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Hello guys, after a couple years of hiding, ive decided to creep back out. It has been nearly two years since ive posted here, or have had anything to do with track and field.

I’ve re-read my two previous training journals, and it has got me wanting to do up a new one.

Just so people know, I am not competing in any track and field events yet, and the key word is yet! I will explain that later.

So the sport i am playing is Australian Rules football for my local club. I train club wise 2x a week, and ive just got back into weights 2x a week, plus a game on saturday.

So this journal will track my workouts, team training sessions, games, and any injuries throughout the season. And once the season is over, then ill be keeping track (no pun intended) of my field training. The event i have decided i want to train and compete in is Long Jump.

Next post ill post up an email i received from the Club Development Manager of the Athletic Victoria about finding a club for me.

Anyway enough yapping, more training

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Hi Anthony,

It’s probably best to source a club down in Melbourne rather than rural NSW. The Box Hill Athletic club is situated close to the Burwood Campus of Deakin University and have both good facilities and a good coaching structure.

Colin Organ is the Club President and can be contacted by email… Colin.Organ@ymca.org.au or phone at work (03) 9345 8035 or mobile 0417 509 405. The website for Box Hill is: http://www.boxhillathleticclub.org/ Box Hill are one of Victoria’s biggest and strongest clubs, but is always looking for new members, particularly in field events.

Victoria has a fairly good level of competition for horizontal jumpers so you’ll find consistent competition at our various levels. Competition is conducted weekly from October through to March, with the major championships occurring in February/March. At the age of 20 you’ve still got a lot of time in the sport, so it’s best you find a good club/coach structure then see where the sport can take you.

Cheers

Tim Crosbie
Club Development Manager
Athletics Victoria

I then proceeded to email Mr Organ asking about how far i will need to jump to make the team/compete with, the training times/schedule, also their seasonal structure. once a reply is received, ill post it

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16th of June, 2008
Monday

Weight Training

Barbell Row - 32x10 / 32x10 / 32x8 / 32x8
Dumbbell Shoulder Press - 10x8 / 10x8 / 10x8 (Push Press)
EZ-Bar Curl - 15x15 / 15x12 / 15x10 / 15x8
Crunch - 50 / 50

Please note, 32x10 = 32kg x 10 reps = 1 set

Injury Report
I planned on doing dumbbell benchpress, but when i started to proceed, i noticed sharp pain in my right tricep, and i was unable to do any chest/tricep exercises without pain. I believe this injury was sustained on the weekend during a game.

Also, my lower left leg/ankle is also sore, again, from the football game on the weekend. RICE was done for this injury on the day. Hopefully this injury will peel away come Thursday. But tomorrow’s training (running) will be taken lightly.

That seems to be the main injuries. This tricep one, i felt a little bit of soreness in it, but i didnt know just how bad it was until i tried doing a press. Hopefully this goes away very soon

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[b]17th of June, 2008
Tuesday

Team Training[/b]

Couple Laps of Oval
Skill Work (Kick-2-Kick)

This wasnt much of a session, there was only two of us who turned up, when usually there is around 6-7 people. So we did a couple laps and just kicked the football between us.


Injury Update
My left leg was feeling good when doing the laps. Took it a bit easy, but it should be right for full charge come thursday.

Right tricep is still feeling sore, when i slightly push on it, there is a good amount of pain. Will have to modify my planned workout tomorrow if the tricep is still sore.

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Good work on the comeback, keep it up. :wink:

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[b]18th June, 2008
Wednesday

Weight Training
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Dumbbell Benchpress - 5x15 / 10x12 / 12.5x10 / 12.5x 8
Dumbbell Row - 12.5x10 / 12.5x10 / 12.5x10
*EZ-Bar Shrug - 45x15 / 50x15 / 55x10 / 60x20
Rear-delt Flye - 2.5x15 / 5x10
Prone Bridge - 1min - 10s rest - 1min
Lying Leg Raise - 10 / 10
**Crossover Crunch - 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10

  • 1st Set, Inner-grip. 2nd Set, Out Grip. 3rd Set, Wide Grip, 4th Set, Narrow Grip
    ** 10 reps each side, so 20 reps each set total, 100 reps total


Injury Update
Tricep is a still a little sore, but i tried some benchpressing movement and i felt able enough to do some work. Nothing serious but, good news (for my tricep) is not weights again until monday, so it has to time to recover. Hopefully i wont injure it in football.

My leg is feeling good, should be good to go come tomorrow night for team training

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Email Reply from Mr Colin Organ

Hi Anthony,

Thanks for your interest in Box Hill Athletics Club. Our club caters for all levels of competition from beginner to elite level. We have a number of club coaches which we can put you in contact with when you arrive at Deakin Uni. The attached document is our previous seasons welcome document which includes a range of information on the club. The summer track season runs from October to March. We have recently completed a redevelopment of the long/triple jump facility with dual runways and sand pits so it should be a great training and competition facility – see link to photos http://www.boxhillathleticclub.org/ClubNews/Volume72/TrackResurfaceProgress.htm . Depending on when you arrive, you could choose to compete in the 08/09 season or wait for the 09/10 season as memberships are dated from 1/4 -31/3 http://www.boxhillathleticclub.org/join.htm . Look forward to meeting you and best wishes for your athletics.

Regards,

Colin Organ

Club President

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[b]19th of June, 2008
Thursday

Team Training
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Consisted on some laps of the oval with some short sprints involved.

Then football skill drills performed.

Duration of training, approx 1.15hrs.

Injury Update
Tricep is feeling alot better than Monday.

Left leg is feeling alot better also

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[b]20th of June, 2008
Friday

Rest Day[/b]

Today (well yesterday) I drove a few hundred kms (about 400 maybe) down to Melbourne for a doctors appointment.

I was told when i got there that they are trying to get the approval for a new type of study using 3D Echo to study the heart of patients who have had heart surgery (not sure what kind of surgery, i guess the surgery i had, not sure exactly what surgery i had either, i was only 2 days old haha). I thought okay cool, but then she told me that she wants to use my results of the echo as part of the study, only another 22 people will be used. so im 1 of 23 people to be used in this new type of study, so thats pretty cool and exciting.

Then i had to go to another hospital to get an MRI done. so they stuck a needle in me to put in contrast, and i must of had a reaction to the contrast because my vision went cloudy, my hearing all stuff up, my heart felt weird, but no one was around to report this, but this effects subsided after about 4-5mins. best thing about the scan was that i got to watch two episodes of The Simpsons! that took about 50mins. actually, the best part of the scan was the Jimmy Neutron bandaide i got!!! (i was at the Royal Children Hospital, hence the kid’s bandaides).

After all the doctor stuff, done a little bit of shopping at High Point where i got in great cardio from all the walking done in that massive place, and i only walked around the one floor. after high point, i high tailed it out of melbourne and headed for home, where i got home at around 11:30pm, so it was a big day after leaving home at 7:30am that morning.

Just a quick story i thought was funny, before i got the needle for the MRI scan (i hate needles!) the lady said ‘nothing to worry about, these are the needles we use for babies’ and i said ‘so does that make me a baby if i cry?’ she laughed, and so did two other nurses nearby and one of them said ‘no, but we can get a nice bandaide’, so i said ‘do you have barney?’ and she said ‘yeah, and the wiggles!’ and i said ‘ok, can i have a barney one please’… but in the end, i didnt get a barney bandaide :frowning:

Okay now im rambling a bit. Sorry guys

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[b]23rd of June, 2008
Monday

Weight Training[/b]

Dumbbell Benchpress - 12.5x8 / 15x8 / 15x8 / 17.5x5
One-arm DB Row - 17/5x10 / 20x10 / 22.5x10
Shoulder Press - 22.5x5 / 22.5x5 / 22.5x5
Bodyweight Bench Dip* - 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 6

  • The first 4 sets werent to failure, but had approx 15-20secs rest inbetween, the last three sets were to failure, with 10secs rest between sets
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are you sure the effects of that needle have worn off?? :confused:

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yeah im positive. all the contrast exits the body after going to the toilet, so its all out of my system