1035kg weight pull

Here is an American bulldog pulling 1035kg

Yesterday

Clean and Press 32kg
10x5 L,R

Cleaned the bell after every press. This finished tearing the rest of the skin off of my hands after level II. I don't have to worry about that anymore. The reps felt really good and strong. I have finally got my desire to train back so all is good.

BUSY

Mark, Will and I last weekend

After getting back from St.P. things have been crazy. I've gotten little sleep and not enough food and that sucks. So today I kept the training short.

Double 32kg MP 5x5
Pull ups 3x3

I'm Back

I am never surprised with the amount of information that is given during a Dragon Door event. Every time I attend a certification I learn something new, level II was no exception. All of the presenters were fantastic. Rif and that damn foam roller. WOW THAT IS SOME PAIN! I can only imagine the pain that he had to endure to regain the function that he has, amazing. Kenneth Jay ( Uber Human), put us through a great snatch workout, to show us what real cardio is all about. HINT, there was no running or bikes involved. He and Tommy were fun to hang out and eat dinner with on Saturday. Brett Jones presentation was on Functional Movement Screening. It was amazing and very humbling. I will be doing more of that in the very near future. Then there was Will Williams. I shared a room with Will and had a blast what a great person. We talked life, training and of course RKC. It is amazing how a little pain brings people closer together. Last but not least Pavel. I have said it before and will say it again. He has been one of the most influential people in my adult life and I thank him for that.

Thanks to Kenneth and Tommy for the invite to Denmark next year to be a Team Leader. I can't wait.

Yesterday

Practice again

3x3 BW pull ups with a pause at the top
5x5 MP 28kg Easy!!

I have to say I have great clients. A bunch of them posted comments on the instructors page and I only had to pay them $10 each! Not really. It's always great to hear that what you are doing is making the impact that you want it to. I am very fortunate to have people that are willing to work hard and trust me. Thanks to all of you who have posted a comment for me I owe you big.

Fitness means something different to every person that walks the planet. A six pack, size 4 jeans, 500 pound bench, pressing the beast or running 26.2 miles(don't ask me why). I have been lucky enough to have people that get what I'm all about. I will give you a hint it has nothing to do with 26.2 miles.

nice and easy

Practiced movements that will be tested at levelII.

24kg
windmill and bent press 3x3 L,R on both exercises
pistols 3x3 L,R
pull ups 3x3 with pause at the top

It has been a good week. I have felt very strong even though this is a low carb portion of the Zero Tolerance diet. I am really looking forward to getting together with everyone next weekend.

What a Jerk

Short cycle clean and jerk 2 24kg
10x15
Battle Ropes 3x20 seconds double overhand waves.

Nothing fancy and not real hard, had a great sweat going. My buddy wimped out and started with 20kgs and didn't even get all his reps. What a skirt!!!

Water Bottle clean and press

Water bottles

I was unloading 5 gallon water bottles from my car today and remembered something I was working on this winter. Bottoms up clean and press with a full bottle. I have been able to do sets of 3 bottom up cleans but never the press. I grab the bottle by the neck and clean it just like a kb. Great on the grip and it forces you to keep the elbow tight on the ribs. If you don't you aren't going to catch it. So I played with the clean before my work out today. To press it is very tough because of the water. The rest of the session is as follows.

24kg Snatch
8x15L,R
1x15,15,15,15

150 reps per side 300 total x 24kgs= 15,900 pounds

I did the first 8 sets with a bell with the new finish. My hands were on fire!! I switched to my old bell from 2002 and blew through the last 60 reps. I guess it is time to get the sand paper out and work on some handles.

For the Snideman's

Franz and Yoana,

It was great to have dinner with both of you and thank you for the kind words. Here are the kids. Top picture is Peanut(92 pounds). Bottom Maximus(135 pounds) and Willa(45 pounds) but only 5 months old. All three are American Bulldogs