Hello all,
I’ve held a journal on here before (Cheetah’s Journal) but it’s time to make a fresh start with a new goal: Sochi 2014 winter olympics.
I completed a bobsleigh combine a couple of weeks ago:
Height: 185/6’1’’
30m - 3.51
Full Squat - 180k
I attended push training at the GB push track last weekend. I posted 3.55 15-45 without a ‘hit’. This is the fastest of the development squad.
There are some good athlete’s in the development squad, including Fasuba who’s been talked about a lot on this site.
You can follow my journey here. Any feedback is most appreciated.
You can also follow more up to date progress at http://twitter.com/benthebounce
Tightness/doms in the hip flexors and groins made the last training day difficult. I’ve used EMS pulses and swimming to try and shift this. Next push training is on the 16th of June. I’ll see my coach tomorrow and get some therapy before training.
Meanwhile here is a taster of the GB training facility with discus thrower and fellow UWIC allumni Dave Coleman:
//youtu.be/AAa2mDfd7zc
Perhaps I am wrong, but Fasuba appears in this video, no? Last news I had about him was that he had joined the army, is this correct? Anyway, your journal sounds interesting! Keep us updated then!
Nikoluski:
Perhaps I am wrong, but Fasuba appears in this video, no? Last news I had about him was that he had joined the army, is this correct? Anyway, your journal sounds interesting! Keep us updated then!
He is in the navy, he says he is still working with Pierre. Thoroughly nice guy!! He is in the helmet at 0.22, his wife and young child are watching also.
5/6/12
Weights UB
Scimax x-plode hardcore 10g Creatine 3g
Close grip bench 5x90k,100,100,100 + 8x60 closer grip. Abs between sets
Reverse fly’s + pull ups superset 2x8
Whey+Yoghurt+Banana shake
6/6/12
Scimax x-plode hardcore 10g Creatine 3g Redbull
Therapy
ART on sore hip, illiaspoas I believe
Technical
bob cart
5 hits against wall
Acc
Blocks, 4x20.
Iliopsoas hurting, cut the session.
Weights/Plyos
Full squat 5x5x130k + 5x5xdepth jumps
Cleans 2x100k
Hypes 2x10x25k
Seated calf raises 3x29x70k
Snickers, Whey, Creatine
iliopsoas - Ice 5mins, ems pulsing 20mins. Repeat.
7/6/12
Rehab Iliopsoas AM/PM
Ems - 5mins pulsing 5mins- light contractions 5mins pulsing.
Scimx xplode, creatine
Weights UB
Close Grip bench 3x90,100,100 + 3x3 jump press ups + Abs
Seated military press 3x5x60k + Abs
Weighted pull ups 3x8x15k
Banana Whey Creatine
8/6/12
Rehab Iliopsoas AM/PM
Ems - 5mins pulsing 5mins- light contractions 5mins pulsing.
Scimx xplode, creatine
5x100 50%
OH toss x8
5x10 vertical bounds
Weights LB
2x10 depth jumps
Banana Whey Creatine
09/6/12
Ems - 5mins pulsing 5mins- light contractions 5mins pulsing.
SE
Drills - 3xA+B skip Running A’s + B’s
3x100m tempo
160m 90% 10m 160m+60m 90%
Whey Creatine
Stretch
10/6/12
CF Low int. med ball circuit
11/6/12
Hills
6x40m
Plyo’s
3x5 bounds
Whey Creatine
robin1
June 22, 2012, 8:43am
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Well done on your test results. They are quite impressive. I’ve been trying to PM you, but your inbox seems to be full.
15/7/2012
Creatine, Scimx Xplode.
Prehab: Massage/stretching/ART hamstrings, quads
Techical:
Acceleration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLRwhZkwGMM&feature=plcp
Plyometrics:
//youtu.be/71sgmtiNDfY
Weights:
Whey, creatine, banana
Massage - Deep on left calf to ease pain in the back of left knee.
16/7/2012
Running Drills.
Posture Runs.
3x3 full squats 3x3 box jumps.
Didnt quite agree with coach today, worried im gonna be tired for the weekend when I face the next stage of Bobsleigh trials
17/7/2012
REST
18/7/2012
Ok, so this was a big day, Bobsleigh push trials, anyone not hitting the standard got cut.
We had 6 pushes, and the average of our best 4 needed to be under 3.59.
So, first push I held a little back, wasn’t fully warmed up… 3.66 still had me worried. Time for the second push, went for it - 3.60. Now I was really bricking it.
At this point the coaches took us in for a pretty brutal pep talk, we werent getting through if this carried on. Then the mood changed and times were dopping all over the place. Then my 3rd push, the rain weas coming down, but I put my game face on and hit 3.51, the quickest push of the day and my ticket to the next stage.
Mission Sochi 2014 is still well and truly on!
www.twitter.com/benthebounce
24/7/12
Scmax hardcore+creatine.
Drills. 30m
Throws. OH toss x8 BL toss x8 Rollback and single, double, triple hop.
SPEED. grass
ACC - 5x40 uphill
ASSISTED - 60 60 60 80 80 slight slope.
WEIGHTS
Clean into Front squats. 3x5x90k
Depletion Press ups x3x90s
Notes - very sore behind left knee. Calf stretch helps.
25/7/12
Hills 8x40
Charlie Francis LI Med ball circuit.
Stretch
26/7/12
Tempo 5x200 grass. 75%
