Friday, August 7, 2009

Last 4 Days

8/3/09 - Sheiko

Squat: 45x5x2, 95x5, 115x3x2, 135x3x2, 155x2x4 (80)

Bench: 45x5, 65x3, 75x3, 85x3x2, 100x3x5 (80)

Dumbell bench: 20x10x5

Squat: 105x3, 125x3x2, 145x3x4 (75)



8/4/09 - Rugby

Back to the hot and humid and bug-riddled GEAA field. Luckily we had the whole field this night, instead of being relegated to our little corner by the softball peoples. First practice wrecked me, but I usually adapt back to conditioning pretty fast.

Warmup: 2 laps, dynamic stretching.

'Beep' test. Confirmed I should have done more cardio this summer.

Quick pass in a circle drill

Conditioning: 8 stations, 30secs/station, 10secs rest in between: squat jumps, hurdles, lunges, serpentine sprint, burpees (YAY BURPEES), situps, pushups, lateral hurdles.

Originally was supposed to be 60 secs i think, but that was impossible. I like this a lot, it totally destroys the fast twitch fibers and builds endurance for fast changing activity.

Tackling the bags

Oy, my neck.

Wrestling

Forgot about this. My partner and I seemed evenly matched most of the time. Turned out later that I separated her shoulder at some point. Oops.

6x6 full tackle: 15-20 minutes

I made a few tries.

Conditioning: groups of 4 running suicides in pairs, 1 with 2, 1 with 3, 1 with 4, then 2 with 3, 2 with 4, etc. I was 2 and 4 in our group of 3.

We were short so I chose to be two people to punish myself. Hard push through the final sprint at the end.

Static Stretching


8/5/09 - Sheiko

After feeling destroyed from the first practice the night before, I actually woke up feeling fine today and none of this was a problem.

Deadlift to knees: 135x3x3, 160x2x2, 175x2x2, 185x1x3 (70)

Bench: 45x5, 65x3, 75x3, 85x3x2, 100x3x2, 105x2x3 (85)

Was feeling off balance during some of these, so towards the end I tightened everything up (esp. my 'bad' shoulder) and really braced against the bench, which seemed to help. I think I'm learning.

Dumbell bench: 20x10x5

Deadlift: 135x3, 160x3, 185x3 185x3, 215x3x5 (80)

Tended to focus more on squeezing the bar off the ground as opposed to jerking it, which I sometimes tend to do. Thus I concentrated less on a tight, straight back, and rounded a little during my last set, but nothing very significant.

Foam roll back, hips. Stretch.


8/6/09 - Rugby

My bus was 20 minutes late so I missed proper warmups.

Passing drills: step over and place, pop pass, stomach punch, something else.

Pop pass from the ground drill, for several minutes.

Conditioning: 6 stations, 30secs/station, 10secs rest in between: hurdles, jump split lunges, serpentine sprint, burpees (YAY BURPEES), situps, lateral hurdles. X2

Felt easier than the first time. Done twice, with a few minutes between cycles. I did v-ups for crunches the second cycle, and we ended with burpees on that one, which were terrible-looking because I couldn't jump anymore.

Tackling the bags (with squishy balls in our hands to force wrapping instead of grabbing)

Spin passing

4x4 full tackle: 15-20 minutes

I made a few tries, good tackles at the beginning, began to get too high towards the end as I got tired. Getting better at just attacking, rather than waiting to catch the ball carrier.

Conditioning: pairs running suicides alternating, placing and picking the ball: 15-20 mins?

I ran with some girls slower than me, so instead of suicides they were more like brisk jogs.

Static Stretching


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