Fri, Jul 24th

Workout of the Day:
Power Snatches
3-3-3-3-3

then:
As Many Rounds in 10 Minutes of:
5 Handstand Push Ups
10 Burpee Box Jumps

Post load and rounds completed to comments.

Well, at least Colm is smiling

Is Your Workout Getting you Results or Just Making You Tired – Fitness Spotlight
Danny Rodrigez: Impossible is Nothing – Youtube

17 thoughts on “Fri, Jul 24th”

Now the photography on this shot is much better than yesterday really brings across the pain after a WOD & the sadistic nature of coach.

That Danny Rodrigez video is awesome. The strength required for that victorian cross must be unbelievable, I think its a G class skill on the code of points. To put that in perspective; a muscle up isn’t even rated and an iron cross is only rated as B.

The link about the goals is pretty slick too. I don’t think you’re going to get anywhere if you don’t set yourself tangible goals. I set my goals back in January and just having something to track myself against has helped enormously.

aye the link on the goals was a good read and reminded me that i need to set my self some proper goals too .

Hey Colm/Will,

Can you post up the details of your olympic lifting meet tomorrow? If you don’t mind some heckingl..support that is.

If it’s on at an agreeable time and such I’d be interested in having a gander.

Paddy,
Colm’s happiness is directly related to the level of suffering his programming can produce. He’s actually wondering how Ruairi survived, whilst myself and Stephen lay sparked out.

The article on goal setting is a good reminder alright that planning is one of the most important parts of training.

Joe Friel explores, in his book The Triathletes Training Bible, how planning is central to reaching one’s goals. He breaks planning down into 7 steps:

Step 1 – Season Goals
Step 2 – Training Objectives
Step 3 – Determine annual training hours
Step 4 – Prioritise (races, events, competitions, matches, workouts?)
Step 5 – Define periods within the year (periodization)
Step 6 – Assign weekly training hours
Step 7 – Schedule weekly workouts

As we see, setting goals for the year is the first step, working from the wider view of the year, drilling down to a weekly/daily view. Thats 7 steps of planning even before you hit the weights, road, pitch, ring or pool. Obviously this plan is geared for competitive events

What do people think of this method of achieving goals? Could this method cross (ha!) over into crossfit where crossfit is your only form of workout/competition? Or is it more suited to 5/6/10 competitive events through the year?

How long was Will terrorising Superman for before he discovered Crossfit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Luthor_(Smallville)

Eamonn,

Here’s the details. I imagine I’ll be competing in the weak like kitten section, which will probably be on pretty early considering I’m opening at 65Kg

http://weightlifting.informe.com/leinster-open-dt637.html (wfs)

Oi! Quit posting as me Colm.

I’d compete in the otter section, they’re about one class up from kittens.

My bad. I blame the lack of blood.

Drastic cutting measures Colm?!

Good luck!

It’s not blood doping unless I put it back in Ed. Though I was 77.6Kg just there on the scales so I’m happy enough with it.

hey lads and ladies.. sure some of ye are aware of this blog but just in case not. here goes… http://weightliftingepiphanies.blogspot.com/ (wfs)

Robbie: 40kg, 3 rounds as rx’d
Pixie: 50kg, 5 rounds (box HSPUs
Chris: 35kg, 3 + 5 BBJ (box HSPUs)
Shane, The: 3 rounds + 1 HSPU as rx’d
Bobby: 4 rounds + 1 pushup (HSPU negatives)
Marianne: 4 rounds + 3 BBJ (12kg shoulder press)
Amy: 5 rounds (box hspus)

Ess

15-12-9
Split Jerk
250m

Del:

8:08 (15kg)