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You heard me. I jumped rope. For FIFTEEN. WHOLE. MINUTES. I also did some other stuff before that.
A1. Squat
2 x 8 x 45#
8 x 135#
5 x 185#
3 x 225#
2 x 275#
1 x 315#
2 x 1 x 340 second one didn't get caught on video. I must have fat-fingered it.
0 x 340#
340# is 85% of 1RM. Stupid third singe didn't want to move. I was playing with moving my stance a bit narrower. I think it helped, but not on the third one...
B1. 1-Arm DB Row
5 x 5 x 120# per hand
C1. Straight Leg Deadlift
3 x 8 x 225#
D1. Jump Rope
Intervals, 20s on, 40s off for 15 minutes.
Working more cardio in on a regular basis. 'Cause I lose my breath warming up. :P
Strongman Event day! The past few days, my left hand has been aching a lot and my grip strength has been affected by it, so I wasn't sure how today would go. Jessica wanted to train with me, so I was coaching her between my sets- she kicked some ass, too!
A1.Circus DB Clean & Press
2 x 8 x 10#
8 x 30#
5 x 40#
2 x 60#
2 x 1 x 70#
1 x 80#
1 x 90#
1 x 100# PR!
First time trying the elbow sleeves for these- they didn't seem to do much until I got up to 90#. I definitely felt them help at 100#, which was a PR! Being able to 2-hand the clean on the thicker grip helps a ton, as well.
B1. Swiss Bar Log Clean & Press
5 x 55#
4 x 65#
2 x 85#
1 x 95#
2 x 1 x 105#
2 x 115#
1 x 135# I think this is a PR, too!
0 x 155# No gas left, methinks. I need to get to 180#...
I think after the Circus DB and this, I will skip my ME Upper this week :) I wanted to get them both in since one of the comps I am thinking of doing has a Clean & Press medley with Circus DB, Axle, Keg and Log. I think the 135# is either a PR or matches my PR.
C1. Farmer Walk
80 feet x 205#/hand in 19.3s - PR! Gotta get faster though.
50 feet x 205#/hand. Dropped twice, couldn't finish
30 feet x 125#/hand - unloaded from the previous walk to the weight Jessica was using and walked them back to the start.
160 feet x 125#/hand - walked back up to the house to put them away
The first set was a PR! Nice. The walk back didn't go so great- my left hand pain finally caught up to me, and after the second drop I couldn't re-grip. The other sets are not on video- the last one was me walking the handles back up the hill to the house.
Overall it was a good day, and I didn't have to use my AK... Though I do have to go to QFC later, so it could still happen :)
It's really amazing how important exercise is... it really puts everything in perspective... which is IMPORTANT! Nothing matters when you're hanging off a 20 ft. drop by your fingertips. Which leads me into a CRAZY cool new climbing gym that just opened up in my neck of the woods.
I started climbing difficulty level 5-9, and over the next two hours, progressed until I was finally defeated by a 5-10 D. I'm really excited to try it next time when I'm a little less tired. Makes me realize how much I miss fabric dancing. I had just begun to fall in love when I had to leave, but despite the newness, hanging from a warehouse ceiling by ropes feels like the most natural thing in the world. I feel like good dance schools are as hard to find as good dojos.
Everytime I do a grappling class, it gives a bit more credence to the idea that strong people are just harder to kill than weak people, because honestly, I have no idea how else I make it through some of those grappling sessions. Seriously, if I ever get any semblance of technique back, I'll be a pretty decent grappler, altho I really need to get back under the bar at some point too. Tribull does offer kettlebell classes during the summer, maybe I'll hit those up. I dunno, i'll figure something out, right now my training is just random. Kinda lame, I know, but yeah...
Lots of 93% Guard training tonight and probably the most horrid double arm bar I could possibly imagine, it makes me happy to know that people are out there thinking things like that up. Look, i'm not a violent person, but I...yeah ok, I'm not gonna win that argument.
I do so love training, it's been a while since i've been a regular training martial arts practicioner and I'm happy about what's happening now. Not to fanboy too much, but Kaju is really the style i've been looking for and man I hope i can stick around and train for a bit. You don't get much closer to the source than Tribull...
