4/18 

Warm Up 

Box Squat 20"

135x8, 135x8, 225x5, 255x5, 275x5, 275x5, 295x5, 315x3, 315x5 felt good.

Lunges 

3x8 each leg at 75# 

Suitcase Dead lift / BB Curls (because the bar was already loaded and what was I going to do? not curl it?) 

3x5 each side @ 140# w/ 3 second hold at top / 5x10 @ 80#

9/5/18

Throws 

16# OStone 

Fronts x6 best of 40' 

Stands x6 best of 45' 

Glides x7 best of 49' 

LWFD

1-turns x6 best of 72' nothing on it, just nothing 

Fulls x8 best of 78' just falling a part. Legs were not listening lol

Heavy Hammer x7 best of 106' wow, nice little surprise there. 

Throws 

22# Braemar 

Fronts x5  best of 34' 

Non-Reverse x6 best of 38' 

Reverse full x8 best of 39' figuring things out here and I am close to a breakthrough 

HWFD 

1-turns x5 best of 38' 

FUlls x8 best of 42'+ 

LWFD 

Fulls x8 best of 81'+ still missing a lot of speed 

Light Hammer x8 best of 131' figured something out. Going long on the left on third wind seems to be a missing element. 3 throws over 130'. Must perfect! 

Busy doing errands today but managed a quick throw. 

16# Ostone 

Fronts x4 best of 39' 

Stands x7 best of 44' 

Glides x7 best of 48' 

Heavy Hammer x6 best of 106'. 3 throws over 103', the other 3 were warm ups. Definitely onto something! 

Warm Up 

Box Squat 20" Box Against medium blue rogue bands 

135x3, 135x3, 225x3, 225x3, 225x3, 225x3, 225x3, 225x3, 225x3, 225x3 felt nice to get the bands to work. Dumbbells make good anchors! 

Bench Press against doubled red bands 

135x5, 135x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3

Banded Pull Downs 

4x12 

Curls / Banded Triceps Extensions 

3x10 @ 45s / 3x40 

Throwssss

22# Braemar Stone 

Fronts x3 best of 35' 

Non-Reverse x5 best of 38' 

Fulls x5 best of 39' 

HWFD

1-turns x4 best of 37'

Fulls x6 best of 42' 

Light Hammer x7 best of 129' tried the 4 winds and it felt almost out of control...but if I can harness it, I think I can catch a big one. Glove started to tear and slide due to the humidity and the fact that it's an old ass glove. Not sure what I will do come Friday but we shall see! 

New Hampshire Highland Games, Lincoln, NH 

Heavy Hammer- 104'6 

Light Hammer- 126'6

16# Ostone- 47'11

HWFD- 43'5 

Caber- DFL 

WOB- 15' 

26# Braemar- 34'9 

LWFD- 81'11 

Overall: 7th 

My favorite weekend of the whole year. Had a great time and threw some good events, and threw some bad events. Classic Jeff. This comp was over the course of 3 days, with hammers on Friday. Long weekend but totally worth it. 

Hammers were fine but I was disappointed. The whole time it was misting so the comp last a good 20 minutes longer than it should have just due to people drying off the hammer handle each time and making sure it was secure. No one lost a single hammer but that definitely killed momentum. I really wanted a PR in Heavy hammer and just didnt get it done. 4 Winds worked well, though! Light hammer was a disappointment as I just didnt hit the positions and follow the cues I usually do. Oh well. 

Day 2 started with stone which is a great stone and I pooped the bed with it. 3 throws all at 47' something. Garbage. Should have been 50' all day. HWFD was much better. Went 42'+. 43'+. and then 45'2 but it was a slight foul. Very sad, would have gained me 1 spot and jumped into 2nd. But that's how it goes! Caber was garbage and I took last. I keep saying it and keeping doing nothing, but I need to practice. I WILL cut a tree this off season and brandish a caber. I will. WOB was fine, had some solid pulls at 16' but none came close to going over. Just gotta limp through this season with this event. 

Day 2 was a little better. I hate that big ass braemar. My last throw was 34'+ and it rolled off my hand so that would have been my best one. Way she goes. LWFD was nice, went foul, 79+, 81'11 which bumped me 3 places into 3rd. Was a big throw for me. Very happy. 

Overall feelings about the weekend are 50/50. Weights are moving, hammers are holding steady, stones could be better, and caber/wob are whatever. I do have to thank Holly and Bill Crawford for their fantastic hospitality and great games as always. Especially due to them having to deal with the hurricane first, super incredible! 

Gotta show up this next weekend with every once of focus possible and just go for broke. No safety throws. Gonna be a blood bath, and I cannot wait. 

Celtic Classic Highland Games, Bethlehem, PA 

PROS: Spencer Tyler, Chuck Kasson, Nathan Burchett, Zach Riley, Damien Fisher, Jeff Kaste, Kevin Becker, Wes Kiser, Dave Barron

22# Hammer- 104'4  

24.5# Braemar- 38'4

HWFD- 43'4

Sheaf- 27' 

Caber- 55 

16# Hammer- 124'9

17# Ostone- 51'8 

LWFD- 84'1 

WOB-15' 

Overall: 3rd 

What an unbelievable weekend. There is really nothing like the Celtic Classic. With the close exception of Loon, it's the only games where you feel like a real professional athlete and people want to talk to you and know you're name. It's a really cool experience. Jayne Ann Recker always does a fantastic job and I really appreciate her hard, arduous work. 

I threw, what could arguably be, my most consistent and complete games ever. With the exception of Caber, and a little exception of sheaf, I did everything I needed to do to keep pace with the competition, and set myself up for the circumstances. 

Hammers went tremendously. I believe that had we thrown on flat ground, that my Heavy Hammer throw would have been a PR since I was less than a foot off of it throwing up onto a mound. Light was consistent and while not spectacular, enough to hold off the comp. 

Weights were the stars of the show for me. Again I didn't do anything wild, I just did what I knew I could do and it paid off nicely. The ground was really slick from the rain the day before during HWFD but for some reason it didnt effect me. Maybe I do it wrong, who knows. I wanted another 45' throw but I was only good for 2 43's and a foul. LWFD was awesome because I knew it was going to be one of the deepest comps of the weekend. I opened with 78'+, and then 80'11. By the time I was up again for round 3, I was sitting in 5th. My final throw I slapped out the 84'1 which tied a very injured Spencer who limped through that throw, but he passed his 3rd throw and his first was less than my next best so I garnered 2nd place points there. It was things like that which really propelled me through the weekend. 

Stones went well, braemar still sucks. I should have been over 40' all day with that stone but all I could manage was 38' again. Ostone I was on. Every throw I stayed back, stayed long, and flicked it well. All 3 over 50' and 2 over 51'. Super clutch. 

Sheaf was meh. All my pulls at 30' were high enough but trajectory was way off. Just need more time under a bar here. WOB was alright as well, had 1 solid attempt at 16' but otherwise, I was just too done for to give it more. 

Caber was garbage. I looked like a noob. This cost me so many points. Not that doing better would have given me a shot at 2nd or anything, that was pretty well wrapped up by Chuckie, but I would at least like to look like I know wtf I am doing. 

Overall, I couldnt be happier with 3rd. It was so unexpected because I honestly thought I'd only be good for 5th or so. I know that next year will be a whole new ballgame with a crop of great Ams turning pro, so I will need to be on top of my shit from the get go. Offseason starts next week! 

Adductor feels alright, nothing significant. Will try to box squat later today. 

Warm Up 

Bench Press / Banded Paloff Press 

135x8, 135x5, 185x5, 185x5, 225x7, 255x5, 275x3, 295x1, 225x8, 225x8, 225x8 boy am I weak. That shit was hard! / 4x8 each side w/ 2 second pause each rep 

BB Bent Over Rows / Banded Lat Pull Downs 

135x8, 135x8, 185x8, 185x8, 185x8 / 4x15 @ blue band 

DB Skull Crushers / DB Seated Curls 

3x12 @ 30s / 3x20 @ 30s 

Done. Easing into the volume 

I think you truly grasp it more than anyone else!

Warm Up 

Snatch Grip Deads (all reps against medium blue bands) 

135x5, 135x5, 185x5, 185x5, 225x5, 225x5, 275x5, 275x5 

Dimmel Deads (against the bands) 

135x15, 155x15, 155x15 

BB Glute Bridges 

225x15, 225x15, 225x15 

Banded Hamstring Curls / Leg Lifts / Banded Pull Aparts 

2x20 / 2x12 / 2x20