When I finished the last training cycle, it was pretty apparent that I was beat up and worn down. With the encouragement of my coach, I took a full week off. The idea moving forward is to take a little…
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Block Cycle 2018: Week 6 of 6
Oh hey look, another week with only 3 days of training instead of 5. This is becoming a habit. I had kicked off the week great, but again, the lack of sleep catches up to me quick. I had a…
Block Cycle 2018: Week 5 of 6
I had one crap week and one decent one and then this week happened. I am not sure if I am just in dire need of a deload or break, but mentally this week has been a real struggle. I…
Block Cycle 2018: Week 4 of 6
Finally, I feel somewhat close to normal again. This week was one of the better weeks in a while. I have hit all of my prescribed percentages and been able to train each day like I normally plan to do.…
Block Cycle 2018: Week 3 of 6
This week was a train wreck. The new puppy and lack of sleep finally caught up to me. Training during the week has been fine, but the heavy singles on Sunday have not been. BC18.W3.D1.0619 Pull + Sn (Blocks, mid-thigh)…
Block Cycle 2018: Week 2 of 6
BC18.W2.D1.0612 Pull + Sn (Blocks, mid-thigh) 2(1+1): 5×2 @ 70% / 158 Pull + Clean (Blocks, mid-thigh) 2(1+1): 5×2 @ 70% / 236 Clean Pull (Eccentric): 3×3 @ 80% / 275 Pause BS: 2×5 @ 60% / 305; 2×5 @…
Block Cycle 2018: Week 1 of 6
Today I started a new block focused program. The last two weeks (week 1 & week 2) were just too much volume wise, even scaled down. I looked at the final weeks and just knew that I would not be…
Pulls & Complexes 2018: Week 2 of 8
I was right about scaling down some of this volume. Week 1 nearly crushed me when it was said and done. PC18.W2.D1.0529 Snatch high pull + hang snatch + snatch: (1+1+1) to RM: 95, 115, 135, 147, 166, 185x; Then…
Pulls & Complexes 2018: Week 1 of 8
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. …
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…