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Worn Out

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This entry was posted on 6/30/2007 5:18 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

Today was planned as a test day for my goals list.  It did not go well.  The only thing I hit was the goblet squats with the 32k, which are easy for me at this point.  Everything else was just weak.  I need to rest, it's really that simple.  Anyway, this is what I did:

Goblet Squats: 5x12k, 5x16k, 3x24k, 3x32k
Cleans: 1x95, 1x115, 1x135, 5xMissx155, 1x135
Chin: MissxBW (so very close, I used the underside of my chin to finish pulling myself up)
Push Ups x 10
Grippers: 1/1x#1, BBSA; Miss/Miss x Easy #2
Bending: 1xTimber Tie, 1x7" 1/4 round CRS, Miss x Grade 2 bolt

At that point I decided to call it a day.  I got video of a lot of it, but deleted all but the goblet squats, since they are the only thing that will make it on my goal list.  I used the tripod with my wife's camera and it worked very well.  Two good pieces of feedback out of the videos:

1. It is 100% certain to me that I am trying to pull my cleans up with my arms.  My arms are bent while the bar is below my knees.  On my failed cleans, I rammed the bar into my chest, just above the nipple line.

2. I'm a big cheater on my pushups.  I don't go low enough and reach with my head.  This needs to be fixed.

Well, time to rest.  Looking back at this month, I have made no progress.  I need to spend the next month with a better focus.  In order to achieve that, I am going to cut out all video games during the month of July.  Hopefully that simple change will put me back on track.  They have been cutting into my sleep.  If at the end of July I have not progressed, it will be time to start sacrificing strength to get lighter.  I may even have to do some cardio.

 
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    • 6/30/2007 7:54 PM Steve wrote:
      Scott: You can't underestimate the affect of job pressures and accumulated fatigue on your program. You are doing damn well to have avoided injury, illness and still have your head in the game. You are building a solid foundation -- from my point of view, that is progress.
    • 6/30/2007 11:25 PM Scott Styles wrote:
      Thanks Steve. I'm confident work is a primary factor in my lack of progress this month. I suppose preventing regression under a heavy work load is progress of sorts.

      However, today I did return the video game I've been playing lately to the person I borrowed it from. The fact is I've got my grip contest on July 28th. That gives me 4 weeks to get ready. I need the 1-3 hours a day I spend playing it to focus on other things. If I'd been using that time to sleep and stretch, I probably would have been able to progress under this month's workload. With a deadline looming 4 weeks away, now is the time to kick things into high gear. I can do anything for 4 weeks.
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