Higa's Strong Men

[prowrestler]

Right on prowrestler! Would love to meet you. I will advise you of more info later. Its part of the "Quebec Cup" that Hugo Girard puts on. Not sure where in Papineauville it will be, but keep you posted.

HIGA.

hugo girard passed by my gym just to eat lol, before one of his shows....he is huge

[mcbeast]

Might be able to make it up to this.As far as other shows...If there is one in the future id like to take a wack at it.

[BigDubbDiesel]

central florida's next ABC event is going to be an all strongman event

http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=26460

maybe you could give us BB guys some advice on how to train/ prepare.

[Mr. Dead]

Hey, if any of you ANIMALS that live near the Seattle area want to come check out a Strongman contest, I am putting one on in Des Moines, WA on July 18.

2nd Washington's Strongest Apple

Date: July 18
Time: 10am-3pm Admission is FREE
Location: City of Des Moines Marina

Our contest will be part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the city of Des Moines! There will be 2 claaisc car shows near our Strongman area, as well as the Farmers Market.
We will be part of the 50th birthday celebration of the city of Des Moines, WA.

EVENTS:
1. Tire flip (100 ft total distance) 60 seconds time limit
2. Apollon Axle clean & press for reps 60 seconds time limit
3. Farmers Walk for 200’ (turn at 100 ft) 60 seconds time limit
4. Keg loading (4-5 kegs must be loaded onto a 50” tall platform) 60 seconds time limit

I have over 30 competitors, including 3 women.
Stop by if you can! Its free!

Thanks,
HIGA MONSTER

Definitely plan on checkin' it out!!!

[HIGA MONSTER]

Right on Mr Dead! Look forward to seeing you again!
Its free admission, and these competitors are going to do some sick Strongman events!

Lots of grip and low back fatigue is what I forsee in this contest. :)

HIGA MONSTER.

[HIGA MONSTER]

Mr Dead,
If you are coming to the Strongest Apple on Saturday, I highly suggest you bring some folding chairs. I got no bleachers thats why. We are just blocking off an entire parking lot.

Look forward to seeing some of the WA Animals!

HIGA MONSTER

[Mr. Dead]

Mr Dead,
If you are coming to the Strongest Apple on Saturday, I highly suggest you bring some folding chairs. I got no bleachers thats why. We are just blocking off an entire parking lot.

Look forward to seeing some of the WA Animals!

HIGA MONSTER

Cool!!! excessive endorphins and I are defintiely going to be there!!!

[mcbeast]

Cool!!! excessive endorphins and I are defintiely going to be there!!!

Please remind me to bring my folding chairs..Haha! Im doing lower body that morning.

Lookin forward to this!

Hey,btw is it cool if my dog is there? Or is there an anti-pet rule at this event like every other event in washington?

[HIGA MONSTER]

You know, I am not sure. I think you can bring you dog, as long as he is leashed.

Check the City of Des Moines Marina website. Maybe, you can call and confirm. I seem to recall people with their dogs at last year's show.

FYI, I am doing a news segment tomorrow morning on King5 news at 7:15am. We are doing a live broadcast, and I need to demonstrate some of the Strongman events that my competitors are doing on Saturday.
Planning to wear an "ANIMAL" beanie while I am doing it! :)

HIGA MONSTER.

[mcbeast]

Alright cool,ill check.Haha,have fun showing off on the news clip.Are they gonna give you a copy? lol

[Ironjaw]

Im having a bit of trouble with front squats ... i was curious how you do them .... i cant seem to get the right stance down an holding the bar clean style screws my wrists up .... but yet again when i try to cross my arms to hold it i feel off balance... i wanna try to find a happy median of sorts you have any advice on it?

[HIGA MONSTER]

Ironjaw,

I have trouble "racking" a proper front squat too. I can't do it like an Olympic Weightlifter.

So, I use lifting straps. I wrap them around the bar at about shoulder width. I grab the end of the straps, and wrap once around my hands.
This allows me to let the bar rest completely on my upper chest/clavicle, and I can focus on keeping an upright torso. I mean that you need to "spread" your breastbone open while doing down in a squat position..
Sure, my hands are wrapped on the end of the strap, but I am not holding the brunt of the weight with my strapped hands. Most of it is on my upper chest.

Does this make sense? I'm sure alot of other guys use this technique too.
I can't cross my arms and front squat. I end up losing the bar more, and possibly dropping it on the power rack.
I'd rather focus on coming up with the bar with my hands slightly strapped in, then worry about not dropping the bar with crossed arms.

Hope this helps bro!
HIGA MONSTER.

[BigDubbDiesel]

a week out from a strongman comp how is your trainging/ conditioning? do you do a deloading phase? how many days before a comp do you take off to rest/ recover?

let me know boss.

[Ironjaw]

Ironjaw,

I have trouble "racking" a proper front squat too. I can't do it like an Olympic Weightlifter.

So, I use lifting straps. I wrap them around the bar at about shoulder width. I grab the end of the straps, and wrap once around my hands.
This allows me to let the bar rest completely on my upper chest/clavicle, and I can focus on keeping an upright torso. I mean that you need to "spread" your breastbone open while doing down in a squat position..
Sure, my hands are wrapped on the end of the strap, but I am not holding the brunt of the weight with my strapped hands. Most of it is on my upper chest.

Does this make sense? I'm sure alot of other guys use this technique too.
I can't cross my arms and front squat. I end up losing the bar more, and possibly dropping it on the power rack.
I'd rather focus on coming up with the bar with my hands slightly strapped in, then worry about not dropping the bar with crossed arms.

Hope this helps bro!
HIGA MONSTER.

awesome thanx i think ill try this today

[Mr. Dead]

Hey, if any of you ANIMALS that live near the Seattle area want to come check out a Strongman contest, I am putting one on in Des Moines, WA on July 18.

2nd Washington's Strongest Apple

Date: July 18
Time: 10am-3pm Admission is FREE
Location: City of Des Moines Marina

Our contest will be part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the city of Des Moines! There will be 2 claaisc car shows near our Strongman area, as well as the Farmers Market.
We will be part of the 50th birthday celebration of the city of Des Moines, WA.

EVENTS:
1. Tire flip (100 ft total distance) 60 seconds time limit
2. Apollon Axle clean & press for reps 60 seconds time limit
3. Farmers Walk for 200’ (turn at 100 ft) 60 seconds time limit
4. Keg loading (4-5 kegs must be loaded onto a 50” tall platform) 60 seconds time limit

I have over 30 competitors, including 3 women.
Stop by if you can! Its free!

Thanks,
HIGA MONSTER

Posted this up at another forum, as well...

http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthread.php?t=13573

[mcbeast]

Ironjaw,

I have trouble "racking" a proper front squat too. I can't do it like an Olympic Weightlifter.

So, I use lifting straps. I wrap them around the bar at about shoulder width. I grab the end of the straps, and wrap once around my hands.
This allows me to let the bar rest completely on my upper chest/clavicle, and I can focus on keeping an upright torso. I mean that you need to "spread" your breastbone open while doing down in a squat position..
Sure, my hands are wrapped on the end of the strap, but I am not holding the brunt of the weight with my strapped hands. Most of it is on my upper chest.

Does this make sense? I'm sure alot of other guys use this technique too.
I can't cross my arms and front squat. I end up losing the bar more, and possibly dropping it on the power rack.
I'd rather focus on coming up with the bar with my hands slightly strapped in, then worry about not dropping the bar with crossed arms.

Hope this helps bro!
HIGA MONSTER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wP-LB3MkE&NR=1

Is that it? Well,cant see too clearly but yeah.

Great show on saturday.So,if its official im definetely down for training Saturday.Let me know,i would love to seriously get involved in strongman.(Finnaly)

[Ironjaw]

hmm i was doing it wrong i still got them in but i def did it wrong lol

[HIGA MONSTER]

Excessive endorphins,
In that video, I don't like the way he grabbed the straps.

Personally, I like to grab the other end of the strap, and wrap it around my hand once towards the bar.
This way, I can keep my elbows up while Front Squatting.

I will try to find a better video for you, or tape one myself.

Thanks for coming to the Strongest Apple yesterday! I hope you had fun, and you are more than welcome to join us for Saturday strongman workouts.

HIGA MONSTER.

[Mr. Dead]

That was definitely a heck of a show, Saturday!!! It was great seeing you, again!!!

[mcbeast]

Yeah it was pretty awesome.Im putting serious thought into competing.What do you think? Looking forward to saturday,what exactly is on the plate for training? Or do you vary each week?