Today (Friday 29 May 2009) is the 33rd anniversary of my birth. Some people, on their birthdays, get calls from their mothers at some point in the day (or maybe late the night before) “33 years ago right now I started having labor pains.”
Not me. I got my reminder two days ago. That’s right. On [...]
Warm Up
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 45#
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 65#
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 85#
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 95#
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 115#
Back Squats & Chin Ups
3x Squat @ 205#
6x Chin Ups @ BW
3x Squat @ [...]
Warm Up
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 45#
5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 65#
5x Power Snatch + 2x Overhead Squat @ 85#
At my second rep I almost fell over. The bar literally almost jumped right out of my hand. What the hell? I set the bar down and had a good [...]
We finally get a clear Wednesday morning here in the Midwest lands of springtime storms. It was beautiful. About 60°F, clear sky. Venus, Mars and (what I’m pretty sure is) Jupiter surrounded around the crescent moon. Fantastic morning.
Had a new guy out today. For the protection of the innocent (him) and guilty (me) we’ll call [...]
There are certain topics a parent should not teach his or her child(ren). I’m not saying the children shouldn’t learn about those topics, nor am I saying the parent has no responsibility in seeing the child is properly educated. I’m simply saying, sometimes it’s better to outsource.
Driving is one of those things. So is tying [...]
The clock ticks on. There’s absolutely nothing you, nor anyone else, can do about it. When you want it to go slower, it doesn’t. Nor when you want it to go faster. Outside of gigantic gravitational fields (the likes of which humans haven’t yet been able to create) you are stuck with the clock you’re [...]
…makes me stronger. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Today (as last week) was supposed to be the first Wednesday Morning Workout of the year 2009. Today it was raining. Again. I went to the gym. This morning’s work was almost 100% pulling a barbell from the floor.
Power Snatch & Overhead Squat
5x + 5x @ 45#
5x + 5x @ 65#
5x [...]
The last 8 weeks or so I’ve been nursing my back and engaging in a serious, three-time-per-week front squat program. Today I tested.
Front Squat 1RM Test
5x OHS @ 45#
5x OHS @ 65#
5x OHS @ 95#
5x Front Squat @ 115#
5x Front Squat @ 135#
5x Front Squat @ 155#
5x Front Squat @ 175#
3x Front Squat @ 185#
3x [...]
I had some vacation time to burn before the end of April. On fairly short planning, my family and I left last Wednesday (29 April) morning for Gulf Shores, Alabama. The only real interesting part of the journey was the wrong turn south of Hattiesburg, MS. You can follow along at home, if you’d like.
We [...]
I was out of town for the last half of last week. I’ve returned, but now have a bunch of stuff to catch up on. A thorough accounting of my trip will come, but not now. For today, you just get this morning’s workout.
Power Snatch + OHS + Jump Squat Circuit
5x + 5x + 5x [...]