Wednesday

AM

20:00 AirDyne

+

ROM/mobility

PM

A) Single-leg unweighted hip hinge

3 x 8/side slow & controlled; :60 between sides

B) Barbell single-leg Romanian deadlift

3 x 4-5/side; :90 between sides

C) Goblet squat

3 x 15-20 @ 70; 2:00 rest

D) 1-arm Farmer's walk

3 x 1 lap around rig/side; :60 between sides

E) 4 sets

:25 Assault Bike @ 97%
4:05 walk rest

A. complete

B. 123(4), 123(5), 133(4) - balance and grip

C. 20 across - breathing

D. 53 across

E. complete, 82-85 RPMs

Wednesday

A) Single-leg unweighted hip hinge

3 x 8/side slow & controlled; :60 between sides

B) Barbell single-leg Romanian deadlift

3 x 5-6/side; :90 between sides

C) Goblet squat

3 x 15 @ 70; 2:00 rest

D) 1-arm Farmer's walk

3 x 45m/side; :60 between sides

E) 5 sets

:20 Assault Bike @ 97%
3:40 walk rest

A. complete

B. 103, 113, 123(5)

C. complete

D. 53 across

E. complete, 86-90 RPMs

Wednesday

AM
20:00 AirDyne @ Z1
+
ROM/mobility

PM
A) Single-leg unweighted hip hinge - treat this as a warm-up
3 x 6/side slow & controlled; :60 between sides
B) Barbell single-leg Romanian deadlift
3 x 6-8/side; 2:00 rest
C) Goblet squat
build to a moderate set of 20 - just want to get an idea of what's reasonable for big set, what the limiter is, etc.
D) 1-arm Farmer's walk
3 x 30m/side; :30 between sides
E) 5 sets
:30 Assault Bike, increase effort so :00-:05 is easy, :05-:15 is high aerobic effort, :15-:30 is a sprint
3:00 walk rest

A. complete
B. 63, 83, 93(8)
C. 70 - no real limiter other than hesitation cleaning it
D. 35, 53, 53
E. complete, 88-90 RPMs on the first 4, 86 RPMs on the 5th


Today I finally felt like we were getting back into the swing of regular training. Everything felt great!

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a moderate touch-and-go double
B. Barefoot single-leg Romanian deadlift, build to a very heavy triple/leg
C1. DB shoulder press from seated on floor position, 3 x 6-8, 20X1; :60 rest
C2. 1-arm DB row, 3 x 4-8, no tempo but still ensure a high elbow @ the top; :60 between arms, :60 rest
+
2000m row @ Z1, off every 500m for 5-10 touch-and-go double-overhand axle deadlifts - you pick the weight

AM

complete @ home

30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5 for 10 air squats + 5 perfect push-ups + 0:30 handstand hold against the wall

PM

A. 145, 155x1 - nanos, no belt, no hook grip

B. 145, 155x1/each leg

C1. 25, 30, 35(7)

C2. 55, 60(4), 60(5)

+

complete

6 across with 110


Picked up the cold that's going around... woke up feeling pretty shitty.  Grateful for a kind of chill day, and hoping to feel better by tomorrow.

I don't feel comfortable cleaning anything over 155 without a hook grip - the bar slipped out of my hands on the one rep at 155, so called it there.

The 145 single-leg RDL wasn't "very heavy", but I couldn't get a second rep at 155 (tried twice on the left, only once on the right). I think the issue was mostly balance, but my upper quad/hip flexors felt really tight at the heavier weight.  Pretty sure I was still doing a 31X1 tempo on these, even thought it wasn't specified.

DB press from a seated position was very strange, it was so hard to clean the 35lb dumbbells! I now have a much greater appreciation for the paraplegics who are cleaning barbells and shit.  That's hard.  Dumbbell rows were the same as usual.

As far as I can recall, that was my first time deadlifting the axle bar.  My child-sized hands were not amused.

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a moderate touch-and-go triple
B. Barefoot single-leg Romanian deadlift, 3 x 3-4/leg, 31X1; :90 between legs
C. Shoulder press, build to a max
D. 1-arm DB row, 3 x 5-10, no tempo but still ensure a high elbow @ the top; :60 between arms
+
2-3 attempts:
best row pace in 5 pulls - yep, one more week here
full recovery
+
10:00 row @ 70

AM
43:00 complete @ home
AirDyne, mobility, push-ups and air squats

PM
A. 145, nanos, no belt, no hook grip
B. 125, 135, 140(3)
C. 120 (PR +5), 125F, 122F
D. 50, 55, 60(6)
+
1:25
1:25
1:26
+
complete

Buying my own AirDyne was the best decision ever.  Slept in AND did my AM session!

Power cleans felt solid, but 145 felt like a moderate place to stop.  Getting used to not hook gripping (I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing).

Single leg RDL was fine; balance started to become an issue as it got heavier.

Shoulder press felt FANTASTIC.  120 went up super easily, so put 125 on the bar, and failed immediately.  Tried 122 and this was actually pretty close, hit a sticking point pretty high and thought I had it for a minute there, but not quite. 

Dumbbell rows were much more fun without a tempo.  Grip is still the limiter (surprise surprise).

Alright, I'm satisfied that I just cannot pull faster than a 1:25.  Stupid.

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, build to a moderate touch-and-go 5
B. Clean pull w/drop from top, 1-1-1 @ 185; 2:00 rest
C. Barefoot single-leg Romanian deadlift, 2 x 4-6/leg, 31X1; :90 between legs
D1. Shoulder press, 4 x 2-3, 21X1; :60 rest
D2. 1-arm DB row w/straps, 4 x 2-3/arm, 21X0; :30 between arms, :60 rest
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2 attempts:
best row pace in 5 pulls (recommend damper @ 10 and long, very aggressive pulls right from the start)
full recovery - go again when you feel like you can rip it
+
2000m row @ 90% aerobic

AM

slept in, will make it up tomorrow

PM

A. 103, 135(4), nanos, no belt, no hook grip

B. Fx1, DNF

C. 103, 113(5)

D1. 100, 105, 110(2), 110(2)

D2. 65, 70, 75, 80F, 75

+

1:25

1:26

+

complete, 2:13.4/500m avg


Oh my god, this week has caught up to me in a bad way.  I'm exhausted and I feel like crap.  Was out late last night and had two beers, but I think it's the combined effect of the whole week that made me feel absolutely terrible today.  The worst part is, there's no end in sight - I have zero down time coming up in the next week...and I've gotten quite accustomed to a significant amount of down time. Blah.

Wasn't sure how the TnG power cleans would go without a hook grip, but it was actually okay.  Just too ambitious on the 135 - I definitely wouldn't have failed the 5th rep, but it probably would have been ugly and between my knee and my thumb, I didn't want to chance a bad catch.

Pulled the first clean pull and the bar flew out of my hands (just past my knees), and somehow my thumb got bent back in a terrible way.  I think this hurt more than when I first jammed it.  Had to take a lap outside, and had no interest in trying again.  God dammit, I'm sick of being injured.

Barefoot single-leg RDLs felt good, the best/most stable they've felt to date.

Shoulder press felt fine.  Had a very difficult time with the dumbbell rows today - I was warming up and intended to start heavier (since I got 75 for 3 last week), but I could barely hold on to the 65 today, so that's where I started. Tried the 80 on the 4th set and couldn't even pick it up off the bench to start one rep (left hand, normal grip issues, not broken thumb issues), so moved back down to the 75.  

These little row sprints are annoying.  Happy to get 1:25 this week, but I still feel like I could do better.  Hit 1:26 on the 4th pull, I was sure the 5th pull would be faster than 1:25, but it was not.  Same deal on the second attempt - hit 1:26 on the 4th pull, but then it didn't drop on the 5th pull.

The 2000m row felt good.  Gave myself a cap of 2:15/500m pace, no issues staying under that for the duration.

Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, 10:00 to build to a tough single - stop before feet move out
B. Clean pull w/drop from top, 1-1-1-1-1 @ 110-115% of A; 2:00 rest
C. Barefoot single-leg Romanian deadlift, 2 x 6-8/leg, 31X1; :90 between legs
D1. Shoulder press, 3 x 3-4, 21X1; :60 rest
D2. 1-arm DB row w/straps, 3 x 3-4/arm, 21X0; :30 between arms, :60 rest
+
3-5 attempts:
best row pace in 5 pulls (recommend damper @ 10 and long, very aggressive pulls right from the start)
full recovery - go again when you feel like you can rip it
+
1500m easy row cool-down

AM

60:00 complete with row, mobility, 20" box jumps and 6lb wallballs

PM
A. 145, 155F - nanos, no belt, no hook grip 

B. complete @ 165

C. 85, 95(7)

D1. 100, 105(3), 105(3)

D2. 65, 70, 75(3)

+

1:28

1:27

1:26

1:26

1:26

+

complete

Cycled through row and mobility a few times, then switched the mobility for air squats and step-ups, then graduated to box jumps and wallballs.  Box jumps felt great, no issues whatsoever. Wallballs also felt great, I didn't video these today but I know I'm definitely going as deep as I always have, and if that's not ATG, I'm not going to stress over it.  Tried one wallball with the 14lb ball, and while I think my knee would have been fine, my thumb was not.

Power cleans felt super crisp and easy through 145, although it felt super weird to do these without a hook grip (I hook gripped these while in CA when I thought it was just jammed and I told myself to just suck it up). Pulled 155 plenty high, but wasn't able to get my elbows around fast enough and caught my thumb a little weird, so I called it there. Clean pulls were okay. I'm really digging doing some of this stuff without all the gear. 

Single leg RDLs went much better this week, perhaps because I was barefoot? Not nearly as wobbly. 

Shoulder press and dumbbell rows felt great. 

Kind of annoyed at the row sprints - pretty sure that with practice and better technique, I could get below 1:25. 

Thursday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Hang power clean, 10:00 to build to a moderate single - stop before feet move out
B. Clean pull w/drop from top, 2-2-2 @ 105-110% of A; 2:00 rest
C. Single-leg Romanian deadlift, 2 x 8-10/leg, 31X1; :90 between legs
D1. Shoulder press, 3 x 4-5, 21X1; :60 rest
D2. 1-arm DB row, 3 x 4-5/arm, 21X0; :30 between arms, :60 rest
+
12 sets:
:30 bike @ 80% aerobic - above Z1
:30 bike @ 50%

@ Active

AM

70:00 complete with bike, mobility, row, air squats, FLR and legless rope climbs (video)

PM

A. 145 in nanos, no belt

B. complete @ 155

C. 85(10, but wobbly), 85(9, still wobbly)

D1. 95, 100(4), 100(4)

D2. 55, 60, 65(4)

+

complete 

I really, really enjoy the unstructured round-the-world.  Cycled through bike, mobility, row and FLR until I was nice and warm, then added in the air squats and legless rope climbs in the second half.  Knee ROM continues to improve, was getting substantially deeper than just the other day.  Saw the class doing rope climbs, and wanted to throw those in the mix but one regular rope climb without socks burned the shit out of my leg, so I decided to work on legless.  I was very surprised at how easy these felt, compared to the last time I tried!  Not confident at all at the top to touch a target, but did 5 legless to the top of the rope before the knot (at least 10', definitely not more than 12').  That was neat.

Felt kind of drained going into the PM - all the sun is catching up with me. 

Feet were great on the 145 HPC but elbows weren't very fast so called it there. Clean pulls were fine. 

Struggled with balance on both legs on the Romanian deadlifts, and couldn't feel the left hamstring activate until the very last few reps on the second set. Merrrrrrr this is annoying. More of this, I guess. 

Bar felt heavy on the shoulder press, so I was surprised to hit the numbers I did. Dumbbell also felt heavy but grip was better than usual (despite fat handles). 

Only one more training session at Active! Loving being home, but I miss CSC. 

Saturday

AM
30:00 AirDyne or mixed round the world of choice @ Z1, if on AirDyne off every 5:00 for 6-8m slow reverse bear crawl w/light bumper on low back (think of trying to keep that level), if not just include the bear crawls somewhere in the mix

PM
A. Snatch pull clusters, 3 x 1.1.1 starting @ 100% 1RM snatch; :10 between singles, :90 rest
B1. Single leg Romanian deadlift, 3 x 2-3/leg, 41X1; :60 between legs, :60 rest
B2. Close-grip bench press, 2-1-1, 30X1; :60 rest
C. Russian kettlebell swings, 3 x 15-20 moderate unbroken; :60 rest
D. Star side plank, 3 x :40/side; :50 between sides
+
5 sets:
:10 sled push w/straight arms, outdoor loaded for fast foot turnover
1:50 walk rest

AM

complete with AirDyne, dead hang to inverted, reverse bear crawl w/ 10lb bumper, freestanding handstand holds

PM

A. 135, 145, 155

B1. 135, 140, 145(2)

B2. 154(2), 164, 169

C. 70(20) across 

D. complete 

+

complete with 90 on the prowler 

Quiet afternoon in the gym, which is always nice. 

Snatch pulls felt okay - I've always focused on being patient on the pull and bringing the bar into my hips, but Angel made a comment about my elbows not getting very high, which is something I've never emphasized. The second pull/turnover is where I think I have the most problems snatching, so maybe this is something to consider moving forward. 

Lost balance at the bottom on the 3rd rep of the single leg RDL, otherwise should have been good for all 3.  Started to  feel these in my upper quads, which felt weird. Wore the black knee sleeves just to see if that would make a difference. It may have while I was doing them, but as soon as I pulled them down my knee blew up (swollen and really sore) so maybe that wasn't a great idea after all. 

Bench press felt really good - the 169 at tempo wasn't very hard at all, so Angel convinced me to go for a bonus rep to PR, which failed (174, current max is 170). I could probably get that relatively soon though, on a day structured differently. 

Kettlebell swings were no big deal.

Struggled to get my foot up as high as usual on the star planks - my outer glute/hip felt very fatigued and a little sore (from the SLRDLs?), but I could hold the 0:40 fairly well. I would guess that 0:45 would be where these might start to get shaky. 

Energy faded badly by the time I went outside for the prowler sprints. I'm sure this was a combination of the heat index (gross) and the fact that it had been a very long time since breakfast by that point. Recovery between sprints was fine, but I felt like I wasn't hitting top speed at all. 

Sad to think I only have 2 training days left... starting to get a little freaked out. 

Saturday

AM
40:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for 6-8m slow reverse bear crawl w/light bumper on low back (think of trying to keep that level)

PM
A. Snatch pulls, 6 x 1 starting @ 105-115% 1RM snatch; :90 rest
B1. Single leg Romanian deadlift, 3 x 3-4/leg, 41X1; :60 between legs, :60 rest
B2. Close-grip bench press, 3 x 2-3, 30X1; :60 rest
C. Hip extensions, 3 x 5-7, 2011; 2:00 rest
D. Star side plank, 3 x :30/side; :60 between sides
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5 sets:
:21 AirDyne @ max effort
3:39 rest

AM

skipped; subbed 2h bike ride with Mom in the PM

PM

A. 143, 148, 153, 158, 163, 168

B1. 124, 129, 134

B2. 149, 154, 159(2)

C. 20, 30, 40

D. complete
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complete


Skipped the ride on Demetrius for a ride on the Loveland bike trail with Mom this afternoon - perfect, beautiful day for this.  15 miles on a beach cruiser.

Training was fine - nothing exciting to report. 

Snatch pulls felt heavy.

Single leg romanian deadlifts felt really stable today, no issues with balance or weight.

Bench press felt better than it has in recent weeks; Emily was spotting on the 159 and said she thought I could have gotten a 3rd rep, but I don't think it would have happened.  Didn't try.

I've figured out that my knee just hates to be locked in extension - the hip extensions feel the same as the Sorenson holds on my knee.  Other than that, these were fine and could have started heavier.

Star planks were solid today.  No issues whatsoever holding for 0:30.

Used Eduardo for the sprints - Demetrius has something funky going on with his pedal.  The first 4 were fine, but felt pretty rough finishing the 5th.

Super proud of Mom this week - and impressed! - for trying something so far outside her comfort zone, and loving it.  She did her 400m Farmer's walk unbroken today!  She seems motivated to join Kellie's gym when she gets back; hopefully it works out for her.  I love seeing her like this.

Saturday

AM
35:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for :30 front leaning rest on rings

PM
A. Snatch pull clusters, 4 x 1.1 @ 105% 1RM snatch; :15 between pulls, 2:30 rest
B1. Single leg Romanian deadlift, 3 x 4-5/leg, 41X1; :60 between legs, :60 rest
B2. Close-grip bench press, 3 x 3-4, 30X1; :60 rest
C. Sorensen hold, 3 x :45; 1:45 rest
D. Star side plank, 3 x :20/side; :40 between sides
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5 sets:
:18 AirDyne @ max effort
3:12 rest

AM

complete

PM

A. complete @ 143

B1. 104, 114, 124(4)

B2. 134, 144, 154(2)

C. complete 

D. complete 

+

complete 

Super chill day in the gym today. 

Played around with externally rotating the rings a bit on the FLR. 

Snatch pulls felt fine, the first one of each cluster was super easy, but had to concentrate a little more for the second. 

Everything else was fine. Knee still doesn't like the Sorenson holds. Last two sets of AD sprints got kind of gross. 

Saturday

AM
30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for :30 front leaning rest on rings

PM
A. Snatch pull clusters, 3 x 1.1.1 @ 1RM snatch; :10 between pulls, 2:30 rest
B1. Single leg Romanian deadlift, 3 x 4-6/leg, 41X1; :60 between legs, :60 rest
B2. Close-grip bench press, 3 x 4-5, 30X1; :60 rest
C. Sorensen hold, 3 x :40; 1:20 rest
D. Star side plank, 3 x 15/side; :45 between sides
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5 sets:
:15 AirDyne @ max effort
2:45 rest

AM

complete 

PM

A. complete @ 135

B1. 83, 94, 104

B2. 114, 124, 134 

C. complete 

D. complete 

+

complete 

Errrrr... This was the dullest training day in history. I totally understand the need for all these pieces, but I had to add in a few muscle-ups so there was at least one fun thing. 

Snatch pulls were fine. 

Single leg Romanian deadlifts were okay, keeping balance was the hardest part. 

Misloaded the bar for cg bench press and didn't realize it until I was stripping the bar (thought I was 10lbs heavier across). Dammit. 

Knee was being an asshole on the Sorenson holds... basically the whole inside half of my knee was a sharp ache (is that a thing?). I don't think the Sorenson holds hurt last week, so I don't know if all the hamstring stuff this week is catching up? I know the MCL is attached to the meniscus, but I don't remember where the hamstring tendons are exactly (it's been a long time since anatomy). This is new, and not cool. And I don't think this is something covered in a normal scope... so this makes me very nervous. 

Star planks were easy. 

Airdyne sprints felt great, but I'm not looking forward to these increasing in length... 

Edited to add: Google tells me the hamstrings do attach to the meniscus... specifically, the semimembranosus attaches to the posterior horn of the medial meniscus (which is where mine is torn/damaged). This makes more sense now... as long as this is all one problem which will be addressed in the scope, I'm not worried...