super yoke / core work

I have been told by World stongest woman Aneta Florczyk to wear shoes (trainers) that can bend. I have seen a couple of people getting injuried whe they used wraps (that came undone while moving) so I would recomend like Dave to use knee sleves. I have always used the neoprene shorts and they help keeping you safe and together while competing.

Good luck

Hanne

David, Hanne,

Thanks for the advice. I will have a look for neoprene shorts in the shops and try with training shoes on.

It has not been easy to find written advice on the yoke so I am even more impressed by people who just rock up and get 25m without having trained the event. A couple of guys in my weight division are doing 10 seconds with 245kg.

I got access to a different yoke which felt much better than my usual one.

Far less wobbly. It may be due to the placement of the weights on the uprights,
rather than on the 'sled' part of my usual yoke.

You can see the difference if you compare this video to previous posts.

I think i have found a workable technique and now I just have to keep practicing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHygHuAgLUs

Looked good.
I'd train on both implements, as most comps use a Yoke with the weights at the bottom.

You are right.

When I started strongman training, i was obsessed with knowing what things weighed. This was probably due to my powerlifting background and obsession with everything being just so and entirely reproducable.

Now, i realise that the weight is only part of the equation. It can often be a particular piece of apparatus (e.g. yoke) behaves uniquely, the height of a handle, knurling etc, width of a stone that make all the difference in the world.

I originally liked barbell training because 100kg was always 100kg wherever/whoever you were...but now I love a sport where no two events are ever the same!!

This is why with strongman you have to get out and about and compete - you learn so much.