6/27/15 Saturday June 27, 2015 (pull-ups, push-ups, DB 24kg carries)

Writing this late Saturday night.  What a great day.  Got down to Greenlake in the early afternoon with my kids after taking them to swimming lessons.  We have not trained together in awhile and it was very nice to have them with me.  We went pretty fast.

Hanging from rings

7 pull-ups (rings)
5 push-ups

7 pull-ups
5 push-ups

6 pull-ups
5 push-ups

5 pull-ups
5 push-ups

4 pull-ups

5 push-ups

Total pull-ups - 29.  This was up a number of pull-ups - I guess I got a bit carried away but just felt ready to do this.  They were not easy reps at the end of the last couple of sets, but I was not completely at failure.  I came close.  It was probably a bit of a push but the reps were really strong.  I will stay at this level for at least a week.  I have a feeling I may be doing quite a few pull-ups the week of July 6 while on the road if I don't have access to KBs, so no need to really push these two hard right now, just get good volume in with strong reps.  Noticing my grip is continuing to improve, this has been a very good thing the last couple of months just focusing on it a bit.  Nice.  Push-ups were strong as well.

Hanging from rings

DB 24kg carry, did 3-4 carries, each was probably up to 1 minute. I did not time them.  Just followed my daughter's instructions as to when to pick them up, where to walk, and when to put them down:)

Good stuff!

6/26/15 Friday June 26, 2015 (training with Kevin, Kinetics)

6:30am - Trained with Kevin today.  Did some mobility work, practiced some crawling, hip bridges with a stretch.  Did some tall kneeling practice, deadlifts with the 40kg and 48kg, then practiced pressing with a 12kg and a 16kg out of the tall kneeling position.  Then worked on some 2H SW with the 24kg in a hike/swing/park fashion, 3-4 reps for each set.  I need to remember to work on that float at the top of each swing, not try to rush that part of the movement.  All in all this was solid, feeling good.  Felt like I barely did much this week for training, but that's ok.  It feels right at this time.

8:00am - Kinetics session.  This was good.  Getting some positive feedback about the tone of my muscles, glutes, hams, etc. and the improved range of motion in various things we are working on.  Moving forward.  I believe I am solidly on a path to get to a point of setting an improved foundation for my KB practice, and that is exciting.