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I'm sick - it sucks

Last couple days I have been feeling good at all. I havent been able to run or do much at all.

Over the weekend I was able to go to a Clemson football game. Had a good time doing that.

Monday

Bench Press 
30 reps for time at 135
My time: 3:54
…then a rep test at my bodyweight
155 for 7 reps

After that I kind of just messed around with doing some GHDs and strict presses.


Tuesday (today)

Back Squat
5-5-5-5-5 at 185
…rep test at 135
My score: 18 reps
-- I could of gone over 20, but do to not feeling good I didn't want to push it to hard.

then I did some step ups on a 20" box

Hopefully I'll start feeling better and be able to get more stuff in.

HOOYAH
Drew

Squats and Cleans

Weight lifting class

Back squat
10-10-10-10-10 @ 155

Power clean
5-5-5-5-5 @ 155

Nothing else today, Im still feeling sick.

HOOYAH
Drew

Bench and pull ups

Weight lifting class

Bench press 10-10-10-10 @ 135

Weighted pull ups 6-6-6 @ 25

I would have done a lot more today, but I have been feeling sick so I took it easy the rest of the day.

HOOYAH
Drew

5k race

Today after school we had our first x-country meet.

5k run - 22:16

I would have done better, but I am sick so that probably had a little affect.

HOOYAH
Drew

Clean & Jerks and burpees

Weight lifting class

Back squat 5-5-5-5-5 @ 185
…then a rep test @ 135
My score : 18 reps

Step ups 10-10 @ 95

Then I just worked on form for the clean. (5k race tomorrow)

No x-country today I had a doctors appointment at 2:45.


For time: 
10-8-6-4-2
Clean & Jerk - 95
Bar facing burpees
5:09

Then…

For time:
3 rounds
10 deadlifts - 135
10 handstand push ups
4:00

Taking it easy tonight, trying to rest up for the race tomorrow.

HOOYAH
Drew

Bench and Strict press

Weight lifting class this morning:

Bench press 3-3-3
• 165
• 175
• 180 PR
…then a rep test @ 135
My score: 13 reps

Strict press 5-5-5-5-5 @ 95

I was shocked at what I got today on bench I went up 15 pounds pin my 3RM.

X - country
1.5 mile warm up
4 mile run @ easy pace


Got home this afternoon and decided to do a quick WOD before dinner.

Sled push 15 yards - 65
10 strict pull ups
5 rounds for time : 7:22

Good day today, my legs felt good and not as tight as normal.

HOOYAH
Drew

1RM Snatch

I've had a busy day today. Tons of homework! 

I decided to take a break from homework and do a quick workout. 

Snatch 1RM

• 95

• 105

• 110

• 115

• 120 PR

• 125 PR

• 130 PR 

My snatch 1RM is 130. I went up 15 pounds since the last time. Excited about that. 

My weekly totals for this week: 

• Miles per week - running - 22.1 + 4.5 mile hike

• Bench press - (2) strength sessions

• Back Squat - (2) strength sessions

• Clean - (2) strength sessions

• Snatch - (1) strength session

As you can see this week was focussing a lot on strength training. I will deffinately get more metcon and skill workouts in this next week. 

HOOYAH

Drew

Last couple days

Thursday I started out the morning with a workout at school in weight lifting class.

Bench press 5-5-5-5-5 @ 155

Floor press 8-8-6 @ 135

Inclined bench press 10-10-10 @ 95

At the end of the class we did 5 minutes of Ab work.

X-country
6 mile run @ moderate pace - 52:00

I wasn't overly thrilled with the workout we had to do in weight lifting, I would of rathered done some other type of big lift instead of floor press or inclined bench, but still was a tuff workout.

Friday

Back squat 8-8-8-8-8-8 @ 155

Power clean 5-5-5-5-5-5 @ 135

That was a pretty good strength workout. Each time I use 135 it seams to be getting lighter and lighter. I just got to keep working hard and hopefully I'll get to 225 on clean.

X-country
1 mile warm up
5k scrimmage - moderate pace - 24:45
1 mile cool down

It was a tough course, lots of hills.

Then just for fun after school I decided to work on efficiency for the snatch. And afterwords I did some stretches to work on opening up my hips and stretch my calves.

HOOYAH
Drew

Active Recovery

Active recovery

I am so sore today I can barely walk. My quads and hips just feel like there going to fall of.
So I went with an easy run today:

5.5 mile run - 48:00

During the run I did 10 30/30s.
30/30 = 30 second sprint, 30 second jog

The 30 second jogs feel a lot shorter that 30 seconds.

HOOYAH
Drew

1 mile repeats

Weight lifting class

Bench press 8-8-8-8-8 @ 135

Power Clean 5-5-5-3-3

• 5 reps @ 135
• 3 reps @ 155

Back squat 10-8-6-4-2

• 10 reps @ 135
• 8 reps @ 155
• 6 reps @ 175
• 4 reps @ 185
• 2 reps @ 205

1,5 mile trail warm up

1 mile easy pace - 8:00
1 mile medium pace - 7:20
1 mile all out - 6:20

1 mile cool down

HOOYAH
Drew