So tomorrow my journey to China begins. I'm really looking forward to this. As I've pointed out in [this post], I was pretty busy over the last time. Therefore (and because of my shoulder impingement) I focussed strongly on S&C work. Guess I'll be able to equalize a lot of things (when training in China) … China 2013: T-1 day weiterlesen
Kategorie: 5/3/1
Thougts on S&C Training: A halfway report
I'm on my train to Linz. Some time ago, I went through the [instructor] course for "general body education" there – simply said, it's a fitness instructor course. The course took four weeks spread over one semester, with exams being held at the beginning of each week. This time, it'll be a total time of … Thougts on S&C Training: A halfway report weiterlesen
Thoughts on S&C Training: Getting over it–the hard way
The situationMy shoulder has been giving me severe issues for quite some time now. Depending on who I ask, I get a different diagnosis. Already took anti-inflammatory drugs to rule out a bursitis. Didn’t help. Now I’m still waiting for my MRT to clear things up… however, Monday, I decided to work through the pain … Thoughts on S&C Training: Getting over it–the hard way weiterlesen
Thoughts on S&C: Switching Gears
Today, after a gruelling marathon T & T* session, Chris and I hit the gym to finish our last [5/3/1] cycle for quite some time. Over the course of the last 9 weeks, we did three such cycles. Since our version of 5/3/1 is [quite a modification] of [the original program], we decided no skip … Thoughts on S&C: Switching Gears weiterlesen
2013: a new beginning
Just finished this year’s first 5/3/1 cycle. As usual, we had two weekly S&C sessions. Unlike our previous cycles, we upped the volume a bit. Instead of limiting ourselves to [Wendler’s original 4 exercises], we did the following 6 as “main lifts”:Deadlift Squat (atg) Bench Press Press Bent over barbell rows Pull-UpsSo, following a functional … 2013: a new beginning weiterlesen
Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part VI
Failed at the weights. Failed hard. I didn't want to admit it, but things are realy going south in terms of recovery. Probably need to take a step back.You see, today I hit the gym for my last workout in the current 5/3/1 cycle. Clean & Jerk for explosive power, bench pressing for upper body … Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part VI weiterlesen
Thoughts on S&C Training: 5/3/1 September 2012
Just finished another 5/3/1 cycle yesterday. Since I'll be fighting again soon, I decided not to include Squats and Deadlifts - I just tend to put on too much mass when doing these. Instead, my lifting sessions revolve around the olympic lifts: the snatch and the clean & jerk. Additionally, I do bench presses and … Thoughts on S&C Training: 5/3/1 September 2012 weiterlesen
5/3/1 July 2012
Today, I finished another 5/3/1 cylce. Tomorrow, I'll be on my way to Poland for a short vacation with my family. Good time for a deload week.The Program I've covered the basic idea of 5/3/1 as well as my tweaks in quite a couple of posts, so here I'll just present the weekly schedule:Monday: Power Snatch … 5/3/1 July 2012 weiterlesen
5/3/1 June 2012
Today, I finished another 5/3/1 cycle. Next week is deload. About time, if you ask me...The pastBack in April before I started my first 5/3/1 cycle, I did proper 1RM testing. Here's what I found:SquatDeadliftBenchPressPower CleanPower Snatch140,0kg140,0kg90,0kg60,0kg67,5kg57,5kgNot impressive by any means, but it's a starting point. Now since squatting heavy ARMAP (as many reps as … 5/3/1 June 2012 weiterlesen
Thoughts on Combat: The role of Strength
Ever wondered how it is that the martial arts are organized in weight divisions, just as weightlifting and powerlifting, but then tennis, soccer or volleyball are not? Well, I do, from time to time...PreambleToday I was ultra-busy sorting out some stuff that's remotely linked to my dojo, so I simply haven't had a chance to … Thoughts on Combat: The role of Strength weiterlesen
