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7 Feb
Throw Ins (Session 24) – 10 throws, median 19.8m
A really strong start then faded a bit. New personal best of 21.8m and my first five were the longest 5 throws.
9 Feb
Bench Press – 5 x 4 x 80kg
Push Press – 5 x 4 x 55kg
A1 EZ Skull Crushers – 3 x 8 x 31kg
A2 EZ Bicep Curl – 3 x 8 x 31kg12 Feb
Incline Bench Press – 5 x 4 x 70kg
DB Pullover – 5 x 4 x 25kg
A1 DB Row – 3 x 8 x 30kg
A2 Pull ups – 3 x 7
Rotator Cuff Resistance Band – 2 x 10I like these two sessions a lot. My incline was set one higher (by mistake) so it was tougher. One more week of this 🙂
1 Feb
Front Squats – 3 x 62.5kg, 3 x 70kg, 3 x 80kg
Stiff Leg Deadlifts – 5 x 10 x 50kgContinuing on with 5/3/1 but not pushing the top set.
3 Feb
Stiff Leg Deadlifts – 3 x 50kg, 3 x 57.5kg, 8 x 65kg
Front Squats – 5 x 10 x 62.5kgREHAB
Patrick Step Up – 2 x 10
Horizontal Hop: Left – 1.58m, Right – 1.60m
Vertical Hop: Left – 33cm, Right – 37cm
A-Skips – 2 x 20 secsThese are some of the advanced exercises, it’s my left knee that’s recovering but nice to see it can almost perform as well as my right knee. I wasn’t trying 100% in either hop.
6 Feb
Rowing Machine – 2km in 8:00
Terrible weather so I stayed indoors. I wasn’t sure I could handle 8 flat as I tend to fade, but I could have sprinted at the end and chose not to. I won’t be doing this every week as it still takes a lot of me.
REHAB – MCL Strain (?)
22 Jan
Bird Dogs – 2 x 10
Lawnmowers – 3 x 10 x 6kg
Front Squats – 10 x 20kg, 10 x 30kg, 10 x 35kg
Walk – 1.2 miles in 19:45The intermediate recovery stage suggests walking a set distance faster each time until you are able to do a full jog. The other milestone I need to pass is 50% of my 1RM in the squat, which would be 50kg.
23 Jan
Walk – 1.2 miles in 18:00
Front Squats – 10 x 35kg, 10 x 40kg, 10 x 45kg25 Jan
Rowing Machine – 500m in 2:16
Front Squats – 5 x 52.5kg, 5 x 57.5kg, 5 x 65kg, 5 x 75kg
Stiff Leg Deadlift – 5 x 10 x 40kgThis isn’t far off my usual session and I’m quite pleased that squats is one of the first things I’ve regained the ability to do.
27 Jan
Jog – 1.2 miles in 13:30
Bird Dogs – 2 x 10
Stiff Leg Deadlifts – 5 x 47.5kg, 5 x 55kg, 8 x 62.5kg
Front Squats – 5 x 10 x 60kg30 Jan
Run – 1 mile in 6:59, 0.5 miles in 3:25, 2 x 400m (1:42, 1:20)
I set out at 8 minute pace but realised I could push it and go for 7 minutes. That tired me out and I wasn’t able to repeat the feat, so I took 3 min breaks every lap or two. That’s my intermediate recovery completed, my knee isn’t near 100% but I can start some gentle plyometrics next week.
26 Jan
Left: 53.0, 53.5, 55.1
Right: 52.5, 53.6, 52.728 Jan
Left: 50.7, 49.0, 49.6
Right: 50.2, 48.2, 47.430 Jan
Left: 55.5, 50.2, 48.1
Right: 50.6, 49.7, 47.6I don’t know where that 55 came from, but that’s the end of week 7 and I plan to approach this again with the XX-Heavy Tension Grip Master. I’m now capable of 3 sets of 10 reps with 5 second holds for the “power grip”, and the power pinch is only really training my little finger.
I tested each finger separately as well as testing without my little finger, and it contributes 5-6kg towards my total score. The heavy tension grip master I own is only actually 9lbs of force per finger, so everything but my little finger can achieve that easily. The XX-Heavy is 13lbs and the most resistance they sell, so if I can’t improve with that then my question is answered whether they offer any benefit for weightlifters.
SPP (3 week block)
Throw Ins (Session 23) – median 19.2m
I needed a few throws to get back in the rhythm as it’s been 4 weeks. My best was 20.8m in this series so I’m near where I was and the SPP block should improve my power.
Bench Press – 10 x 75kg, 4 x 5 x 80kg
Push Press – 5 x 4 x 55kg
A1 EZ Skull Crushers – 3 x 8 x 31kg
A2 EZ Bicep Curl – 3 x 8 x 31kgMy GPP bench press has been within myself so I didn’t know what I could actually do with a max effort. I stuck 75kg on the bar and tried a set of 10, meaning a predicted 1RM of 100kg and my 4 x 5 was to be 80% 1RM. The arm superset was with a minutes rest and was a nice challenge.
5 Feb
Incline Bench Press – 5 x 4 x 70kg
DB Pullover – 5 x 4 x 25kg
A1 DB Row – 3 x 8 x 30kg
A2 Pull ups – 8,8,5
Rotator Cuff Resistance Band – 2 x 10I rarely do incline bench so 70kg was a complete guess based on my flat bench weight. The DB pullover is another exercise I have minimal experience with and I thought my lats were going to come off at full extension. The 60 seconds rest got the better of me and I couldn’t do the third set of pull ups.
I’m optimistic this 3 week phase can add a metre or two to my average throws.
