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Decreased weight slighlty but INCREASED THE SQUEEZ!!!!

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Really concentrated on Squezzing at the end of the ROM today! Felt quite pumped after it! Will wait and see if i can notice any gains from it after a few weeks!

15 Minute Warm Up, Jogging and Dynamic Stretching

Bench Press: 3 sets of 6 reps at 70Kg

Incline Bench Press 3 sets of 6 reps at 50Kg

Cable Cross Over at 26kg each

Deadlift 3 sets of 6 at 50,60 and 70kg (First time doing this properly so unsure of weight! Prob should have gone higher!)

Shoulder Press with Barbell 40Kg 3 sets of 6 reps

Shoulder Press wit 2 18Kg Dumbells 3 sets of 8 reps

Squat 4 sets of 6 reps at 70,80,90,100 KGs

Speed Squats 3 sets of 6 reps at 70Kg

Biceps: 3 sets of 8 reps of 30Kg (Extra Squeeze)

Brachioradialis: 3 sets of 8 reps of 14Kg dumbells

Bulgarian Squats: 3 sets of 6 reps at 18Kg Dumbells

Shoulder Press Machine 35Kg

Step Ups on bench 3 sets of 12 reps alternating leg with 18Kg Dumbells

Lower and Oblique Ab Work

Triceps Pulldown: 3 sets of 8 reps at 23Kg

5 Minute Stationary Bike Warm Down

 

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Using Nature to help me train! Dehydration got me in the end tho!!!

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Really nice day today! 2 mile jog to my sprinting area that i train in!

Didnt bring any water with me today-Big Mistake!

Fartlek Training : 4 laps of about 100 square metre area.

Used Twigs n sticks to design myself a 7 point Zig Zag SAQ Circuit! Quality! Its the way forward!

12 of the 2 bank hill sprints

12 25 metre sprints with turning first and then sprint!

Plyometrics: 9 sets of a 8 step circuit Squat jobs.

In the end i could not go on due to dehydration! Legs were like jelly too!!!!

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More Plometrics Training Today!

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Sunday 19th August: Recovering today, still feeling it from my first ploymetric intense sesison yesterday!

 Core Stability Work with Swiss ball, plenty of rotations and hip extension work!

Plyometrics: Dynmaic Stretching Warm Up

 3 sets of 8 each leg hopping side to side distance of 5 feet on one leg, squatting n taking off

 3 sets of 8 single leg jumps as per match situation

Bilateral Squat Jumps x3 sets of 8 reps

 Chair single leg step ups with two 4.5 kg weights (all i have in the house!) 3 sets of 8 per leg

 Plymetrics is tough work! My legs feel like jelly again! All about trying to turn the slow twitch into fast twitch! Only 5 weeks today to my championship game!!!!!

 

 

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Hello Plometrics Training!!!!

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Saturday 18th August: AM: 2.4 mile jog to training area.

10 60 metre sprints

6 40 metre bank hill sprints

Plometrics Training:

10 reps of 6 steps Squat like Explosive Jumps

4 reps of Lunge like Explosive Jumps 3 jumps per leg for set.

1.5 mile walk home.

Ive been doing alot of reading now about plyometrics training for explosiveness turning slow twitch into fast twitch fibres. Legs feel like jelly after doing this type of training.

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New Purchase today, bad day at the gym tho!!!!

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Friday 17th August: Power walk to gym from work, 3 and a bit miles! Stopped off in town and under the reccomendation of Il Mitch i purchased a pair of ASICS for 40 euro for running!!!!!

Gym Weight Training:

Dumbell Chest Press with explosive push

Decline Bench Press

Incline Dumbell Press

Sqauts, 60, 70, 80 90 kgs x 6reps each

Bulgarian Squats x 6 each leg with 24 kg dumbells x 2 and 20kg dumbells x1

Lats Pulldown 75kg x 3 sets 6 reps

Abs Work, Oblique upper and lower abs

Dumbell Shoulder press 2 sets of 8 by 20 kg dumbells and 1 set of 8 of 18kg

2 and a bit miles power walk home. Not a great day, felt really tired after working shift work the last 3 days

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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Tuesday 14th August: Woke this morning with a sore right calf and right quad, feels abit dead, reckon it must be from the from running on the 800 metre track yesterday for interval training.

Did not bother with any running today, weather was shite aswell, planned to do lots of weights, off the weekend aswell so going to recover and do some nore then.

Bench Press Flat, Incline and Dumbells

Sit Down Squats by 4 sets of 6 reps of 60KG

Bicep Drags

Single leg squats, bulgarian style with other leg back on bench, 4 sets of 40 KG, Could only do left leg as right quad in too much pain.

Lat pull down 75 kg, 3 sets of 6

Obliques 75Kg by 3 sets of 8 either side

Shoulder press by 30 Kg 3 sets of 8 and 1 set of 20 kg of 10

Stationary Bike x30 mins at 70% max HR first ten minutes and then working at 80% max HR for remaining 20 minutes.

Dead leg really affected my leg weights session today, gonna rest nxt two days as im working, gonn work on core stability and then continue my leg weights on friday afternoon after work.

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Monday, August 13th, 2007

Monday 13th August: Found it really hard to motivate myself today! Legs felt like jelly in the first half hour of the session! Got through it tho!

800 metre warm up, followed by dynamic stretching.

High Intensity Interval Training: (Workling anaerobic system)

600 metre 75 to 80% running x 3

350 metre 75 to 80% running x3

100 metres 75 to 80% running x6 with recovery inbetween.

Sprinting: (Training/Working anaerobic creatine energy system)

60 metre sprints x8 with 30 seconds recovery between each.

Full pitch sprints soloing and hopping ball and kicking goals and points from 21 metre line x10 Scored 5 out of 10 again.
*Disappointed with myself, did not improve, last shot came off post on my right leg, wouldnt win a match wit ball coming off post!

Speed, Agility and Quickness (Working Creatine Energy system)

Illinois Agility Run x 4 times, Did not record times. Found this tough after 2 and a bit weeks of one directional mainly sprinting, planning on doing alot more of this, 3rd and 4th attempts were alot better and more agile! Plan to record times if i have someone wit me next week, good marker to see if u are improving!

Weights:

Lat Pull Down
Biceps x2 exercises
Cable row
Chest Dumbells and press ups wit clap for explosiveness
Triceps by two exerices,
spent quite along time running so the gymw as busy when i went in! Plan to work my chest and shoulders alot more tomorrow along wit my legs!

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The Story to Date!

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

I am in my second week of my 8 week plan coming up to my Gaelic Football Championship Game, my goals are to run faster, jump higher and become stronger! My diet is good at the moment, trying 8 small meals a day if i can. Normally i have no will power to junk food! My trianing diary is as follows:

Tuesday 24th July: Team Training

Monday 30th July : 3 mile jog, 8 80m sprints 8 40 m sprints Hamstring Stretching between deifferent length sprints

Tuesday 31st July 3 Mile Jog, 8 80m Sprints with Hamstring Stretching 8 ” bank hill sprints with hamstring stretching

Wednesday 1st August: 3 mile powerwalk to work! Working 12 hour shift including walking, lifting and restraining high dependecy behavioural kids

Thurs 2nd August 3 Mile Powerwalk, 12 hour same as yesterday, 3 mile walk home

Friday 3rd: 3.5 miles power walk to gym, 1.5 hour weight session: Chest, biceps, triceps, lats, rhombiods, gluts and hamstring stretching between every exercise. 2 mile walk home

Saturday 4th July : 3 mile jog to sprinting field, plenty of stretching incl hamstring stretching ++, 6 80m Sprints with the 2 bank hill added on at the end of them all, 10 2-bank hill sprints, 10 45 metre sprints with 20 second recovery only between each sprint, Stretch and Jog Home

Sunday 5th August: AM Vertical Jump Training, Single Leg Calf Raises on step 3 sets of 10 each, 10 squats with vertical jump, 50 speed squats alternating on toes and on heels, 3 sets of ten Boxed Squats, squatting onto a low chair and back up again making sure toes not infront of knees, Hip Flexor Lunges and stretch, Single legged squats with vertical jump, Hamstring Stretching.

Introducing ball work to my training plan now this week coming. Wanted to improve my sprinting technique and power in my legs first and have a base

Sunday 5th August PM: 8 Minute Abs, ****ing ell!!!!! TIGHT!!!!!!

6th August: 3 mile powerwalk to Work. 12 hour shift including restraints

Tuesday 7th August: Work, Rest and Recovery

RECOVERY IS KEY!!!!!!!

Wednesday 8th August AM: 2 Lap warm up with dynamic stretching.

6 110 metre sprints with 30 seconds recovery between each sprint.

10 110 metre sprints soloing the ball and attempting to score at 21 yrd line, 5 left and 5 right foot. 2 attempts at goal on each leg. Scored 5 out of 10.

Stretch.

6 60 metre sprints. 20 second recovery.

8 60 metre sprints with ball, 4 with left and right solo and 4 with right solo only. 20 second recovery

Stretch.

Weights: Chest x3 exercises, Lat pull down, biceps by 3 exercises, shoulder press with dumbells, back extension exercises, rhombiods wit stability ball. Hamstring stretch between each exercise.

Wednesday 8th August: PM 8 Minute Abs!

Abs are the link between upper and lower body!! No point in having strong arms and legs if u have weak abs!!!!

Thursday 9th August: AM: 800 metre warm up with stretching for lower limb.

Lats Pull Down, increased weight with decreased reps

Chest Exercises x2

Single leg squats with other leg on bench behind x4 sets pyramid increasing weights

Squats to Sit down on bench and back up type sqauts by 4 sets pyramid increasing weights

Biceps x2 exercises

Lower back extensions with 10 kg weight

Dead lift x3 sets

Triceps x2 exercises

Explosive Step ups with two 14 kg weights, 3 sets of 6 reps per leg

2 mile walk home, protein shake and homemade soup!!!!!!

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