10/4/13 Friday October 4, 2013 (Training with Kevin)

Checked my training log and I last trained with Kevin on Friday September 6 - it has been 4 weeks.  In the early part of that week on Monday the 2nd I had a training accident on a 2H SW that had left my right wrist pretty beat up, and the forearm as well.  Treated it immediately with several visits to my acupuncturist, some TLC, lacrosse ball release, and smarter training.  I am sitting here 4 weeks later thinking about what I accomplished in the last time period and it feels damn good.  I am grateful, and appreciative

Before meeting Kevin at 6:30am I did about 15 quick minutes of OS resets at home as well as my standard kettlebell warm-up minus arm bars.  Body was feeling pretty good.

6:30am - Training session with Kevin.  We did some basic primal move and then got into things.

We practiced some light TGUs with the 16 and then did some rack holds with some prying forward and back, as well as rotating side to side.  I liked how that felt quite a bit.

We did a few TGUs with the 24, working on really locking out the elbow particularly on the L.

Did some pull up practice, over hand grip, ladder of 1, 2, 3 PUs.  Very easy.  This is intended to ensure I can bang out the 5 required PUs for the SFG without every practicing PUs as I don't have a PU bar at home.  I still know I really need to try and do something about that.

We then got into some swings, using the 24 for a set of 10 2H, then 10L, 10R.  We then got into the same thing with the 28, and then I practiced with a 32 kg with 1H for a few sets of  5 L, 5 R.  The thing felt extremely heavy which surprised me. Turns out Kevin sent me a text later in the morning and I was 1H swinging a damn 36!!!  No wonder.  There were some wonky reps in there, did not feel good, it is quite encouraging to know that was a 36.  I actually think a 32 is something I am ready for but no way in hell with a 36 yet.

We moved on and practiced some DB 24 kg SW, did probably 5 or so sets of 8-10 reps.  Got a good feeel for these - it has been a very long time since I did the SW with DBs.  It's a good movement and I like it.

We then practiced some DB SQ with the 24s, a couple sets of 5, got some cues from Kevin to really pull down into the hole and keep everything very tight coming out so there is no give in the back.  After a couple of cues I felt my form improved.

We then practiced some DB PR with the 24s, a couple of sets of 3, which felt great.  That is probably one of my strongest lifts.

We finished off by snatching the 24kg for 2 or 3 sets of 5 R, 5 L, just practicing technique on "breathing through the hips" to try and improve timing of exhale to occur prior to the bell's ascent out of the hole, exploding the hips, which is going to make the movement to lockout quite a bit easier.  These felt good.

7:35am - Finish
Great session, I feel like we covered quite a bit of ground with a lot of lifts and is was very good practice for me to get Kevin's eyes on my lifts.  Here's to more progress---