Since Roland seemed to think my test day on Monday was a farce, I decided to do a practice run-through of my planned workout for this coming Monday:
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1-arm DB clean-and-press (from floor), 90RI
--6 @ 30lbs, 6 @ 50lbs, 6 @ 60lbs, 6 @ 60 (3 each hand)
1-arm DB hang snatch, 90RI
--8 @ 30lbs, 8 @ 40lbs, 8 @ 50lbs, 8 @ 50lbs (4 each hand)
SUPERSET
1-leg squat (to bench), 0RI
--10 @ BW, 10 @ BW, 10 @ BW, 10 @ BW
manual hamstring curl, 60RI
--10 @ BW, 10 @ BW, 10 @ BW, 10 @ BW
SUPERSET
pull-ups, 0RI
--5 @ BW, 4 @ BW, 3 @ BW, 2 @ BW
push-ups, 60RI
--10 @ BW, 10 @ BW, 5 @ BW, 4 @ BW
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I was going to do a farmer's walk finisher, but I was going to be late for work if I did. Regardless, I was drenched. Seriously, Tuesday's and today's workouts have made me look and feel like when I used to leave wrestling practice, but in a good way. Hell, it's always fun to scare the other people in the gym by doing those DB C&Ps.
Aside from the actual fun of doing the workouts, "Roland" has replaced "Alwyn" in my vocabulary. Sure, I know he didn't actually write the program, but he did introduce me to it, so now I'll be hating life in the middle of a set and silently let out a sailor-blushing string of colorful metaphors. Ya know, #!$^%! #$@!#$ Roland ^$&#$% @%$%#$, or maybe something more casual like, "Man, I need to take a Roland (and wipe my RedLefty)." Something like that. For instance, I said "Roland" a lot yesterday while foam rolling.
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Originally Posted by DanceDiva
Log is funny. Blog is interesting. If we get to know each other better, I'll say something more profound (but since I didn't have a Liberal Arts education, probably won't be lengthy).
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Trust me, a liberal arts degree is highly overrated. "Ooo, look at me, I can write and think critically!" Okay, great, can you do _____? "Um, no..." Yyyyyyeah.........
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Originally Posted by foodfromafar
Phaedrus, your philosophy of training is exactly what I've been wondering and thinking about. It seems to me that everything gets overcomplicated for people like me who just want to be in good condition and be strong, too. I just want to live a healthier life all the around - no fitness competitions, no bodybuilding aspirations. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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Thanks for reading. Part of the initial email exchange between Roland and me centered around goals, and like you, there's no desire to win a sanctioned competition or even just be able to lift the most weight one time. Let's face it: we just want to look good naked while not sacrificing conditioning (pure strength training) or overall health (pure bodybuilding), be able to hold our own--even be above-average--at amateur/casual/pick-up sports, look good naked, be able to face daily life without major physical limitations, and of course, look good naked. He may pull that off; I'm just too hairy.
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Originally Posted by bacardio
*Seems like server lost my last post, so I will try again*
Ben, this is exactly what I have been debating since Steve's presentation and my instructor gave me the "green light" to test for my black belt in September.
To this point I have really been training for fat loss, but the more I talk to Leigh Peele, I am understanding you don't "workout" to lose fat (Too lose fat, you eat less then you expend in daily movement. Working out only increases the daily burn total).
But muscle endurance seems to make more sense then "one-time" strength. I just wish I had the experience that you and Roland have in designing a workout plan to focus on that.
Your/Roland's challenge looks like fun.
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Congrats on the thumbs-up. jugglecat jumped in as well, and he's whipping me right now (I haven't compared his numbers to anything Roland's done yet). As for experience, that's Roland's and jc's department--I'm a total n00b at this, which is why I'm sticking as close as possible to the suggested program setups in Infinite Intensity.
It seems like we both took away a sense of "why am I doing this" from Cotter's seminar. No one ever accused me of being the brightest crayon in the box, so it's little surprise that I didn't actively connect and apply all the crap I learned in teacher training about setting up a curriculum, namely the part about working backwards: start with your goal, figure out when/how you assess progress along the way, then determine the day-to-day components necessary to make it happen. I guess that, in a way, that happens in Western periodization schemes, but by and large, those programs are limited to a strict timeline or target load. After that, you're supposed to take a break, essentially de-training (sounds like summer breaks in grade school, no?). In my program's configuration, there are no targets, so to speak. It's about the journey, not the destination (apologies to Aerosmith).
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Originally Posted by mel
interesting read in here. I'm also undergoing some philosophy shifts so I'll be keeping an eye on where you go.
mel
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Whoa, a boatload of new readers. Sweet
I will warn you that so far, I've maintained an R-rated log. I haven't quite gone
beyond that.... yet
