7/9/09 Moderate Intensity Day

IF: intermediate level
KB:
VO2 - 15:15 protocol, 30x7 w/20kg (a short one...)
Military Press - 3x5 w/24kg
BW:
Pull-Ups - 3x5 w/large IronWoody band

My allergies have been killing me the past two days, so no workouts. Today the wind is less intense, so I was able to breathe well enough to get in a workout finally. I was still hampered during the VO2, but I think it was because my allergy meds elevated my resting heart rate. At thirty sets I was pounding pretty hard, and my workout buddy's hands were falling apart, so we stopped.

I need to adjust my schedule to prepare for the Crossworld Clubbell Competition on the 11th...

7/6/09 High Intensity Day

IF: intermediate level
KB:
Military Press - 32kg, 1L, 3R
Clean and Press ladder - 3 x 1,2,3,4 w/24kg
Floor Press - 3x5 w/32kg, 3x5 w/24kg
Swings - 5 minutes @20/minute w/24kg, 6 minutes @24/minute w/16kg
TGUs - 5 minutes w/24kg
CB: w/15lbs
Mills - 2x25 per side
Reverse Mills - 2x25 per side
Double Swipes - 2x25
BW:
Pull-Ups - 6x5 w/large IronWoody band
Body Rows - 3x10, 3x5
Ring Push-Ups - 3x10
NW Hanging Leg Raises - 3x5

Today was tough. I split the KB and BW work into two sessions because I wanted to work out in the morning, but I had friends coming to workout in the evening. I am smoked; glad tomorrow is a no intensity day.

7/5/09 Moderate Intensity Day

IF: intermediate level
FF: 6 rounds, 2nd level
CB: w/15lb
Hand Switch Mills - 25 on a side
Reverse Hand Switch Mills - 25 on a side
Double Swipes - 25

I finally got my sleep schedule back to some semblance of normal. After a very long day I went to bed at a decent hour and woke up at 05:30. I took my time getting out of bed and reading my emails, and I was still done with my workout by 08:30. I am hoping to continue in this vein; I feel much better for it.

7/1/09 Moderate Intensity Day

IF: intermediate level
MMA: 4 rounds of suicides, 3 minutes each, some take down technique, then rolling - about 60 minutes (shorter due to power outage)

Even though tonight's workout was shorter, it was much more intense than the night before. The cardio was brutal, and I rolled with a much higher caliber of fighter. I am cooked - but I feel better emotionally. I am more motivated, and more excited about my workout schedule.

6/30/09 Low Intesity Day

IF: intermediate level
MMA: worked on 1/2 guard escapes, then rolled - 90 minutes total.

I have been feeling kind of tired the past few days. In fact, I was whining to a friend via chat that I was unmotivated to work out and not sleeping well. This friend is currently involved in an intensive occupational training program that is eating up all of his time and taking a toll on his body simultaneously, and here I was whining about my lack of motivation - when my job only calls for a total of 13.5 hours per week, and I have no classes this summer. Compared to my buddy, I have all the time in the world to work out.

Once my friend told me of his dilemma and the time constraint he is working under, I realized that I'm just being a lazy lump of crap. While it's true that my sleeping schedule has been borked of late, I have no real reason to complain - my sleeping schedule is screwed up because I'm not working out enough to insure sound sleep.

Although he never mentioned that I am being a lazy, whiny little bitch, he didn't have to. I got my ass up and went to my MMA class, which I had almost decided to skip today. I am exhausted now and I feel like I've been hit by a car, but at least I'm sure I will sleep tonight.