If there was ever a reason to hate God, it has to be the
existence of mosquitoes. Trying to do some exercises
in my backyard proved a nightmare, with black clouds
of those damn things swarming as soon as I got the
least bit sweaty. Its not even full summer yet, with humid
days from dawn to dusk. Strongman stuff in my backyard
is gonna be a horrible experience.

* One thing I rigged up was an old cowboy rope to 2
concrete blocks I taped together with duck tape (64 lbs).
I did a couple things with that: pulled it up the slope of
my yard and also rigged the rope over a clotheline about
nine feet high, and pulled it up in the air, and back down,
for reps. The rope burned the crap out of my hands.