Archive for August, 2007
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070831
Warm-up/Skills:800M run – 25 push-ups x2 Workout:For time, 20-15-10 reps of:Kettlebell/Dumbbell swings, 53 lbs (35 lbs)Goblet squats, 53 lbs (35 lbs)Box jumps, 24″ box (20″ box)
070830
Warm-up/Skills:2 sets of 10 Push-ups, 10 sit-ups, 10 weightless squats Workout:30, 20, 10 reps of95 lbs – OHS (Overhead Squats)*Ring Push-upsPull-ups The workout looks like 30 OHS, 30 Ring Push-ups, and 30 Pull-ups. Then 20 of each followed by 10 of each. *For OHS, depending on current strength level, use 45, 65 or 95 lbs.
070829
REST!On 070821 (Tuesday August 21, 2007), I posted the link below to a Newsweek article -Health: Can Exercise Make You Smarter? The takeaway from the article is (research leads us to believe) exercise makes you smarter. If you have time, click the link and give it a read.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17662246/site/newsweek/ Yesterday I received the You Tube link [...]
070828
Today we are working on strength. We will complete 5×5* for two exercises that are part of the overall power clean movement. Warm-up/Skills:50M Lunge – 400M JOG x3 (we will re-visit the lunge and run combo later this week in workout form) Workout:Front Squat (FS) 5×5* Push Press (PP) 5×5**5 sets of 5 reps @ [...]
070827
So we’ve worked on the Snatch lift…now it is time to focus on the Clean and Jerk. The front squat is a very important aspect of the lift as a solid rack position is necessary to complete the lift. Today we will break the C&J down into 4 separate lifts. Those being: Deadlift (lift off) [...]
070826
3I spent time in Buffalo Grove IL., this past weekend. There I was refining my weightlifting technique and coaching skills while testing for a USA Weightlifting certification. The seminar was a great learning experience as it was part lecture and part hands on practical lifting. While the content of the lecture was first rate, it [...]
070825
Rest! It’s a nice day out. Get off the computer and go outside!
070824
Get-up! Do you remember the commercial from the 1980′s that had the tag line of “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up?” Today we will perform an exercise that will prevent that from happening to you. Remember, all of our training is functional based. Presses, for example, give you the strength and confidence to place [...]
070823
It was once explained to me that in weightlifting there are 3 disciplines. They are: Lifting something off the ground Lifting something over one’s head Lifting something for time and or distance All other lifting, I was informed, is supplemental to the above. That being the case, most of the workouts you will find here, [...]
070822
Warm-up/Skills: Chest up on pulls from the floor Rack position OHS Workout: Today’s workout is a fun one. If you have a weakness, it will be found! 400M run 50-45 lbs Jumping Squats 500M row 50 Push-ups 400M run 50 sit-ups 500M row 50-16k Kettlebell swings Times Eric 25:32 (not bad as he met “the [...]
