7/14/2014

For time:
1k Row
25 DU
750m Row
50 DU
500m Row
75 DU
250m Row
100 DU
12:32 (16 seconds off lifetime PR but 22 second PR from a couple weeks ago)
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15 Minute rest
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10 Minute EMOTM:
2 Right arm snatch 2.5pd
2 Left arm snatch 2.5pd
1 Toes to bar
Complete

I didn't feel great yesterday.  After the first session I was kind of in a slump because of how low all the numbers were and how i felt in general, decided to skip the second session.  I wanted to do something similar today but not as 'long' so i went to the old tester I had done recently.  I am very optimistic after today for a few reasons.  One was that my time was better on the tester and it didn't feel as 'painful,' and two I was able to snatch the 88lb comfortably as well as do a Toes to Bar.  I understand that 1 toes to bar doesn't sound like something to be happy about but I haven't been able to lift my legs for months because of my abdominal tear.  Doing 1 without any real pain was a huge improvement, even from last week.  The best i've felt in recent memory was at Door County with Garry.  After training today I also feel good.  I've come to the conclusion that perhaps my body requires a slightly larger amount of volume than I'd like to 'adapt'.  I've been on the 'less is more' train for almost a year now and really haven't seen much good from it.  I don't want to kill myself with volume, and I still go off of a feel but I don't want to be so concrete/set in my ways that when I feel good I don't do something just because I believe I shouldn't.  Working out a day extra has seemed to give me a bit more livlihood.  I'm not sure if it's because these are more 'play' days outside of a structured program or if it's just the right stimulus my body requires.  Either way I am much more optimistic today than I was yesterday that I can recover from my injuries and be competitive in 2015.  I am flying to Utah on Thursday and Nick has been very accommodating and supportive of my training.  I think it will be a good environment to train in, not to mention the weekend training fests that I'll hopefully have with Garry at least once a month.  Hoping I can bounce back and make regionals in a new region, I understand not to have expectations anymore, but it's a hope and a goal.