Thursday, April 30, 2009

Deadlift + VO2 max

Deadlift: Cycle #1 Workout #6
170lb x 5
160lb x 5

VO2 Max:
16kg - 7 reps per 15 sec. x 40sets (280 snatches)

Stats: 20min 11sec
Avg HR- 158
Peak HR- 173
Energy- 272cal

Crocodile:
10reps Right/Left

Lots of Z to start, after Deadlifts waited about 20min in the sun and then did VO2 Max. Left hand was better but still started to pinch at the end. Lots of Z and stretching after in the sun. Things felt good.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Day off + Articles

Felt a bit sore and run down today. Have just done some Z-Health during the day and nothing else. Some good articles posted this week on yet again the Turkish Getup and it's use as a FMS.

Turkish Getup a good cheap movement screen? by mc

Question's and then some answered by Brett Jones





DragonDoor kettlebells vs. The other guy by David Whitley
This made me laugh out loud

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

16kg Armbar 2/2

Deadlift: Cycle #1 Workout #5
165lb x 5
155lb x 5

Snatch & Press: saw this on Brett Jones blog, snatch over head and press, snatch, press etc.
24kg 5sets x 2/2reps

Windmill:
12kg x 3/3

Sandbag fun: few cleans, press, carry, going to make a 25lb bag to put in my sandbag to vary the weight a bit more. Can't do much with the 100lbs and 50lbs was a bit to light.

Liked the snatch to press, something different. Had to focus on staying tight and practice tension a bit different with no clean. My left seemed to struggle with this.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Warmup: 12kg from press position
neck rotations
shoulder rotations
hip flexor stretch
active straight leg raise
16kg Armbar 2/2


Turkish Get-up: to half kneeling (no bridge)
16kg x 2/2
24kg x 3/3

Deadlift: Cycle #1 Workout #4
160lbs x 5
150lbs x 5

Z-health, bow stretch, brettzel to finish

Bit sore today after a long weekend, really took my time on the get-ups. Still worried about getting up out of the lunge and hurting my quad so stopped at half kneeling. Felt lubed up enough to deadlift, and reps felt easy.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Weekend

Sunday: Softball
2 games-still sore from Saturday but felt good once I got stretched out and warmed up. Knee, and quad were not a issue which makes me a happy camper. I hit well, but my fielding needs work. Lots of fun, sunny all day.


Saturday: Advanced KB class (2)16kg, 20kg, 24kg were used
Swings
Snatches
Hang cleans + press
Upright rows
Burpee + DL + Goblet Squat
Figure 8 holds + SLDL + Goblet Squat
Suitcase DL + Fast swings

Windmill practice
Hot Potato's
Crocodile's
Various other ab work I don't have names for. There is always way to much in class to list, but that is most of it. Great circuits, supersets, conditioning, and strength workouts, plus some Z and ab work jammed into a hour session. It is always a challenge and a great way to end a week of training.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Off day

Kettlebell class tomorrow, Friday is always a good day to take off. I have been reading Dinosaur Training and decided to make a sandbag today out of a army surplus duffel bag, heavy duty trash bags and of course sand. Poured each 50lb bag into separate trash bags, then double bagged that. Will see how it holds up. I tossed it around, did a few cleans, and a few deadlifts. I will say this, a 100lb sandbag is HEAVY...

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Quickie

Deadlift: Cycle #1 Workout #3
155lbs x 5
145lbs x 5