5/17/21
Building-Microcycle 2-MondayPull-up 50 reps FSAP @ 145Bench 3 x 550 Wide Grip PullupsBreakdown Same as last week. Thought of the day: Sometimes things are not that complicated. Specifically when you are new at something. Let’s start with the proven basics and go from there.
5/16/21
Building-Microcycle 1-Sunday 1 Hour swim Breakdown I might also do an 8 mile run, but we’ll see if I have time. Thought of the day: There is a serious lack of understanding of athletics in this country. And, it’s largely caused by fitness professionals themselves. You might argue that this doesn’t matter as long as […]
5/15/21
Building-Microcycle 1- Saturday 1 hour of cardio. Breakdown Same as last week. They’re is a good chance that’ll do more then this, but we’ll see. Thought of the day: As I’ve talked about in numerous articles, pain and injury is not a get out of jail free card. In fact, if you do have one […]
Words Mean Things: On Training, Coaching, And Athletes
Words mean things, they are not just puffs of air, if we are not specific in how we use them, our ability to bend and shape the world in our image is severely hampered. This is why it’s important to use the correct words at the correct time and know exactly what we are saying when we use them. In this case, we are talking about word choice in the gym.
5/14/21
Building-Microcycle 1-Friday Squat 3 x 5 Deadlift 1 x 5 Row 3 x 5 Lever Work Breakdown No changes. Definitely hit my volume cap. During yesterday’s workout, tendon pain in my left elbow came up. Which, if you recall, I guessed would happen. But, no worries, did some remedial work, and I’ll continue doing so […]
5/13/21
Building-Microcycle 1-Thursday Pull up, 40 reps, FSAP @ 145 Pull-up Negatives, 2 x 5 @ 185 Press 3 x 5 Breakdown Pretty straightforward. I ended up getting 7 miles in yesterday and 500 pushups as well. Definitely should not have done all of that before tomorrows training day, but… Whatever Thought of the day: As […]
5/12/21
Building-Microcycle 1-Wednesday Active Rest Day! Hour or so cardio and maybe a run. Breakdown Yesterday was solid. The deload definitely helped getting me to wear I needed to be. Today, no real change.
5/11/21
Building-Microcycle-1-Tuesday Squat 3 x 5 Deadlift 2 x 5 5 Rd Circuit:Row x 5Evil Wheel Negatives x 550m Shuttle Run Later: 1 hour cardio Breakdown Yesterday was solid. Managed to do extra pullups and through in some pushups to wrap up. This volume is really paying off. For today, nothing crazy new, just swapping out […]
5/9/21
Building-Microcycle 1-Monday Pull-up 50 reps FSAP @ 155 Bench 3 x 5 50 Wide Grip Pullups Breakdown Start of a new cycle. The one change this training session is volume. I’m normally pretty maxed out after the 50 reps, but my climb in weights is showing down and in general the first fix is volume. […]
5/8/21
Basics-Microcycle 5-Sunday Easy 8 mile run Breakdown Last day of the deload/alternative week. Time to kick it back in again.