Grip night etc.

I had a long day at work. Lots of people wanting their snow tires taken off because winter's over. Lots of stupid, dense people. Sometimes I can't wait until I don't have to do that job anymore.

I surprised myself tonight by getting 17 good closes per hand with the COC#1. I switched hands after every rep, but didn't rest at all other than that. After that I did lots of pinch block work.

I then did a bunch of windmills, planks, and deck-squats just for kicks.

Really good night.

Pullups and Snatches

Pullup Ladders: 1,2,3,4 x 4
24kg KB Snatch: 5 minutes

My goal with the snatches today was to do them for as long as I could without stopping for a total of 5 minutes. I made it to 3.5 minutes and then put it down for 30 sec and then finished out the last minute. I didn't count because I find that to be really distracting and counter productive. I assume that I got between 90 and 100 at the pace that I was doing but I don't know. My goal at the TSC is to never put the kettlebell down. I don't care how many I get, I just don't want to put the thing down. Judging by today, I should be able to do that with people screaming in my face.

Pretty good day.

Damn XBOX

I did not want to get out of bed this morning. It's my own fault really. I stayed up pretty late playing Dead Space. Holy crap that game is scary. I've never played a game where I absolutely DID NOT want to enter a room because I didn't know what was going to jump out at me or when.

Anyway, here was the workout today:

Deadlift Warmup: 135x5, 225x3, 295x2
Deadlift Work Set: 340x2x1
Pullup Ladders: 1,2,3,4,5x2 and 1,2,3x2
24kg KB Snatch: 70 to 80 total

I forgot my gymboss today so I couldn't time my sets and then as I was doing them I lost count. I did as many as fast as I could while still maintaining good form. Whenever it seemed to slip I would switch hands or put it down for a bit. Not my best performance or effort, but I was pretty tired. All in all, not too happy with todays work.

Some TGUs and Swings

The stiffness in my hip is almost gone but I didn't want to do anything that might make it worse. I just did some TGUs and swings.

24kg KB TGU: 8 minutes
24kg KB 2Hand Swings: 30 sec on/15 sec off for 10 rounds

Felt good. My hip still feels great after the workout so I think I'm almost back to normal.

Pretty Light Day

My hip is still pretty stiff so I didn't go all out on the snatches today. I'm still pretty happy with how it went though.

Pullup Ladders: 1,2,3,4,5 x 1 & 1,2,3,4 x 3
24kg KB Snatch: 84 in 5 minutes

Gripwork:
COC#1: 6 closes per hand
Lots of pinch block work

I had a really hard time with the grip stuff today. All the pullups and snatches had a bigger effect on my grip than I thought they would.

All in all, pretty good day.

Nothin...

Well, today would normally be deadlifts and snatches, but I woke up not feeling too great. I haven't slept very well the last two nights and my joints ache a bit AND I just feel tired. Systemic fatigue. I'm not sure if I'm getting sick or not, but I am pretty sure I'm starting to overtrain a little. So, I am going to scale it back some and not do anything but grip until monday. Here's hoping that works.

TGUs and Grip

I love Spring Break. I could get used to not going to school or work, sleeping until I feel like waking up, training without any time constraints, and then doing whatever else I feel like doing. Too bad today is my last day of that.

24kg KB TGU: 8 minutes
24kg KB C&P Ladders: 1,2,3 x 2

Gripwork
COC#1: 13 closes per hand, alternating hands after each rep.
Pinch block: 3 set of 5/arm with 7.5lbs on the end

I am loving Get-ups lately. I would rather do them than almost anything else. I am also really pleased with the COC closes today. Chalk helps a lot. My hands are so small (thanks a lot, Mom) that it's hard to set it in my hand without it slipping. That's where the chalk comes in.