Saturday, May 12, 2012

Saturday 5.12.12

Sorry for the late post, there were some things I had to do...  

Happy Birthday Bode Bergeron 7 lbs. 2 oz. May 11, 2012
1.  MU
unbroken Muscle ups, OTM x 6
Beasts:  4/2
Ninjas:  5/3

2.  21-18-15-12-9-6-3
Power Snatch (95, 65)
200m  Run

My two favorite people in the whole world...

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Regional Prep.



This is a re-post to help answer some questions.


Hey Beasts and Ninjas, 


There has been a bunch of questions on the direction of this site, so here's my quick answer.  The programming on this site is geared for competitors preparing for the Regionals.  After the Regionals are over, it will focus on preparing for the Games in July.  


I understand that many of you may have missed the boat this year, but are still looking to use this site to help improve your training.  Since we know the WODS for the Regional competitions, the programming on this site is going to be narrowly focused over the next four weeks.  My suggestion is if you are not competing in a Regional this year use the next three weeks to improve weaknesses and then jump back on board in June. 


Friday 5.11.12


1.  Snatch
20 DU + 1 Snatch at 85%, OTM x 10 - don't go heavier.


2.  Mod WOD2
2K Row - pace at :10/500m seconds over your best 2k pace
50 Pistols
20 HPC 225, 135

The Post Training Self-Fulfilling Prophecy...

The moments immediately after training are some of the most powerful moments you have as an athlete.  Not for nutrition or mobility, but to practice self talk that will have immediate and huge effects on your performance.  
  When "time" is called, do you immediately second guess your effort?  Do you think about how hard that was and focus on how awful you feel?  Do you think about how you could have gone faster or regret breaking up that last set?  If so, you are undermining your training and creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of continued struggle and failure.  
Instead, after your next hard training session take one minute with our own thoughts and reinforce how happy you are with the effort you gave.  Reinforce how pleased you are with finishing strong and not breaking up the last set.  Tell yourself you like "this" feeling.  Convince yourself that you like the feeling of lying on the floor with battery acid pumping through your lungs. 
As you practice this positive self talk you are creating a different kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.  One of success, max effort and determination.  Practice this consistently for a week and watch your performance and effort jump up a level.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Wednesday 5.9.12

Who you train with can be as important as what you do for training. 
Don't have a good group to train with... Move.

1.  HPC
Unbroken HPC (225, 135) for time:
6-5-4-3-2-1
Record rest intervals

2.  Barbell Pull up
3 RFT:
35 Back Squats 135, 95
30 Pull ups
25 OH 135, 95

35 Front Squats 85, 65
30 Pull ups
25 OH 85, 65

35 Back Squats 65, 45
30 Pull ups
25 OH 65, 45
Pace this.  We don't need fast cycle times.  Looking for unbroken sets on the squats, and one break on the Pull ups and OH.




Practice isn't about hours, it's about focus.  Think of how many hours you have been driving.  Are you an expert driver?  Probably not, because most of your driving is mindless and "junk practice".  If you had been completely present and immersed in those hours behind the wheel you'd probably be competing in the Indy 500 in a few weeks.

Now check out this video and think about how focused their training must have been to accomplish these amazing feats.

There is no such thing as obsessed.  That is just a word the lazy use to describe dedicated.


Monday, May 7, 2012

Tuesday 5.8.12



1.  Snatch Balance
Take 15 minutes to work up to a heavy single. - if you fail a rep decrease by 20# and work back up.

2.  10-8-6:
Dead 345/225
MU

Rest 1 minute, then:

3. TTB
50 Toes to Bar for time.

No prowler, No problem.  Do plate pushes as a sub...

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Monday 5.7.12

Rest days this week will be Thursday & Sunday.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

1.  Front Squat 
3x3 across 

2.  Jerk Complex
Push Jerk + Split Jerk, work up to a heavy set

3.  4 RFT: 
14 DB Snatch (100/70), 
50m Sprint  



Friday, May 4, 2012

If I could be any superhero I would be...

Saturday 5.5.12



1.  5 RFT:
5 Power Cleans
5 Front Squats
5 Push Jerks
5 Muscle ups
Rest 1 minute between rounds

Dudes:  185#
Chicks: 125#

Record times for each round.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Friday 5.4.12


1.  Snatch 
3x1 at 90%
2 x 2 at 80%
Warm up as needed, but don't do extra reps.  If you miss more than once, drop the weight and continue.
The back off sets don't need to be touch and go, you can drop and go.

2.  3 RFT:
500m Row
16 Pistols - stand on a mat (yoga or gymnastic)
6 HPC (225, 135)
Think about maintaining your 2k pace on the row and being smooth and efficient on the Pistols - don't let your heart rate get up.  The HPC don't need to be straight, instead try and be consistent on how you break these up round to round.


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Wednesday 5.2.12



1.  HPC
7x3, :30 rest between sets

2.  Barbell Pull up
3 RFT:
35 Back Squat (135, 95)- Front Squat (85, 65) - OHS (65, 45)
30 Pull ups
25 Push Jerk (135, 95) Push Press (85, 65) Push Press (65, 45)

Monsters need mobility too.  Are you and your crew doing everything you can to improve performance?

Montoya's epic fail...