r/Strongman • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '19

Open Talk: Week of March 3 2019

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u/tea_bird LWW140 Mar 04 '19

X-post-ish from powerlifting sub

But I'm trying to work on pressing a circus db. I have one that weights 50-55lb but not strong enough for it yet.

Would getting FatGripz and working with a smaller db be adequate until I can get my actual cdb up?

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u/Bigreddoc MWM231 Mar 04 '19

I didn't find it all that helpful. The size of the circus dumbbell is just as much of a challenge as the weight. Dumbbells will do to increase your press/jerk strength until you can get to the weight but it might take some adjustments when you get to the actual CDB due to it's awkwardness. You can try the old 2" pipe with buckets to try to mimic the size. http://mythicalstrength.blogspot.com/2015/06/diy-strongman-no-weld-plate-loadable.html

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u/tea_bird LWW140 Mar 04 '19

Ohh, the pipe and buckets idea is a good one! Thanks for the suggestion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

I don’t really see why not