thanks! i really have been working hard and try to keep to the weekly schedule strictly. its hard to tell if im running faster, but i can definitely tell thru video and just by feel that my form has come a long way since this time last year.
as far as strength, every lift of mine has improved pretty significantly except my bench press (certain lifts like the clean i really improved my form even though my weight hasnt gone way up yet). i plan to start becnhing twice a week for the rest of the fall because i think benching once a week was just not enough because none of my other exercises really hit my pecs in the low rep range