Proved something to myself today...

Prep - Foam Roller, GFM
24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
24 kg half kneeling Bent Press x 3+3

Double 32 kg
MP x 5 x 5 sets
FS x 6 x 5 sets
Clean X 10 x 5 sets

2:45 between sets
exercises performed in straight sets
(all MP sets before all the FS sets etc...)

Stretch

set 4 of the MP was 3+1+1
set 5 of the MP was 2+1+1+1
I needed more rest between MP sets

Cleans - I added a minute of rest between sets 3 and 4
and set 5 was 5 reps at 2 min and 5 reps a 15 sec. left
again - I needed more rest

So what did I prove?
a change of activity is a form of rest
I performed this workout in a circuit fashion a little over a week ago with 3 min between sets with the exercises in a circuit fashion and it was quite manageable.  The difference in performing a set of cleans or presses or whatever every third sets is dramatic

What a difference...

Prep - foam roller and GFM
24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
24 kg half kneeling windmill series x R+L

Double 24 kg Strength Aerobics x 21 minutes
(Clean + MP + FS + Snatch = one set)
30 sets total

Stretch

What a difference adding in the snatch made!

MP Ladders

Prep - foam roller and GFM

24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
36 kg Get-up x 1+1

36 kg MP ladders
first ladder - 1+1 > 2+2 > 3+3 > 4+4 > 5+5
Next three ladders = 1+1 > 2+2 > 3+3

in between ladders
36 kg Goblet squat x 5
36 kg One-arm Row x 5+5

36 kg Swings x 10 x 6 sets
RATOM

stretch

Quite happy with this since I have been pressing primarily singles with the 36 kg and 3-4 reps with double 32's

Jerks and Swings...

Prep - Foam roller and GFM
24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
24 kg 1/2 kneeling Windmill series x R+L

Double 24 kg Jerks x 5 x 15 sets
Reps At Top Of Minute (RATOM)

44 kg One Arm Swings x 4 x 16 sets
RATOM - switch hands each set

Stretch

Jerks felt much better than last time.

More progress....

Good training day today:
Prep - Foam roller and GFM
24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
36 kg Get-up x 1+1

36 kg Strength Aerobics x 16 minutes
32 sets total - (right top of the min. and left at 30 sec. left in the minute)
Every other minute MP x 2 in the set

36 kg One arm swing x 6 x 16 minutes
reps at top of minute
switch arms each set

Stretch

Adding in 2 x MP every other minute really kicked the session up a knotch

Quick and Easy...

Prep - Foam Roller, GFM
20 kg Get-up x 3+3, 2+2, 1+1

20 kg Snatch 10+10 x 5 sets
20 recovery breaths between sets

20 kg Windmill x 5+5

Travel and training...

Had a trip early in the week that threw things off but back at it today:

Prep - Foam roller and GFM
24 kg Get-up Plus x 1+1
24 kg Half Kneeling windmill series x R+L
24 kg Athletic drills x R+L

Double 32 kg
Clean x 10
MP x 4
FS x 5
X 5 sets of each in a "circuit"
42:30 total time
approx 3 min per set (work + rest)

stretch

Progress...

And progressives... as in my first pair of progressive lenses (bifocals)
I've needed reading glasses for the last year+ and now its on to full progressive lenses for distance and reading.

Training today:
Prep - Foam Roller, GFM
24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
24 kg half Kneeling windmill series x R+L
24 kg Goblet squat x 5
36 kg Get-up x 1+1

36 kg Strength Aerobics x 16 min (32 sets total)
36 kg One-arm swing x 5 x 16 min (reps at top of minute)

stretch

36 kg strength aerobics last time was 28 sets total with a minute rest each 5 minutes and doubling up during the last minute - This time it was 32 sets without extra rest or doubling up -progress!
Even the one-arm swings felt snappier and better all the way through.

Easy Day...

Prep - Foam Roller, GFM
20 kg Get-up + x 1+1
20 kg Half kneeling Windmill series R+L

20 kg Snatch breathing ladder
1+1 through 7+7 = 2:1 (reps to breath ratio)
8+8 through 10+10 and 5+5 = 1:1 (reps to breath ratio)

First snatch workout since surgery Feb. 3.

Doubles...

Training today:
Prep - foam roller and GFM
24 kg Get-up + x 1+1
32 kg Get-up x 1+1
40 kg Get-up x 1+1
44 kg Get-up x 1+1

Double 32 KG Strength Aerobics x 21 minutes
22 sets of {Clean + MP + Long Push-press}

Stretch

Why so complicated...
And 
A couple of training days...

Had an interesting comment on one of my Facebook posts the other day (which was removed by the person that put it up) and it got me thinking a little.

Basically it was a comment on an article from www.functionalmovement.com about integrating FMS, SFMA etc... and the comment went along the lines of: "I feel like I need a masters in exercise science to understand most of your posts....am I not making my training complicated enough...(I) work out 3-5 days a week and am "fit" so do I need to make it more complicated..."  
I am paraphrasing and working off of memory so that may not be exactly it but it is close and in the spirit of the comment.

The "tagline" from the blog/website here: Cultivating Simplicity in Training, Strength, Kettlebells, Health, and Fitness
I believe that simplicity has a price and that price is understanding something well enough to make it simple or explain it simply. (paraphrasing Einstein) 
So some of my posts on Facebook are meant for the fitness professional not the "end user" or client and tend to be research studies or articles that I think are good or useful.  This is not meant to make the concept of fitness inaccessible but I continually study and research and progress professionally and that ends up on my Facebook feed.

My clients understand how simple I make "fitness" and its pretty simple.  
But again simple has a price.

Saturday 5/7
Prep - Super Joints style joint mobility, Dbl 24 kg MP x 5, Dbl 24 kg FS x 5, Windmill x 5+5

Double 24 kg Jerks x 20 sets - 20 seconds Jerks + 1 minute rest
First 10 minutes = 6 jerks per 20 sec
Second 10 minutes = 5 jerks per 20 sec
Added about 2 min extra rest by adding a minute between a couple of sets in the last 10 just to keep rep quality high
Stretch

Today
Prep - Foam Roller , GFM
36 kg Get-up + x 1+1

36 kg Strength Aerobics x 16 minutes
28 sets total 

36 kg One-arm swing x 5 x 16 minutes
reps at top of minute, alternate hand each set

Stretch

 

Doubles...

Prep - Foam roller and GFM
24 kg Get-up Plus x 1+1
24 kg Half Kneeling Windmill series x Right and Left
24 kg Goblet Squat x 5

Double 32 kg "Circuit"
Dbl 32 kg Clean x 10
Dbl 32 kg See Saw Press x 10
Dbl 32 kg FS x 5
X 5 "circuits"
35 minutes total time

Stretch

Fun stuff

There is a line in the original KB book by Pavel about a study with experienced weightlifters performing double 32 kg cleans for 10 leaving the Heart Rate elevated for an extended time and I can concur with this ;-)

Couple of recent training days

BTW - I have been putting out quite a few articles on strongfirst.com if you want to head over there and check them out.

With a Level 2 SFG to teach in about 5 weeks it was time to get under the double KBs again and start going overhead regardless of my right arm and things are going ok

Last Wednesday or Thursday I did a Double 24 kg workout


April 30
prep - Foam roller, GFM
24 kg Get-up plus x 1+1
20 kg Half kneeling windmill series right and left

"Circuit"
Double 32 kg Cleans x 10
Double 32 kg Press x 3
Double 32 kg Squat x 5
X 5 circuits

Stretch

Today
Prep - Foam roller, GFM
24 kg Get-up plus x 1+1

Strength Aerobics
Alternating sets of
Double 24 kg Clean + Press + Squat
and
Double 32 kg Clean + Press + Squat
X 20 minutes (30 sets total)

44 kg x 5 reps at the top of the minute x 10 minutes
2 arm > Right hand > Left Hand > 3 times and final set of 2 arm

Stretch