28kg C&P + Pull Ladders: 5 three-minute ladders with 2 Rungs. Pull + 8kg Rung type: 1 Pull-up 2 Wide pull-ups (RPE 17) 5-min rest. 28kg Snatch x 5L&R on the minute x 8 (RPE 18: The extra 8kg on the pull-ups did it!)
All days Mobility, stretch, and warm-up: Z-Health, 16kg Armbars & Halos, Wall squats, Pump, and Brettzel.
Tuesday - Eischens Yoga for Beginners (Basic) (RPE 14)
Wednesday - 28kg RKC TGU: 5-second pauses x 7 steps up and 6 steps down x 1R/1L/ x 3. Total time under tension 6:30. (RPE 18) 32kg Swings x 20 on the minute x 7 (RPE 18) Cool Down: Cold-Hot-Cold contrast shower.
Thursday - 28kg C&P test 6/6 (Last press on left was a sidepress. Slight sidepress on right.) Eischens Yoga for Warriors (Advanced) (RPE 16)
Friday - ROP Trial with C&P/Pull Ladders (A heavy-medium day): 28kg 5 five-minute Ladders with 3 Rungs. Pull Rung type + 0kg (8kg would've made this a heavy day): 1 Pull-up 2 Narrow pull-ups 3 Chin-ups (RPE 18) 2-min rest. 28kg Swings x 20 on the minute x 8 (RPE 18)
Hardstyle Ventura this Saturday was a blast! I hope what I learned and relearned about tension, strength, and safety will stay with me for a long time. I wasn't able to successfully complete a one-armed push-up or pistol without assistance, but the principles and drills needed for them and all of the other exercises we did will help in just about everything I'll do that requires strength. My pull-ups became explosive, presses felt lighter, and I did a push-up in a head stand with more power than I thought I had! Pavel did take it easy on us more than he wanted. He "let" us practice a remedial drill and then practice a main exercise that uses those same principles and techniques. Simple, not easy. Pavel is a genius who drills home the lessons for the body and mind. All in all, thanks to Sean Schniederjan for being a great host, all of the other excellent attendants, RKCs or not, all ranked from Level I, II, Team Leader, Senior, Master and Chief. The company for dinner and dessert was especially nice! Oh, and a Hardstyle thanks to David Whitley for a souvenir bent horse shoe!
I had the DOMS on Thursday and Friday. Saturday morning I had a tight lower back, but soon I was warm and enjoying the pain of good tension and strength. Sunday was rest. Today was an unknown. My mobility, stretch, and warm-up session dictated what I should do: Z-Health, 16kg Armbars & Halos, Wall squats, Pump, and Brettzel.
Eischens Yoga for Warriors (Advanced). (RPE 16: I used subtle techniques from Hardstyle Ventura on Saturday to use better form.)
"Blast-off" will be in the form of reaching the goal of pressing half my body weight. Whether I use the "Rite of Passage" or Adam Glass' "Radiant Dawn," more research and time will tell.
After I did today's practice, I read Sean Schniederjan's Blog to find out what will be happening at the Hardstyle Ventura. From what I read about the kind of pain Pavel is going to put on us, I haven't been practicing much of the movements or any at all. The one arm push-ups, hand stand push-ups, and pistols are new territory for me. So, today I added in a few front squats to do something different. I was still a little stiff in the shoulders yesterday from last Thursday's C&Ps. If my legs are good to me later this week, I'll add a few more squats with some C&Ps, pull-ups, swings and probably skip the snatches. My practice has not been geared toward this one-day event. All I need to do is make sure I am well enough to put on my learning cap!
Mobility, stretch, and warm-up: Z-Health, 16kg Armbars & Halos, Wall squats, Pump, and Brettzel.
24kg RKC TGU: 5-second pauses x 7 steps up and 6 steps down x 1R/1L/ x 3. Total time under tension 6:30. (RPE 15)
Cool Down: Eischens Yoga for Beginners (Basic) (RPE 15)
This was a blast from the past. The clean and presses were like riding a bike, but I was out of practice. Lots of sweat. I can see front and/or goblet squats in my future too!
Mobility, stretch, and warm-up: Z-Health, 16kg Armbars & Halos, Wall squats, Pump, and Brettzel.
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