Kicking off a new cycle starting this week. I looked at a variety of programs and was torn between running a brief strength cycle or something with pulls/blocks or complexes. This 8 week cycle of pulls & complexes looks promising. …
Month: May 2018
A week of goofing off
I followed my same training schedule this past week with the exception of Sunday, which I used as a rest day. Having time off from following a specific training plan was good for me but also rather challenging. When you…
Covert Barbell Spring Meet 2018
I have never gone into a meet feeling this prepared. Ever. For that reason, as well as a good many others, I was still nervous as hell. For the last training cycle, I spent the back half being as strategic…
Classic Position Cycle: Week 12 of 12 [Meet Week]
CPC18.W12.D1.0508 Sn: 70%/158, 75%/169, 80%/180, 85%/191 CJ: 70%/235, 755/251, 80%/268, 85%/285 FS: 2x 70%/305, 75%/327, 80%/355, 85%/375 DB curls: 3×20 (35#) The snatches felt pretty awesome. Bypassed the straps and will do so through the meet. The CJs felt tougher…
Pre-Meet Anxiety
The pre-meet jitters and anxiety is now in full force, unfortunately. The other night I laid down in bed, ready to crash with eyes heavy from the day. I had the TV on a sleep timer with some relaxing white…
Classic Position Cycle: Week 11 of 12
CPC18.W11.D1.0501 Snatch – Heavy Single: 2×115, 2×135, 2×155, 175, 185, 196x, 196, 203 CJ Heavy Single: 155, 185, 225, 254, 276, 296, 305, 315x FS:Heavy Single: 265, 315, 355, 370, 390, 410, 425, 436 PR Ended up going 92/139/231 on…
Mental Break at the Fair
Last night the family and I went down to the water front for the Chow Wagon. Knowing that I would most likely not be able to find the appropriate amount of carbs, fats, and proteins while I was there, I…
Nobody cares. Train harder.
Nobody cares. Train harder. Anyone in the functional fitness or weightlifting space has heard that phrase more times than they could count. I actually like it quite a bit. Enough so that I bought a shirt with that phrase right…