You would have loved today, Steve. Got out to the field at early, not a cloud in the sky and about 40f.
shot put:
(Power position) 16#, 14#, 12# x 4ea
(full form) 5k x 14
discus:
wu x 12
south Africans x 12
full form x 15
One of those days I had to make myself stop. First meet is April 13 and I’m starting to feel the need to compete. Got 5 T&F meets lined up so far, been asked to be in a couple of swimming and there are a couple of local gym pl meets I may enter just for shits and grins.
Followed up my workout with my highly regimented diet of breakfast at Waffle Hous with 2 bothers and assorted nephew & great nephews. Good day going.
Did you throw the same south African 12 times, or was it 12 different south Africans?
I was watching a show on food in the Philippines with the Bizarre Foods guy (Andrew Zimmern), and I can only wonder how you spent months in the Philippines and did not come back looking like the Michelin man. All that fatty, fried pork!
Threw the same South African but it was Charlize Theron. (It’s a half turn style.) Pork dishs for sure in the PI. I’m very near the water and about 1/2km from fisherman docks. Fresh seafood off the ships. Prawns, crab. bangus (milkfish), sea bass and squid. Caught a lot snorkeling and with scuba, too. Coconut, mangoes, and jackfruit on the property. Nieces planted all kinds of melons so ate lots of fruit. If I figure out how to post pics here I’ll put some up. After enough beer and assorted booze we’d break out the balot (look that one up). We did do a couple of 40k + pigs for a wedding and a christening. Mainly kept the weight off by swimming. Lots, everyday, above and below the water. Eventually I’ll be moving to our house there full time. Heading back again the end of September this year. Can’t wait.
I was born in Hong Kong, and the Chinese eat some pretty wacky food. I’m pretty sure I sampled monkey brains (Indiana Jones got nuthin on me!) back in the day… But when it comes to the balut I say NO MAS lol.
That’s a nice looking abode, looks like lots of room for feasts and such.
Outstanding weather the last 2 days.
Yesterday, Discus at the college with the throwers. Good group but no real stand outs. Most the men are drafted from the football team and “threw a little in High School”. Worked with them on their form and got my own throwing in.
Discus
Power position x 8
South Africans x 8
Full Spin x 20
Javelin
3 step x 3
5 step x 5
full throw x10
16# hammer throw (teaching only)
This morning
Shot
Front stand (16#)
Power postion (14#) x 8
Full glide x 22
After throwing, swimming indoor,1000m freestyle, easy pace
Starting to get that ready feeling. Moving faster across the circle, Shot’s starting to get that lighter, familiar feel. Exploding into the throw more, redefining the laws of physics, defying gravity, choirs of angels accompany each throw, vestal virgins scatter rose pedals on the field…
Okay, workouts are going really good. Looking to set new pr’s in both the shot and discus at first meet, April 13, Alabama Senior Olympics. Looking to just throw the javelin without hurting myself.
Suppose to lift tomorrow but if we keep getting this great weather may throw again. Steaks on the Barbie tonight.
Gorilla, several years ago I made a deal with the college I could use all their facilities if I helped with their throwers. They only have 1 coach and she knows Track very well, the throws not so much. Work with 2 local Track and Field Clubs made up primarily of low income kids, too.
Catching up
Monday
Cleans/Snatch/Press/Bis
Tues
Throws
Took the dogs down to the river for a bath and swam just a little, still too cold.
Monday
Bench
135,225wu
275,315,335,355 x 2
375 x 1,1,1
Incline, from a bench (gym bought a new Incline)
135wu
225x8x3
(use to the smith machine, kept drifting back towards the uprights but felt good)
Flyes
30,35,40 x 8
Cable flyes, low to high
25,35,40 x 8 x 3
CGB
225 x 8 x 3
Overhead tri ext (rope)
70,80,90 x 10
Tues
Indoor swimming in morning
1000m easy crawl
200m breast
86f, not a cloud in the sky, hit the throwing field early
disc
Threw a lot, form coming together, getting hip into it, threw with the college team, blatantly ogled female sprinters (have you seen what T&F athletes wear now days?)
Javelin
sucked just a little less
Today, shot put with a local High School. Coach asked me to come out and give her throwers some pointers, It was fun and I got some good throwing in.
Some good catching up here; lifting, throwing and swimming (I guess). The H.S/college kids take to your coaching fairly well? As far as, teenagers paying attention goes. Sure hope so.
