Like yesterday today also ended up being a pretty long day. I did manage to squeeze in a relatively easy session though. It consisted of:
Intu Flow warm up
16kg Clean: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
16kg Clean: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
I ended the session with some light stretching. I hope to be home a bit earlier tomorrow so that I can get back to 3 minute sets.
I had a LONG day today and ended up being pretty tired at 8pm when I finally had some time to train. Rather than pushing things I decided to take it easy. All I did was:
Intu Flow warm-up
16kg Clean: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swing: 15/15
Stretching to finish off.
Pretty much more of the same today.
Intu Flow warm up
16kg Clean: 3 minutes
16kg OAJ: 3 minutes
16kg Snatch: 3 minutes
24kg Goblet squat: 2x5
24kg Swing: 10/10
Stretching
I’m glad that I’ve bee able to maintain a consistent training program this past week or so. The stretching I’ve been doing a lot of lately is gradually working out the tight spots in my body which really seems to be making it easier to train with the bells consistently. Today I upped my sets to three minutes.
Intu Flow warm up
16kg Clean: 3 minutes
16kg OAJ: 3 minutes
16kg Snatch: 3 minutes
24kg Swing: 15/15
Tomorrow will probably be a rest day. More on Monday.
I followed the same format today as I have been for the past week or so but chose to do different lifts. The session looked like this:
Intu-Flow warm up
16kg Press: 2 minutes
16kg Push Press: 2 minutes
16kg Half Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 15/15Stretching.
Now it is time for the weekend to start!
For months now I’ve been watching our baby girl gradually becoming more physically capable. She has been gradually noticing more of this big process called life. With every passing day she is trying out new-found abilities but without any major impatience or a desire to reach the end goal. Even moving forward a couple of inches a day is ok for her. It dawned on me today that she knows exactly how to live life and remain immortal and progressive. She is patient and she is quite willing to gradually increase her strength and general movement potential. Even more importantly, she is enjoying the process. Tonight I decided to apply this to my training. There is no reason to rush anything. Just keep going one little incremental step at a time whilst enjoying the process of discovery. My baby steps for today was all about doing what I did with the bells yesterday in a slightly more comfortable way. This is what I did:
Gentle Intu-Flow warm-up
16kg Cleans: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ’s: 2 minutes
16kg Snatches: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 15/15
Stretching focused on the hip area: 3 minute holds
Perhaps tomorrow I’ll do one more rep or manage to go for 30 more seconds. For now I’m just happy that I kept the momentum going today. Don’t rush! Rather choose to enjoy the scenery.
Just more of the same today; bells and stretching:
16kg Cleans: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ’s: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 15/15
I ended the session with some hamstring stretches – 3 minute holds. I’m itching to start incorporating the 32kg into my swings. Maybe tomorrow.
2008-03-23
Just another quick session with the bells today.
16kg Cleans: 2 minutes / 14rpm
16kg OAJ’s: 2 minutes / 14rpm
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes / 14rpm
24kg Swings: 15/15
I finished off with some stretching, holding each stretch for 3 minutes.
Lately I’ve been focusing on stretching to get rid of the tightness in my body. I’ve tried various approaches to joint mobility with limited success and eventually realized that my joints are pretty mobile - the issue I sit with has to do with overly tight muscles rather than immobile joints. After about two weeks of exclusively stretching I felt so much better that I decided to gradually work the bells back into the equation. So far so good. I did the following short session over the past few days:
2010-03-18
16kg Cleans: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ’s: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 10/10
2010-03-19
16kg Cleans: 2 minutes
16kg Push Press: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 10/10
2010-03-20
16kg Press: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ’s: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 12/12
2010-03-22
16kg Cleans: 2 minutes
16kg OAJ’s: 2 minutes
16kg Snatch: 2 minutes
24kg Swings: 12/12
I’m taking things pretty easy with the bells at the moment and I’ll maintain the stretching program to keep myself loose and limber. I wish I started listening to my body sooner. A lot of people seem to think that stretching is not necessary; well, for me it is.
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