Posts Tagged ‘ Tim’s log ’

Aerobic warm-up: Jason started with a comfortable 1.5 mile run (11:42; Tim, as usual on Thursdays, biked to Jason’s). Jason chose not to take his inhaler beforehand (mistake), leading to some coughing through the rest of the workout. Warmup (flexibility and strength) by tossing 15# med ball back and forth:...
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meet at track. warmup with easy lap and some stretching, then 4×400m with 3-min rest (including pushups in middle of rest period). Tim @ 78, 74, 73 and 70 seconds, Jason @ 85, 81, 79 and 84 seconds.  Finish with a fast 100m (Tim 13.3, Jason 13.5 sec) to loosen up before heading to...
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relatively short/simple (but also difficult and explosive) workout at Jason’s house: 6 sets front-squat thrusters, aiming for 3 reps per set. Tim @ 135, 185, 195, 205, 205, 205, Jason @ 185, 205, 215, 215, 235, aborted attempt at 255 three sets alternating L-pullups on rings (5-8 reps) with clap pushups (10 reps for Tim, 15 for...
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Warmup/Plyo (30 second rests): Tuck Jumps 3×15 Lateral Bounds 2×20 One-leg Hops 2×4 lengths (raquetball court) Reverse Lunges 5×5 (plus 135# warmup set): Tim: 155, 185, 205, 205, 205 Jason: 185, 205, 225, 245, 255 One-arm Dumbbell Clean and Press 3×5 (each side) Tim: 55, 50, 50 Jason: 75, 75, 75 Medball Decline Situp Tosses 2×30 (1 minute rest) Medball Punch, Tim 3×25, Jason 3×35 Weighted...
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Workout at Student Rec Center. Tim’s heel has been bothering a bit still since running two weeks ago, but is mostly good today. Warmup with plyos in racquetball court: A-skips (for sprint form): three out-and-back laps Bounds (for height and distance): two laps Carioca: two laps Stretch-stride shuffle-walk (keeping really low) Cliff scalers (two 30-sec sets) Roll-ups with jump (two 30-sec...
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workout at Student Rec Center: one-legged bridging (between shoulder blades and with support leg mostly extended, not bent knee). 2 sets of 12 reps (alternating between each leg, 6 reps each leg), and it really tugged on my hamstrings, painfully, about 1/3 of way up from the knee. two sets pullups for more warmup. squats – warmup...
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Went on an hour and a half ride around mid-day. Tim rode his fixed-gear. Conditions were fairly windy, especially later in the ride. Rode a 24.6 mile loop from Tim’s house (and Jason rode to/from his house as well, totaling 34.3 miles). Neither of us had a lot in the tank,...
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Started with some handstand work for a warmup, then moved to Clean & Jerk. Tim: 6×135, 6×135, 5×155, 4×165 (Tim’s max clean was 165 last fall) Jason: 6×185, 6×185, 4×205, then cleaned 245 once but failed on the jerk Next was iso-lateral Dumbbell Clean-and-Press: Tim: 7×45, 7×45, 3×45 Jason: 10×55, 10×55, 10×55 We then finished with weighted pullups on...
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We ran today, which (at least in any length to be considered part of a workout) is a first for either of us in quite some time, as we’ve both battled plantar fasciitis. met at track, easy running warmup, then 3×400m, with pushups in between (and substantial rest-time b/c Jason decided to eat 2 hamburgers...
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we’re both sore from squats etc. on Tuesday, so stared with running (barefoot) across backyard grass: five pickups in each direction, topping out around 75% for the fourth set and then backing off the fifth. three sets weighted pullups (with 25# belt) and three sets pushups on rings. Tim: cleans @ 115#, 3 sets at 145#,...
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