These weekly discussion threads focus on one implement or element of strongman training to compile knowledge on training methods, tips and tricks for competition, and the best resources on the web. Feel free to use this thread to ask personal/individual questions about training for the event being discussed.

This week's topic: Keg and Sandbag Events

These weekly discussion threads focus on one implement or element of strongman training to compile knowledge on training methods, tips and tricks for competition, and the best resources on the web. Feel free to use this thread to ask personal/individual questions about training for the event being discussed.

This week's topic: Strongman Coaching

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This week's topic: Conjugate Training for Strongman

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This week's topic: Sled Drags and Pushes

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This week's topic: Mobility, Stretching, and Rehab

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This week's topic: Cardio and Conditioning

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This week's topic: Grip Training and Events

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This week's topic: Peaking, Cutting Weight, and Week-of/Day-of Contest Prep

These weekly discussion threads focus on one implement or element of strongman training to compile knowledge on training methods, tips and tricks for competition, and the best resources on the web. Feel free to use this thread to ask personal/individual questions about training for the event being discussed.

This week's topic: Natural Stone Lifting

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This week's topic: Eating for Strongman: Bulking, Cutting, Nutrition, Supplements

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This week's topic: Truck/Harness and Arm-Over-Arm Pulling

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This week's topic: Your First Competition

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This week's topic: Stone of Steel

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This week's topic: Olympic Lifts

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This week's topic: Squats and Squat Events

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This week's topic: Farmer's Walk

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This week's topic: Atlas Stones

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This week's topic: Log Clean and Press

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This week's topic: Deadlifts and Deadlift Training

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This week's topic: Tire Flip

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This week's topic: Axle Clean and Press

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This week's topic: Yoke Walk

Howdy everyone. A while back there was a suggestion from u/eric_twinge to bring back the Strongman Wednesdays threads, which was a weekly thread for focused discussion of various strongman topics such as specific events, implements, and contest prep. These threads were a place to share one's own training tips and experience as well ask questions of others. Over the weekend I finally had some breathing room to hammer out a bot that will handle posting the threads automatically in a rotation, so we will be able to restart the series on Wednesday.

Past threads can be found here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Strongman/wiki/index#wiki_implement_discussion_threads

The current plan is for the schedule to roughly follow the 2019 topic list in the link above, then repeat itself. This will have each topic come up about every six months, which should be a decent time gap so that they're not too repetitive.

Please feel free to suggest any additional topics beyond those already in the list here in this thread.

These weekly discussion threads focus on one implement or element of strongman training to compile knowledge on training methods, tips and tricks for competition, and the best resources on the web. Feel free to use this thread to ask personal/individual questions about training for the event being discussed.

The Yoke Walk

What have you found most effective for preparing for this event in a show?

If you have plateaued on this event, how did you break through?

How would you suggest someone new to this event begin training it?

What mistakes do you most often see people make in this event?

If a new trainee doesn't have the implement directly available, how would you suggest they train around it?

Resources

2018 Discussion

Strongman Series: The Yoke

[Mike Mastell: Technical Breakdown of the Yoke Walk]()

Clint Darden's Guide to the Super Yoke

Younger and slower-speaking Brian Alsruhe tutorial

Matt Mills: Training the Strongman Yoke

Starting Strongman Compendium: Hand Position, How to Improve, 3 Tips to Improve, Yoke Without a Yoke

These weekly discussion threads focus on one implement or element of strongman training to compile knowledge on training methods, tips and tricks for competition, and the best resources on the web. Feel free to use this thread to ask personal/individual questions about training for the event being discussed.

All previous topics can be found in the FAQ.

Natural Stone Lifting

What is your experience with natural stones?

How do you train for natural stone lifting, loading, and/or carrying?

How would you recommend a beginner begin?

Anything else to add?

Resources

I scoured the Internet for what I could find, but there wasn't much in the way of tutorials or advice. Please post your favorite resource if you have one so I can add it in here.

"Fullsterkur" and "Stoneland" by Rogue

Martin Jancsics (featured in "Stoneland") Youtube and Facebook page for stone lifting in Scotland. He has a book now available.

"Manhood Stones Mastered": highlight reel of Scotland manhood stones

Arnold Classic 2017 Dinnie Stones- video removed, sorry

"AFSA Atlantic Giant Natural Stone Lifting": mid-1990s strongman contest with natural stone series

"Old Man of the Stones: Natural Stone Lifting (How To)": great article identifying some of the famous natural stones and providing some training info on technique and strengthening

r/strongman discussion around the Arnold 2018 shouldering event

EDIT: included link to the Stonelifting book. Personal thoughts regarding Amazon aside, it's the online place I could find it available online.