Ravadongon’s Training 2006: A Year For Improvement: (Aussie Rules+Cricket+T&F)

Wed (AM) – Sprint Training (Acceleration Work)

[i]Warm up

Warm-up/Dynamic Stretching/Mobility Work - Skipping Rope, High Knees, Butt Kicks, Lunges, Build-ups, Leg Swings
[/i]

Linear Acceleration

2 x 10m (1 min rest), 2 x 10m uphill (1 min rest)
2 x 20m (2 min rest), 1 x 20m uphill (2 min rest)
1 x 30m (3 min rest)
1 x 40m

Time: 15 mins

Notes:

  • Decent workout that was shortened a bit as I had the UMAT in the early morning.
  • Uphill sprints are doing wonders to my sprinting mechanics

Wed (PM) - Full Body A

[i]Warm Up

Rowing - 3 mins

Dynamic Stretching[/i]

Weighted Dips – WORK UPTO 1-4 RM

BW+7.5 x 4

Lunges - 3 x 6-10

22.5s x 8 (+1 rep)

Lat Pulldowns - 3 x 6-10

60 x 5

Time: 30 mins

Notes:

  • Pretty crappy session, but that’s what I expected the first week back after the holidays.
  • Hopefully I can hit some PBs on Friday’s session
  • Had a corkie in my right quad after the last set of lunges so stopped the workout early.

Sat (AM) - Elliptical Tempo Runs

20 mins 50 sec (40 sec MEDIUM/SLOW pace, 10 sec FAST pace)

Notes:

  • Been very sore from Wednesday’s workout so I skipped Friday as it wouldn’t have been a good idea to be doing 3RM on deads.

Sun (AM) - Elliptical Tempo Runs

16 mins (20 sec MEDIUM/SLOW pace, 10 sec FAST pace)

Notes:

  • Decent workout. Average pace and endurance was up from yesterday.

Mon (PM) - Full Body A

[i]Warm Up

Rowing - 500m

Dynamic Stretching[/i]

Weighted Dips – WORK UPTO 1-4 RM

BW+12.5 x 4 (+5kg)

Lunges - 3 x 6-10

22.5s x 7 (+1 rep)

Lat Pulldowns - 3 x 6-10

60 x 5

Cuban Rotations - 3 x 5-10

7.5s x 5

Ab Circuit - repeated 2x (NO REST)

Crunches x 50
Twisting Crunches x 20
Reverse Crunches x 20
Planks x 30 sec

Time: 30 mins

Notes:

  • Much better session
  • Massive PR on Weighted Dips. Wasn’t going for it today, but since the 10kg dumbbells were in use I just thought ‘I’ll give it a shot’ and good thing I did.
  • Rest of the workout was good.

Tue (PM) - Mobility Work + Calisthenics

From Westside For Skinny Bastards II

General Warm-up Phase

Body squats x 10
Jumping jacks x 15
Seal jumping jacks x 15
Front skips — 20 yards down & back
Stationary side lunge x 8 each leg
Side shuffle, 20 yds. down & back
Stationary leg swings (front & back) x 10 each leg
Stationary leg swings (side to side) x 10 ea. leg
Lunge walk x 10 steps down and back
Backpedal x 20 yds. down and back
Squat jumps x 5

Ground-Based Mobility Phases

Back bridges x 10
Iron cross x 10 each leg
Rollovers into V sits x 10
Birddogs (on all 4’s) — 10 each arm/leg
Fire hydrant circles (on all 4’s) — 10 fwd, 10 bkw ea. leg
Prone scorpions x 10 ea. leg
Mountain climbers x 10 ea. leg
Groiners x 10

Notes:

  • Just did some light recovery work as I have the X-country on Wed.
  • My mobility sucks ass.

Wed (PM) - X-Country

Distance: 3.6km
Time: 21:05
Ranking: ?

Notes:

  • Overall, I’m disappointed with my effort, but I wasn’t training for this so it’s not a big deal.
  • My legs are feeling fucking sore right now :frowning:

Fri (PM) - Full Body B

[i]Warm Up

Cycling - 3 min

Dynamic Stretching[/i]

Sumo Deadlifts – WORK UPTO 1-3 RM

117.5 x 2 (+2.5kg)

Incline DB Bench Press - 3 x 6-10

22.5s x 5

Chest Supported Rows - 3 x 4-10

60 x 4

Hyper Extensions - 3 x 5-15

BW+15 x 15

Time: 30 mins

Notes:

  • Average workout
  • Felt a bit flat, as my legs were still pretty sore and my diet wasn’t great today.
  • Was also a bit rushed towards the end and didn’t get to do any RC or weighted ab work.

Haven’t updated this for a while, but have still be training as per usual.

Wed (AM) - Intraschool Track and Field Meet (Trials)

I didn’t find my times for the events (will look for them later), but I didn’t perform too the best of my abilities.

Ran the 200m first on the inside lane and did a pretty terrible job. Placed 8th/10 in a middle division.

In the 100m, I did a better job but still below my expectations. Placed 5th/10 in a upper/middle division.

Wanted to do shot put (would’ve creamed 3rd division or got top 3 in 2nd) but they wouldn’t put me in because I’m not ‘huge’ (as in high body fat like the guys who were chosen).

Overall I was disappointed in my performance and I still have a lot of improvement to do before I become a decent Track and Field athlete.

For now it’s back to GPP training for me. I’m undecided whether I want to play cricket this year as the start of the season will clash with my final exams, but I’m definitely playing footy again next year.

Wed (PM) - Full Body A

[i]Warm Up

Bodyweight Calisthenics Circuit

Dynamic Stretching[/i]

Weighted Dips – WORK UPTO 1-4 RM

BW+15 x 5 (+2 reps)

DB Lunges - 3 x 6-10

25s x 7 (+1 rep)

Fatman Pull-ups - 3 x 6-10

BW x 10

High Cable Woodchops - 3 x 8-15

25 x 8

Cable Side Bends - 3 x 8-12

30 x 10

DB Cuban Rotations - 3 x 10-20

6s x 17

Time: 45 mins

Notes:

  • Strong session: made me feel a bit better after the disappointment earlier in the day.

Thu (PM) - GPP (Bodyweight Circuit)

[u]GPP (Bodyweight Circuit)[/u]

5 circuits, minimal rest

  1. Push-ups x 15
  2. Squats x 20
  3. Lunges x 10 each leg
  4. Chin-ups x 6,4 (2 sets)
  5. Skipping x 1 min
  6. Mountain Climbers x 10 each leg

Notes:

  • Just a bit of recovery work, wanted to do tempos but the field was being used

Fri (PM) - GPP (Bodyweight Circuit)

[u]GPP (Bodyweight Circuit)[/u]

5 circuits, minimal rest

  1. Skipping x 1 min
  2. Squats x 20
  3. Turkish Get ups - 7.5 x 5 each leg
  4. Mountain Climbers x 10 each leg

Notes:

  • More recovery work; too sore to do max effort sprints

Mon (PM) - Full Body A

[i]Warm Up

Bodyweight Calisthenics Circuit

Dynamic stretching + Mobility work[/i]

Weighted Dips – WORK UPTO 1-4 RM

BW+15 x 3

DB Lunges - 3 x 6-10

25s x 7

Fatman Pull-ups - 3 x 6-10

BW x 11 (+1 rep)

High Cable Woodchops - 3 x 8-15

25 x 12

Cable Side Bends - 3 x 8-12

30 x 10

DB Cuban Rotations - 3 x 10-20

7.5s x 15

Time: 45 mins

Notes:

  • Average session

Tue (AM) - Elliptical Tempo Runs + Shin Splints Prehab

12 mins (20 sec MEDIUM/SLOW pace, 10 sec FAST pace)

Jump Rope - 1 min x 10
Toe Walk - 25m x 3
Heel Walk - 25m x 3
Calf Raise - BW x 50

Notes:

  • Endurance has definitely dropped a little.

Tue (AM) - Tempo Runs

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching and Mobility work[/i]

100m x 5 (70% effort - 25m jog, 25m walk recovery)
200m walk recovery
200m x 3 (70% effort - 50m jog, 25m walk recovery)

Set Shots x 15
Stationary Handballing x 5 min

Notes:

  • Tempos were pretty poor
  • My kicking has improved, especially distance

Wed (PM) - GPP (Rowing)

[i]General warm-up

Dynamic stretching + moblilty[/i]

2000m (8min 45s)

Notes:

  • Good fun.

Thu (PM) - Tempo Runs

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching and Mobility work[/i]

100m x 5 (70% effort - 25m jog, 25m walk recovery)
200m walk recovery
75 x 5 (70% effort - 20m jog, 20m walk recovery)
150m walk recovery
50 x 5 (70% effort - 15m jog, 15m walk recovery)

Notes:

  • Average session

Fri (PM) - Full Body B

[i]Warm Up

General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching + Mobility work[/i]

Snatch Grip Deadlifts – WORK UPTO 1-3 RM

90 x 2

Seated DB Shoulder Press - 3 x 6-10

20s x 6

BB Bent Over Rows - 3 x 4-10

60 x 3

Hyper Extensions - 3 x 5-15

BW+22.5 x 12

Weighted Crunches - 3 x 10-20

15 x 20

Time: 45 mins

Notes:

  • Average workout

Fri (PM) – Sprint Training (Acceleration Work)

[i]GeneralWarm-up

Dynamic stretching + Mobility work
[/i]

5 x 5m
4 x 10m
3 x 20m
2 x 30m
1 x 40m

(Full recovery for all)

Time: 25 mins

Notes:

  • Good session

Sat (AM) - Hill Sprints

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching and Mobility work[/i]

4 x 10 x 15m (100m walk recovery between sets)

Notes:

  • Good session

Sat (PM) - High Octane Cardio

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching and Mobility work[/i]

Jump rope - 6 x 1min
(SUPERSET)
one arm dumbbell swings/clean and jerks/snatches with each arm - 6 x 10 x 10kg

Notes:

  • Tried this for the first time, was quite challenging

Sun (PM) - Tempo Runs

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching and Mobility work[/i]

100m x 12 (70% effort - 25m jog, 25m walk recovery)

Notes:

  • Decent session
  • Was supposed to have a rest day, but after studying all day I needed to get out for some exercise

Mon (PM) - Full Body A

[i]Warm Up

Bodyweight Calisthenics Circuit

Dynamic Stretching[/i]

Weighted Dips – WORK UPTO 1-4 RM

BW+15 x 5 (+2 reps)

DB Lunges - 3 x 6-10

25s x 8 (+1 rep)

Fatman Pull-ups - 3 x 6-10

BW x 12 (+1 rep)

DB Cuban Rotations - 3 x 10-20

8s x 10

Time: 35 mins

Notes:

  • Reasonably good session
  • Didn’t get to do any abdominal work since the cable cross was being used, so I’ll do it on wednesday.

Mon (PM) – Sprint Training (Acceleration Work)

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching + Mobility work
[/i]
20m x 6
40m x 4

(Full recovery for all)

Time: 30 mins

Notes:

  • Average session

Tue (PM) - Shin Splints Prehab + High Octane Cardio

[i]General Warm-up

Dynamic stretching and Mobility work[/i]

Rocking Calf Raises - 2 x BW+10kg x 10
Bucket Handle Raises - 2 x 3.75kg x 20, 1 x 5kg x 10
Tiptoe walks - 2 x 25m
(SUPERSET)
Heel raise walks - 2 x 25m

Jump rope - 6 x 1min
(SUPERSET)
one arm dumbbell swings/clean and jerks/snatches with each arm - 6 x 10 x 10kg

Notes:

  • Wanted to do a tempo session today but both fields near my house were being utilised, unfortunately.