01-05-21 01:51 PM - Post#906379    

Thanks very much, PP -- I appreciate it.

01-05-21 07:17 PM - Post#906402    

January 5, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 OTM (24k)

Evening strength aerobics -- 10 minutes OTM (24k)

Gonna have to do something about the KB handle here -- very humid - not sure I can snatch it productively without chalk, which I don't have. We'll see. May need to do some 5/5 OTM days.

Got three swims in the ocean today. Water temp 61 degrees F, which is 16 C for my antipodean readers. Bracing.

01-06-21 01:08 AM - Post#906409    

Nice work there.

I got used to a slippery bell. The 16kg I started with has a fat grip with enamel coating. When I got sweaty it would just slide in my grip. Probably not possible with a 24kg

Nice to be able to swim in the ocean, good on ya. Too many people live near it and never get in.

Diablo Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth- MT

01-06-21 07:57 PM - Post#906439    

Thanks Diablo. If there's a natural body of water, I'm in it.

January 6, 2021

Lunchtime snatches 24k x 9 OTM (10 minutes, alternating hands)

Evening 2-h swings 24k x 15 OTM (5 minutes)

37 degrees (F) this morning, with surf temps having dropped to 60 even. Very bracing, but sadly, the remainder of the day got away from me, so I only got to swim once. That's why we have to do things first thing in the morning, I guess -- it's the only part of the day you can fully control.

01-07-21 07:18 PM - Post#906480    

January 7, 2021

Lunchtime strength aerobics -- 24k for 10 minutes

Evening 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 24k)

01-08-21 03:07 PM - Post#906498    

January 8, 2021

Lunchtime snatches -- 5/5 OTM for 5 minutes (24k)

Evening 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 24k)

Got a couple days of driving ahead of me, so just whatever BW stuff I can squeeze in for the next couple days.

01-08-21 09:16 PM - Post#906511    

• BrianBinVA Said:

At times it feels like the day is over before it even started...but I must say, lately I braced myself a couple of times and prioritized something that "I wish/need for myself" and somehow it squeezed itself well into the schedule and I noticed it created more balance in me. I promised myself to listen to such nudges.

It's been so much for you, do not forget yourself in it all. Safe journey.

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

01-11-21 10:23 AM - Post#906611    

• pink.pixie Said:

Thanks so much, PP -- made it home safely, and try to do myself a few minutes worth of favors every day. :-)

01-11-21 06:02 PM - Post#906631    

January 11, 2021

Home again! Thought I might be away for a week, but ended up being gone a month. Longest I'd ever been away from the kids previously was one night. Was a hard time for all involved...

Lunchtime strength aerobics -- 10 minutes (28k)

Evening 2-h swings -- 15 OTM for 5 minutes (28k)

DL singles

01-13-21 09:14 AM - Post#906702    

January 12, 2021

Lunchtime DL singles

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 (28k, EOMOM; each set of C&J finished with a single front squat)

01-14-21 08:23 AM - Post#906743    

January 13, 2021

Evening

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (EMOM, 28k)

DL singles

01-15-21 08:52 AM - Post#906783    

January 14, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

Evening

Snatch -- 28k 4 OTM for 10 minutes, alternating arms (so 40 total, not 40 per arm). 28 is a lot more than 24 -- who'da thunk it???

BrianBinVAchr(chr('039')039chr('039'))s 2013 Training Log
01-15-21 01:43 PM - Post#906795    

January 15, 2021

Lunchtime strength aerobics -- 10 minutes 28k

That's it. Friday is meant to be an easy day most weeks.



Edited by BrianBinVA on 01-15-21 06:47 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

01-17-21 08:40 AM - Post#906840    

January 16, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 (28k) (one FS at the end of each set)

01-18-21 02:29 PM - Post#906898    

January 17, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 (EOMOM, 28k, with a front squat at the end of each set of CJ)

January 18, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
01-19-21 09:01 AM - Post#906941    

LOL I wrote down January 17 wrong. Should be:

January 17, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

Snatch -- 4 OTM for 10 minutes, alternating arms each minute (28k)

Snatching the 28 is an entirely different world than the 24, and seems to me a worthwhile thing to do this year.



Edited by BrianBinVA on 01-19-21 09:02 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

01-19-21 09:55 AM - Post#906946    

Good job, splendid, consistent

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

01-19-21 08:15 PM - Post#906958    

Thanks PP -- trying (if possible) to get even more minimal this year -- just using the 28k KBs for most things.

01-19-21 08:18 PM - Post#906959    

January 19, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28K)

Evening

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 (EOMOM, 28k, one front squat at the end of each set)

01-20-21 02:10 PM - Post#906983    

January 20, 2021

Cook 50 each (28k)

DL singles

Snatch 4 OTM for 8 minutes; 5 OTM for 2 minutes (42 total) (28k)

01-22-21 07:13 PM - Post#907080    

January 21, 2021 -- off

Don't think I've had a day totally off since I came home, so it was time.

January 22, 2021

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (28k, OTM)

DL -- went to a clean grip and worked up to a heavy single of 325. That ain't much, but it's only 5-10 pounds short of double BW and I haven't touched anything heavier than a 24 for most of the past three months. Am going to run a cycle or 10 (depending) of Justa's singles routine, so will use this heavy single for my baseline for now.

01-23-21 07:28 PM - Post#907115    

January 23, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-KB LCCJ x 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 (EOMOM, 28k, on FS at the end of each set)

While I was doing swings at lunch, my son was playing in the same room. He is 7 and has probably seen me do swings a minimum of 200 times in his life. For some reason, today, on the very first hike pass, he said: "Dad, are you putting that in your buttcrack? Doesn't it hurt? It's made of metal!"

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
01-24-21 09:15 AM - Post#907118    

Kids with their own sense of logic when trying to figure out what is going on around them are just priceless.

A long article (but comprehensive) on long term symptoms of covid-19 infection.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/magazine/c ovid-aftereffects.html?action=click&mod ule=Top%20St...

Keep up the good work, B!

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

01-25-21 08:53 AM - Post#907157    

Haha, yes, PP -- those moments of levity are priceless!

01-25-21 08:53 AM - Post#907158    

January 24, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

Evening snatches -- 4 OTM for 8 minutes, 5 OTM for 2 minutes (28k)

01-25-21 06:53 PM - Post#907198    

January 25, 2021

Lunchtime DL -- 225 x 3 singles

Evening

Cook 50 each 28k

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

01-26-21 06:08 PM - Post#907245    

January 26, 2021

DL -- 225 x 5 singles (clean grip for this whole cycle)

Snatch -- 4 OTM for 6 minutes; 5 OTM for 4 minutes (44 total, 28k)

01-27-21 06:16 PM - Post#907257    

January 27, 2021

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL -- 225 x 7 singles

I know it is like day 3 but I can already tell I'm not going to like cycling up to 15 singles on Sunday.

01-28-21 07:17 PM - Post#907282    

January 28, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 3, 3, 4, 4 (EOMOM, 28k, one FS at the end of each set of C&J)

And thus ends the Justa cycle lol. That type of volume (not to mention 7 days a week) just is not for me, at least not at this time. So back to 5 singles, 5 days a week.

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
01-30-21 08:27 PM - Post#907349    

January 29, 2021

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

January 30, 2021

Lunchtime -- 2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

Evening

DL singles

Snatch -- 6 minutes of 4 OTM; 4 minutes of 5 OTM (28k)



Edited by BrianBinVA on 01-31-21 08:27 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

01-31-21 08:28 PM - Post#907368    

January 31, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

Evening

Cook 50 each (28k)

2-KB LCCJ x 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 (28k, EOMOM, one FS at the end of each set)

02-01-21 08:33 PM - Post#907383    

February 1, 2021

Lunchtime DL singles

Evening 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

02-02-21 06:18 PM - Post#907417    

February 2, 2021

DL singles

Snatch -- 4 minutes of 4 OTM, 6 minutes of 5 OTM (28k)

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
02-04-21 07:34 PM - Post#907507    

February 3, 2021 -- off

Am going to give a try to four-day-a-week training. I tolerate six days quite well when I am only using a single 24, and while I don't feel beat up or hurt or anything, I'm wondering if six days with the 28/28s and the DLs and whatnot is too much. Will give it a (short) month and see. Will try for swings and DLs 4x/week each and snatches and long cycle 2x/week each.

February 4, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (28k, EMOM)

Mid-afternoon DL singles

Evening

Cook 60 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 (28k, EOMOM, one FS at the end of each set)



Edited by BrianBinVA on 02-04-21 07:35 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

02-06-21 08:31 PM - Post#907542    

February 5, 2021 -- off

February 6, 2021

Lunchtime 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

Evening

DL singles

Snatch 2 minutes 4 OTM, 8 minutes 5 OTM (28k)

Re: BrianBinVAchr(chr(chr('039')039chr('039'))039chr(chr('039')039chr('039')))s 2013 Training Log
02-07-21 08:10 AM - Post#907548    

• BrianBinVA Said:

You will feel what's right. If it looks too much, adjust, do not struggle the whole month. I guess you know it.

Athletes just train and compete and try to stay healthy. That is their job. They get payed for it.

Leading normal life means a certain stress that withdraws funds from the recovery account. The ambitious curious troll will always demand more, better, longer. I ususally bribe him with more fun.

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
02-08-21 08:48 AM - Post#907590    

True enough, PP, true enough.

February 7, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)
DL singles

Evening

Cook 60 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 (EOMOM, 28k, one FS at the end of each set)



Edited by BrianBinVA on 02-08-21 08:49 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

02-09-21 03:52 PM - Post#907633    

February 8, 2021 -- off

February 9, 2021

Lunchtime

DL singles

Snatch -- 5 OTM x 10 minutes (28k)

Evening

Cook 60 each (28k)

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

02-11-21 01:37 PM - Post#907685    

February 10, 2021 -- off

February 11, 2021

Decided on a "longer" (for me) session today.

Cook 60 each (28k)

Armor building complex + swings -- 28k KBs; EOMOM for 20 minutes (10 rounds), with 10 2-h swings after each round.

This was . . . hard. I think I'll keep it for awhile.

DL singles

02-12-21 03:31 PM - Post#907726    

• BrianBinVA Said:

OK.

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

02-15-21 09:27 AM - Post#907836    

February 12, 2021 -- off

February 13, 2021

Lunchtime

DL singles

Snatch x 5 OTM (10 minutes, 28k)

Evening 2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

February 14, 2021

Lunchtime

Cook 60 each (28k)

Armor building -- 10 rounds at 2-1-3 (EOMOM, 28k)

Evening

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

DL singles

I think I will keep the swings and the armor building separate for now.

February 15, 2021 -- off

02-16-21 07:36 PM - Post#907907    

February 16, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h Swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)
DL singles

Evening

Snatch 5 OTM for 9 minutes; 5/5 minute 10 (28k)

BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
02-17-21 09:55 PM - Post#907937    

February 17, 2021

Lunchtime

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)
DL singles

Evening

Cook 60 each (28k)

Armor-building -- 10 rounds in 20 minutes (EOMOM, 28k)

Normally there is a rest day between snatch day and armor-building day during the week, but tomorrow is supposed to be a blizzard and I have to eat cheeseburgers on armor-building day (the charcoal grill and blizzards don't get along). :-)

Edit to note today is day 1 of Lent, and this year I'm giving up sweets. I'm not a Catholic, I just find it useful to have a period to do these things in. Usually I give up either booze or sweets, and this year, it's the turn of sweets.



Edited by BrianBinVA on 02-17-21 11:26 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

02-19-21 01:55 PM - Post#907977    

February 18, 2021 -- off

February 19, 2021

DL singles

2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (28k) -- working on getting my forearms further into the groin.

Still working on what works best for me; feeling stiff from all the grinding in the armor-building complex, despite increased stretch time, so that's probably about it for that!

Re: BrianBinVAchr(chr('039')039chr('039'))s 2013 Training Log
02-20-21 12:42 PM - Post#907999    

• BrianBinVA Said:

OK.

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

02-21-21 08:58 PM - Post#908017    

February 20, 2021

Lunch

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (28k, EMOM)
DL singles

Evening

Cook 60 each (28k)
2-KB LCCJ x 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 (EOMOM, 28k, one front squat at end of each set). Hello my old friend -- missed you.

February 21, 2021

DL singles

Snatch -- 9 minutes of 5 OTM, one minute of 5/5 (28k)

02-23-21 07:22 PM - Post#908080    

February 22, 2021 -- off

February 23, 2021

Lunch

2-h swings -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)
DL singles

Evening

Cook 60 each (28k)

2-kb LCCJ x 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 (EOMOM, 28k, one FS at the end of each set of C&J)

BrianBinVAchr(chr('039')039chr('039'))s 2013 Training Log
02-25-21 06:44 PM - Post#908127    

February 24, 2021 -- off; got my first round COVID vaccine today!

February 25, 2021

Lunch -- 2-h swing -- 5 x 15 (OTM, 28k)

Evening

DL singles

Snatch -- 8 minutes of 5, alternating arms each minute; 2 minutes of 5/5 (60 total) (OTM, 28k)



Edited by BrianBinVA on 02-26-21 11:18 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

BrianBinVA's 2013 Training Log
02-27-21 08:50 AM - Post#908229    

Amazing with the vaccine...great, so I hope. (Here they so far vaccinated only the most vulnerable old ones at nursing homes and the staff there.)

Your training is unfolding steadily

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

Re: BrianBinVAchr('039')s 2013 Training Log
02-28-21 08:01 PM - Post#908286    

• pink.pixie Said:

Very lucky on the vaccine front. To be sure, only older and more vulnerable folks are eligible for formal appointments right now. We heard through word of mouth that at some centers, if one showed up at the end of the day at a vaccination center, there may be "extra" doses -- like folks who did not show up for their appointments. In that case, because of the nature of the vaccine, once it has been defrosted, if it is not used the same day it must be thrown out. Since no one wants to waste doses, some places allow an "overflow" line of hopefuls. I spent an afternoon sitting in a line in a lawn chair and lucked out that they had enough "extra" doses that day to accommodate me...