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    Posted: 11/16/11 at 1:03pm
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My name is Mike and I am a wannabe strength athlete and full-time trophy husband. I was a terrible baseball player in high school, a collegiate fencer and a strength and conditioning coach for University of Texas Fencing. In the past few years I have competed in powerlifting, strongman, and have now stumbled across highland games. I am 100% hooked on throwing. This is what I want to train for and compete in - everything else is just a diversion. I live in Austin, TX and my first games were at the Austin Celtic Festival in 2011. Mike Baab was gracious enough to introduce me to the sport, help me learn the events, and continues to be incredibly helpful and generally awesome.

I used to run a site called Now You Try that apparently got some play around here briefly. It consisted of video strength/speed/endurance competitions for prizes. Through that site I met the Vincent brothers and Jasen Von Guinness, and I'm sure they have regretted that every day since. I am now keeping a blog called Throw Bros. It's a video blog I maintain with Aaron George - another thrower who happens to be my childhood buddy.

I have been really blessed with the awesome people I have met in this sports (except for everyone that has ever beaten me in an event; they are not awesome). I have some lofty goals, especially for my age, but I think I have THE RIGHT STUFF. I HOPE TO SHOW YOU MY STUFF.

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Age: 34 (this will change approximately every 12 months)
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220

2014 Goals:
- 45 foot Open Stone
- 35 foot HWFD 
- 70 foot LWFD
- 110 foot LH
- 80 foot HH
- 14 foot WOB
- Top 40 finish in NASGA amateur rankings.

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holy crap that picture up top is huge whoops
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Originally posted by Mike Beech Mike Beech wrote:

holy crap that picture up top is huge whoops

let me know when you figure out how to make 'em smaller.
that and welcome.
best forum on the webz in regards to real life training with (seemingly) zero exaggeration and a great mod that keeps it uber clean up in here.
jammin on the one.
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not THAT clean, apparenty.

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Welcome to Nasgaweb Mike.

You seem like you will fit in real nice around here.

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Tinky Winky Throw Far!

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Originally posted by Hapy Hapy wrote:

Welcome to Nasgaweb Mike.

You seem like you will fit in real nice around here.



thanks! i hope to get several posts in before im banned.

right now my primary objectives are to learn the throws
and get my weight back up to around 220. i had been
staying in striking distance of 198 for my last couple of
PL and strongman comps. enough of that shit - time to
eat.

11/15/11:
squats
215x5
245x5
275x5

i tore the meniscus in my right knee earlier this year. i
was recovered well enough to compete in a PL meet in
october, but it has taken a bite out of my squats. i have
to warm up for like an entire day before squatting now.

db split squats
25x10x3

prone leg curl
4x15

abs
med ball crunches and hanging leg raises until it sucked
a whole lot.

today:
15 wfd throws with 14#
20 wfd throws with 28#
Send the
kids to bed, we got shirtless throwing video.
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warm-up:
band work, chins, jump rope
i hate the jump rope but baab has me drinking the kool-
aid on getting quicker feet

push press:
105x5
115X5
135x12

lat pulldown:
5x10

db tricep press (behind head)
60x15 - too easy, guess my triceps are happy
70x12x3

pinwheel curls
35x12, 10, 8

bb rear shrugs
185x20x3

supplements right now:
cheap-ass gainer powder from vitamin shoppe
creatine
metamucil (shitting great is what fitness is all about)
fish oil caps

and i stuck a tap in my cranberry blonde ale:



its still a little flat and thin-tasting. hopefully just
needs more time to condition in the keg.
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Originally posted by vonguinness vonguinness wrote:

and a great mod that keeps it uber clean up in here.


F that guy.
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Deadlift
Warm up 135x10x2
285x5
325x5
365x5

Felt a little stiff-legged from squats earlier this week, but good overall.
Bar was moving quickly enough.

High Pulls
135x5x5

Felt a little uncomfortable with these. Honestly can't remember the last
time I ever did them. Started clicking by the last set, which was the one
I filmed.

DB Swings (no KBs at this gym)
50x20x3

100-Foot Carry Medley - Farmer's Walk / Hydrant Carry
4 trips

Threw my new 22 lb. stone a little. The handle is a little strange, and
the wrist wrap exacerbates that problem. I had decent tosses with a
couple of different hand positions though.

gains.html">blog and video here
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Linking is acting weird. Just follow the link in my
signature for blog/video.

Here is the
video link


Not being able to edit your posts kinda sucks =/
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Originally posted by C. Smith C. Smith wrote:

Originally posted by vonguinness vonguinness wrote:

and a great mod that keeps it uber clean up in here.


F that guy.


whatevs, you never get enough credit for what is probably a load of boring behind the scenes stuff...... so we can all frolic thru the joy that is Nasga. Even though I've noticed you like giving folks funny monikers in their avs.

keep it up Beech, best advice I can offer at this point of your throwing is to learn stuff the right way the first time thru.
No reason in half assing it or having to re-learn things when you've obv. got some great talent and direction right in your own neighborhood.

ohh....and I just edited my post, once you've proven to the gods of nasga you're not a db, they'll turn your edit button on.
jammin on the one.
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rest day

just drove up the road and threw about 25-30 stones. primarily worked
open stone spin with 8-10 lb. stones
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yesterday, i threw about 30 times with my brother who was visiting from
dallas. mix of braemar, open stone and lwfd. pretty fun.

he is a former big league starting pitcher and now coaches teens and
kids, so it was good to get his input on some of the rotational power
aspects of the throws.

i should probably lift some weights soon.
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Hi Mike.
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Hey Paulie. Welcome!
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Working out is just an excuse to use caffeine.



Push Press
Didn't really warm up properly, just did 3 sets at 65 lb.
115x3
135x3
155x11
205x2 - Just for fun

I messed around a little trying to figure out where I sit
in terms of push press strength. 205 was a little tough
after the work sets, but still easy enough.

1-arm DB press
45x10x5

Chins (multiple grips) Superset with Cable Curl
5x5 / 5x12

Weighted Dips
25x10, 10, 8, 6
BWx10

Worked on open stone footwork. MAT$O had a
really great blog post
where he broke down specific positions in the spin, and I
spent about 30 minutes working on hitting those at
progressively faster speeds.
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60 minutes of yoga with my wife.

Yeah, that's right.
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warm-up:
5 min treadmill
foam roll
stretch
3 sets of jump rope

squat
135x5x2
225x5
255x5
275x5x3

bench
135x5
155x5
195x5x3

barbell good mornings
115x10x3

weighted dips
25x10x3

afterwards i met up with the wife and kiddo at the park
and threw some open stone spinnin'
HERE IS A
VIDEO OF THAT
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warm up:
5 min treadmill
foam roll
band work
jump rope

push press
45x10
135x5
155x5
165x5x3

deadlift
315x5
345x5
365x5x3

was asked by a golds gym employee after last set if i
could keep it down next time. i wasnt even really
grunting or breathing loud, and i was controlling the
weight down. the kid obviously didnt want to be telling
me this and was told to do it by his boss, so i just
smiled. i literally said two words "no problem" and that
was it. someone was annoyed at the sounds of plates
hitting the ground and couldnt enjoy their favorite black
eyed peas track apparently. whatever though, par for the
corporate gym course. yay.

chins
3x10

db row
80x10x3

weight 208
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on the rows go heavier...
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warm up:
5 min treadmill
foam roll
jump rope
skipped the rest because im lazy

snatch
95x3
135x3x2
145x3x2

sooooo sloooooow

cleans
135x3
155x3
175x3
185x3
205x3

seated box jumps
3x10

single leg jumps
3x10

cable crunches
3x20

video:
http://youtu.be/EZRMH2yb
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Originally posted by MAT$O MAT$O wrote:

on the rows go heavier...


will do
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warm up:
treadmill 5 min
foam roll
stretch
jump rope

squat
225x5
265x5
295x5x3 belt on

bench
155x5
185x5
205x5x3

good mornings
135x10x3

weighted dips
25x10x3

VIDEO
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quick throwing day

spin drills, LWFD, weight over bar
VIDEO

today is my little boy's 3rd birthday so we went to the
park. played some baseball and soccer, then daddy ran some
hills while mommy and little dude explored.
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couple things..

line drill:
doing this and staying in a line is great. This means
your low and high points of the weights orbit are where
you want them. Also it is go that you are quick in the
air and long on the ground. Now next time start trying
to use the feet to generate the speed instead of the
upper body. When the weight is at the low point drive
the right leg hard toward the direction you want to go.

THis is the same for LWFD.

We will get plenty of time to work on this at
Tossapolooza. if you dont come consider it failure.

WOB:
For me I start much slower. Speed in the swing is only
momentum that you will have to stop change direction this
slows the pull. The bottom of your throw is good however
think of coming in high and when the weight reaches the
high point in the back(between the legs) then sink and
wait for it to hit the bottom and stand up. It will
create a sling effect.
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thanks matso, the WOB stuff makes perfect sense.
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son's birthday and a fairly nasty cold this last week. hoping to get back in the swing of things tomorrow.
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ugh still not well today, but heck it

push press
135x5
155x5
180x5x3

deadlift
315x5x3
390x5x2

had to shave off some weight on the earlier sets because i felt horrible

chins
3x10

db row
110x10x3

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still not 100% recovered from whatever demon virus i caught, but i had to train before i went crazy.

cleans
135x3
185x3
225x3x3

snatch
135x3x3 because im lazy

seated box jumps
10x3

1-leg box jumps
10x3 - felt more confident in these and started getting some elevation

weight is between 208-210 now. bf probably 10-12%. damn cold killed my appetite for a week.

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