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November 11th, 2011

Notes:

Achieved my goal of strict pressing the 28kg.

Workout:

Ten ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses @ 24kg
  - Last two rungs @ 28g for the first press
- 1-3 ring rows
- 1-2 minute rest between…

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November 8th, 2011

Workout:

5x8 goblet squats @ 20kg
Eight ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses @ 24kg
- 1-3 ring rows
- Two minute rest between sets
1x1 push press @ 28kg (woot)

Previous Night's Sleep:

9.5…

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November 7th, 2011

Notes:

Happy with my progress toward my November goal of pressing the 28kg.
I was able to complete a nine rung ladder with the 24kg, so that is a good sign. I will complete the ladder program this week, with the ten rung day scheduled for Friday.
Jim has me cleaning with the 28kg, so that I can get used to the weight.

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Weekend Exercise

Saturday:

Six ladders of
- 1-3 Ring Rows
- 1-3 presses @ 24kg

Sunday:

5x8 goblet squats @ 20kg
Five super-sets of
- Five cleans (each side) @ 28kg
- Five push ups
5x10 two-handed swings
3x5 snatches @ 16kg

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November 4th, 2011

Workout:

Six rounds of
- Five negative push-ups
- 10 snatches (each side) @ 35lb
- One minute stepping (relaxed pace)

Previous Night's Sleep:

9.5 hours

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November 3rd, 2011

Workout:

Nine ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses @ 24kg
- 1-3 ring rows
- Two minute rest between sets

Previous Night's Sleep:

9 hours

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November 2nd, 2011

Notes:

October goal: 100 continuous snatches. Achieved!

November goal: One strict press, each side, with the 28kg!

December goal: One strict press, each side, with the 32kg!

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November 1st, 2011

Workout:

Seven ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses @ 24kg
- 1-3 ring rows
- Two minute rest between sets

Previous Night's Sleep:

8 hours

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October 31st, 2011

Notes:

First time I've finished an evil Jim TGU circuit without interruption . Seriously good workout!

Zero candy today! I'm a survivor of the corn syrup holocaust! :)

Workout:

Everything @ 35lb
One TGU
4 x 20 one-handed swings
Two TGU
4 x…

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Added by Brent Brown on October 31, 2011 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Weekend Exercise

Friday:

Rest day

Saturday:

Five ladders
- 1-3 Strict presses @ 24kg
- 1-3 Ring rows
One set of five snatches @ 20kg

Sunday:

Five rounds
- Five push ups (four count on negative)
- Six sumo dead lift high pulls @ 24kg
- Ten two-handed swings @ 24kg
- One lap jog

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October 27th, 2011

Workout:

Six ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses
  - First set @ 24kg
  - Second & third set @ 20kg
- 1-3 ring rows
- Two minute rest between sets

Previous Night's Sleep:

10…

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October 26th, 2011

Workout:

Rest day. Was still pretty wiped out from the previous day.

Previous Night's Sleep:

8 hours

Nutrition:

8:00a -…

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October 25th, 2011

Notes:

I had forgotten that we even had a ring/trapeze attachment for the play set, until Carol and I were talking to Jim, I can do ring rows at home! A bit on the chilly side, but well worth it.

Workout:

Six ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses
  - First set @ 24kg
  - Second & third set @…

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Added by Brent Brown on October 25, 2011 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

Make up blog posts

Notes:

Thanks to my good friend* Isderf for... um... "encouraging" me to get regular with my blog posts...

Friday:

Rest day

Saturday:

A bunch misc exercises at Idaho Kettlebell. TGUs, thrusters, one handed swings, swing &…

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October 24st, 20111

Workout:

20 minutes of
- 20 hand-to-hand swings @ 16kg
- Two minutes light stepping

Previous Night's Sleep:

7.5 hours
Have a bunch of equipment from the restoration company drying out the walls in our basement. Hard to sleep in a wind…

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October 20th, 20111

Notes:

Was interrupted half way though my workout. :(

Workout:

4.5 ladders of
- 1-3 strict presses
  - First and second set @ 24kg
  - Third set @ 20kg
- 10 two-handed swings @ 24kg

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October 19th, 20111

Workout:

20 minutes of easy snatch man-maker. 10 snatches each side and walking

Previous Night's Sleep:

10 hours

Nutrition:

8:00a -…

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Added by Brent Brown on October 19, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

I'm going to make more of an effort to watch my protein intake and keep it around one gram per pound. I've been reluctant to use much whey because I can't seem to find a straight answer to whether or not it causes too large of an insulin spike. That fact that it does spike insulin seems to be universally accepted. The effect of that spike on leaning out seems to be less clear.

However I am…

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Added by Brent Brown on October 18, 2011 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

October 17th, 2011

Notes:

Been a bad week. I don't function that well with Carol gone. I married well. :)

Beyond that, right after she left, our basement got flooded with all kinds of damage. Insurance is refusing to pay. Nightmare...

Some good kettlebell successes tho. With Jim's help and motivation I accomplished my October goal of 100 continuous snatches @ 16kg on 10/15. Two weeks early! Jim…

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