Your version of an Upper day looks pretty freaking hard.
I hate the week before a meet, Joe. Want to rest up and not do to much but that’s boring as hell.
Yesterday evening was suppose to be throws. Turned into a 12 hour work day and the sun was going down when I got off work. Pool was closed so I did light legs/back.
Sldl
135,225wu
315x8x3
Squats
135,225wu
315x8x3
Bent row
225x10x3
facepulls
110,120,130x10
shrugs
225x max x 3
hypers with 35#
3 x max
Off today so it poured rain. Hit the cement pond
100 x 2 breaststroke
500 x 3 freestyle
work turns and tempo
Hoprfully, throws tomorrow. In the mud, oh yeah!
Impressive amount of training you do. Walk several miles a day, swim, throw and lift. Your joints ever give you any trouble? You never complain about any aches and pains.
No real joint pain, Steve. I get some DOMS but that’s not really pain, that’s the reward. I get more stiffness than anything else but can work that out once I get moving.
Good throwing at the college after work yesterday.
Shot
16# Power pos x 5
14# 1/2 turns x 5
6k full turn x 10
Disc
2k PP x 6
1.75 K South Africans x 9
1.5k x 15 full
Javelin 800g (very gentle throws)
standing x 5
3 step x 5
5 step x 5
Meet tomorrow, Tn Senior O’s. Pre meet rituals tonight.
Good luck with the meet.
Thanks for the well wishes, Cav.
Really well ran meet, had a great time, saw lots of old friends, made some new ones. One of the “old” friends moved into my age group and kicked my ass in the Discus and the javelin. Javelin lose was to be expected, so was the discus, but I can a last hope for revenge there.
Results:
Shot = 1st
Discus = 2nd
Javelin = 3rd (big surprise!) !st and 2nd place winners threw great. Not so much the rest of the field which let me sneak into the bronze.
Only a couple of pics from a friends wife.
Next week, Tn Senior O’s swimming. Following week, Alabama Senior O’s.
Either praying for help or checkin the weather.
My best side. Wind up. Farmer’s tan starting to show.
Great work Harry. I bow to your awesomeness.
Congrats on the medals, Harry.
Great work elder cousin!
Thanks guys but since all glory is fleeting got to change gears for the next one.
50m x 4 breaststroke
50m x 6 freestyle
500m x 2 freestyle
Working on the turns with a certain distracting young female coach from UAH
Concentrated on my pace in the 500s
Ready as I’ll ever be for this
Weights this evening
I’m in for the Smoky Mt Highland Games on 20 May,
Congrats Harry, some nice looking medals. What distances did you throw?
Congrats and yes distances please.
I am interested in how you use weights to enhance your athletic ability. Your training goals seem to cross a wide spectrum, Highland games, Olympic throws,swimming quite impressive. Good on you man.
Damn fine work Harry, keep us updated on the next meet. I might be heading up that way this weekend for German food.
Thanks DDay,theBruce, and Joe. Joe, I eat the best German Food in town at least once a week at mother’s house. Never could find a Jagerschnitzel to compare to hers.
Shot = 13.45
Disc = 42.29
Jav = 39.11
Haven’t thrown the javelin in years but there’s an annual weight pentathalon meet in NC every year I’m thinking of hitting.
TheBruce, Once you know the proper technique strength is pretty essential to the throws. More so in the HG throws as the weights are significantly heavier than athletics. Both require an explosive application of force so a lot of lifting for the throws is heavy and explosive, e.g., cleans, snatchs, high pulls. I’m sure there’s a whole lifting protocol for swimmers I just swim.
Last night
Cleans (floor up)
135wu
185,225 x 5
245x3
265x1,1,1
hang snatch
135x5
155x4
175x2
195x1
205x0
seated db press
50,60x8
70x6
80x5
rear delt raise
35x8x3
db front delt raise (palms in)
30x8x3
hammer curls
45x8x3
I’ve heard a lot of great things about German food. Nothing around my area though.
Last day of swimming last night. Light lifting day tomorrow than compete Sat.
Good luck Chief! Tear shit up!!!