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| » A doctor's routine (Go to post) | 12-09-2013 @ 19:47 | ||
| I can relate with the early sessions. Have started having to train at about 6.45- 7am again on some days and its a shock to the system. Every joint, muscle and bone hates me at that time. But needs must. Also, all the talk of swimming has made me look into going again, after not doing it for at least 20 + years. Breastroke has one the best things for hip mobility (hip flexion and external rotation). Did a bit while on hols this year and I felt amazing after. | |||
| » Youngy's Training Journal (Go to post) | 12-09-2013 @ 19:38 | ||
| Seriously jealous of your garage set up mate. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 12-09-2013 @ 19:33 | ||
| Strict Press, paused 50, 60, 70kg 5 x 5 Bench Press x no chance Did a bunch of bodybuilding stuff for triceps and work on my scapulae. Well, I'm going to have to give bench a miss for a while. Slightly gutted because I've worked hard on my bench over the years and lifted reasonable weights. I was hoping to get it back up over 150kg but that will be on the back burner. Overhead work doesn't seem to be too problematic for the shoulder, so I will work on my strict press for the next few weeks. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 12-09-2013 @ 14:16 | ||
| Wednesday I did some work on my hips (flexors, glutes) and some single leg and scapula stuff. None of it was worth reporting so no need for me to type it all out. Thursday morning: Snatch from High Blocks: 40,50,60,70 x 3 80 x 3 x 3 82.5 x 3 85 x 2 x 3 Power Clean and Jerk: 60,80 x 2 90 x 2 x 2 92.5 x 2 95 x 2 97.5 x 2 100 x 2 Front Squats: 60,90 x 3 120 x 6 x 3 Moderate sort of session. Today is one of those days that's just a case of doing the work then going home. Still need to figure out snatching from blocks. I don't particularly like them and I am pretty s**t at them, but I tend to think that if you are s**t at something then you would probably benefit from doing it. Power clean and jerk was OK, just some work. Front squats felt good. Felt light and myreps were fairly good/speedy. Leg strength is coming on again, slowly. I expect my squats to start moving up again. I need to work on my speed so will have a couple of sessions like this per week which are lighter where I work on speeding up my reps. Will try to press later. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 10-09-2013 @ 21:04 | ||
| I appreciate the kind words. Youngy. Just a case of getting the work in and let things happen I think mate. This weightlifting stuff is fun but my god, there is so much to think about all the time. Unit. Well, the lifts with the highest weights I would not say are my best lifts. Reason being, when I started weightlifting I had a 260kg deadlift and 220kg low bar good morning (I wont call it a squat) weighing around 83kg or so. So, within about 6-8 months I threw up 105 in the "snatch" and 130 in the "clean and jerk". Form was s**t, used all lower back and arms and was not flexible enough to 1) Get in position and 2) receive in any sort of reasonable position. That was forever ago and I am now much weaker (generally and in weightlifting terms). I would say that my best real snatch was 100kg and 130kg clean and jerk. That was way before I broke my wrist though. So I am still trying to regain lots of lost strength. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 10-09-2013 @ 20:06 | ||
| Lots and lots I need to work on. One step at a time though I suppose. 80kg hang snatch: 90kg Hang Power Snatch 115kg Clean and Jerk | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 10-09-2013 @ 20:00 | ||
| Better session that yesterday. Stuff I still need to work on but I came out feeling slightly more positive than yesterday's debacle (does anyone actually ever use that word). Went down like this: Hang Snatch: 40,50,60,70 x 3 80 x 3 x 3 85 x 2 x 3 Hang Power Snatch: 90 x 3 (rep pb) Clean and Jerk: 60,80, 100, 105 x 2 110 x 2 x 2 112.5 x 2 x 2 115 x 2 x 2 Clean Deadlifts: 120 x 3 170 x 3 190 x 3 210 x 3 Pendlay rows: Up to 90kg x 8 (4 sets up to this) Wide-Grip Pullups: 4 sets 8, with pause at top No, those were not supposed to be power snatches but I got a little nervous and forgot to get under the bar. Sets at 80 and 85 were Ok actually and I was managing to relax in the bottom. Forgot to do that on 90. Pulled it with about 100kg worth of force. Next goal is to work up and get some volume in at 90kg on hang snatch. This may take a week or two, but as soon as I do, the mental thing about the weight will have gone and I will be able to get under it the same as 80 and 85. Clean and Jerks felt OKish. Doubles are hell. The first rep feels fine. The second rep and I have nothing left. I also was s**tting bricks as I was jerking (because of the shoulder), so fluffed these a bit (all passable I would say, but not how I want them). Deads felt light but my last rep I began to round my upper back a bit. I have the strength to pull much, much more I think but don't have the torso strength to maintain a clean pull position yet. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 10-09-2013 @ 09:39 | ||
| Squats: 70,90,120 x 3 130 x 3 142.5kg 3 x 3 Snatch Pulls: 60 x 5 90 x 5 100 x 5 105 x 5 110 x 5 Done. Squats were meh. I was cracking and clunking this morning like mad and they felt heavy. Much prefer to squat in the afternoon but I need to split training up at the minute. I think next time I will squat in the evening and place something else in the morning. Training with Chris tonight, which will consist of a crazy amount of work. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 09-09-2013 @ 19:33 | ||
| Oh man. Came out of this session wanting to hang myself. I was...s**t, in a word. Days like these drive me insane. The weights, they felt really light in my hands; I felt quite sharp and snappy and really fresh. Certainly recovered to train really well. So you would think I would smash it. I was just not able to 1) Concentrate properly on my lifts/switch off from the gym idiots around me, 2) able to coordinate myself either. Did this: Snatch: 40,50,60,70 x 3 80kg x 6 x 3 (missed the odd one here and there but made the lifts up) Cleans: 60,80,90 x 3 100 x 3 105x 3 110 x3, 3 (missed the odd one of these as well) 100 x3 Medium grip bench, paused (shoulder angry at these) 70,90,100,100 x 8 Neutral grip DB bench (shoulder hating me right now) 30 x 15 35 x 12 40 x 12 Pressdowns: x ? just did a few My pull was just all over the place. I was having to concentrate so hard it was like an exam or something. To take a positive or 2 away,I got 18 reps in on snatch with around 80% weights, really hit bottom on my (decent) reps and turned over the bar well. Days like today I have to remind myself though that I am doing this for fun, work full time and am in my 30s and not going to make it to the Olympics or commonwealth anytime soon. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 09-09-2013 @ 09:02 | ||
| Front Squats: 60,90,100,110 x 3 120 x 8 Snatch (just to sneak a couple of extra reps in) 40,50,60,70 x 3 Felt good. Strict Press, Paused: 55 x 3 65 x 3 75 x 3 80 x 3 85 x 3 80 x 2 x 3 Supersetted with lying face pulls: no idea what sets or reps, just did some. Nice little session to start the day. Nearly puked when front squatting. had too much fluid in my stomach and add in the reps I thought i was going to projectile vomit like one of those deadlift videos. Weight felt nice and light though. Presses were Ok too. Weightlifting later. | |||
| » Bruised and Broken (Go to post) | 08-09-2013 @ 13:11 | ||
| All the stuff I've been doing for my shoulder has been paying off and I've been seeing pretty rapid improvements. So much so that today I thought sod it and do my proper session. Squats, Paused: 60,80,100 x 3 120 x 3 130 x 3 x 3 These were OK. Depth is there now but I have a huge sticking point. Snatch + 2 Hang Snatches: 40,50,60, 70 x 1 + 2 80 x 1 + 2 / 2 85x 1 + 2 / 2 87.5 x 1 + 1 (PB) 90 x 1 + 2 (PB) Only second time Ive doing it so its a cheap PB. Where do I start. Well I've not been externally rotating in the bottom of my snatch (that sounds funny), which I think has caused my shoulder probs. This will be because I had been catching too high. Anyway, the weight was fine on these today. I feel like I can pull 100kg + again but it would be rough. bas***d straps. Cannot get on with them. Today they were slipping like mad and causing me grief, which meant that these were not as nice as I wanted them to be. Clean and Jerk 60,80 100 x 2 x 2 110 x 2 x 2 115 x 1 Jerks bother the shoulder. I was really tentative with these and hesitant today and was not as aggressive as I would normally be. On a couple of reps I didnt get the bar behind my head properly and I completely fluffed the last jerk at 115. It would have been legal but I short stepped it by stepping forward and pushing up, rather than getting underneath it; twinged the shoulder a bit doing that. Anyway, this is the heaviest I have attempted since the wrist break. Then did a bunch of single work for my legs (did 2 x the volume on my right leg): Bulgarain s**t squats, single leg extension + curl (supersets), seated machine abductions Then did an abs superset for 3 sets: Hanging leg raises and Side plank And then did some scap work. Got a busy day but will upload a vid or two in a bit. | |||
| » Employing a strength coach (Go to post) | 08-09-2013 @ 07:02 | ||
| Yeah mate I lecture at a Uni. I think having a range of experiences that you can draw upon and demonstrate that you have is important, yeah. If you can get to work with someone or a group who is of a highish calibre then I really would if I were you you. It would only look good. Keep an eye out for any internships that come up. Look on UKsport's website and check jobs.ac.uk. | |||
| » Employing a strength coach (Go to post) | 07-09-2013 @ 22:32 | ||
Funky_monkey said: I'm ok with Excel - even worked for a brief period as data analyst. I failed SPSS the first time round, and re-took it and passed. I don't know how I passed, I'm pretty sure I failed it. VERY good marks in everything else, just ZERO capacity for SPSS. It does have its uses though, but I'd say it should be used for MSc/PHD level only - who needs SPSS at degree level? Agreed. Its a pretty academic piece of software and most of the things you would ever need to do with data you would be able to do with excel. SPSS is useful for inferential statistics, but obv you need to be in a position or doing somethingf where undertaking inferential analysis is important/ neccessary. | |||
| » Employing a strength coach (Go to post) | 07-09-2013 @ 22:30 | ||
adillon10 said:This is all very helpful thanks a lot! Dave, I am just about to go into my final year at Uni having done Sport and Exercise Science and am starting my UKSCA accreditation this year. I would like to think that by the end of this year I'll have a fair bit of experience and am planning on doing an Msc in Elite Sport Physiology. I understand it's a hard profession to get in to but with the experiences I've had I couldn't imagine myself giving up on it, I have trained since I was 15 (all be it like a t**t for a large proportion of it) but it is definitely my passion and I will absolutely pursue it until I'm successful. Have you ever been given a CV and saw something on it and thought "s**t... that's good that"? I think the main thing is to be sure to have the experiences that back the credentials you will pick up. Where I work we are able to offer some of our students internship opportunities to work with people, along with obtaining their degrees, etc. So, we have some go out to work with some of the local clubs (professional and semi-professionals, etc) and get experiences that way. Professional sport can be hard to break into, so you need to get what opportunities that you can. To those that I teach,I try to get them to cover all bases. So, while at Uni if you can, do a really good piece of work with your dissertation(s) in a topic that is applicable and get it out there; present the thing at a conference or something and get it on your CV. Promote the **** out of yourself. Second, get your UKSCA accreditation and get to know some of the tutors and people in the UKSCA (networking is really important because knowing people can sometimes be as important as knowing information). Work with whoever you can and put it on your CV. Experience of working with professional sports people and international sportspeople will always look great on your CV. This will most likely be on a volunteer basis at first, but it will pay off for you. Just do what you can to get your name out there. It really does help. Where I work the students go out on a placement in their second years. One student this year went to the states and did an internship over there and worked with a bunch of professional athletes. He also works part time as a personal trainer at Uni. One of my students has just finished his degree and is off to New Zealand to do an MPhil and will be working with the All Blacks. He was a really hard working lad but he volunteered his time wherever he could, he went to all manner of conferences and did what he could and an opportunity arose for him. Things do happen, but you have to make them happen. I think that the main thing is to be diligent and not give up. If you are passionate you will make it happen mate. Did for me. I am proud to say that I have my ideal job and it all arose out of my own training and interest. I couldn't ever imagine not doing what I do. | |||
| » Employing a strength coach (Go to post) | 07-09-2013 @ 20:10 | ||
Funky_monkey said:Dreaded SPSS F**k SPSS. Nah, its not that bad really, especially once you know what to do/look for. Its just really different from excel and most other software that people use regularly. Took me a figgin long time to realise that mind, so maybe it is that bad. | |||