6/18/12

This month the dragon slayers are focusing more on improving strength rather than working conditioning. Next month we are switching gears and hammering out Met-Cons. I need improvement at everything but, since I have vastly improved my olympic lifting.

Strength:
7x1 Snatch
Then
5x2 Snatch @85%
Then
6x2 Push Press & Weighted Pullups

For the second straight week, I PR'd my snatch by 10 pounds. I hit 225 this week relatively easy. I failed 235, but I feel like I can hit it next week. The 5x2 was at 190, and I did not fail once. With the coaching I have gotten I am hitting weights that were my PR last month. I am very happy with these improvements.

My shoulders are by far my weakest part of my body and I feel like it holds me back on a couple things. I finished my last set of Push Press at 225 only once. I just hurts holding the weight over my head. I think it is due to a flexibility issue, so I will need to continue to improve my shoulder mobility.

Midline:
4 Rounds
25 Toes 2 Bar
25 Back extensions

I went to sets of 15 on the last 2 rounds. My core is not as strong as it should be and I need to continue to improve that.

Conditioning:
10x10 yard sprints (5-10 sec rest)

I needed some sort of conditioning so I decided to run a couple sprints after football practice. This was very easy, and I may extend it to 20 yards next week.


Coach Josh posted a very good blog today about trying to better yourself and improve everyday. Everybody can improve on something everyday. The goal is to be the best you can, and win everything you can, but the bigger goal is to improve upon your own records and times everyday. I am glad I have a coach that pushes me to get better everyday. He knows what each of his athletes need to improve on, and he helps us attack our weaknesses (ya I ran a 5k on Saturday...). I feel like I am right where I should be, and if I keep working hard, the results will continue to come.