Friday, January 3, 2014

1/3/14 Friday January 3, 2014 (32 kg TGUs, 24 kg SN 6/6 9 mins)

10:30am - Original Strength and Primal Move - 40 minutes (extra lacrosse ball work on forearms)

11:10am - 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

11:25am - Training session - Focus on 32kg TGUs, SN 24 kg 6/6 9 mins / 108 reps

TGU 16kg, 1+1
TGU 24kg, 1+1
TGU 32 kg, 1+1, 3X (PR)

GSq 32 kg, 10

SN 24 kg for 6/6, on the minute, 9 minutes - 108 reps

12:00pm - Complete

Notes -  This went very well.  I had worked a lot harder on a "day off" yesterday after taking the kids up to Snoqualmie for tubing, where I ended up dragging them up the tubing hill 8 times, which was a lot of work primarily on the forearms (the kids sat in the tube while I dragged them up holding onto a rope).  I hit a PR today with the 32kg for TGUs, getting 3 reps.  My last rep on the L though sucked with my ground leg (L leg) coming totally off the round on the roll to elbow).  On that side for some reason I have trouble rooting that L leg into the ground on the roll to elbow.  On either side on all aspects of the TGU, that seems to be my weakest part and I am not quite sure why.  I held the bell very steady the whole time and was not in danger of dropping the bell or missing the lift, but I was pissed, it was a shitty rep.   Come to think of it I should have lowered the bell and started over and gotten a good final rep out of that side.  I will have to do that next time.  My next and final rep on the R went well.  As far as snatching goes this is the most comfortable and confident I have felt with the 24kg in some time.  No hand issues on all, callous on the R hand middle finger is something I have been taking care of.  I feel better on the snatch, keeping the bell close on the ascent and really pulling it up to lockout with as little wasted movement as possible.  Good stuff for certain, I like where this is going.

1/2/14 Thursday January 2, 2014 (OS/PM, tubing at Snoqualmie)

8:15am - Original Strength and Primal Move - 30 minutes

8:45am - 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

9:00am - Complete

Notes - Took the kids up to Snoqualmie Summit where we did tubing for 90 minutes. Great fun.  However some hard work for me as I dragged them up the mountain 8 times in the tube, so my grip and forearms were pretty toasted.  I am going to have to work the lacrosse ball some to prepare for snatching the 24kg tomorrow.  Not the best timing ever, but I feel fine, and some lacrosse ball work should help.