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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scrawny to Brawny Journal
« on: February 26, 2011, 12:07:58 am »
I'mma go in tomorrow too, perhaps we'll see each other. You'll have to explain to me how your coach is making you his experimental athlete. I would be interested in knowing what exactly he's having you do. Just out of curiosity and stuff. Also I think your coach doesn't like me. haha

Okay, I guess I'm not a guinea pig. In his words today, "No, I don't want you working with me. You will be training with me. I thought we established this already."

And earlier, "There's no guinea pig about it, you will be the best athlete."

So yeah.... he's basically just gonna murder me. I'm glad he said I'm not eating NEARLY enough food. Said I was way too light for my height for what I was doing. Now I have something from a legit source to tell my mom every time she feels like complaining about it being unhealthy to eat too much, or not needing to take in more protein, or not needing to carry too much food with me at school. Parents seem to have a complaint about every nutritional decision I make, as if they were experts. I'm not at all upset, it just gets annoying after a while. But at least they care enough to have some concern.

I bought some protein bars and I'll have a lunchbox next week to take foodz to school.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scrawny to Brawny Journal
« on: February 25, 2011, 11:55:07 pm »
Friday 2/25/2011:

-Progressive warmup (stride, dynamic stretch, run, stretch, etc.... to sprint. 5x runs total)

-Partner pushes. (drive phase exercise)
-Bullet belt: 4x10m (focus on low foot recovery, driving, low body)
-Block starts: 5x ~15m (just for drive phase)

-Long jump approach practice: 3x7 step (working on drive to transition, to set-up)

-Hallway sprints: ~40m
  -10x @ 90%
  -Rolling start
  -1:30 rest between each

-Med ball
  -5x backward overhead throw (on heals, jumping back)
  -5x forward underhand throw (on toes, jumping forward)

-Core
  -20 pikes
  -20 situps
  -20 right/left leg raises (pushup position)
  -20 left leg raises (right plank)
  -20 right leg raises (left plank)
  -20 little-bigs (similar to pike)
  -20 right/left leg raises (supine plank)
  -20 pikes
  -20 situps


Core is slightly out of order. Can't really remember what went where. Hallway sprints were pretty fun considering we haven't been able to do much real sprint training. Ankle acted up a bit on first run on my progressive warmup and on my second long jump approach. It was wrapped up pretty nicely though... so I'm wondering if it would be better or worse if I didn't have the wrap. No pain and it went away fast, but it was slightly uncomfortable. If it's still acting up by next friday I might go get x-rays. Coach suggested it's not a common place to get sprains, and if it doesn't go away soon I might have broken or had a small fracture.

On the good side... USU's long jump pit sucks. My coach said at all the college indoor meets their athletes would just do sprints because it's such a terrible place to jump. That's why my jump was so bad. Wall is right at the end of the sand, wall is right next to you all the way down. It's positioned poorly and it's psychologically unnerving.... plus it's just weird. Anyway.... core's getting pretty awesome.
 

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scrawny to Brawny Journal
« on: February 25, 2011, 11:37:25 pm »
Thursday 2/24/2011:

-10 laps warmup
  -sprint/stride straights, slow jog curves

-3 30m accels.
-3 30m strides

-Lower leg strengthening: 35x each (toe movement stuff)
  -Side to side
  -Toe taps
  -Circles (Both directions)
  -Pogo hops

-Calf walks: 20m
  -Toes pointed out
  -Toes in
  -Toes straight
  -Exaggerated heel to toe walks

-Core
  -All americans: 1 min. each position


Not much to say here. Just a light recovery day.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: February 25, 2011, 11:30:29 pm »
Haha, Chris in the beast thread. Well he better be in here.

Next I want Casey Combest.

Then why don't you put him in here yourself?  :strong:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scrawny to Brawny Journal
« on: February 24, 2011, 07:16:27 pm »
how's your ankle?

Feeling quite a bit better. I'll be fine by my first outdoor meet I think. Today's stuff had me hurting a tiny bit though. Luckily it was more of a recovery day. Gonna do leg drains, ice, and rest more before tomorrow. No school tomorrow, but I'm still going into the gym to do some stuff with my coach.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: February 24, 2011, 07:14:21 pm »
I love leg drains. I don't do them too often, but I think they feel good.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Team Logo Decision. please help me pick one
« on: February 24, 2011, 07:13:49 pm »
LOL @ darqui's "witty comment success"

And I kinda agree actually. Either F or E.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Aus
« on: February 24, 2011, 12:49:17 am »
 :welcome:

Aussie, eh? Gonna have to add another to the nationality thread. You should start a journal if you haven't already. It's the best way to get feedback and show yourself how far you've come. It also keeps you motivated. 35" is pretty dang high. Even now after all that studying and laziness you seem fairly fit. I'm sure you'll have no problem getting back to it with a little encouragement.

Enjoy the forums and GO.GET.IT

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Scrawny to Brawny Journal
« on: February 24, 2011, 12:41:20 am »
Wednesday 2/23/2011:

-Warmup (x3)
  -10 BW squats
  -5 single leg RDL
  -30 sec. elbow plank

-Squats: 115x6, 170x5, 180x5, 190x5 ( :personal-record: at least for depth. Strength's growing fast ever since I switched)

-Clean pulls: 170x3x3. (SUCKED. Couldn't grip bar, gym won't allow chalk, body was tired. Moving on...)

-Sprint mechanics (with 15 lb. med ball overhead, about 10m one direction. each mechanic is done back and forth (2x))
  -Skipping A's
  -Running A's
  -Skipping B's
  -Running C's
  -Butt kicks

-30m sprint x 1 (focusing on drive phase and transition into top end)

-Core:
  -25 partner pushes
  -20 pikes
  -1:30 front side plank
  -Repeat

-PWO shake.


Talked with my coach a bit after the workout. Says he wants me eating more (duh, so do I) and carrying food with me everywhere I go (challenging for me, but I'll have to do it). Also wants me working with him on jumps primarily this season instead of sprints. That way, I get full jump training and still get a good sprinting/hurdle workout after it instead of just showing up to jumps every few days for a few tips here and there. He says I may also be his guinea pig for the season. I'm excited to see how much better he can make me. I'm also scared as hell of what he's gonna come up with for me to get there.

EDIT: I knew it looked shorter than I remembered it being.... added sprint mechanics.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Team Logo Decision. please help me pick one
« on: February 23, 2011, 12:30:14 am »
F, old, or G

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Hip flexors
« on: February 22, 2011, 11:20:29 pm »

yup, high rep MR halftucks are godly.. half tucks still get my hip flexors hard, full tucks just bug my back too much.


Happens to me on bad days too. (probably would have happened today but I let my ankle rest another day)

Can't really do full tucks during our circuits though.... too demanding to maintain the explosiveness and strength required to keep them up for a whole minute between other things.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Hip flexors
« on: February 22, 2011, 10:44:03 pm »
Oh, and tuck jumps....

try doing those for a minute straight in the middle of a circuit and tell me your knees kept coming high... they didn't. Tuck jumps are beast.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Hip flexors
« on: February 22, 2011, 10:42:52 pm »
As far as transition into sprints, I think the sprint mechanics drills are probably the most effective. They're also a pretty good addition to any warmup. Usually on our harder days in track I end up feeling a bit tired in my hip flexors even after just the warmup with sprint mechanics.

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: The Motivational Thread
« on: February 22, 2011, 08:57:07 pm »
Person in charge saw my video and pm'd asking if they could use a part of it for a video. Company's supposed to be promoting dedication to health and fitness, so I said sure. Should have told them to put some of your sick dunk vids in there too.  :ibjumping:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: February 21, 2011, 06:50:52 pm »
Looks like you have the same problem my brother has. He's slightly lactose intolerant too, similar reaction and everything. Then again, he's never been into training, and my family rarely has problems with sickness.


Good post by arowe too. haha

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