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Training Blog: 12/24/2012

TGU:
(ran up & back down the ladder twice)
4L/4R x 44#/20kg
4L/4R x 53#/24kg 
4L/4R x 62#/28kg
4L/4R x 70#/32kg
4L/4R x 88#/40kg
4L/4R x 106#/48kg

Swings:
200 two-hand swings x 106#/48kg (Sets of 10 on the minute for 20 minutes)

Added by J. Stanton on December 24, 2012 at 3:42pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/22/2012

Rounds 1-3 (53#/24kg, 62#/28kg, 70#/32kg)

min 1 - TGU (1L/1R)

min 2 - 30 sec L swing, 30 sec R swing (~17 each side)

min 3 - rest

repeat with next higher weight



Rounds 4-9 (cycling twice through 53#/24kg, 62#/28kg, 70#/32kg)

min 1 - TGU (1L/1R)

min 2 - 30 sec L swing, 30 sec R swing (~17 each side)

min 3 - TGU (1L/1R)

min 4 -…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 22, 2012 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/21/2012

TGU:

2L/2R x 44#/20kg
4L/4R x 53#/24kg
4L/4R x 62#/28kg
4L/4R x 70#/32kg
4L/4R x 88#/40kg
3L/3R x 106#/48kg

Swings:
(Tabata sets -- 20 sec on, 10 sec rest x 8 = 4-minute set)
3 sets of 62#/28kg single arm swings -- 88 reps/set -- 264 total reps

264 reps today . . . 5764 to date

Added by J. Stanton on December 21, 2012 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/20/2012

Yesterday was nuts, and my wrists are jacked up. So today I stayed home and went super SUPER light -- worked on skill and form.

TGU:
20L/20R x 35#/16kg

Swings:
250 Hindu squats

Added by J. Stanton on December 20, 2012 at 6:19pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/19/2012

TGU:

(ran up the ladder twice -- supersetting each weight with the 106, except on the last rep with the 88)

2L/2R x 44#/20kg

2L/2R x 53#/24kg 

2L/2R x 62#/28kg

2L/2R x 70#/32kg

2L/2R x 88#/40kg

9L/9R x 106#/48kg



Video of my first run up the ladder: …

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Added by J. Stanton on December 20, 2012 at 6:18pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/18/2012

TGU:

(up the ladder x 6)

6L/6R x 53#/24kg 

6L/6R x 62#/28kg

6L/6R x 70#/32kg



Swings:

two-hand swings -- 106#/48kg -- 5 sets of 5 (pre-TGU warm up)

two-hand swings -- 88#/40kg -- 5 sets of 10

hand to hand swings -- 70#/32kg -- 2 sets of 25 (half-turn switch)

hand to hand swings -- 62#/28kg -- 2 sets of 25 (overhand…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 18, 2012 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/17/2012

TGU:

(ran up the ladder twice, followed by one more with the heavies)

2L/2R x 35#/16kg

2L/2R x 44#/20kg

2L/2R x 53#/24kg 

2L/2R x 62#/28kg

3L/3R x 70#/32kg

3L/3R x 88#/40kg

3L/3R x 106#/48kg



Swings:

two-hand swings -- 106#/48kg -- 5 sets of 5 (pre-TGU warm up)

two-hand swings -- 88#/40kg -- 5 sets…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 17, 2012 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/15/2012

TGU:
5L/5R x 62#/28kg
5L/5R x 70#/32kg
5L/5R x 88#/40kg

Swings:
(Tabata sets -- 20 sec on, 10 sec rest x 8 = 4-minute set)
3 sets of 62#/28kg single arm swings -- 88 reps/set -- 264 total reps

66 Hindu squats to round out the day

Added by J. Stanton on December 15, 2012 at 2:35pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/14/2012

TGU:

(ran up, then back down the ladder)

2L/2R x 35#/16kg

2L/2R x 44#/20kg

2L/2R x 53#/24kg 

2L/2R x 62#/28kg

2L/2R x 70#/32kg

2L/2R x 88#/40kg

2L/2R x 106#/48kg



Swings:

Started with 2 sets of 20 double outside leg swings with 53#/24kg bells -- then came Jim's input -- and he knows I'll take on anything he throws…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 14, 2012 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/13/2012

Feeling a touch burnt-out today -- and had a lot of other stuff to accomplish -- so I hammered out a quick & light workout at home.



TGU:

(The only bells I have at home are a 35#/16kg and a 18#/8kg that I purchased for instructional purposes -- turns out doing a set of get-ups holding onto both at the same time works your grip like mad!)

13L/13R x 35#/16kg + 18#/8kg (53#/24kg…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 13, 2012 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/12/2012

This was some serious stuff -- way more challenging than it looked on paper



TGU:

(ran up the ladder, bouncing back and forth between the other weights and The Beast a.k.a. 'Michael Bolton')

1L/1R x 35#/16kg

1L/1R x 44#/20kg

1L/1R x 53#/24kg 

1L/1R x 62#/28kg

1L/1R x 70#/32kg

1L/1R x 88#/40kg

6L/6R x…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 12, 2012 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/11/2012

TGU:
11L/11R x 70#/32kg

Swings:
(Tabata sets -- 20 sec on, 10 sec rest x 8 = 4 min sets)
Set 1 - two hand swing w/ 70#/32kg - 104 reps
Set 2 - single arm swing w/ 53#/24kg - 88 reps
Set 3 - single arm swing w/ 53#/24kg - 88 reps
55 Hindu squats

Added by J. Stanton on December 11, 2012 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/10/2012

TGU:

2L/2R x 53#/24kg 

2L/2R x 62#/28kg

2L/2R x 70#/32kg

2L/2R x 88#/40kg

2L/2R x 106#/48kg



Swings:

30 x 106#/48kg two-hand power swings

25 x 88#/40kg double kb outside leg swings

100 x 70#/32kg single arm swings (50L/50R)

40 x 53#/24kg flips (20 forward/20 backward)

40 x 35#/16kg…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 10, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/08/2012

TGU:

1L/1R x 53#/24kg 

1L/1R x 62#/28kg

2L/2R x 70#/32kg

2L/2R x 88#/40kg

2L/2R x 106#/48kg



Swings:

30 x 106#/48kg two-hand power swings

Decided to work some flip skills with heavier bells today . . .

35#/16kg - 25 forward flips, 25 backward flips, 25 L side spins, 25 R side spins

44#/20kg - 20 forward flips, 20…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 8, 2012 at 8:06pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/07/2012

TGU:

1L/1R x 53#/24kg 

1L/1R x 62#/28kg

2L/2R x 70#/32kg

2L/2R x 88#/40kg

1L/1R x 106#/48kg



Swings:

50 x 53#/24kg flips (25 forward/25 backward)

50 x 62#/28kg hand-to-hand swings

50 x 70#/32kg single-arm high pull swings (25L/25R)

50 x 88#/40kg two-hand swings

25 x 106#/48kg two-hand power…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 7, 2012 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/06/2012

6 TGU's (1L/1R) with a 35#/16kg -- I did these as fast as possible, throwing in 5 single-arm thrusters at the top of each rep. 


Followed up with 300 Hindu squats (4 sets of 50, 4 sets of 25)

Added by J. Stanton on December 6, 2012 at 1:22pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/05/2012

TGU:

1L/1R - 53#/24kg

1L/1R - 62#/28kg

1L/1R - 70#/32kg

1L/1R - 88#/40kg

1L/1R - 106#/48kg



Swings:

(Trying to mix things up a bit -- came up with this madness)

5 Rounds of . . .

20 x double 53#/24kg outside leg swings

16 x 62#/28kg hand-to-hand swings

12 x 70#/32kg single-hand high-pull swings…

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Added by J. Stanton on December 5, 2012 at 2:21pm — 1 Comment

Training Blog: 12/04/2012

TGU:
1L/1R - 62#
1L/1R - 70#

1L/1R - 88#
1L/1R - 106#

Swings:
(Did some juggling skill-work with a 35# today to mix things up)
150 x forward flips
150 x backward flips
120 Hindu squats

Added by J. Stanton on December 4, 2012 at 2:03pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/03/2012

TGU:
1L/1R - 70#
1L/1R - 88#
1L/1R - 106#

Swings:
88# x 100 2-hand swings
62# x 100 hand-to-hand swings
44#ers x 100 double outside leg swings
120 Hindu squats

Added by J. Stanton on December 3, 2012 at 8:51pm — No Comments

Training Blog: 12/01/2012

TGU:
1L/1R - 106#

Swings:
88# x 100 2-hand swings
62# x 100 hand-to-hand swings
44#ers x 100 double outside leg swings
120 Hindu squats

Added by J. Stanton on December 1, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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