Tom's Speed and Strength Journal

asdf - Is this what you were talking about when you mentioned the push up position after the throw?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPDiwpcSgVE&feature=PlayList&p=D2D73D72EFE9EB60&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12

i think so, i have never seen someone do it, i have only read descriptions of it

and my name is Jordan by the way

Yeah i imagine that is how they’re done!

this “scoop toss” or BLFT with the jump looks pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3DpzwhXViM&feature=related


off day today, just foam rolling and stretching + watching the athletics from crystal palace London which i taped yesterday. I’m looking forward to seeing Bolt, Gay, Powell line up together at the world champs! Gay’s been really impressive thus far!

yesterday rest + foam rolling.

today -

am…

All on grass

Track warm up
A skips
B skips
Butt kicks
Stiff legs
strides

30m x2

Flying 20m sled sprints - 15kg (15m build up)

  • 3.19s - into headwind
  • 3.09s - Headwind
  • 2.88s -
  • 3 more untimed.

10m Hills
5x 10m full recovery

Stair bounds
3 sets 5 jumps

Well on Monday evening after the above W/O i decided to go back to Manchester to pick up my stuff from our flat and clean it as my placement and time there is done. I’m now back in Scotland for the summer before i go back to uni. I drove back yesterday…so 14 of the last 24 hours in the car. Yuck!

This will change my schedule some what.

Today.

am… all on grass

Track warm up
A skips
B skips
Butt kicks
Stiff legs
Groiners
Strides
lateral steps
Bicycles

x2 for 30m

30m Standing start

  • 4.50
  • 4.28 PR
  • 4.34
  • mistimed
  • 4.41

30m + 10kg weighted sled (from standing start)

  • 4.91
  • 4.94
  • 5.00
  • 5.06
  • 5.03

Is it just me or do my weighted sprints seem quite close to my unresisted sprints?

pm…

Squat
40kgx8
50kgx5
60kgx5
70kgx5
80kgx3

90kgx3
102.5kgx3
115kgx12 PR

85kgx10
85kgx10
85kgx10
85kgx10
85kgx10

that was it. Happy with the PR especially considering the speed session earlier today.

Tempo

100x100x100x100x100

OHP
BBx5
BBx5
30kgx5
40kgx3

45kgx3
50kgx3
57.5kg x8PR

1 arm grappler press (1 min rest interval)
55kg x10
55kg x10
55kg x10
55kg x10
55kg x10

CHINS - strict
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10

Band push downs SS BB Curl
Green x20 / 30kg x10
Green x12 / 40kg x10
Green+blue x12 / 45kg x21 rest pause PR
Greenx10
Bluex10

Yesterday was an off day but i was still drained from it because we spent 5 hours wakeboarding/driving a speed boat which for some reason left me shattered. It was so much fun though! it was really glassy when we went out but by the end the waves had picked up and we were getting some BIG air off them in the boat!

anyway on to today…

Throws
10xOHB
10xBLFT
10x1 hop BLFT

Power Clean from Blocks (15" blocks)
40kgx5
40kgx5
50kgx3
50kgx3
60kgx3
60kgx3
70kgx2
70kgx2
80kgx2
80kgx2
90kgx2
90kgx2
90kgx2
90kgx2
90kgx2

the 90’s felt really good! 1 rep up on each set from last week. i could have def got another rep on a few of the sets.

Speed fronts
60x3
60x3
60x3
80x2
80x2
80x2

then a few sets of lunges and left it there.

nice journal, keep up the good work!

Thanks man!


Really tired today after not going to bed until 6:30am due to a friends party for his b-day.

am

Track warm up
A’s
B’s
Butt kicks
Groiners
Stiff legs
Strides

x2

30m +10kg sled
5 sprints with full recovery

10m +10kg sled
5 sprints with full recovery

Flying 30m +10kg sled
2 flying 30’s

pm…
CG press
BBx lots
40kgx5
50kgx5
50kgx5
60kgx3
67.5kgx5
77.5kgx3
85kgx6

70kgx10
70kgx10
70kgx10
70kgx10
70kgx8 - damn! big improvement from last week anyway.

Supine Row SS band push down
BW+2.5kg x11 / x15
BW+2.5kg x11 / x15
BW+2.5kg x10 / x15
BW+2.5kg x10 / x15
BW+2.5kg x10 / x15

BB curl
40gx10
40gx10
40gx10
40gx10
40gx10

Off day tomorrow as im going on a little road trip to Culloden and Cromerty.

Track warm up did this whilst timing my friend doing 6 400m with 2 mins rest interval.

All on grass and hand timed.

10m - standing start

  • 2.09s
  • 2.07s
  • 2.15s
  • 2.03s

10m +10kg sled (standing start)

  • 2.31
  • 2.50
  • 2.32
  • 2.30 - hopefully some vids of these soon!

30m - standing start
no timing

Flying 20m +10kg sled
3.00s
2.84s

Throws
OHB

  • 16.5m
  • 17.0m

video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAhfxfwAldE

BLFT

  • 14.2
  • 14.6

VIDEO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ_ZxJRGGWI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyoutube%2Ecom%2Fuser%2FCG04MCR&feature=player_profilepage

1 HOP BLFT

  • 15.1m

few hours later…

Squat
40kgx8
50kgx6
60kgx5
70kgx5
80kgx5
95kgx5
107.5kgx3
122.5kgx10 - BIG PR!

Im sure i could have got one more rep here but i was topless and the bar was slipping really badly!

90kgx10
90kgx10
90kgx10
90kgx10
90kgx10

+TKE’s and Glute work

really pleased with the squat PR. I can remember only managing to squat 115kg for 1 rep back in mid may.

Wednesday.

am.

Tempo

100x100x100x100x100x100

pm

OHP - strict
BBx10
BBx10
30kgx5
40kgx5
47.5kgx5
52.5kgx3
60kgx8 PR - two rep PR

Javelin press
25kgx10 per arm
25kgx10 per arm
25kgx10 per arm
25kgx10 per arm
25kgx10 per arm

Chin ups - strict
x12
x10
x10
x10
x10

BB Curl SS Push down
20kgx20 / Green bandx12
30kgx12 / Green bandx12
45kgx25 PR / Green bandxloads

Today

am.

Power clean from blocks (15" high blocks)
40kgx5
40kgx5
50kgx5
50kgx5
60kgx3
60kgx3
70kgx3
70kgx3
80kgx2
80kgx2
90kgx3 SS depth jump x3
90kgx3 SS depth jump x3
90kgx3 SS depth jump x3
90kgx3 SS depth jump x3
90kgx3 SS depth jump x3

pm…

light session

Snatch grip RDL
80kgx8
80kgx8
80kgx8

easy sets

RDL
90kgx8
90kgx8
90kgx8

nice an’ easy.

BB ROW
20kgx20
30kgx15
40kgx12
50kgx10
60kgx10
70kgx8
80kgx5

again not very hard.

oh yeah - this was the last session before my deload week. 1st deload ever!

DELOAD WEEK

yesterday -

CG Press
70kgx12
70kgx12
70kgx10

Supine rows
BW+5kg x10
BW+5kg x10
BW+5kg x10
BW+5kg x10
BW+5kg x10

BB curl
42.5kg x10
42.5kg x10
42.5kg x10
42.5kg x10
42.5kg x10

+rear delt flies ss with push downs.

Today, could not sprint because of torrential rain - the park where i usually go was boggy. There are no proper facilities for speed training for about 70 miles from here so i substituted. Its a deload week anyway so i dont mind missing some speed work, the weights are all lighter too.

DELOAD WEEK

am
Power clean from blocks (12" blocks)
40kgx5
40kgx5
50kgx5
50kgx5
60kgx3 ss stair bounds x5
60kgx3 ss stair bounds x5
60kgx3 ss stair bounds x5
60kgx3 ss stair bounds x5

+plank work

pm
Squat
60kgx5
60kgx5
60kgx5
80kgx3
100kgx10
100kgx10
100kgx10

  • some light lunges and split squats.

Track warm up

TEMPO
100x100x100x100x100x100

cool down, stretch & roll

DELOAD WEEK (LAST SESSION)

Power Clean(from 15" blocks)
40kgx5
40kgx5
50kgx5
50kgx5
60kgx5
60kgx5
70kgx5
70kgx5
80kgx5
80kgx5

Speed
10m
10m
10m
10m
10m

Proper work begins Sunday!!

Deload over: back to real work. Im pleased with the results of the deload.

am.

SPEED - Grass, hand timed

Track warm up
A’s
strides
B’s
strides
Butt kicks
strides
groiners
strides
bicycles
strides
A’s

Suitably warm after that.

30m +10kg sled

  • 5.1s - yuck
  • 4.94s
  • 5.03s
  • 4.97s
  • 4.97s

no pr’s here

Flying 30m +10kg sled

  • 4.15s
  • 4.31s
  • 4.25s
  • 4.25s
  • 4.37s

THROWING
OHB shot throw

  • 16.9m
  • 18m PR
  • 17.6m
  • 18.4m - massive PR by almost 1m
  • 18.1m

excellent! my goal was to get 18m by the end of the year. going for 20m now!

BLFT with shot

  • 15.5m PR
  • 15.45m
  • x slipped release
  • 15.75m - again a PR by almost 1m!
  • x crap

pm

Upper

CG PRESS
20kgxlots
40kgx10
50kgx8
50kgx6
60kgx3

60kgx5
70kgx5
77.5kgx12 PR - only got 9 reps last cycle.

72.5kgx10
72.5kgx10
72.5kgx10
72.5kgx8

SUPINE ROW ss Push down
BW + 7.5kg x10 / Green band x25
BW + 7.5kg x10 / Green band x15
BW + 7.5kg x10 / Green band x15
BW + 7.5kg x10 / Green band x15
BW + 7.5kg x10 / Green band x15

BB CURL ss rear delt fly
45kg x10 / 5kg db’s x20
45kg x10 / 5kg db’s x20
45kg x10 / 5kg db’s x20
45kg x10 / 5kg db’s x20
45kg x10 / 5kg db’s x20

good day all in all. shame for no speed PR’s but im not looking into the times much as theyre hand timed and very innacurate. Loving the athletics on atm.Usain bolt last night was UNREAL as was Ennis! I was pleased to see Dwain make the final too.

pm

Tempo

Track warm up

100x100x100x100x100

POWER CLEAN FROM BLOCKS (12" BLOCKS)
40kgx5
40kgx5
50kgx5
50kgx5
60kgx5
60kgx5
70kgx5
70kgx5
80kgx5
80kgx5
90kgx5 - PR
100KGx3 - MASSIVE PR
100kgX1
100kgX1
100kgX1

Excellent!

Snatch grip pulls from blocks
105kgx5
105kgx5
110kgx5
120kgx5

light

BIKE TEMPO - more like ME than tempo

  • 20s ME
    delt prehab
  • 20s ME
    push ups
  • 20s ME
    delt prehab
  • 20s ME
    supine bridges
  • 20s ME
    supine bridges
  • 20s ME
    supine bridges
  • 20s ME
    supine bridges

OMG im dying - pretty much died, feeling sick etc… straight into a freezing cold shower.

downstars just in time to watch Bolt 19.19 - that is UNREAL.