Friday, December 19, 2014

Thursday December 18th, 2014

Morning Session
1) EMOMx12
    O) power snatch + snatch balance
    E) 3 position snatch (pockets + above knee + floor)
2) 5x1 Tall Clean
3) 3 x 1-2 minus muscle ups
Numbers: 
1) 175 185, 195, 205, 195, 185 (for both)
2) 205, 215, 225, 235, 235
3) 8, 6, 7
Notes: 
1) legs felt tired this morning. this was intended as technique work, so did not try to push the weights much here. still felt heavy this morning. 
2) this movement is awkward and useful at the same time. all about getting down into the catch position quickly. felt pretty solid today. 
3) these felt pretty good today, but the tear on my right hand broke open so I played it safe with each of the sets. didn't want to make it too much worse, so just went for reps on each set. 

Evening Session
1) Metcon
    100x double unders
    5x Cindy
    80x double unders
    4x Cindy
    60x double unders
    3x Cindy
    40x double unders
    2x Cindy
    20x double unders
    1x Cindy
2) Rowing Intervals
    10x 250m row (rest :30 between)
3) Midline Accessory
    50 hip extensions
    50 ghd sit ups
    50 hip extensions
Numbers: 
1) 15:03
2) :50, :50, :50.10, :49.5, :49.5, :49.7, :48.8, :48.9, :48.4, :45.4
3) completed
Notes: 
1) really wanted under 15:00. push ups prevented that. unbroken on all the double unders. those felt smooth and easy tonight. push ups were the rough part for the workout. 
2) these went well. wanted all under :50 just as a gauge. was under that pace but did the last pull too early on the 3rd interval and the pace jumped up. 
3) this accessory stuff on the midline is tough. all sets consistent without stopping. 


Wednesday December 17th, 2014

Evening Session
1) 5 attempts @ a max vertical jump
2) 5x1 snatch pull @ 105% of 1RM snatch
3) 20m front rack walking lunge for max load
4) AMRAPx12
    1:00 squat cleans 135#
    1:00 shoulder to overhead 135#
    2:00 squat cleans 135#
    2:00 shoulder to overheard 135#
    3:00 squat cleans 135#
    3:00 shoulder to overhead 135#
Numbers:
1) completed. unsure on height.
2) completed @ 305#
3) 245#
4) 167 total reps (13, 21, 18, 36, 24, 55)
Notes:
1) jumped to different ring heights. did not measure. no step on the jumps. jumping is 100% a weakness for me.
2) felt strong. really focused on keeping the proper mechanics through the pull.
3) had zero idea on what weight to even try here. hit 10 reps @ different weights just to get a feel for things. 245 seemed like a solid weight to try for. the front rack position began to tire more than the legs did.
4) this hurt pretty well. just about staying on the work as best as possible. I stayed fairly consistent. maybe should have taken it out harder the first minute of each, but then I think that would have hurt me in the long run.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Tuesday December 16th, 2014

Morning Session
3 rounds
500m row
12 burpees
21 box jumps, 24"
Numbers--: 9:44
Notes--: good little morning session. hit a quick warm up and then went. rows were done between 1:45 and 1:49. wanted to keep a solid pace on the rower but then be able to go right to burpees and then right to box jumps and move quickly on each. accomplished this goal. as weird as it sounds, burpee technique is getting better which will help improve my cycle time on them. 

Evening Session
1) EMOMx7--: snatch single @ 90%
2) 5 sets of: power clean + squat clean + push jerk + split jerk
   (sets building)
3) 3x5 back squats (sets building)
4) 1x max set chest to bar pull ups
5) midline accessory work
    a) 3x10 glute ham raise
    b) 3x20 weighted sit ups
    c) 2x25 weighted hip extensions, 45#
    d) 2x25 med ball ghd sit ups, 20#
Numbers--: 
1) completed @ 260#
2) 265, 275, 285, 295, 300#
3) 385, 400, 415
4) 40
5) completed, 25#, completed, completed.
Notes--:
1) warmed up to 260 quickly and missed first 3 attempts. decided to restart and went 7 for 7, all of them feeling great (only last rep was caught poorly). 
2) felt good. toughest part was the push jerk. 
3) not a max here, which I was happy with. last time I hit 400 for 5, it felt real heavy. 400 and 415 felt rock solid tonight. 
4) held on for as long as I could. had to work pretty hard for those last few reps. 
5) this accessory work was tough. definitely wanted to only do a set or 2 of each, but then realized how important this part was for me. 

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Sunday December 14th, 2014

Morning Session
1) Clean Cycling (all TnG unbroken)
    2x3 squat clean @ 85% (310)
    2x6 squat clean @ 70% (255)
    2x9 squat clean @ 55% (200)
    2x12 power clean @ 50% (185)
    2x15 power clean @ 45% (165)
2) EMOMx10
   odd) 10 deadlifts, 275#
  even) 10 front squats, 205# (no racks)
3) 3 rounds (not for time)
    1000m row
    3 strict muscle ups
Numbers--: 
1) completed
2) completed
3) completed
Notes--:
1) this was tough. I was resting as needed between the sets (was not really paying attention to the time). grip started to fatigue a bit during the sets of 15, but had no issues finishing the sets. getting better with cycling these will further advance my strengths with the barbell. 
2) all unbroken. last few sets were pretty tasty, but overall, pretty comfortable throughout this. more work with endurance on the barbell reps. 
3) this was pretty much strict muscle up work with paced rowing between. I had never hit a strict mu before, so really wanted to hit a few. rows were done between 3:36 and 3:37. 

Saturday December 13th, 2014

Session 1 (prior to 9am class)
1) Find 5RM pull up
2) Find 20RM shoulder to overhead
Numbers--:
1) 70#
2) 230#
Notes--:
1) used a kettlebell connected to weight belt by a heavy band. the kettlebell was bouncing a decent amount, making it a little awkward. 
2) was originally going to go with 225#, but at the last minute decided to shoot for this. made a good choice. hit the first 15 reps as push jerks then the last 5 reps as split jerks. shoulders were feeling smoked by the time I switched to split jerks. 

Session 2 (after 9am class)
7 rounds
1 legless rope climb
100m run (50m out and back)
10 alternating db snatch 70#
100m run (50m out and back)
Numbers--: 11:18
Notes--: this was a good workout. goal was to go from one thing to the next without any hesitation and at a consistent pace. worked out well. immediately went to the rope to climb, which was the biggest obstacle to tackle in this workout. 

Friday December 12th, 2014

Morning Session
5 rounds
500m row
5 deficit handstand push ups, 12"
Numbers--: 11:28
Notes--: good workout. kept the rowing between 1:46 and 1:49. all sets of handstand push ups unbroken. moved from exercise to exercise directly (no breaks)

Evening Session
1) 6x7 muscle ups (rest as needed)
2) AMRAPx10
    15 box jumps 24"
    12 front squats 135#
      9 chest to bar pull ups
Numbers--:
1) completed. 
2) 6 rounds + 18 reps (15 box jumps + 3 front squats)
Notes--: 
1) first 5 sets were every 3:00. then last set was after a 4:00 break. was focusing on certain parts of the technique, which fell apart on sets 5 and 6 as my muscles began to fatigue. 
2) unbroken on everything and moved consistently through it. breaks between front squats and chest 2 bars possibly could have been a bit shorter. 

Friday, December 12, 2014

Thursday December 11th, 2014

Afternoon (4:45pm)
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A) EMOMx4
     power snatch + snatch balance @ 55, 60, 65, 70%
B) EMOMx5
     power snatch + hang squat snatch @ 60, 65, 70, 65, 60%
C) EMOMx6
     3-position snatch (pockets + above knee + below knee) @ 65, 70, 75, 75, 70, 65%
D) EMOMx8 @ 70% of 1RM clean
     O) 5 TnG power clean
     E) 5 Front Squats from the floor

Numbers
A) 160, 175, 190, 205
B) 175, 190, 205, 190, 175
C) 190, 205, 220, 220, 205, 190
D) 255

Notes
A) legs felt pretty tired during the 3rd EMOM during sets 3 and 4. did all the snatch EMOM work without breaks between. 
B) hit all sets for the clean and jerks without break. some of the power clean reps had pretty wide feet but felt pretty strong with them. 
C) was going to hit the muscle ups + metcon today too, but decided I would move those to Friday to keep from being @ the gym for too long. 

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Wednesday December 10th, 2014

EMOM x 40
O) row
E) alternate:
     10 ghd sit ups
     :30 plank hold

Notes
A) rowing was done under a 2:00 pace for the majority of the rounds. started out just over above 2:00 then worked it down to 1:55 or so for the rounds towards the end. not trying to go a tough pace, but just enough to get the body moving well. 
B) ghdsu + plank holds were intended to fire up the core and not put a toll on the body at all. just wanted to move and get muscles working without touching much equipment. 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Tuesday December 9th, 2014

Active Recovery Day
1) 5000m row

Numbers
1) 20:16.80

Notes
1) taking a few days off from the full programming of CompTrain for more of a mental break from the long days rather than a physical one. for this reason, wanted to hope on the rower and get the body moving again after taking yesterday completely off. started out around a 2:10 pace for a little bit then dropped it under 2:05 for a bit then under 2:00 for the rest of the way. felt good and was not mentally or physically draining. 

Monday December 8th, 2014

Rest Day

Battle in the Bluffs Competition

3-day competition

Friday December 5th, 2014 (Day 1)
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Event #1--> 3 attempts (1 every 2:00) to establish 1-rep bear complex
(clean + front squat (regardless of squat clean or power) + jerk + back squat + jerk)

Numbers
1) 315, 325, 335 (1st place)

Notes
1) was not quite sure what weights to choose for this. worked up to 305# for a clean + jerk + back jerk in the warm up area, so started with 315#. all lifts felt solid and strong. happy with this. 

Saturday December 6th, 2014 (Day 2)
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Event #2
35-25-15-5
 chest 2 bar pull ups
 fat bar power cleans 115#

Event #3
100 double unders
21 thrusters 145#
100 double unders
21 thrusters 145#
100 double unders

Event #4
2 rounds
10x db walking lunge 70# (each hand)
db farmer's carry remainder of 100'
15x deadlifts 315#
10x db walking lunge 70# (each hand)
db farmer's carry remainder of 100'
15x bar muscle ups

Numbers
2) 8:38 (1st place) 
3) 6:41 (2nd place)
4) 8:19 (3rd place) 

Notes
2) this was a grip burner. went small(ish) sets on the chest to bars and mostly singles on the cleans. had a great push working next to Phil. 
3) tough workout. first set of double unders and thrusters unbroken. then 40/30/30 for 2nd set of du's (legs were feeling a bit toasty) then 7/4/4/3/3 for thrusters. tried to stay unbroken for last set of double unders but messed up @ 63 then finished it out. Phil took 1st on the workout. 
4) tough workout. may have been able to get back on the last set of bar muscle ups quicker. did not want to fail a rep and maybe was too cautious. Bobby took 1st and Phil 2nd. 

Sunday December 7th, 2014
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Event #5
1250m row
75x wall balls 20#
40x burpee box jump overs 30"

Event #6a and #6b
6a) "Isabel"
6b) "Double Isabel"

Numbers
5) 10:33 (1st place)
6a) 1:42 (1st place)
6b) 4:43 (1st place) 
Overall) 10 points in 7 events (1st place)

Notes
5) this was a mental workout. everything was possible to do unbroken @ a solid pace, but only if the focus was there mentally. rowed between a 1:44 and 1:48 for the 1250m, then went right to the wall balls for 75 unbroken, then moved consistently through the 40 burpee bo's. mental battle through the 40 reps to finish. 
6a) went 20 unbroken to establish a lead over the field, then went 10 singles to finish out the first 30. 
6b) went all singles for this second portion. legs were burning and it was a good mental and physical test. great way to finish out the competition. 


Thursday, December 4, 2014

Wednesday December 3rd, 2014

morning (6:30am)
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2,500m row @ 2:10-2:20 pace

afternoon (4:30pm)
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A) 1000m row (warm up)
     some leg swings, light snatch, pvc pass throughs
B) OL Technique
     1) EMOM x 8
          O) power snatch _ snatch balance @ < 65%
          E) hang snatch _ overhead squat @ < 65%
     2) 5x "second pull drill" @ < 65%
** slow pull from top of knees to hip pocket (vertical torso) then lower back to a hang clean
C) Front Squats
     1) quickly work up to a heavy 3-rep
     2) quickly work up to a heavy 10-rep 
D) 20:00 amrap 
     200 double unders
     100 air squats
       80 burpees
       60 wall balls 20#
       40 toes to bar
       20 strict handstand push ups
       10 muscle ups 
E) 2500m row (cool down) 

Numbers
B1) 165, 175, 185, 185
B2) 215, 225, 235, 245, 245
C1) 375
C2) 320
D) 1 round + 18 double unders 

Notes
A) needed something light in the morning to loosen up and wake myself up. 
B) great to be able to focus on different positions during the technique work
C) front squats felt strong. could have gone a little heavier for each if working to actual max. 
D) amrap was just straight dirty. 
E) row total is up over 40,000m for the 6-month 500,000m challenge
        

Tuesday December 2nd, 2014

A) 1000m row
     hit some thrusters + a few ghdsu
B) 10:00 amrap ladder (3-6-9-etc)
      thruster 95#
      ghdsu
after about a 10:00 break:
C) 12:00 amrap (rest 1:1)
     "DT" @ 185#
D) Sprinting
      5x 5m _ back + 10m _ back + 15m _ back (300m total) (2-hand touch every turn)
E) 1000m row

Numbers
B) round of 21 + 14 thrusters
C) :56, 1:04, 1:09, 1:01, 1:01, 1:02 (then hit 12 deadlifts to close out the time)
D) 1:38

Notes
A) unbroken on all thrusters. consistent movement on the ghdsu. was written for chest to bars (rather than ghdsu) but with the quick turnaround from 100 pu's for time, then the amount of chest to bars @ the competition this weekend, changed it up a bit. 
B) grip was fried by the end of this workout. a little more rest after amrap #1 would have helped. 
C) lots of turning and getting back up to speed on the shuttle.  

Monday, December 1st, 2014

going to do my best to fit all comptrain stuff in prior to the competition this weekend.

@ 5:30pm  
A) 1,000m row (warm up)
B) Snatch
     1) power snatch + snatch balance @ 50, 55, 65, 70%
     2) snatch @ 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 85, 80, 75, 70%
C) Clean Jerk
     1) squat clean + front squat + push jerk + split jerk @ 45, 50, 55, 60, 65%
     2) clean and jerk @ 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 85, 80, 75%
D) Front Squat 3x2 (across)
E) Gymnastics Benchmark
     50 strict handstand push ups (for time)
F) 2,000m row (cool down)

Numbers
B1) 145, 160, 190, 205
B2) 220, 230, 245, 260 (f, f, +), 275 (skipped), 245, 230, 220, 205
C1) 155, 175, 190, 205, 225
C2) 240, 260, 275, 295, 310, 295, 275, 260
D) 375#
E) 4:30

Notes
A) missed 1st 2 attempts @ 260 snatch due to technical errors, so decided moving up to 275# was not needed. 
B) all clean and jerks felt good. went back to old jerk hand position, going to work back with that for a while. 
C) hspu felt terrible. feeling it in the shoulders and biceps from the weekend workouts.