Testify Post - June 3, 2024
/THIS WEEK'S SUBMISSION
From our video How to Install a Barbell Gun Rack on a Concrete Block Wall (click the title to watch):
JackM
Why do you have to hang the bar on the outside rotation part instead of the central bar where our hands grapple?
Phil
If you go back near the beginning of this video (roughly 0:18 - 0:33), I explain that since this gunrack doesn't have plastic protection over the "hooks," you want the hooks in contact with the sleeves of the bar and not the shaft of the bar so you don't mar and dull the knurling over time. Metal-on-metal contact over time will damage the knurling of your bar. I'd recommend watching our other gunrack installation video where we installed one that does have plastic protection: How to Install a Barbell Gun Rack
https://youtu.be/SJ1ZM-fq4W0
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WHAT'S COMING UP
Reminder: We will be closed for training on Saturday, June 22, as we are hosting the annual Testify Strongman Summer Showdown that day.
Below are a few of our upcoming events, and you can find out what else is on the calendar by heading to our events page at www.testifysc.com/events.
Testify Strongman Summer Showdown
June 22, 2024
Show up to lift, throw, carry, push, and pull big things, but most importantly, show up to have a great time with your fellow competitors and perhaps try something new!
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Testify IronFest VI
July 12, 2024
IronFest is a team-based strength meet wherein the contested lifts will be the squat, press, bench press, and deadlift. Competitors will form teams of 2 lifters/team and perform all 4 lifts; each lifter will perform one upper body lift and one lower body lift, and each lifter will receive 3 attempts for each lift.
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Testify Fall Classic
October 26, 2024
The annual Testify Fall Classic is back, and we invite you to be a part of it! This is a strengthlifting meet, which means the contested lifts will be the squat, press, and deadlift.
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THIS WEEK’S CONDITIONING
Option 1
Sled
Outdoors:
10 rounds of:
Push sled 100 ft
Pull sled 100 ft (hand over hand)
Indoors:
20 rounds of:
Push sled 50 ft
Pull sled 50 ft (hand over hand)
Compare to 2024.04.01.
Option 2
Bike/row:
4 x 3 minutes
Rest 3 minutes between each round. Score = lowest distance.
Compare to 2024.03.11.
Option 3
5-10 rounds of:
30 sec ME tire flips
30 sec rest
Compare to 2024.02.12.
Option 4
1. 5 yoke carries @ 30 yd (15 yd downback) – work up to heaviest carry
2. 5 rounds of 5 reps on the axle “clean and press away” – work up to heavy set of 5
Compare to 2024.02.12.
As always, we hope this helps you get stronger and live better!