Author: Robert

December 10, 2008

Warm up Basically, I taught “M” how to do OHS and started to introduce Squat Cleans to him. So, not much of a warm up. But today’s work was fairly light so I didn’t worry about it. Work out Press 3×5, 115#Hang Squat Cleans, 3×5, 135#Squats, 3×5, 190#Glute-Ham Raises 3×8 Core 3×20 4 way neck…


December 9, 2008

Warm up 10 minutes of treadmill intervalsglute and ham stretchesreverse lungesohs naked o-bar Work outSquats 3×5, 190#Glute-Ham Raises, 3×10Standing leg raises, left side, 3×8, 100#Bench Press 3×5, 185#Dead lift 1×5, 275# Core 4 way neck machine, 3×20, 120#cable crunches, 3×30, 150#cable push pull, 3×20, 70#hyperextensions, 3×20supine hip march, 3×20


It ain’t over ’till its over

402.5 Lb raw deadlift at age 78


December 8, 2008

Work out group 10 showed up. Medicine Ball Warm up Chest Pasship toss to dead catchegg tossone handed toss and catchsplit squat twisting toss and catchball slamsputts l and r1 leg shotgunsreverse egg toss Dynamic Flexibility Tiger PushupsScorpions/CrucifixtionReverse walking lungehigh knee, lunge, quad stretchInchwormshurdle walk/reverse hurdle walkelbow to instep, overhead reachlunge and reach, back and…


Push up Variations


Clubbells


December 5, 2008

Warm-up Inchworm in place, with a tiger pushup, and a double leg raiseRowed for 3 minutesOHS with a naked 0-bartowel hamstring stretchquad stretchreverse lungeshurdle walk, reverse hurdle walk Work out 3×5 Squats, 225#Press, 135#Hang Squat Cleans, 155# Core 3×20 4 way neck machine, 120#Cable Cunches, 150#Cable Push Pull, 60#HyperextensionsSupine hip march I felt good today…


December 4, 2008

Work out group had about a dozen folks show up. Had a new person, alas, this workout wasn’t so welcoming. Fortunately she intuitively scaled stuff to her capacity — I like that kind of self consciousness.General warm-upVarious skips w/arm swingsSkip with a twistSkip, skip, lungeHips in shuffleHips out shufflePuddle hopsCarioca, l, rForward Shuffle 2left, 2rightBackward…


December 3, 2008

25 minutes of Treadmill intervals, 1:30, 3mph, 1:00, 8mph, covered 2 miles Core 3×20 4 way neck machine, 150#Cable Crunches, 150#Cable Push Pull, 60#HyperextensionsSupine Hip march felt pretty fine today, which after Monday’s embarassment is nice.


Play-Out

Why are we so enamored by the term “work-out”? Are we obsessed with “work” so that it becomes pervasive throughout our entire lives? What if instead we did our “play-out”? What if we went to the gym with the goal of having fun? Obviously, we see this with folks who do a lot of cross…