Becoming an Athlete

I met a couple guys at work and sparred for about an hour. It was a good workout, but not going to help me get ready for highland games. :(

I took my dog and my 45lb sandbag to the school yard to train for the games. They have a small gravel track that's about 250 yards. Warm-up: walk 1 lap, jog 1 lap. 1st set: 8 chest passes over the soccer goal (about 8ft high); jog 1 lap 2nd set: sideways throws to the left across the field and back; jog 1 lap 3rd set: sideways throws to the right across the field and back; jog 1 lap 4th set: underhand throw across the field and back; jog 1 lap 5th set: shot put across the field and back; jog 1 lap The bag broke as I was finishing the shot puts, so i tok that as my queue to call it done.

I'm trying to build up where the Highland games will challenge me most, thus the lopsided workout. 1) T-bell swings: 63lbs x 15 2) 1-arm sandbag overhead throws: 45lbs x 8 per side, alternating arms each time 3) Spinning sandbag throws: about 5. i was tired and lost count 4) Deadlift: 275 x 5; 295 x 5; 315 x 5*!! *New personal record. I've never done 5 reps with this much weight before.

I don't know if I can master a Scottish accent in 6 weeks and 3 days, but I might have a chance at learning to throw a stone or caber (long log). http://www.austincelts.org/festival/sports.shtml Hopefully my 63lb T-bell will be a good training implement. I'm also going to be making various weight "stones" by filling different sized rubber balls with concrete.

This was hard considering how hard I pushed at lunch today. 1) Shrug-Pull-Snatch: 135x3-3-0; 115x3-3-1, 3-3-2 2) Squat: 135x10; 185x10; 205x10 3) Bench press: 135x5; 205x5; 215x4 4A) Medium grip barbell curls: 75x8, 8, 5 4B) Dips: 8 , 8 , 2

My buddy came over for a workout. It was great to have training partner who is was at my same level. Since I only have one heavy bag, we did partner drills. Basicly "I go - you go". The round time was set to 3 minutes work and 30 seconds rest. We did 8 rounds of various drills: jab - cross jab - cross - hook jab - cross - hook - shovel hook lead leg kicks lead leg double kicks switch-up left leg kicks rear round kicks After that we finished off with sandbag work. I have no idea how much the bag weighs. We did 2 rounds of: A) Left side throws (5 reps) B) Right side throws (5 reps) C) Underhand throws (5 reps) I'll have to do this one again soon!!!

I love when things fall into place. I finished making my kettlebell right about when Testosterone published a "challenge" workout using a kettlebell. Their called Count-downs by some, and 55s by author Dan John. Pair two exercises and perform supersets of 10, 9, 8,....1. I used my 63lb t-bell and got all 55 reps of: Swings Goblet squats My backside from calves to neck and my shoulders are DONE!!!! Artice: Four Challenges to Light Your Fire