Training Log, Week Ending 11/15/09

Tuesday, 11/10/09

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This is the second day of the deloading week, so volume will be lower as will intensity.

Dumbbell Clean & Push Press: 60×12/80×8 in 1 min./80×8 in 1 min./.
Drop Snatch: 45×6/65×3/85×3/95×3/105×3/.
Dumbbell Lateral & Front Raises, x 15: 3×20#
Dumbbell Windmills: big time flexibility issues, especially going to my right.
Lat Pulldowns, x 10: 140×10/160×10/160×5/150×5/.

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Training Log, Week Ending 7/19/09

Keg Tossing

Keg Tossing

Monday, 7/13/09

Back Squats: 135×5/185×5/225×5/Doubles: 245/255/275/275/285/295/295/.

Push Press: 135×3/135×3/ Doubles: 145/155/165/185/200/.

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Training Log, Week Ending 6/21/09

Monday, 6/15/09

No training

Tuesday, 6/16/09

Snatch Balance x 3: 65/85/85/90/95/.

Snatch, x 2: from the ground and from the hang. 65/70/75/80/85/90/95/.

Sandbag Burpee Clean and Press, 70#: 3 x 10.

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Training Log, Week Ending 6/7/09

Ted Swings the Sledge

Ted Swings the Sledge

Monday, 6/1/09

Back Squat: 225×3/235×3/5×5: 5 245.

Push Press, 5×5: 5×135.

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Training Log, Week Ending 5/17/09

bells-and-bumpersThis week was supposed to be a deload week and for the most part it was, except I hit it hard on Saturday. But that is ok, since I got plenty of rest.

Monday, 5/11/09

No training.

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Training Log, Week Ending 4/19/09

Monday, 4/13/09

No Training

Tuesday, 4/14/09

Back Squat:  Warm-up, 135×10/185×5/205×5/.

x 3: 225/245/265/275/285/275/275/.

Kettlebell Swings, 32 kg: 15/15/15/15/15/15/25/.

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Pushing It Overhead

One way to do the military press!

One way to do the military press!

Pull it, carry it or put it over your head. Those are the basic lifting movements. Deadlifting, one of the most, if not the most useful overall exercise is a pulling movement and there are many other variations and exercises that pull, like rows.

The flip side to that coin are pushing exercises, like military presses, push presses and jerks.

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Training Log, Week Ending 3/22/09

Monday, 3/16/09

Back Squat DE: 135×5/135×3/185×3/195×3/.

Doubles, pause at the bottom.
60% 1RM @ 205: 6×2
70% 1RM @ 240: 6×2
30 second rest between sets.

Push Press, x 5:
95/115/135/155/165/.

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Training Log, Week Ending 3/1/09

Monday, 2/23/09

Sledgehammer Swings,
up-tempo: 7 x 30

Prowler Sled, no additional weight: 7 laps, using all handles.

Kettlebell Alternate Press, 2 x 44#: 3 x 20
Kettlebell Swings, 2 x 44#: 20
Kettlebell Front Squats, 2 x 44#: 3 x 10

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Training Log, Week Ending 1/25/09

Monday, 1/19/09

Sledgehammer to Tire Swings:
5 rounds,
2:00 on, :30 rest, then,
5 rounds,
1:00 on, 1:00 rest.

Prowler Sled Pushes w/90#. 3 sets.
I was at failure on the 4th and sixth legs, (the returns). Completed gassed! Oh yeah!

Tuesday, 1/20/09

Inauguration Day was also a rest day!

Wednesday, 1/21/09

Push Presses: 95×5/95×5/115×5/135×5/155×5/165×5/175×5/155×5.

Thursday, 1/22/09

Back Squat DE: 45×15/45×10/135×8/185×5

5 x 2 @ 185#
5 x 2 @ 210#
2 x 2 @ 245#

Good Mornings: 95 x 3/95 x 3/115 x 3/125 x 3/135 x 3/ 145 x 3/155 x 3/165 x 3.

Friday-Sunday.

No training for three days. None. Nada. Taking a break!