Skill of Strength in Mass

While traveling to teach an FMS combo course in Saco, ME at Orthopeadic Associates I had to chance to hit Mike Perry's gym - Skill of Strength on Thursday 3/27 for a training session.

Mike also assisted me at the workshop along with Jeff Falkowski and Peter Clark - Huge thank you to those guys for helping out and making it a great weekend.

At Skill of Strength

Prep - foam roller and movement prep

Get-up weight ladder
32 kg x 1+1
40 kg x 1+1
48 kg x 1+1
x 2 ladders

Deadlift
405 x 1 x 3 sets
315 x 2

Sled work

I had never pushed sleds before and it was enlightening!

DL felt good and get-ups were solid

Recent training and new recordings for MovementLectures.com

So a week went by 3/16 - 3/21 with no formal training - getting up at 4 am etc... puts training low on the list by the end of the day

3/22
prep - foam roller and movement prep

20 kg Get-up work
5+5 with 5 swings at the top of each rep
4+4 with 3 Front Squats at the top of each rep
3+3 with a Windmill at the top of each rep
2+2 with a Press at each step on the way up of each rep
1+1 with an Arm bar and bridges

stationary bike x 25 min

3/23
prep - foam roller and movement prep

alternating sets of:
32 kg Get-up x 2+2
32 kg Alternating swings x 20
X 5 sets of each

Bike - 20 min

3/24
Bike 20 min
32 kg Get-up 1+1 x 5 sets
5 swings at the top of each rep

stretch


Recorded a new talk for MovementLectures.com on Indian Clubs: A historical perspective
will record again tomorrow for Common Mistakes in running/using the FMS

any other suggestions?

Training 

Wed. 3/12

Prep - foam roller, primal move

Stationary Bike - 30 min

20 kg Get-up x 5+5

Thursday and Friday - off

Today - 

Prep - very quick foam roller and "stretch"

GTG 36 kg work - each hour

36 kg Get-up x 1+1

36 kg Swings x 10 (some two arm, most single arm 5+5)

X ?? should be 10 sets by end of day

And it was 10 sets BTW 

Training

Prep - foam roller, primal move

24 kg Get-up - (arm bar + 2 get-ups) x 2 sets

Circuit:
36 kg MP x 1+1
RFESS 36 kg x 3+3
24 kg Pull-up x 2
36 kg SLDL x 3+3
X 5 circuits
last two sets of Pull-ups were chin ups

Precor AMT - interval x 20 min (25 min total)

Not bad...

Time flies...

So it's been 3+ months since I posted anything and my Mom didn't even call!
I can only assume my absence from the "blogsphere" was unnoticed.

Why has it been 3 months?  Busy - very busy
In late October I took a full time position on the Management of the club that I train people out of in Pittsburgh.  And I maintained my personal training schedule so I ended up putting 70+ hours in a week + my on-line clients etc....
As a result my blogging, my own training, my eating etc... took a distant 10th place to everything else.

Time to right the ship and get back on track

Recent training:

PRI based breathing work - daily

3/8
prep - Foam roller, Primal Move
20 kg Get-up
5+5 - with 5 swings at the top of each rep
4+4 - with 3 Front squats at the top of each rep
3+3 - with 2 Windmills at the top of each rep
2+2 - with a press at each step on the way up
1+1 - with an armbar and bridge at elbow and hand

Stationary Bike on "cardio" setting x 25 min (+5 min cool down)

3/9
prep - foam roller and primal move
alternating sets of
32 kg Get-up x 1+1
32 kg One arm swings x 5+5
X 5 sets of each

Stationary Bike on "cardio" setting x 20 min (+5 min cool down)

3/10
prep - foam roller and primal move
Get-up weight ladder
24 kg x 1+1
36 kg x 1+1
28 kg x 1+1
32 kg x 1+1
36 kg x 1+1

Snatch ladder
24 kg x 5+5
36 kg x 5+5
28 kg x 5+5
32 kg x 5+5
36 kg x 5+5

Precor AMT (adaptive motion trainer)
20 min on "interval" setting (+5 min cool down)
avg. HR around 160

Dietary work - too much sugar!
The single hardest thing for me to avoid in my diet is sugar.
But it needs to be kept in check so this will be my main dietary focus for now.

That's it for now

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