This entry was posted on 7/16/2007 2:50 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Today is the start of a new approach to my training. I was going to wait until after the grip contest, but I think the past weekend was an appropriate peak. In addition to hitting several strength based goals on Friday evening, Sunday morning I weight in just under 200lbs. I'm going to call it an even 200. That's a good breaking point. It is time for me to give the heavy weights a rest and focus on a higher rep conditioning based program.
For now, I will stick with the upper/lower split that has me resting on Wednesdays and Sundays. I will not include cardio, since I made it clear over the past two weeks that I can drop weight without it. I will continue to keep my diet tight, as most of my goals are now dependent upon me being light enough for my strength levels.
It doesn't look like much written out, but my rest times were relatively short. The jump rope takes a lot out of me right now. My legs were wobbly on the way to work. Moving forward I will get much better at this approach and do significantly more volume. Compared to raw strength work, I this type of training comes much more easily to me. I'd like to get to a point where I don't get winded taking stairs two at a time or walking really fast while talking. Running a mile pretty quick at some point would be nice too, but I don't want to run a ton. While I enjoy the feeling of a long run, I don't want the strength levels of an endurance athlete.
