Deadlifts, snatches, chemistry, and the best Civil War Moustache since 1863!

I got up really early so that I could get a good workout in before I started to study for my chemistry test today. The test was brutal. Even now all I can see when I close my eyes are carboxylic acids, lipids, and amino acids. Anyway, the workout before the test was great.

Deadlift Warmup: 135x5, 225x3, 275x2
Deadlift Workset: 325x3x1
Pullup Ladders: 1,2,3 x 5
24kg KB Snatches: 64 in 3 minutes

I took it pretty easy on the snatches since my low back was a little tender from the deads and probably the swings a couple days ago. I kept my breathing under control and performed every rep in strict form. Felt really good. I'm still about 5 weeks out from the TSC and already feel like my conditioning is better than it was at the october TSC.

Oh, and I shaved my beard tonight after work into the most incredible Civil War Moustache that has been seen in over a century. It truly is a sight to see. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain would be very proud. Lindsey hates it.

More swings and such

Halos: 3 sets of 10
Pushups: 3 sets of 25
24kg KB Windmills: 3 sets of 5/side
24kg KB Deck Squat: 2 sets of 5
24kg KB 1hand Swings: 137 in 5 minutes

Everything felt really good today. I've neglected swings for a long time. I wish I hadn't now. They are awesome.

Timed swings

I woke up late this morning and couldn't face the gym today. This time of morning it would have been crowded and I just couldn't handle that today. Good thing I don't need to go to the gym to get a workout.

24kg KB C&P Ladders: 1,2,3 x 3 (I really focused on performing the reps like the W.S.L. showed me this weekend).
32kg KB 2handed Swings: 146 in 7 minutes
Planks: min on/min off for 5 minutes (3 minutes of planks total)

Everything felt really good. My conditioning is coming right along I think.

Deadlift and 24kg Snatch

Deadlift Warmup: 135x5, 225x2, 275x2
Deadlift Worksets: 315x3x2
Pullup Ladder: 1,2,3,4,5 x 3
24kg KB Snatch: 65 in 3 minutes

Judging from todays snatches, I think my conditioning is coming along okay. I think it has been helping to do them at the end of my workouts instead of the beginning (where it is a lot easier).

Misc. Kettlebell Day

Deadlifts and my second snatch session of the week are both tommorrow so I didn't want do anything too taxing, so I just did a few things to get my heart rate up a little.

24kg KB C&P Ladder: 1,2,3,4,5/arm x 2
24kg KB Russian Twist: 30 count x 2
24 kg KB Swings: 20x3
24kg KB Overhead Hold (2 of them): 1.5 minutes

The overhead hold kicked my butt. I thought I could do it for longer than that. Turns out I couldn't. My arms got really shaky at about the 1 minute mark. I held out as long as I felt it safe...

Light Core

Warm-up: 5 one-hand swing, 5 high pull, 5 C&P/arm x 2
Halos: 10x3
24kg KB Windmill: 5x3/side
24kg KB Deck Squat: 5x2
24kg Russian Twist: 30x3

32kg KB Day

Light Squat: 155x5x3
Pullup Ladders: 1,2,3,4,5 x 2 and 1,2,3 x 1
32kg KB Snatch: 40 total
32kg KB 1-arm Swing: 60 in 3 minutes

The gym was nearly empty today. There was only three other people. They kept walking around and in front of me. It got really annoying.