Strength & Conditioning for the Operational Athlete
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Sounds interesting, good luck and look forward to reading it in the future.. us old gits should stick together.J-Madd wrote:I
I'm experimenting with a different muscle/strength emphasis block that I want to include in a book for older TB athletes that I'm currently working on. As such, my logging will be a bit more sporadic for the next six weeks or so, but I will check in here and there.
Thanks Moz!Moz69 wrote:Sounds interesting, good luck and look forward to reading it in the future.. us old gits should stick together.J-Madd wrote:I
I'm experimenting with a different muscle/strength emphasis block that I want to include in a book for older TB athletes that I'm currently working on. As such, my logging will be a bit more sporadic for the next six weeks or so, but I will check in here and there.
I have read "m" as a "min" for some reason... And I was speechless for a awhile...J-Madd wrote:This was the first time I swam in a few months, and I'm sure anybody watching could tell!
200m Free (warm-up)
5 cycles of the following (no breaks)
25m Free (max effort/minimizing breaths)
25m Breast (max effort)
50m Kick (recovery pace)
I then worked on treading water for a few minutes, and called it a day.
I'm not a great swimmer, but that was a decent HIC for a day that the roads, hills, and track are snowed over, and I'm not prepared to face the Airdyne.
I bet you look a lot less like a distressed whale than I do when I'm swimming.Barkadion wrote:
Joking aside.. I am thinking if I need to join a gym for a winter for a swimming only.. I miss that.
Help me out - what is a SSB?J-Madd wrote:I decided to show solidarity with all my Canadian brothers and sisters around here and I stuck with my garage, rather than going to the YMCA. It was 5 degrees F when I did this:
SSB: 310/5x3
BP: 225/8x3
Pull-Up: BW/8x3
2-H KB Swing: 48KG/20x3
I did 2-H swings because I was having a hard time gripping the Beast with gloves on.
I'm experimenting with a different muscle/strength emphasis block that I want to include in a book for older TB athletes that I'm currently working on. As such, my logging will be a bit more sporadic for the next six weeks or so, but I will check in here and there.
Great question Tomcat. "SSB" is "Safety Squat Bar." I'm playing around with that implement to save a bit on my elbows and shoulders, because I'm adding a lot of volume on the BP and WPU. I always prefer to use the standard barbell, but this is all part of a broader experiment. Here's and image of the SSB in action:tomcatflyer wrote:Help me out - what is a SSB?J-Madd wrote:I decided to show solidarity with all my Canadian brothers and sisters around here and I stuck with my garage, rather than going to the YMCA. It was 5 degrees F when I did this:
SSB: 310/5x3
BP: 225/8x3
Pull-Up: BW/8x3
2-H KB Swing: 48KG/20x3
I did 2-H swings because I was having a hard time gripping the Beast with gloves on.
I'm experimenting with a different muscle/strength emphasis block that I want to include in a book for older TB athletes that I'm currently working on. As such, my logging will be a bit more sporadic for the next six weeks or so, but I will check in here and there.
It's surprising how much swimming can effect you when you aren't used to that sort of volume haha. I had to do a clothed 400m swim and it nearly derailed my base build. I absolutely loved the challenge of the swim thoughJ-Madd wrote:This was actually yesterday:
SSB: 310/5 x 3
BP: 240/8 x 4
WPU: 15/8 x 4
The foolishness of the previous day's swimming venture was acutely felt! Breaststroke sprints and high volume bench pressing are not good bedfellows!