"And in those simple beautiful movements I remembered what was really important in training; that consistency trumps intensity; all the time. That intensity is born from consistency. That one cannot force it, one has to lay in wait for it, patiently, instinctively, calmly and be ready to grab it when Grace lays it down in front of you."
Monday, February 18, 2013
Pressing a little
What a weekend in Salt Lake City at the StrongFirst Leadership meeting. Great stuff got done but despite getting a lot of walking in ( and it went great!) I did little else physically. Almost no stretching either but I didn't seem to suffer at all from it.
Walking and sitting on the floor more than chairs helped too but I was ready to get back to training and my schedule for the the next three weeks before I take off again for the first ever SFG cert in Houston in three weeks.
6 -7 am Full Rifga stretchout
Wow, haven't done this in awhile and my cancelled client allowed me the opportunity to really get things opened up. I worked the splits again for the second time this week and I think it's a mistake now.
It must stretch a nerve in my left leg because it locked up pretty good right after that. I stopped playing around with these months back and now I think that was the reason. I just didn't help my knee extension as much as I wanted and it always seemed to bother something,
It's out then.
1:30 pm
One arm swing warmup
16 kg x 5/5 x 3
KB Press
16 x 5/5
20 x 4/4
24 x 1/1
28 x 1/1
32 x 1 right 28 x 1 left x 2 sets
28 x 1 right 24 x 1 left x 2 sets
This was easy on both the right and the left up to the 28 but I didn't want to chance it on the 32 kg. Thats 44% of my BW today at 157 , The 36 would have gone I'm pretty sure and that's half my BW without any direct press training lately at all!
Just a few negatives done after my snatch holds once a week, pushups, although I do have years and years and years of press experience, that's for sure.Not going to train this at all but it's nice to make contact with it every once in a while. Going to add Handstand pushups back in soon and I think I will try the 36 kg next time I do this.
Two kb swings
2 16s x 10
2 20's x 10 x 9 sets
90 reps
7920 lbs
these went great, the groove was solid , bell speed high and not hard at all to produce a lot of good force. this is becoming one of my favorite swing variations. Never ever would have believed that :))
Belt squats
40 kg x 25 x 4 sets
these were very solid and helped to balance the tension out in my legs almost immediately. Medium stance and today I used a much more relaxed, endurance style breathing and that helped as well. I'm going for reps not max power so I don't need so much power breathing. Great quad work.
BB laterals SS band side raises
3 sets of 10/10 each
these feel great and balance the stress on the shoulder out very well.
Have to start thinking about Saturday's 200 rep snatch workout with 20 kg and 8 sets of 13/13.
No problem :))
datsit.
Sisu/
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2 comments:
Wow, 28 and even 32kg press! I know it's not an issue of strength but great to see all the work has enabled you to confidently press. Excited to see you mention handstand push-up, a goal of mine!
thanks Joe, it's one of those moves I think I can "do" bu shouldn't "train".
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