Meaningful Training

meaningful training. intelligent training.

work hard. question everything.

is it worth the cost?

is it making me better?

if not, fucking change it.

~station 515

400 yd sled pull - in my case tire pull/flip
My makeshift sled has some challenges today. I pulled SO hard ... jk ... I actually have changed tires from the tractor size to a low squatty semi & certainly heavier one, which I am struggling with on this distance. It seems it is just as hard on the rope. It just couldn't hold the friction anymore and I went flying into a sprint ahead! So, I ended up flipping it the remainder of the way.

1-10 MU (scaled to bfly pull-ups & tri push ups)
10-100 DU

Ok, so I cried uncle after 7 RNDs of this. Fail, but with good work under my belt. I was stoked about the bfly pull-ups, chin high, good flow, did them unbroken until the 6th round. Tri push was just fine too. DUs were brutal with my fatigued arms. Last two rounds I broke them into sets of 10.

EMOTM 10 min BackSquat @ 90%
Feeling very drained at this point, I took the opportunity to work up on the load.
1-2 @115, 3-4 @ 135, 5-6 @ 145, 7-8 @ 150, 9-10 @ 155

BackSquat 1x20 @ 95# felt so light after that EMOTM until the last 5 ;), shaky

@ CFA Roseville tonight
21-15-9
Deadlift 135#
Box jump 24"
6:31

Always A Joy

 “Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” 

~Albert Einstein

Regaining some balance in my life post swim. New schedule to feel out. I always love a good KB swing workout to flush out the debris.


Warm-up:
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Burpees
V-up
KB OHswings - 12kg

Skill:
KB Windmills @ 12kg
5x5

Workout:
Tabata 20 seconds work/ 10 seconds

• snatch (4rnds R/4rnds L)
• double unders
• pull ups
• handstand
• squats with a weight (goblet)

Oh, good to be done. I do enjoy finishing a Tabata. No scoring today, just work, sweat and joy.

Rest Day ;)

Joy is not the absence of suffering. 

It is the presence of God. ~Robert Schuller

Yep, it's here. The rest...So why am I so excited about my new training schedule?!

It feels good, I have a plan for those lifts that I want to not just randomly progress with, I can't wait to weave it into the box, it is Saturday and I don't have something I HAVE to do for the first time in months. Rest.

Feeling yesterday's squats in the legs and eating nachos with a 'Rita instead of getting in my run...

• I want to just blow it out a bit with a quick metcon, not for time or weight. 
• Enjoy a nice Mobility WOD and some time on the back deck listening to the breeze in the trees.

21-15-9
Burpees
KB OHSwings 16kg
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Jump squats
Cossack squats
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Mtn Climbers
SDHP 16kg

Now that felt like a cool breeze~

Couldn't help myself...stopped at the volleyball pit and tossed the KB backward overhead for a few lengths. I forgot how much fun that is and worked on juggling skills in the sand.

• Jeff Martone
• European Weightlifting Championships

Staring at the net for a while, just taking a moment to enjoy the moment, I am still mulling over the 'play new sports'. Like Annie S. said about the games and why she was never there before...she was scared to put herself out there, yet she kicked butt! What is there really to be afraid of? Maybe just not trying something new and missing out.