Its been awhile but my wrist is starting to cooperate again enough that I can get under some Atlas Stones and start training again. Ive learned a few things a long the way and definitly was more prepared for todays training session than in the past.
For starts I brought along some Slaters Brand tacky. Enough tape to roll my wrists. And a canister of WD-40 for remove the tack afterwards.
The tape is just protection for my forearms from getting torn apart. Everytime Ive left a few pieces of my arms behind on those rocks so this was a nice bonus. Unfortunately I need a better way to tape my left wrist. I still aint sure what I did to it but after the fact its still bothering me. Definitly more than before training.Although it didnt hurt at all during lifting but fast forward almost 5 hours and Im in some pain. Oh, hey, Icy Hot, whats going on?
Aight, I gotta say the tacky helps a HUGE amount. Had no idea it had that sort of impact on the initial lift. Then again if your hands/arms are half glued to the object then it all makes sense. In turn this helped my tech out quite a bit. Instead of being slow off the ground I was much faster and lapped easier. I got my arms over the stone and resulted in a higher elevation- before it was around 45" but today got all my lifts over 54". Plus was able to get more reps during conditioning work.
12 reps @ 240lb
circuit - 2 reps 240, 5 reps @ 165, 10 shoulders @110
conditioning;
165 for a minute on, minute off repeat 4 rounds.
110 for sets of 10 shouldering. alternating shoulders and bouncing off ground.
Finished the day with some speed bench and called it. Its game time.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Discus Throwing - 6/27/2012 Practice
A lil bit of a hiatus but Im back again.
Anyways kicking off the new blog posts with some more discus throwing.
My hammer throws are still shaky at best. Im overstepping like a poor pickup line. And my speed sucks. Hence the 4-turn. I tried a 2 turn and it failed horribly. In fact I toed the first turn then went 1. Ooops. So thats still a work in progress.
Why 4-turn?
Why not?
So moving onto discus. Now this Saturday Im looking forward to after the last set. I ALMOST got my right foot to cooperate and turn in the middle. It still gets 'stuck' pointing back around 5 o'clock but I may have figured out a personal cue to get it moving better. Now if I can get a better push AND turn then I might have something.
Anyways kicking off the new blog posts with some more discus throwing.
My hammer throws are still shaky at best. Im overstepping like a poor pickup line. And my speed sucks. Hence the 4-turn. I tried a 2 turn and it failed horribly. In fact I toed the first turn then went 1. Ooops. So thats still a work in progress.
Why 4-turn?
Why not?
So moving onto discus. Now this Saturday Im looking forward to after the last set. I ALMOST got my right foot to cooperate and turn in the middle. It still gets 'stuck' pointing back around 5 o'clock but I may have figured out a personal cue to get it moving better. Now if I can get a better push AND turn then I might have something.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Ohio High School Hammer Champs 2012 - 'Long journey starts with a step'
I'll keep this one short and sweet. It's been a long weekend.
First off today couldn't have been worse for BHS. It was supposed to be Senior Commencement when news broke that 3 teenagers died in a crash and 2 more hospitalized and as of now still hanging in there. Unfortunately I really only knew a few of them by name but can only imagine the struggle their close friends and family are going through.I can say the thoughts of all of us were with them throughout the day despite being at a meet 2 hours away.
Ok lets bring it back up.
As for the meet itself things were looking up despite the later start time. About 27 athletes showed up to compete some of which being amongst the best in the country. The weather was excellent as well. Which was good and bad depending since I thought jeans and boots were a good option leaving the house at 6:30 this morning.
The guys handled the pressure of a super-fast ring pretty well or at least did not show any sign of tech change or anything of that nature. Throwing wise Dan had some struggles connecting with the ball. Looking the video can definitely get more angle, push the ball MUCH more ahead, and get TALL.
Nate had some good height on his throws but lacked a sense of urgency in the later rounds. Sometimes its best to just tear into it and let it fly.
Sydney and Kacy...well lets get some more experience under our belts. I could tell the cage was unsettling at the least and the thought of a first hammer meet was troubling. I even mentioned just slam one into the cage just to get the edge off. Never happened. All throws were nice lobs down the middle.
Now onto Summer training. Mostly this will just be myself getting ready for Rugby and whoever tags along to get ready for whatever. PLUS in ONE MONTH EXACTLY I am set to open the THE FORGE...oh man.
First off today couldn't have been worse for BHS. It was supposed to be Senior Commencement when news broke that 3 teenagers died in a crash and 2 more hospitalized and as of now still hanging in there. Unfortunately I really only knew a few of them by name but can only imagine the struggle their close friends and family are going through.I can say the thoughts of all of us were with them throughout the day despite being at a meet 2 hours away.
Ok lets bring it back up.
As for the meet itself things were looking up despite the later start time. About 27 athletes showed up to compete some of which being amongst the best in the country. The weather was excellent as well. Which was good and bad depending since I thought jeans and boots were a good option leaving the house at 6:30 this morning.
The guys handled the pressure of a super-fast ring pretty well or at least did not show any sign of tech change or anything of that nature. Throwing wise Dan had some struggles connecting with the ball. Looking the video can definitely get more angle, push the ball MUCH more ahead, and get TALL.
Nate had some good height on his throws but lacked a sense of urgency in the later rounds. Sometimes its best to just tear into it and let it fly.
Sydney and Kacy...well lets get some more experience under our belts. I could tell the cage was unsettling at the least and the thought of a first hammer meet was troubling. I even mentioned just slam one into the cage just to get the edge off. Never happened. All throws were nice lobs down the middle.
Now onto Summer training. Mostly this will just be myself getting ready for Rugby and whoever tags along to get ready for whatever. PLUS in ONE MONTH EXACTLY I am set to open the THE FORGE...oh man.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Pine Tar - 'eff this...'
So did you know theres a difference in Pine Tars?
Yea, me neither.
Apparently when shopping for tacky to stick on your atlas stones/ hands its best to make sure you get heavy or thick pine tar. NOT Light Pine Tar. That stuff is like oil
Better yet don't bother with pine tar at all. It's sloppy and stinks to all holy hell. EVERYTHING smells like tar right now. Whether it actually has tar on it or not.
So now Im hoping a scalding hot shower and some bleach will do the trick since everything else hasn't .
***EDIT***
Apparently some Isopropyl Alchohol works alright. Still have a hint of pine but its more of a faint scent now not the overwhelming disgusting that it once was.
Yea, me neither.
Apparently when shopping for tacky to stick on your atlas stones/ hands its best to make sure you get heavy or thick pine tar. NOT Light Pine Tar. That stuff is like oil
Better yet don't bother with pine tar at all. It's sloppy and stinks to all holy hell. EVERYTHING smells like tar right now. Whether it actually has tar on it or not.
So now Im hoping a scalding hot shower and some bleach will do the trick since everything else hasn't .
***EDIT***
Apparently some Isopropyl Alchohol works alright. Still have a hint of pine but its more of a faint scent now not the overwhelming disgusting that it once was.
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