AM
5-7 rounds @ easy pace:
:90 airdyne
25m farmers walk, 70/hand
:90 row
3/side KB windmills
:40 FLR on ground
PM
A. speed squat clean ladder from gobblers
B. snatch pull cluster, 4x1.1 starting at 165 & adding 10 to each set; 2:00 rest
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AMRAP in 3:00
3 muscle ups
9 deadlifts, 185
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2:00 rest
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AMRAP in 3:00
10 alternating pistols
10 toes to bar
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Not for time:
400m sled drag, heavy grind outside
AM
5 rounds complete, 25# KB for windmills
PM
A. complete, same score as last time
B. 145-155-160-165 (went lighter due to SI joint pain)
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2 rounds + 3 MUs and 2 DL
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2 rounds + 2 pistols
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complete with 135# on sled
Squat clean speed ladder went well, I got the same score as last time. For some reason it felt harder this time than it did the first time. My legs were more fatigued and I kept catching every lift on my toes. Also, 160 and 175 weren't nearly as easy to stand up as they were the first time. Not really sure, maybe I didn't warm up enough? I got to 175 with more time to spare than last time but I still wasn't able to pull it. It's a bit frustrating but I just didn't have it in me. I don't know if I'll be able to get it at the comp, it just feels so heavy the third time around. Argggg. We'll have to wait and see how it goes. I'm glad I'm consistent on this though, I know at the comp I'll be able to get through almost 3 full times.
I went lighter on the snatch pulls, started at 145 and ended at 165. I originally had 165 on the bar and pulled it once but my SI joint lit UP. It was already pretty sore from the speed ladder (that happened last week as well) and as soon as I did one heavy snatch pull I could feel it. Once I took it down to lighter weights it really didn't bother me.
I was a little disappointed in the 2 AMRAPS. Muscle ups felt easy but deadlifts got pretty tough on the second round. Hoping I will be able to grind it out better at the comp. I figured the pistol/toes to bar piece wasn't going to be that good, I haven't done pistols in awhile. I was a little nervous to do them on my right leg on account of my SI joint/butt problems but I didn't feel anything at all! So that's good. Pistols were pretty slow, I did them in my nanos and I usually wear my lifters but I don't want to wear my lifters during the comp. I didn't fail any, they were just a lot slower than usual. I am going to practice a few every day while wearing my nanos so by Saturday I can crank them out a lot faster.
Sled drag wasn't as hard as last time, legs were definitely tired though.
Hold the vision, Trust the process Program design by Stephen Flamm
Sunday, November 16, 2014
11/13/2014
A. Squat clean, build very quickly to 175
B. Overhead squat, 2-2-2, 20x1; 2:00 rest
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For reps/calories:
:60 thrusters, 95
:60 handstand push ups
8:00 rest
:60 handstand push ups
:60 thrusters, 95
8:00 rest
2:00 row @ high effort
A. complete
B. 135-140-145
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14 thrusters/8 HSPU
16 HSPU/8 thrusters
507 meters
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1 hour of olympic lifting technique work with Chelsea Kyle
Squat cleans were really easy today, went 125-155-175 and all of them felt the same. Overhead squats were not as good as last week, was having some slight discomfort in my left quad on the way down which is weird because that has never happened before. I just didn't feel as stable on these as last week.
The thruster/HSPU piece was pretty tough. It was definitely way harder starting with thrusters and going into the HSPU second, my shoulders were fried. I think during the competition I can get more thrusters, I didn't have a lot of energy going into this. I think it would probably be best for Jeff to start with thrusters at the comp because he'll still be able to knock out a decent amount of HSPU under fatigue.
The lifting clinic with Chelsea was helpful as always. I worked on split jerk, I wanted to find out why I keep hitting myself in the chin every time I do split jerks off the blocks recently. She said it was because I wasn't setting up with the weight shifted back into my heels, so I was leaning forward which caused my body to be more out in front, therefore I was hitting myself in the chin. I worked on trying to drive a lot more with my legs out of the jerk and apparently I was doing this weird thing once I racked the bar where I would lock and unlock my knees a bunch of times before I actually jerked. I never noticed it before. She told me to lock my knees and then short dip and drive. I felt a lot better after working with her. Chelsea is the best!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
11/12/2014
AM
3 sets:
400m run @90% aerobic
2:00 rest
500m row @90% aerobic
2:00 rest
PM
A. Power cleans, 2x:30 @70% 1RM (all singles- drop and reset); 3:00 rest
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AMRAP in 10:00 (with Heather if you're in at the same time):
750m row
150 double unders
max power snatches, 95
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3 rounds not for time:
7-10 weighted glute-ham raises, 20x1
15 tough reverse hypers
max L-sit on parallettes
AM
complete
PM
A. 7, 8 @150#
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38 snatches total
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complete
30# DB for GHR
55#/side for RH
L-sits were :30, :27, :26
Today was fun. Power cleans felt really easy, the :30 flew by. The partner workout with Heather was awesome, I thought we did really well. I started on the row and she started with double unders. Stephen told us to try to keep the row around a 2:00 pace, that definitely got a bit tough near the end. I think I ended up around a 2:03. Double unders were broken up on purpose because I was tired from the row. I think I broke about 4 different times. I had about a minute rest before we started the snatches but I know during the comp I probably won't have that much rest time since guys tend to row faster than females. The power snatches felt VERY light. I hit 2 right away and then they were all singles after that. I never felt like I was in danger of failure and never really had to stop and take a breath. Heather and I did a good job of staying close to the bar and rolling it towards the other person after each rep. It's always fun working out with my bud!
Not for time stuff was alright, Stephen told me I need to fix my form on the GHR. I will definitely need to drop down in weight on that until I can correct it but I'm glad I know. The L-sits were better than last time so that's good!
3 sets:
400m run @90% aerobic
2:00 rest
500m row @90% aerobic
2:00 rest
PM
A. Power cleans, 2x:30 @70% 1RM (all singles- drop and reset); 3:00 rest
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AMRAP in 10:00 (with Heather if you're in at the same time):
750m row
150 double unders
max power snatches, 95
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3 rounds not for time:
7-10 weighted glute-ham raises, 20x1
15 tough reverse hypers
max L-sit on parallettes
AM
complete
PM
A. 7, 8 @150#
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38 snatches total
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complete
30# DB for GHR
55#/side for RH
L-sits were :30, :27, :26
Today was fun. Power cleans felt really easy, the :30 flew by. The partner workout with Heather was awesome, I thought we did really well. I started on the row and she started with double unders. Stephen told us to try to keep the row around a 2:00 pace, that definitely got a bit tough near the end. I think I ended up around a 2:03. Double unders were broken up on purpose because I was tired from the row. I think I broke about 4 different times. I had about a minute rest before we started the snatches but I know during the comp I probably won't have that much rest time since guys tend to row faster than females. The power snatches felt VERY light. I hit 2 right away and then they were all singles after that. I never felt like I was in danger of failure and never really had to stop and take a breath. Heather and I did a good job of staying close to the bar and rolling it towards the other person after each rep. It's always fun working out with my bud!
Not for time stuff was alright, Stephen told me I need to fix my form on the GHR. I will definitely need to drop down in weight on that until I can correct it but I'm glad I know. The L-sits were better than last time so that's good!
11/11/2014
A. Squat snatch from high hang (no blocks), 10:00 tech work w/doubles and triples
B. DB rear foot elevated split squat, 1xmax/leg @ 50/hand, 30x0; rest as needed between legs
C1. Close-grip bench press, 3-3-3, 20x1; :30 rest
C2. Pendlay row, 3x2-3, 20x1; :30 rest
C3. Farmer's walk, 3x10-15m tough; 2:00 rest
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5:00 airdyne @Z1
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3 sets:
:30 airdyne @97%
4:00 rest
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5:00 airdyne @Z1
A. complete @ 85, 95, 105
B. 6/R, 6/L
C1. 125-130-135
C2. 145-150-155
C3. complete with 130#/side
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complete
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complete
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complete
Snatches were better than last week, I haven't done them from a hang in awhile but they felt good. It was nice to go back to working with lighter weight and focus on technique. My speed under the bar was good, still trying to work on staying back on my heels for every rep. When I was working at 105 I fell on my butt after the second rep, that was weird. I think I just over-corrected. DB split squats were tough today, I think I should have been able to get more than 6 but my legs were really tired on these.
I'm really happy with how my bench press is improving. I was able to get 135 for 3 reps, that's only 10 pounds under my current 1RM, and they went up pretty easily. Farmer's walk was pretty tough, the hardest part is actually standing up with the weight but then walking with it isn't that bad. I think I might be getting close to my max on that.
Airdyne was good. Overall a solid day.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
11/9/2014-OPTathlon events 5-6
Event 5: Reverse Shot Put Toss - 16# men, 8# women
last year: 27'4"
this year: 29'10"
Errrrr, where did this come from? I was shocked at how well this went. The two weeks leading up to the OPTathlon, my practice on this was so bad. I'm pretty sure I was barely clearing 20'. On Sunday Heather and I went to the UC campus. I took my first attempt on this and hit 29'10". Heather and I were both shocked. My second and third attempt were not nearly as close. But I'll take it!
Errrrr, where did this come from? I was shocked at how well this went. The two weeks leading up to the OPTathlon, my practice on this was so bad. I'm pretty sure I was barely clearing 20'. On Sunday Heather and I went to the UC campus. I took my first attempt on this and hit 29'10". Heather and I were both shocked. My second and third attempt were not nearly as close. But I'll take it!
Event 6: 3000 m run
last year: 17:36
this year: 18:09
I'm a bit disappointed with this, I thought I would have improved my time from last year. I think part of it had to do with the fact that I did it the day after all the other events and didn't have the same energy I did last year when I did everything in one day and got to do it with the whole group instead of by myself. Also, right before I ran, my ipod broke so I had no way to keep track of my time as I was running. Not that I'm trying to make excuses, but it was hard not knowing exactly where I was. I thought I was moving pretty well through the whole run, my first two laps were pretty fast but then my third lap slowed down. As I passed Heather she said "you're going to have to pick it up if you want to PR" and I was like WHAT?! I thought I was moving pretty quickly. I passed her again and she said "you're going to have to go faster". I thought I picked up the pace but errrr I guess not. My breathing was good, it was my legs that were really tired throughout the whole run. I was able to sprint the last 150 meters but I still fell short of my time last year. I'm okay with it though, I think if I did it with the group and did it on the same day as all the other events I would have been closer to my previous time. But I think in general my running has improved, my breathing has definitely gotten better, I just need to work on pacing and having proper running form. I think I might try to get with Luke a few times so he can work with me on that.
Overall, I'm really happy with how the OPTathlon went this year. I'm glad I was able to hit an easy 200 pound clean and jerk, and I'm really pleased with my rows more than anything. I think my mental toughness is definitely getting better as well, I'm able to tell myself to just keep going and accept the pain. I also noticed my recovery between events is much faster, I didn't feel as worn out and beaten up between events, so that's a good sign. I thought it was a great day. It's always fun getting to do these events with all my favorite people! Next year I definitely won't break it up into two days, that's for sure.
I'm a bit disappointed with this, I thought I would have improved my time from last year. I think part of it had to do with the fact that I did it the day after all the other events and didn't have the same energy I did last year when I did everything in one day and got to do it with the whole group instead of by myself. Also, right before I ran, my ipod broke so I had no way to keep track of my time as I was running. Not that I'm trying to make excuses, but it was hard not knowing exactly where I was. I thought I was moving pretty well through the whole run, my first two laps were pretty fast but then my third lap slowed down. As I passed Heather she said "you're going to have to pick it up if you want to PR" and I was like WHAT?! I thought I was moving pretty quickly. I passed her again and she said "you're going to have to go faster". I thought I picked up the pace but errrr I guess not. My breathing was good, it was my legs that were really tired throughout the whole run. I was able to sprint the last 150 meters but I still fell short of my time last year. I'm okay with it though, I think if I did it with the group and did it on the same day as all the other events I would have been closer to my previous time. But I think in general my running has improved, my breathing has definitely gotten better, I just need to work on pacing and having proper running form. I think I might try to get with Luke a few times so he can work with me on that.
Overall, I'm really happy with how the OPTathlon went this year. I'm glad I was able to hit an easy 200 pound clean and jerk, and I'm really pleased with my rows more than anything. I think my mental toughness is definitely getting better as well, I'm able to tell myself to just keep going and accept the pain. I also noticed my recovery between events is much faster, I didn't feel as worn out and beaten up between events, so that's a good sign. I thought it was a great day. It's always fun getting to do these events with all my favorite people! Next year I definitely won't break it up into two days, that's for sure.
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