ILM, I like where this is headed. :luxlove:
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Ok a couple of training days happened. I will start with
Thursday
1. D-Flex
2. Light Weight Turns & Drills
3. Light weight throws - So......... throwing....... yea........ Well, I'm still not good at it. I managed some throws in the mid 40's with the 28. On the upside, I don't seem to be falling over a lot like I was at the end of last season. So that is good. Um, More after the next throwing session.
4. YTM's on TheraBall - 3 sets 10 reps each w/ 2.5lbs
Super-Set
5. Green Band Shoulder Traction - 3 sets
Super-Set
6. Hamstring Stretch - 3 sets
Super-Set
7. Glute/Piriformis Stretch - 3 sets
Super-Set
8. Hip Flexor Stretch - 3 sets
9. Foam Roll Back - 3 sets
Super-Set
10. Foam Roll Lats - 3 sets
Super-Set
11. Foam Roll IT and Quads - 3 sets
12. Downward Dog - 3 sets. no, my heels do not touch the ground. It still makes me feel pretty good though.
Super-Set
13. Child's Pose - 3 sets
Thoughts -
This stuff is a good idea. My triceps are really sore from 8 sets of 8 reps Hammer Skulls
Friday
Sometimes you are at work, and a training session breaks out.
PWO - red, clear, dirty
1. Jump Rope - getting better still. Cooooooooollllllllll.
2. Speed Box Squat - Used Safety Bar. Set the box at about 3.5" lower than the max on Monday. Used 80lbs of chain. Used 300lbs. (50% of max lift on Monday) 8 sets 2 reps. Used the Tendo, kept the average velocity at around .7mps. Peak velocity all above 1.0mps w/ many reps 1.1mps+. All in all, felt good.
3. Repeat Snatch Grip High Pull - Sets of 3 reps done repeat style. Set the High Pull Indicator at 17 (getting the bar to my neck) for this one. Every rep hit it. Did a set at 135lbs and a set at 185lbs, then 5 sets at 225lbs.
4. Rolling Thunder Lifts - Worked up to 172lbs. Tried 182lbs, it is close. Not bad for the first day training these.
Super-Set
5. Standing Cable Abs - 4 sets 10 reps working up to 130lbs.
Super-Set
6. Cheat Curls - 4 sets 5 reps at 125lbs. Getting some work done.
7. Gripper Work - Closed the #1 and #2. #2.5 is really close. This I will get soon.
PWO - It is my birthday, so, cup cakes, ice cream, beer, pasta, Italian sausage. Not necessarily in that order.
Thoughts -
Great day, lots of fun. I really like the training system right now. Speed was good. Pulls felt good. Extra days of single leg work and pre-hab/recovery are making me feel pretty good. That does not change the fact that I am more sore than I have been in quite a while. I feel the freaky strong ramping up.
Gym Discussion -
This is actually from yesterday. We were talking about power, and when the highest power outputs take place, namely in strength lifts w/ medium weight and moving fairly fast. I figure that, though training in this "highest power output" area is a good idea, it is still nothing like the power output on the field.
Mostly that power on the field takes place in fractions (.2 or so) of a second, where power in the gym takes place in about a second. If my math is right, that is an 80% difference. So training for power in sports and on the field, power exercises must be done that match the speed (not necessarily the movements) of what is done in the actual sport.
This is where we get into the idea of "special strength" exercises that are devised to help transfer strength and power gained in the weight room into strength and power that is usable on the field.
This is kind of an observation at this point and I am putting the idea out there for discussion. Especially since we did not get past the "observation" phase of this discussion ourselves.
Comments or ideas about this are welcome.

Ok a couple of training days happened. I will start with
Thursday
1. D-Flex
2. Light Weight Turns & Drills
3. Light weight throws - So......... throwing....... yea........ Well, I'm still not good at it. I managed some throws in the mid 40's with the 28. On the upside, I don't seem to be falling over a lot like I was at the end of last season. So that is good. Um, More after the next throwing session.
4. YTM's on TheraBall - 3 sets 10 reps each w/ 2.5lbs
Super-Set
5. Green Band Shoulder Traction - 3 sets
Super-Set
6. Hamstring Stretch - 3 sets
Super-Set
7. Glute/Piriformis Stretch - 3 sets
Super-Set
8. Hip Flexor Stretch - 3 sets
9. Foam Roll Back - 3 sets
Super-Set
10. Foam Roll Lats - 3 sets
Super-Set
11. Foam Roll IT and Quads - 3 sets
12. Downward Dog - 3 sets. no, my heels do not touch the ground. It still makes me feel pretty good though.
Super-Set
13. Child's Pose - 3 sets
Thoughts -
This stuff is a good idea. My triceps are really sore from 8 sets of 8 reps Hammer Skulls
Friday
Sometimes you are at work, and a training session breaks out.
PWO - red, clear, dirty
1. Jump Rope - getting better still. Cooooooooollllllllll.
2. Speed Box Squat - Used Safety Bar. Set the box at about 3.5" lower than the max on Monday. Used 80lbs of chain. Used 300lbs. (50% of max lift on Monday) 8 sets 2 reps. Used the Tendo, kept the average velocity at around .7mps. Peak velocity all above 1.0mps w/ many reps 1.1mps+. All in all, felt good.
3. Repeat Snatch Grip High Pull - Sets of 3 reps done repeat style. Set the High Pull Indicator at 17 (getting the bar to my neck) for this one. Every rep hit it. Did a set at 135lbs and a set at 185lbs, then 5 sets at 225lbs.
4. Rolling Thunder Lifts - Worked up to 172lbs. Tried 182lbs, it is close. Not bad for the first day training these.
Super-Set
5. Standing Cable Abs - 4 sets 10 reps working up to 130lbs.
Super-Set
6. Cheat Curls - 4 sets 5 reps at 125lbs. Getting some work done.
7. Gripper Work - Closed the #1 and #2. #2.5 is really close. This I will get soon.
PWO - It is my birthday, so, cup cakes, ice cream, beer, pasta, Italian sausage. Not necessarily in that order.
Thoughts -
Great day, lots of fun. I really like the training system right now. Speed was good. Pulls felt good. Extra days of single leg work and pre-hab/recovery are making me feel pretty good. That does not change the fact that I am more sore than I have been in quite a while. I feel the freaky strong ramping up.
Gym Discussion -
This is actually from yesterday. We were talking about power, and when the highest power outputs take place, namely in strength lifts w/ medium weight and moving fairly fast. I figure that, though training in this "highest power output" area is a good idea, it is still nothing like the power output on the field.
Mostly that power on the field takes place in fractions (.2 or so) of a second, where power in the gym takes place in about a second. If my math is right, that is an 80% difference. So training for power in sports and on the field, power exercises must be done that match the speed (not necessarily the movements) of what is done in the actual sport.
This is where we get into the idea of "special strength" exercises that are devised to help transfer strength and power gained in the weight room into strength and power that is usable on the field.
This is kind of an observation at this point and I am putting the idea out there for discussion. Especially since we did not get past the "observation" phase of this discussion ourselves.
Comments or ideas about this are welcome.