2014-07-07 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Max Pull-ups

Pull-up
3 x max

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http://youtu.be/BlZWRNvNi5Y

Pull-up
3 x max - red band


Comments

• After our conversation I figured I'd see if I could keep things under control with the next weakest band I had, even though I knew it would be too big a drop from the  assist I had been using.
• I can.
• Obviously not for many reps, but every one had my shoulder blades retracting well at the start. Not to the same degree every time and not as well as I'd like at the top,
• Good enough for now. I'll have something between this and what I was using next time.

2014-07-04 - Craig - Metcon - Press, Pull-ups - Burpees

EMOM 20
First minute
5 Sh press
Second minute
3 pull ups

20 burpees for time

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http://youtu.be/OO-O0n-bSls


EMOM 20
First minute
5 x 20kg press
Second minute
3 pull ups - green band

20 burpees for time

1. Press
• I'm missing something still. I can externally rotate my shoulders against a band throughout the entire pressing movement, but I can't my elbows in front of the bar and with the weight of the bar, can't get that rotation.
• I think my grip is too wide for a start.
2. Pull-ups
• Not all great. I can however now fairly consistently get my shoulder-blades back and down against my bodyweight with band assistance.
  Feel very good about that, it's been a while coming.
3. Burpees
• I was a bit worried about these, seem to have escaped without any new shoulder issues, Yay!

Overall

• I had somehow set my EMOM 20 timer to run for 10 minutes.
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2014-06-24 - Craig - Skill/Strength - EMOM Pull-ups

EMOM 12
Pull-ups
3 reps

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http://youtu.be/7Ex2TaU3xCs

EMOM 12
Pull-ups - Green band
3 reps

Comments

• Shoulder blades behaving pretty well

2014-06-19 - Craig - Pull-ups, Push-ups, Box air squats

8 Rds
3 pull ups
5 press ups
7 squats to a box
Rest 1:00 between rounds

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Recycled an old one.

http://youtu.be/h3bOD_hf3LI

Last time
http://youtu.be/kTO9zOp3tAU

8 Rounds
3 Pull ups
5 Push ups
7 Air squats to a 16" box
Rest 1:00 between rounds

1. Pull-ups
   • Still not happy with that shoulder position.
   • The later rounds were a little better.
2. Push-ups
   • Just hard and not as tight as they should be.
3. Squats
   • There are some that are very acceptable.

Overall

• Despite grizzles, there is progress. On the squats at least.
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2014-06-13 - Craig - Skill/strength - Max Pull-ups

Pull-up
3 x max

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http://youtu.be/Jigkf1tVaOw

Pull-up
3 x max - green band


Comments

• What's with my left shoulder? I thought it was my right that wasn't rotating correctly.
• The right is, but it's the one that hurts. Confusing.
• Still not in line to set pull-up world records, but getting OKer. Yeah, it's a word.

2014-05-29 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups

EMOM 12
Pull-ups
3 reps

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http://youtu.be/8iPA1cr2K0c

EMOM 12
Pull-ups - Green band
3 reps

Comments

• Budget editing job I'm afraid, i.e. no editing, so lots of standing around waiting for the next minute.
• Shoulders don't look right, I don't think I'm getting my shoulder blades back enough still. They didn't feel like I was rolling my right shoulder over as much as usual, so that's a plus.

2014-03-25 - Craig - Skill/strength - Pull-ups

EMOM 12
Pull-ups
3 reps

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EMOM 12
Pull-ups - Green band
3 reps

Comments

• No video.
• Shoulders still hunched up.
• Concentrated on relaxing my traps and not only did my shoulders nit hunch up, the pull-ups were hugely easier.
  Remind me why I do the hunched shoulder thing again? Oh yeah, because I'm an idiot.

2014-03-12 - Craig - Skill/strength - Max Pull-ups

Pull-up
3 x max

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http://youtu.be/KxThoAAELjY

Pull-up
3 x max - green band


Comments

• Not sure my shoulder blades are getting back. In  fact pretty sure that they aren't.
  Need to check the video.

2014-03-11 - Craig, Pull-ups, Row

3 Rounds (Not for Time)
5 Banded Pull-ups
250m Row

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Borrowed the last of Lynette's

http://youtu.be/yKpR2pgBvDk

3 Rounds (Not for Time)5 Banded Pull-ups - Green band
250m Row

1. Pull-ups
   • That don't impress me much.
2. Row
   • I've done better and I've done worse.

Overall

• I did it and that was good, I needed to move a bit.
• Can't get excited about how well I did.

2014-02-17 - Craig - Pull-ups, Deadlifts

3 Rds Not for Time
5 pull ups (Strict Bands)
10 Deadlift

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http://youtu.be/WBF24BPzlBY

3RNFT
5 pull ups green band
10 x 60kg Deadlift

1. Pull ups
   • First time I've videoed myself doing pull-ups in a while.
   • I thought I was getting my shoulders back better than that. A bit disappointing.
2. Deadlift
   • My hamstrings have been lit up all day from this (it's the evening now). I'm not sure if that's good or bad.

Overall

• I rushed it a bit, this one was presumably supposed to be about making the technique as perfect as possible

2014- 01-30 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups

EMOM for 10
1-2 pull ups using bands

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EMOM for 10
2 pull ups using green band

Overall

• Shoulders were a bit tight after the push-ups the previous day.
• Pretty OK though.

2014- 01-09 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups

EMOM for 10
1-2 pull ups using bands

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EMOM for 10
2 pull ups using green band

Overall

• Felt good.
• Shoulders were a bit tight and niggly, so I made sure that I kept them active and externally rotated and they feel much nicer now.

2013-12-21 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups

EMOM for 10
1-2 pull ups using bands

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No video, but I should have really.

EMOM for 10
2 pull ups using green band

Overall

• Shoulders were tight from the KTE the previous day and took some loosening up.
  That and the workout means they feel better  today.
• I'll need to get onto my lats and triceps today to capitalise on that

2013-11-19 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups and ring rows

EMOM for 12
Pull ups

2 x 10 ring rows after

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EMOM 12
5 pull-ups, Green band

2 x 10 ring rows after

Comments

• 5 was a bit ambitious. I made it and fairly comfortably, but had to reset most sets to get my shoulders back into the non-ouchy position.
• Pull-ups break ring rows.

2013-10-30 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups and ring rows

EMOM for 12
Pull ups

2 x 10 ring rows after

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EMOM 12
3 pull-ups, Green band

2 x 10 ring rows after

2013-10-25 - Craig - Skill/Strength - Pull-ups

EMOM for 10
1-2 pull ups using bands

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EMOM for 10
1 pull up, no bands, not from a dead hang

Raining here so I used the rafter in the shed and it hurt my poor soft handsies.

2013-10-21 - Craig - Pull-ups, Push-ups, Squats

8 Rds
3 pull ups
5 press ups
7 squats to a box
Rest 1:00 between rounds

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http://youtu.be/kTO9zOp3tAU

9 Rounds
3 Pull ups
5 Push ups
7 Air squats to a 20" box
Rest 1:00 between rounds

1. Pull-ups
   • Obviously a fail to do them without assistance.
   • Thought I might be able to pull it off.
   • Thought wrong.
2. Push-ups
   • Despite the dispaly of total lack of strength, I'm very happy with those.
   • Somewhow squeezing my but helped my shoulders set in place and my elbows to track what I think was correctly. Video angle doesn't let me see exactly what was going on.
   • Something a bit odd happening with my shoulder as I press out of the bottom. My upper back seems to hunch over a bit more as I push. Head dropping? Shoulder blades winging?
     Can't quite see from this and no idea what's happening in mid exercise.
3. Squats
   • Still rough, but better.
   • Happier with those than I have been in a while.

Overall

• Ridiculously weak.
• Still over thinking.
  My head is full of "stuff" while I'm training and it messes me up, almost like a panic attack. Occasionally I touch on just being in the moment. If I could hold onto that training would be almost meditation.

Strength/skill - Craig - Pull-ups

EMOM for 10
1-2 pull ups using bands

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EMOM 10
2 pull-ups - Green band

Turned out pretty well.
Kept fairly organised so it wasn't a loosely connected bag of bones bouncing on a band. As a consequence sternum to bar most reps.

Strength/skill - Pull-ups

EMOM10
Green band
2 x Pull-ups

Wasn't sure how many reps.

Sort of Fran

AMRAP until I decided to stop.
5 x air box squats - 17" box
5 x 20kg press
5 x pull-ups - green band

More than 5 rounds, less than 9. I had figured to do 5 and was enjoying myself so much I kept going for a few more.