J4GGA2's Log: Becoming More Athletic

Saturday 18th of July
Conditioning

Warm-Up: three times through

  • 10s A March
  • 10s A Skip
  • 10s A Run

Tempo Runs:

  • 8 x 120m @ 60-70% rest until 90% recovered

I must be really out of shape because this was pretty hard

Monday 20th of July
Lower 1

Warm-Up: Three times through

  • 10m A March
  • 10m A Skip
  • 10m Pogo
  • 10m A Run

Sprints:

  • 4 x 10m with low falling start
  • 4 x 10m each side kneel to 90° turning start

5-0-x-0 Front Squats / Hurdle to Box Jump

  • Up to 85 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 4 x 1+1+1

Leg Press

  • +100 x 8
  • +120 x 6
  • +140 x 12

High-Bar Good Morning

  • Bar x 15
  • 30 x 15

Weighted Chin-Up

  • +10 x 5, 5, 5, 5, 4

Weighing 85kg, my heaviest. Feeling and looking way denser than ever before. Absolutely loving this

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Tuesday 21st of July
Upper 1

Warm-Up:

  • The bar

Power Clean off Pins (Knee Height)

  • 65 x 4 x 1+1+1 PR

5-0-1-0 Bench Press / Med Ball Chest Throw

  • 75 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 3 x 4 x 1+1+1

Feet-Up DB Bench Press

  • 25’s x 12 PR

V-Bar Cable Row

  • 11 Plates x 2 x 10 PR

Half-Kneel Single-Arm Landmine Press

  • +12.5 x 9 PR

Awesome session

rookie numbers. pump up. ill see u at 100kg

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I’ve been gunning for 90 for like a year. How much you weighing?

Consistently over ninety these days. If I eat a lot be like 83. Bit annoying to eat but good environment for gains

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Thursday 23rd of July
Lower 2

Warm-Up: 3 rounds

  • 10m A March
  • 20m A Skip
  • 10m Pogo
  • 10m A Run

Moderate Falling Start Sprints

  • 10m
  • 20m
  • 3 x 30m

5-0-1-0 Trap Bar RDL / Broad Jump

  • 115 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 4 x 1+1+1

Zercher Good Morning

  • 50 x 10 PR

IL DB RFPSS:

  • 10 x 12
  • 15 x 10

Chin-Ups: 30 total

  • 11-5-4-3-3-2-2 in 6:54 PR time and total sets

Friday 24th of July
Upper 2

Warm-Up:

  • The bar

Power Snatch from Hang:

  • 50 x 4 x 1+1+1

5-0-1-0 Incline Bench Press / Falling Med Ball Throw

  • 55 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 3 x 4 x 1+1+1

Got (what I think) is a pretty cool photo for an insta post

Seated DB Arnold Press:

  • 15’s x 12 PR

V-Bar Cable Row

  • 11 plates x 15 + a bunch of inner 1/2 reps PR

Half-Kneel Single-Arm Landmine Press

  • +12.5 x 11 PR

Incline DB Hammer Curl:

  • 10’s x 2 x failure

Monday 27th of July
Lower 1

10m Sprints

  • 3 x tall kneel start
  • 2 x half kneel start
  • 2 x half kneel start off outside leg
  • 2 x half kneel start off inside leg

1-5-1-0 Front Squat / Hurdle to Box Jump

  • 90 x 1+1+1 / 1+1+1
  • 80 x 3 x 1+1+1 / 3 x 1+1+1

Leg Press

  • +140 x 15 PR

Smith Machine Good Morning

  • +10 x 15
  • +20 x 2 x 15

Weighted Chin-Up

  • +10 x 5, 5, 5, 5, 4+1

Tuesday 28th of July
Upper 1

Power Cleans

  • 70 x 4 x 1+1+1

1-5-1-0 Bench Press / Med Ball Chest Throw

  • 70 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 3 x 4 x 1+1+1

Feet-Up DB Bench Press

  • 27.5’s x 12 PR

V-Bar Cable Rows w Pause

  • 13 plates x 10 PR

Low-Seated Landmine Press

  • +12.5 x fail

Thursday 30th of July
Lower 2

Warm-Up

    1. Bear Crawl: 3 x 10m
  • 2A. A March: 3 x 10m
  • 2B. A Skip: 3 x 10m
  • 2C. Extensive Pogo: 3 x 10m
  • 2D. A Run: 3 x 10m

Sprints, Moderate Falling Start

  • 4 x 30m

1-5-1-0 Trap Bar RDL / Broad Jump

  • 110 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 4 x 1+1+1

Zercher Good Morning

  • 50 x 12 PR

Friday 31st of July
Upper 2

Hang Power Snatch Cluster (10s between reps)

  • 50 x 5
  • 50 x 4
  • 50 x 3
  • 50 x 5

1-5-1-0 Incline Bench / Falling Med Ball Throw

  • 55 x 4 x 1+1+1 / 4 x 1+1+1

Seated DB Arnold Press

  • 17.5’s x 10 PR

V Bar Cable Row

  • 13 plates x 15 PR

Monday 3rd of August
Lower 1

Warm-Up, 20m walk between drills

  • 10m backward + forward bear crawl
  • 10m backward + forward A march
  • 10m backward + forward A skip
  • 10m backward + forward pogo
  • 10m backward + forward A run
  • 10m left + right bear crawl
  • 10m left + right A march
  • 10m left + right A skip
  • 10m left + right pogo
  • 10m left + right A run

Sprints:

  • 2 x 10m lateral shuffle + stick + 10m lateral shuffle
  • 2 x 10m lateral shuffle + crossover + 10m sprint
  • 2 x 10m crouched start sprint
  • 2 x 10m perpendicular half kneel start sprint
  • 2 x 10m triple hip turn and sprint
  • 1 x 30m sprint with 10m run-in

1-5-1-0 Front Squat / Hurdle to Box Jump

  • 90 x 4 x 1+1+1 PR / 4 x 1+1+1

Leg Press

  • 160 x 10 PR

Weighted Chin-Up

  • +15 x 6 PR

Tuesday 4th of August
Upper 1

Power Clean

  • 70 x 1+1+1+1+1
  • 70 x 1+1+1+1+1
  • 70 x 1+1+1+1
  • 70 x 1+1+1+1+1

1-5-1-0 Bench Press / Med Ball Chest Throw

  • 75 x 4 x 1+1+1+1 / 3 x 4 x 1+1+1

Low-Incline DB Bench / V-Bar Cable Row

  • 22.5’s x 8 / 12 plates x 10
  • 30’s x 5 PR / 15 plates x 8 PR

Landmine Press

  • +10 x 2 x some

Single-Arm Lateral Raise / Incline Hammer Curl

  • 3 x some

Thursday 6th of August
Lower 2

Warm-Up:

  • Bear Crawls: 10m each way
  • Hops: 10m each way, each leg
  • Pogos: 10m each way
  • A-Skips: 10m each
  • Linear Bounds: 20m
  • Heiden Bounds: 20m

Lateral Sprints

  • 10m each way
  • 2 x 10m to stick to 10m other way
  • 2 x 10m to 10m other way

Linear Sprints, 10m each

  • 2 x perpendicular tall start
  • 2 x perpendicular half kneel start
  • 2 x perpendicular falling start
  • 2 x lateral bound start
  • 2 x perpendicular bound start
  • 2 x 3 step sprint to 90° cut to 10m sprint

1-5-1-0 Barbell RDL / Broad Jump

  • 110 x 2 x 1+1+1 / 2 x 1+1+1
  • 115 x 2 x 1+1++ / 2 x 1+1+1

Switched to a barbell so I could take the bar out the rack. Didn’t realise how much more hamstring I feel with a straight bar vs a trap bar

Monday 10th of August
Squat

Warm-Up

  • Multi-directional crawls
  • Multi-directional hops
  • Some bounding

Agilty work: 5m run in to stick to cut

  • 2 x 45°
  • 2 x 90°
  • 2 x 135°
  • 2 x 180°

Curved sprints: 2 x 15m

Figure-8 run: 2 x 30m

Front Squat / Depth Jump

  • 100 x 1+1+1 PR/ 1+1+1
  • 90 x 1+1+1 / 1+1+1
  • 92.5 x 1+1+1 / 1+1+1

Leg Press

  • +80 x 10
  • +120 x 10
  • +160 x 5+3+2+1 PR

Weighted Chin-Up / Weighted Dip

  • +0 x 6 / +0 x 10
  • +10 x 6 / +10 x 6
  • +15 x 7 PR / +15 x 7

Copenhagen Plank / Rear Delt Swing / SA Lateral Raise w Inhale

  • 2 x 3 x 10s / 15’s x 30, 20 / 5 x 10, 9

Wednesday 12th of August
Bench

Warm-Up:

  • 3 x 10m bear crawl
  • 3 x 10m pogos, increasing amplitude
  • 2 x 10m A skip
  • 3 x 10m A run, increasing amplitude
  • 2 x 20m bounding with 10m jog in

Sprints:

  • 2 x 30m sprint with 10m jog in
  • 1 x 30m curved sprint (5m deviation) each way

Felt absolutely awesome: relaxed, fluid and fast

Bench Press / Med Ball Chest Throw

  • 80 x 3 x 1+1+1 PR / 3 x 3 x 1+1+1

Chest throws felt slow but bench felt pretty easy

DB RFESS, Shift toward L

  • 20’s x 10

Pretty easy, lots of glute and inner quad

Bradford Press / Bent-Over DB Row

  • Bar x 10 / 15’s x didn’t count
  • 30 x 2 x 8 / 15’s x 2 x didn’t count

Nordic Cluster / ER Lateral Raises

  • 2 x 6 / 5’s x 2 x fail
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Feeling beefy

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What do you weigh nowadays?