Wednesday, September 11, 2013

9/11/13 Wednesday September 11, 2013 (DB 20 kgs complex)

6:30am - Original Strength, Primal Move drills - 40 minutes (some extra work here due to my R psoas being very tight, and both hips/glutes - from SL DLs the previous day)

7:10am - Kettlebell warm up ("Standard")

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
1/2K pullover - 12 kg, 5X each leg

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
1/2K pullover - 16 kg, 5X each leg
Roll to press (TGU start) - shoulder cam shafts, each arm 16 kg
12kg armbars - 1 L, 1 R

7:25am - Training session -DB Sq 20 kgs complex

Warm up -
TGU 20kg, 2X 1+1
GSq 20 kg, 5
DB DL 32 kgs, 5, 5 alt L, R

DB 20 kgs Complex - 20 minutes timed

Got 10X of the following:
DB CL, 3
DB PR, 3
DB Sq, 3

I was very consistent with my pace - 1 minute of work, 1 minute of rest, all the way to the last set where I took an extra 15-20 seconds of rest.

7:55am - Complete

Notes -  This was hard but not too hard as evidenced by my consistency with the work/rest ratio throughout the entire 20 minute timed set.  Good solid technique, though I was trying to really find that press from the lats and didn't really seem to have that dialed in as well as I would have liked.  Still, overall, lots of progress made from last week's training accident. This is very encouraging.  I went back and read my notes on this workout the last couple of times I have done it (with 24 kgs) and it has kicked my ass every time.  This was about right.  I did notice a lot of tightness in my R psoas nearly the entire training session, completely I believe relating to the SL DLs I did the day before.  That is not actually a bad thing, as I can tell that those muscles got worked by the SL DL in a unique way.  I do not think it is a technique flaw but rather just highlighting an imbalance and I actually really need to keep focused on the SL DLs because they may help get that asymmetry out of my R side.

9/10/13 Tuesday September 10, 2013 (TGU/ DB SLDL/ IC)

6:00am - Original Strength and Primal Move - 30 minutes

6:30am - Kettlebell warm up ("Standard")

1/2K halos - 8kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
1/2K pullover - 12 kg, 5X each leg

1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
1/2K pullover - 16 kg, 5X each leg
Roll to press (TGU start) - shoulder cam shafts, each arm

Arm bar 12 kg, 1+1

6:45am - Training session - Focus on TGUs

Warm up -

2X of the following circuit:
24kg, 2+2
DB SL DL 12 kgs, 5+5 (using sprinkler boxes to touch down the bells)
IC movement #1 (about 15 each arm)

7:15am - Complete

Notes -  On Kevin's advice I am spicing up the variety days to try and get in some SL DLs as well as IC practice.  This was great.  My shoulders feel really good after doing ICs.  No discomfort on R wrist or forearm.