Wendler Week2 Days3&4

Bench

115x3

135x3

145x10

Dead

275x3

290x3

325x5 - damn bars....

MetCon

21 15 9

Dumbell Power Snatch 60lb DB

pushups

6:07

Wendler Week2 Days1&2

This week goes like this: Using 90% of 1 RM

70% x 3

80% x 3

90% x 3 +

Back Squat

190x3

225x3

250x10

Press

85x3

100x3

110x7

- so more weight than last week on the press and same amount of reps. I think my job is aiding this program.

Assistance

- HSPU

- Strict Pull-ups

1 arm dumbell snatch

- so this gym has hex rubber dumbells going up to 125lbs - I want to put the 125 overhead. Today I worked up to the 100lb DB.

Wendler Wk1Day4

Bench

105x5

120x5

135x15

Assistance work

5 rds

10 push-ups

15 pistols

8:37

- was going to chuck in HSPU but my shoulders are smoker from tasks at work. I know it will be another night that will tax me overhead so I did about 10 in the warm-up and scrapped it from the WOD.

- rest for a bit and next week will be a different percentage....looking forward to it!

Wk1Day2&3

Time Crunch so I combined two workouts in one day...not a big deal

Press

80lbx5

95x5

105x7

Deadlift

235x5

275x5

305x5 - no chalk...shitty bar...oh well. I know I can rep out more.

Wendler Wk1Day1

So I take 90% of my 1RM for these Calculations today was:

Back Squat

65% x 5 - 185lb x 5

75% x 5 - 205 x 5

85% x 5 + - 230 x 13

- I liked it...fast and easy. Will work for me while I am here.

Conditioning (or lack there of)

3 rds

Walking lunges - roughly a length and back of a large raquetball court

10 Burpees

10 Thrusters 45lb DB

7:52

Fran

Tuesday night was Fran...it crushed me. Not sure if I want to release the time...haha. But I am looking forward to improving that time. I have such ambitious plans and I am sitting in my hotel room right now, just got off work. I hope to wake up early and go to the gym before work tonight. I am over my initial sleep deprivation and want to get going on this program.

Where I am & Where I am Going

Where I am

Today I felt out a few max's in preperation for my new programming.

Back Squat

140kg

145 miss - would have been PR

Bench

80kg - really pathetic looking forward to getting better at this

Deadlift

180kg

187.5 miss - would have been PR

Surprised I am so close to my PR's in lifts and have not been lifting much. Although, big picture I have not made huge gains in a year or CrossFit.

Where I am going

Going to give Wendler 5/3/1 a go for 8 - 12 weeks. It fits well with my goals of getting stronger and will be a nice routine working on the rigs. As a coach I will expand my experiences into another strength program. Goals are a 200kg deadlift, 160kg squat, 80kg press, 105kg bench, 25 strict pull-ups & 30 ring dips. We will see how it goes. The plan is to do this up until end of April at the latest and then focus into getting my MetCon back and working with heavier MetCons before the FootBall cert. With this program, I can and will integrate conditioning workouts when I feel ok to do so.

Tomorrow I might tackle Fran as a benchmark of where I am right now. It is a goal for this year to be sub 4 and I plan on achieving that along with my other goals. It has been a slow start but I am re motivated now.

(140kg squat)

C&J

C & J

100x1x4

This felt heavy...and was a bit ugly. I cranked my wrist on the last one and could not do anything after.

The gym is getting busier everyday. It is exciting to have so many new people coming in. We are planning on a new space for September if things keep going well.

Back to square 1

First of all, Pat good job in your O-lifting meet, very impressive. And Tommy you are posting some impressive numbers. It is nice getting some time off work and getting a chance to re-motivate by checking out your blogs.

Back Squat

115x3

Bench

60x5x2

3 rounds

max strict pullups

max HSPU

So it will take time but as long as stay committed I should get my strength numbers up. I will throw in some O-lifting while I am home and maybe a MetCon here and there but mainly strength and gymnastics.

33 Days

It was 33 days until I hit a workout again. That is pathetic. I ended up going to the gym in Drayton Valley where I am working now and did Back Squat, Press, Deadlift. Then I came home late wed. night and have not done a workout since. I think my exuces of being busy with the business, work etc and the physical demands of my job are getting old. I thought of how I could motivate myself to be committed again and came up with an idea.

CrossFit Football - I registered for the certification in Toronto the May 24th long weekend. I think the certification is going to be badass and teach me loads of new tools to use with my athletes as well as getting a chance to meet great coaches such as John Welbourn and Max Mormont.

Training focus from not until then will be strength and short metcons. 3x a week when I am working and a little more when I am off. I work 14 days on and 7 days off until then. I want my bench press and press to get significantly better and will focus on that.