6/2/2012

"Let your ^alight so shine before men, that they may see your good ^bworks, and ^cglorify your Father which is in heaven." - Matthew 5:16 

So here it is... the first official post of my training regimen... If you want to call it that.

Here's how its going to work, every week I will update and review what the past week has brought. In the mission field I am only allowed 30 minutes on a computer per week usually on Mondays. So my posts will be at least weekly.

May 28th-June 2nd

This past week has brought its share of rewards and also challenges.

 Monday:  Memorial day "Murph" with a 20 pound vest... that sucked.
Tuesday: Max Effort day with Good Mornings and Safety Bar Squats. And a good conversation with Games athlete Dan Bailey. Lol.
Wednesday: Every Minute on the Minute for as long as I wanted perform 3 Unbroken Squat Cleans with 185 lbs. Then crawl into a corner and cry from the soreness from the previous day. :)
Thursday: Every Minute on the Minute for 20 Minutes:
                                                                                    Even Minutes 5 wtd. Ring Dips with 70 pounds.
                                                                                    Odd Minutes 15 KB Swings with an 88 pounds.
               When finished look up at the ceiling and ask "what just happened to me."
Friday: Dynamic Effort Day with Banded Speed Box Squats. Spend another 30 minutes getting frustrated with setting up a Banded Deadlift station. Lift some more. Then go home and sleep.
Saturday: Get a nice back- scratch from attempting to snatch 245 lbs. Afterwards do the "Most stupid workout  on the planet" with Rachel "P-Nut" Batista, which included L- Rope Climbs, Parrellete Hand stand Push ups, and Overhead Pistol Squats.

Overall this week has been a very good week of training. However, I think I may have overdone it a little with the amount of volume at the start of the week with "Murph."
I've been working with Lance Mosely in incorporating Westside Barbell programming in order to improve my back squat (which I'm terrible at.) Hence the "Max Effort" and "Dynamic" days.
Wednesday left me crippled with a total of 150 mostly unbroken kettlebell swings with 88 pounds. Fun Fun.
And Saturday was just weird, my 245# snatch felt good, but thanks to the ridiculous amount of shoulder work from the previous days. I was unable to support the lift in what would have been a 10 pound PR. I'll get it next time.
In summary, very good week of training, lots of improvements all across the board. My squats are feeling stronger and I think I'm becoming numb to pain. Lol.