A few basic updates on some goings on: 1) Training is ramping back up to full gear. Last night I trained with Cody TheFever and finally hit a 455 bench with a regular grip (Ive done more reverse grip, but Im considering maybe doing a USAPL meet, and they dont allow my cheater grip). Codys a great training partner and a great dude. Ill miss him when I move back to NC. Benching was followed up with some squats. I hit 495 high bar with a long pause pretty comfortably, and 545 high bar beltless with plenty of room to spare - those are right around pre-layoff territory. Followed that up with some breathing paused squats. I tried 495 for 30 seconds, but at the end of that, my hips just said lol, nope, so I just dumped it. Still a great stretch, and it absolutely wrecked my obliques. Went 405 with a 45 second paused directly after, and some weird stuff happened. Namely, it was my first ever true ATG squat (low bar - go figure). Ive literally tried everything I could think of to work on my depth, but apparently the only thing my hips will loosen up for is super long paused squats with 4-5 plates. So I guess Ill be adding that to my warmup. Everything is feeling stronger than it did before the layoff, and Im starting to get the itch to get back on the platform. Not going to commit to anything until I see how much of my time grad school eats up, but the fire is back. 2) Tomorrow my wife and I will be starting a 10 day journey across the country. If you send me an email or message, theres a chance I wont be able to get back to you in my customary 24 hours. 3) After that, Lyndsey will be coming about to work with me, handling website and business stuff. The only things Im really good at are writing, making programs, and coaching. Shes the one with business savvy, social media skills, design sense, organization/planning skills, etc. So basically shell be the boss for everything business related, and itll free up a lot of my time to really focus on the things I enjoy and am good at. Weve worked together like this in the past (she runs the show, and Im the full-time nerd), and its always worked out great, so Im glad shes coming aboard.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:19:57 +0000
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