Tuesday, July 14, 2015

7/14/2015

AM
14 sets:
:30 airdyne @weird speedometer pace
:30 airdyne @50%
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4 rounds:
:10-:15/side 1-arm passive hang from bar
15m/side 1-arm DB overhead carry, 60
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14 sets:
:30 airdyne @weird speedometer pace
:30 airdyne @50%

PM
A. Split jerk from blocks, build quickly to a heavy single
B. Power clean, build quickly to a heavy single
C. Behind the neck shoulder press, 3x6-8, 21x1; 2:00 rest
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For time:
50 hang power cleans, 85
3 burpees every :30, including @ the start
+
800m walk cool down

AM
complete

PM
A. 195 (205 Fx2)
B. 205 (210 F)
C. 70-75(6)- 75(6)
+
2:28
5 total sets of burpees
+
complete 


What a day. 

I haven't done heavy split jerks from the blocks for a very long time, I was glad to get back to this. It was fun doing this with Heather, I wouldn't mind if our programming synced up every now and then. 195 was pretty easy and crisp, 205 was out in front both times. The bar felt really heavy on my shoulders and I think I psyched myself out before I even attempted the jerk. 

Power cleans were okay, I hit 205 but 210 was basically a pull. Meh. 

Behind the neck shoulder press was hard today.

I really enjoyed the hang clean piece, I tried not to let the burpees slow down but the fifth set was definitely slower than the first. 

I also really enjoyed the walk cool down.


My mind was not in training today at all, I was completely distracted the entire time. In the past few days there have been some very sudden and stressful changes that have taken place at the other gym where I'm coaching, and today was a pretty bad day. 

I coach 99% of the morning classes at that gym, and I have formed relationships with the athletes. I've been coaching some of them since I first started back in November 2013, and I really care about their progress and happiness. Some of these people are now threatening to leave the gym due to the changes that have been made recently, and it makes me very sad. I feel like all their progress is potentially being thrown out the window and I've been trying my best to voice my concerns but it's becoming clear to me that there is probably nothing I can do about it. 

I love coaching, training, and programming. I think it is the best job and I really believe at this point in my life it is what I'm supposed to be doing. I thought this coaching job would be a solid, sure thing in my life and now I don't know what my future is with that gym. This is a very scary thought, as I do not handle change well and I would be extremely sad if I didn't get to see these people every day. Right now I don't really know what's going to happen. That's life though, nothing is a sure thing. Everything can be completely fine one day and then completely change in a period of a few hours. I know I don't have control over everything and I can only worry about the things I CAN control. I know whatever happens, I'll work very hard to continue supporting myself by doing what I love. I'll make it happen one way or another. 

Sometimes shit really sucks but then I have to remember that there were other points in my life when shit was going really poorly and I never thought it would end, but it always gets better. I tend to take bad situations to the extreme degree, so when something goes wrong I think "this is it, this is my life now. It will never get better and I'll never be happy and I'll be sad for the rest of my life" and then I figure out a way to make it work and then the storm eventually passes and things are fine. So I just have to remind myself that even though this seems like the worst thing in the world right now, it will give way to a better situation at some point. 

Life, am I right?

7/13/2015

AM
6000m row @Z1

PM
A. Squat snatch, build to a max for the day, then drop to 85% of that and accumulate 5 more singles, rest as needed
B. Back squat barefoot, 3x4-6, 42x1; 2:30 rest
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For 18:00
1st: :10/side bottom of pistol hold in nanos, foot flat on ground, use support as needed
2nd: 2-4 unbroken muscle ups
3rd: 30-50 double unders
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3 rounds not for time:
8/side powell raises, 30x0
5-8 reverse hypers

AM
5000m complete, ran out of time before I had to coach class

PM
A. 145 (155 F), 5 singles complete @125
B. 125-135-145
+
complete
MUs 4/4/4/3/3/4
50 double unders unbroken each set
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complete
12# for PR
55#/side for RH


I was only able to complete 5000m for my AM session, I got started later than usual and ran out of time before the 7:00 AM class started.

Snatches felt like complete shit today, I was all over the place. I decided to snatch with a men's bar and it went pretty poorly. I wasn't being aggressive at all on my turnover and I failed 125. At that point I switched to a women's bar and hit 125 easily. I jumped up to 145, failed that once, tried again right away and snatched it with no problem. 155 was a fail way out in front so I called it there. This was really frustrating. I felt like everything was totally off, my set up seemed different each time and nothing was clicking today. The worst. 

I dropped to 125 for the reps at 85%, these were pretty easy. Overall I would say today was the worst my snatching has been in the past few weeks. 

Barefoot back squats are extremely difficult, but also cool. I enjoyed these even though they were pretty uncomfortable. Apparently I wasn't pausing long enough in the bottom, sorry Stevo. These will be better next week. 

The EMOM was better than last week. I held on to the rig for support during the pistols. Muscle ups were good today. Double unders unbroken each time. 

Not my worst training day but not one of the best. 

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