Monday, May 23, 2005

Interview with Ethan Reeve

Interview with Ethan Reeve

A great interview with brilliant strength coach, Ethan Reeve.

So much for my no routine routine.....

OCD wins out again

heres a great schedule

monday
snatch
windmill
bottums up clean

tuesday
morrison get ups
Arm bar

wednesday
overhead squat
Darc swings
H2H flips

friday
kb cleans
windmill
lunge

saturday
two hand swing
swing flip squat
waiters/farmers walk

Snatches

Now that I dont have to train for the RKC snatch test, snatch workouts are fun again. I love this movement, I just dont like doing it to muscular and cardiovascular failure. Its such a fast and fluid exercise.Sometimes it you go to snatch it and you dont know how the bell got overhead. It kind of "just happens".

Now that I dont feel compelled to use the 72 for high rep snatches it takes a lot of pressure of the move as well. I can do the 53 safely any number of ways. With the 2 pood there is only one safe path.Getting too light for that thing.

And too old,lol!

snatch
26x5+5
36x5+5
44x5+5

53x10+10x 6 sets only 120 reps. felt harder than that. will work up to 10X10x10. 200 reps. now thats a lot in one workout.

windmills
36x4+4 have to REALLY pull the right shoulder down for the rotation to work.Major concious effort whereas on the left side I dont have to think about it. It just happens.
36x4+4
44x5+5 much better touching on right side.
53x5+5x4 sets solid.

turkish getups
26x2+2 ug, my right side hates this.
36x2+2
36x2+2 outside. LOTS harder on grass.this is not a great move for me.

datsit.

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Saturday fun

A little bit of everything.two hand swings36x30
36x20
44x10 swings, 10 swing squats, 10 swings
53x10x5 swing,flip squats . I love this move. each rep got deeper.
overhead lunges18x5+526x5+5 man this REALLY works my right shoulder stability
36x5+5
44x5+5 I like this too.
H2H Kb flips: ten minutes outside. over the top an under hand flips about ten to fifteen each side.
walking swings 2 laps with 36.one hour workout. short and sweet.

Friday, May 20, 2005

The movements

1) two hand swing
2) one hand swing
3) Transfers
4) Snatch
5) Windmill
6) Turkish Get up
7) Arm Bars
8) Morrison Get Up
9) Swing squats
10) Lunges ( 3 rack positions)
11) swing, flip, squat, pushpress hybrid
12)Bottoms up clean
13) Farmers walk
14) Waiters walk
15) Overhead squat
16) KB clean
17) Crescent swing
18) Walking swing
19) KB swing flips
20) Slingshot

Shoulder revelation

I just had a revelation. Just as my knee seems to be able to tolerate, or actually LIKE swinging movements as opposed to static squats I bet I should lay off the heavy pressing for my shoulders and just concentrate on the stabilization exercises such as Turkish get ups, snatch and windmill. just as I cant do pullups or rows or isolation exercises like that I probably shouldnt direct press anymore.

My shoulder never feels good afterwards.Especially with the two pood. :((I guess I will be balancing out my lower body.

BUT it does like lots of rack postitions. This is good.

Grinds

I decided to forget the idea of finding the perfect routine and I have just put a list of my top twenty exercises on the blackboard and do what I feel each workout. I either do snatch, windmill or a high rep swing as my main exercise. then follow up with the exericse I didnt do, with less intensity, and then a fun exercise( hand to hand flips, farmers walk, bottoms up cleans,etc).

I'm ready to focus on deepening my skill with all these exercises. Had a real breakthrough on windmills today, following mondays great( and weird) windmill session. Kept my right foot more forward( I am already twisting to the left structurally, no need to help it more)and focused on leaning forward, not sitting back and BAM! I was fingers to the floor each rep! FINALLY!!!

ALso let more weight come onto my front foot and this helped a lot as well.I really read too much into things and do better when I go by feel. I should know this by now.

windmills
18x5+5
26x5+5 better right from the start. lots of overhead stretching with right arm
36x5+5 feels little right hammie overstretch. its not used to this position
44x5+5 best ever. feels like a freakin WINDMILL for a change!
53x5+5x4 sets. yeah.
44x5+5
36x8+8 need to explore more varied rep ranges here.

kb press
53x5+5x2 long cycle version one clean one press
53x5+5 press only. right teres is tight and so is shoulder. need to do arm bars.
72x3+3 havent done this in a few weeks
72x3+3 better, nowhere near tight enough. heavy weights force you to get tight.
72x3+3
53x5+5 strict

kb cleans
53x10+10
72x5+5x5 these felt great. fast and easy. lots of leg and hip.

RIS with JS band for windmill. this is really helping my position I think, PUlling myself down into the windmill.

Overhead squat with JS bands, working on position and stretching my shoulder out.

datsit.

ps havent had almonds in the am for the last three days and havent felt any energy lag. This will help get me to 160 and under 10 % BF. This warrior diet ROCKS!!!

Thursday, May 19, 2005

Beggining strength training for teenagers and young adults: Kettlebells, Strength, Fitness, Martial Arts

Beggining strength training for teenagers and young adults: Kettlebells, Strength, Fitness, Martial Arts

Nobody cuts to the chase about training more concisely than Steve Maxwell. Great information aobut training kids.

GiryaStrength.com is Live.

The new home of Girya Kettlebell Training. A new era in my career and my training.Growth is good.

Rifs training log

Now that I have a real website that links to this blog I thought I would start keeping my workouts and thoughts about training, nutrition and injuries online. So this is the first entry although today is my off day so NO TRAINING.

Of course recovery is the most important limitation of training intensity. That is you can only train as hard as you can recover from. THis is why so many turn to ergonomic aids such as anabolic steroids and anabolic supplements. Of course the most important recovery aid is REST.

If there is no down time, I mean REAL sit back and put your feet up down time, recovery becomes very difficult. As will increases in training intensity and progress towards your goals.

Active recovery is almost as good as pure downtime.SO things such as joint mobility, flexibility work, hydrotherapy and massage really speed up your recovery ability. At my age and with my injuries if I sit around too much I get as stiff as not recovering enough. So as usual, the key is balance.

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Monday, April 18, 2005

Friday, April 01, 2005

Untitled Document

Pistols

the definitive pistol article from the mutant Pistol Master himself.Man I wish I could do pistols.

Sunday, March 27, 2005

Al Shindagah

Al Shindagah

Very interesting article by Dragon Radovic.

The SEAL Quest ~ Ultimate BUD/S Preparation

The SEAL Quest ~ Ultimate BUD/S Preparation

This is the best article withphotos on the correct use of the foam roller for self myofascial release I've seen. A great guide for really getting the spasms out by yourself. I use mine daily.

The New York Times > Books > On the Run With Dean Karnazes: A Runner's Quest for the Ache of Life

The New York Times > Books > On the Run With Dean Karnazes: A Runner's Quest for the Ache of Life

Ah the joys of OCD. Brings back good memories of my ultra days. In all seriousness though, he is right. People need more pain and suffering, at least around here. They have it so easy and complain so much. Training pain is a safe substitute and builds as much conciousness as the pain of life tragedy.

Friday, March 25, 2005

Friday, March 11, 2005

Monday, February 28, 2005

Monday, January 31, 2005

Practical Strength

Practical Strength

This is a great sight with tons of great lifting programs that actually work! written by real experts who do the things they are speaking of.

Saturday, November 20, 2004

Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery

I think Shannon is the best overall woman ironsport athlete that has lived! Just insane.

Sunday, November 14, 2004

Saturday, October 30, 2004

Friday, October 08, 2004

Diet

Diet
This is it in a nutshell. How to eat for training, and for life.

Thursday, October 07, 2004

Cardio Training - Paul Chek's Perspective 10/2/04

Cardio Training - Paul Chek's Perspective 10/2/04

Great article on how anaerobic training produces aerobic fitness and its evolutionary beginings.Chek is right on the money this time.

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Impingement Syndromes

Impingement Syndromes

great stuff on shoulder inpingement.an excellent resource site for shoulder info in general, too.

Friday, September 03, 2004

Friday, August 13, 2004

35 lb ruck NEW ALGORITHM from IOS 27 messes GPS up

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