Ezekiel 33:11 Atlas Stones

Stone Garden coming along at work.

Stone repair… before and after

A couple stones going out this afternoon.

Watching Martins Licis latest episode in his series Strength Unknown on Scottish Stonelifting. Really well done episode, the whole series so far has been great.

In-flight reading from today.

Great post and stone loading tips from Andrew Clayton.
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𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒 ⁣
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1️⃣ 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝:⁣
One of the biggest issues I see with stone loading is one rep maxing a stone too often. Not only is this rarely contested but many people are great with one rep that struggle to finish series or load over bar for 3-6 reps. Keeping the stone load fast will also insure the movement pattern is well ingrained rather than one muscle group dominating the load and fatiguing prematurely for reps. ⁣
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𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: ⁣
EMOMs of singles or doubles 70-80% ⁣
Sets of 3-5 with 1-2RIR ⁣
Series of 3-5 stones with average of ~5 seconds per stone⁣
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2️⃣ 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫: ⁣
Might seem like a no brainer but people still let ego get the best of them (see maxing one rep stone above) and load lower than contested heights. 48” and 46” for men and women respectively are usually the lowest. That said, all my platforms are at least 52.75”. I can count on one hand the times in training I’ve loaded under that (and all were 48” or more). Because of loading higher even being 6’2” I have always had to finish my extension. This resulted in only ONE MISSED STONE EVER that touched the lip of bar or platform in contest (and it was 485 pounds so I don’t feel too bad). ⁣
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𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭:⁣
Hit 2” above contest height. (Bonus: have open faced platforms or over bar set up so you can’t lean stone into apparatus to cheat). ⁣
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3️⃣ “𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤” 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞:⁣
Stone loading isn’t a sumo deadlift. No need for a dance and weird breathing rituals. Good stone loaders literally jump down to the stone and rip it. ⁣
To develop this I often intentionally walk up/run up to a stone to start the set and simulate a contest. With this practice you also get good at finding distance of feet from the stone in series. ⁣
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𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: ⁣
Start off the mat ⁣
Run series to practice footwork ⁣
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𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 👊🏻⁣
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My new favorite podcast, Stones of Strength_podcast.
Check out the Nisbet brothers and their podcast on stone lifting. Great info and great guests.

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The McGlashen Stones are the forerunner of what is known today as the atlas stones. They were based off the historic Inver Stone. The second pic is the legend Steve Jeck who is responsible for starting the journey of many a stonelifter, myself included. Photos courtesy of the book Of Stones and Strength.

If your interested in basque stone lifting check out this article by on harrijasotzaile (stone lifter)
AGUSTÍN OSTOLAZA

RECORDS TO BE BEAT

– Azpeitia (21-1968): Ancient cylindrical stone of 100 kilos. 24 inches. Three batches of ten minutes. Mark 249. 95-81-73

– Azpeitia (21-01-1973): Old cylindrical stone of 125 kilos. 24 inches. Three batches of ten minutes. Dial 187. 62-62-63

– Tolosa (5-03-1978): Modern cylindrical stone of 125 kilos. Three batches of ten minutes. Dial 217. 72-72-73

– Tolosa (14-06-1979): Modern cylindrical stone of 150 kilos. Three batches of ten minutes. Dial 150. 52-51-47

– Zamalbide (18-03-1984): Modern cylindrical stone of 100 kilos. With one hand. Three batches of ten minutes. Dial 236. 83-76-77 (Goñi, I. 2006)

https://www.elmasfuerte.es/agustin-ostolaza-el-mejor-harrijasotzaile-del-siglo-xx/

Some of the awards for our upcoming contest. The mini stones used are from . I used some wet tacky from Will for the seal.

Throwing practice at NAS Whiting Field for the upcoming Highland Games.

Throwing clinic at NAS Whiting Field in preparation for the upcoming Highland Games on August 19th