Weekend, Trees, and Stones

This weekend went fairly well. Had some down time to fish, I should, seeing as I live on a lake. I worked in the workshop, caught up on one of the AFI top 100 movies of all time (Apocalypse Now) and made Christmas stuff with Loren.
Saturday night, as I was doing something in kitchen I heard a loud thud. I look into the living room at my wife because I was wondering just where in the hell that noise came from. We look out off of the front porch to see my wife's Jeep Commander under a 40 foot tree branch. Awesome. First a deer runs into my truck a few weeks ago and punches in the door, then this happens.
So today I spent the vast majority of my down time talking to insurance goons. I had a 30 minute window to workout and I decided to play with my new stone trainer.

Stone Trainer:
4 Plates x5
5 Plates x5
6 Plates x2
5 Plates x exhaustion (ended up being 6-8)

My work capacity sucks right now because I've been training exclusively for the Highland Games. I get at least 2 minutes rest and only exert myself for 3-5 seconds, with the exception of the Caber. So I'm gonna try to work on that a lot more with complexes and exhaustion sets at the end of the workout.

Power Press and Stone Trainer

So, I've been contemplating entering Strongman competitions at the beginning of next year. I really need to work on my pressing so I'm gonna suck it up and do it. I hate upper body work, but I gotta start somewhere.

Power Press (behind the neck)
Bar x a few
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x1
285x0 missed twice

275 flew up fast, but 285 would not budge. My form probably just sucks.

4 board press (Close Grip)
Bar x some
135x5
185x5
225x5
235x5
Felt good today. Tris are definitely feeling it. I'm glad I found board presses because I actually feel like my tris are working, not just getting burn out.

Barbell Bent-Over Rows
Bar x a few
135x10
145x10
145x10

Lat Pulldown(towels for grip)
100x a few
170x8
180x8
190x8

Stone Trainer(42" Box)
190x5
225x5
280x1

Not too bad for my first time. It felt good and I used a belt for the last attempt. I can't wait to start smashing some weights with this thing.

GYM NOTES:
For the love of all that is holy, stop wearing BodyBuilding.com t-shirts if you cannot produce proof of one of the following:
1) You weigh over 200lbs. If you are 6'2" and weigh 175lbs, there is something wrong with a BBer shirt.
2) Your bodyfat % is in the single digits.
3) You have competed in a bodybuilding show in the past. If you have had enough sack to compete, you deserve to wear whatever the hell you want.

I have absolutely no problem with bodybuilders. It takes life-long dedication and a ton of hard work to get contest ready. I feel it is absurd for these clowns to prance around like they are BBers. Its like the same 175lbs guy wearing a World's Strongest Man T-shirt...It is just not right.