7:35am - 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 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
Roll to press (TGU start) - shoulder cam shafts, each arm 16 kg
12kg armbars - 1 L, 1 R
7:50am - Training session - Single bell 24 kg complex
Warm up -
GSq 20 kg, 5
DB DL 32 kgs, 5, 5/5 alt hands
2X the following, done in circuits.
24 kg TGU, 1+1
24 kg 2H SW, 15 reps
24 kg FSq, 5+5 reps
24 kg 1H SW, 10+10 reps
24 kg C&P, 5+5 reps
24 kg 1H SW, 10+10 reps
20 kg SN, 5+5
The circuits took about 29 minutes to complete including the rests between each movement / round.
8:30am - Complete
Notes - I felt very tired when waking up and it took me a long time to get going. I had a big weekend with travel to Spokane on Friday for work, late night Friday with co workers, a service project on Saturday where I worked hard manual labor for several hours in 90 degree heat, back to Seattle to watch the kids Saturday evening and most of the day Sunday, and then I mowed the yard and cleaned up around the house. So yea I did not do a great job of thinking ahead and getting enough recovery:) With that said once warmed up, the main training today just felt great. Lots of really good reps, concentrated and focused effort. Same volume as last week but up a bell size from the 20 kg, and really didn't notice it much at all. I think I can jump again to the 28 kg next Monday and see how that feels. I have not decided though as another week really nailing the 24 kg may be a better idea. I will see how this training week goes and decide on Monday next.
Also in terms of other reasons for feeling tired - today was my 13th wedding anniversary. I have not written much about this directly in the blog but my wife Jill and I have been separated now for over 6 months, almost 7 months, after she surprised me last October on her birthday trip that she thought our marriage was over. It has been a long, very hard road since that day trying to understand this situation. I have made peace with it and am trying to move forward each day in a positive way, just one day at a time. With that said, it was very emotional for me at times this weekend and it hit me again hard this morning when moving around, and after my training session. I wrote a note to her saying that I chose to appreciate our good times together and that we can still have a friendship and positive relationship into the future because of the goodness of the relationship we did have in the past. I was proud of myself for finding the words to express that even on this hard day and the difficult circumstances that I find myself in.
Warm up -
GSq 20 kg, 5
DB DL 32 kgs, 5, 5/5 alt hands
2X the following, done in circuits.
24 kg TGU, 1+1
24 kg 2H SW, 15 reps
24 kg FSq, 5+5 reps
24 kg 1H SW, 10+10 reps
24 kg C&P, 5+5 reps
24 kg 1H SW, 10+10 reps
20 kg SN, 5+5
The circuits took about 29 minutes to complete including the rests between each movement / round.
8:30am - Complete
Notes - I felt very tired when waking up and it took me a long time to get going. I had a big weekend with travel to Spokane on Friday for work, late night Friday with co workers, a service project on Saturday where I worked hard manual labor for several hours in 90 degree heat, back to Seattle to watch the kids Saturday evening and most of the day Sunday, and then I mowed the yard and cleaned up around the house. So yea I did not do a great job of thinking ahead and getting enough recovery:) With that said once warmed up, the main training today just felt great. Lots of really good reps, concentrated and focused effort. Same volume as last week but up a bell size from the 20 kg, and really didn't notice it much at all. I think I can jump again to the 28 kg next Monday and see how that feels. I have not decided though as another week really nailing the 24 kg may be a better idea. I will see how this training week goes and decide on Monday next.
Also in terms of other reasons for feeling tired - today was my 13th wedding anniversary. I have not written much about this directly in the blog but my wife Jill and I have been separated now for over 6 months, almost 7 months, after she surprised me last October on her birthday trip that she thought our marriage was over. It has been a long, very hard road since that day trying to understand this situation. I have made peace with it and am trying to move forward each day in a positive way, just one day at a time. With that said, it was very emotional for me at times this weekend and it hit me again hard this morning when moving around, and after my training session. I wrote a note to her saying that I chose to appreciate our good times together and that we can still have a friendship and positive relationship into the future because of the goodness of the relationship we did have in the past. I was proud of myself for finding the words to express that even on this hard day and the difficult circumstances that I find myself in.
