Leg Circuit

Completed a leg day circuit in the apartment weight room today. Fellow deity Ronnie Black wrote it. Was really tiring and surprisingly cardio-y since I moved from station to station quickly. I am eager to see how my leg feel in the morning, hopefully terrible!

Ankle Mend

Ran from home to campus and back today. Good cardio. When I hit campus, I took a rest and did ankle rehab with chair scoots. I also got on the runway to see how my ankles would hold up in a super slow jump. Ughhh. My dodgeball injuries used to be cute and now the last one I got this past week made this serious. I hurt my ankle running into someone while going for a ball. I really need to calm down, I keep going 100% at dodgeball, and I realize I haven't been going 100% for track. Needs to change. I need to get into a rhythm of working out again like I had in September. These injuries always side track me, they aren't serious, but I end up taking TH-SU off because of them, and that's not ok. 

Worst Day

Today is the worst day of the rest of the year

world war z

hill day. I planned on doing stadiums, but something about band practice just drew me toward the track. ended up doing a solid med.ball.hill.workout. added a new exercise to arsenal; backwards downhill stabilazition lunges. also I talked with coach z (I'll be sure to catch his full name sometime) he bought Blacksburg athletechs a jump ramp, some weights for the shed, platforms, speed hurdles, and new sleds. also, he mentioned his availability, an idea worth entertaining?

Sunday Sircuit

Wrote my own training circuit today. Was only body weight exercises meaning no use of med balls or weights. Did 3 laps of the circuit. Saw Marcel Lomnicky a hammer thrower who placed top 8 at the world championships. We talked for a bit about track life.

Hopefully will feel really sore tomorrow.

Catching Up

So, time is really starting to fly now that I am getting acclimated to my job. Things have been kinda busy/tiring at work do my workout schedule has been much spottier than expected. Last week I got in a really good med ball circuit. Also 2 bike rides. I am not going hard enough and I can feel it. I need to harken back to the days of 2012 ACC training, so much intensity and drive! It would also help if I could stop getting dings playing dodgeball. Or just stop playing dodgeball...... Never!

Went on a 40 minute run through a new running trail in the hills with 30 uphill abs mid way through. Actually my mid point was when I heard gun shots and promptly decided I didn't want to die.

tell em'

got a phone call from a fellow high jumper today. I can't speak for other sports, but the track community is really tight. we exchanged training tips, season goals, and passed along professional advice. I should probably make it an objective to keep in touch with other athletes on a monthly basis in order to keep things in perspective.

I hit a plateau in climbing not too long ago, and switched up my routine to include finger strengthening exercises and core. tremendous help. its been very similar to doing half approach jumps. I've limited myself from relying on large muscle groups in order to work important techniques a strengthen my tendons. I hate to use others as an indicator of my improvement, but guys who were better than me a month ago are now asking for advice.

eh, still trying to find the climbing relationship to high jump, but until then I'll stick with:
core ie leg raises "body tension" flexibility

SOULJA BOY TELL EM

Thumb Me

Played dodgeball today. Nice good cardio day, lots of fast quick spurts of energy with little recovery time. As always I got dinged. This time it was my right thumb trying to catch a ball. Have pain all down my fore arm now. But the kid will be fine, don't need that to jump, plus it's not that serious.

Dean Hills

Did 1set of 10 hills and 1 set of 5 hills really working on turnover, getting my knee through as swiftly as possible. Really started to feel it in my hamstrings in a good way halfway up the hills. Did some weights and rehab in the shed afterwards. Blacksburg Athletechs Deity Ronnie Black was also at the track doing 2 sets of 10 hills with a friend Dean Hill.