Training logs and thoughts from the Mash Mafia’s athletes!
Week 10 Post Ankle Surgery. Today was almost like real life training. A really light version of it anyways. Added in deadlifts for the 1st time since my surgery. I’m super excited that the intensity of my workouts is starting to SLOWLLY increase. If all goes well and I continue to make progress, it looks […]
Wednesday – Feb 8th, 2017 Read More »
*First off, please say a prayer for or send happy thoughts to Coach Travis as he is having surgery this morning to repair his torn tricep tendon. Now, on to my training log…. There was a time when I didn’t have to question whether my hips got below parallel or whether my chest stayed up. Then, in
Training Log – Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 Read More »
The title of this post is a little bit deceiving. There was no metabolic conditioning done by this weightlifter today. (Unless you count playing soccer with my dog before practice.) Today I did 75% of my training session in my Nike Metcons, and I’ll tell you why. It all boils down to personal preference. Some weightlifters
February 8, 2017 Metcon Madness Read More »
SO stoked about this PR back squat. It’s only a 1# PR but I’m happy because it’s been so long since I PR’d and I have been focusing on front squats lately. Can’t wait to see how things progress. A) Back Squat to 1RM then 5 down sets: up to 333# for a 1# PR!
It’s crazy how things can change from day to day. Yesterday, I was crying and upset all training, and today, was the most fun I’ve had in training in quite some time. One thing I’m beginning to realize is that often times my state of mind is determined by and is a result of how
Tuesday – Feb 7th, 2017 Read More »
Yesterday was fun!! With this new block of programming comes some new stimuli, and in this case, the slingshot! and longer pauses on front squats. Front squats have been an RPE7 for me for the last 2 training cycles, so no true one rep maxes and always with a pause. Front Squat 1rm w/7 second
Training Log – Tuesday, February 7, 2017 (SLINGSHOT BABY!!) Read More »
