Woodbridge indoor game. Not very challenging. But I keep forgetting to use these games as deliberate practice!
15min of deadlift work, working up to a heavy triple. I ended with 3@265lb .
3min AMRAP max double-under attempts. I got two sets of 7 and then a single later on for a total of 15
For Time:
5:53 with a 155lb deadlift.
Lost two close games to finish 4th for the season. Both were solid games. My highlights: got bunch of nice Ds, esp in the second game. Also completed two skipsies for goals (out of three attempts). Lowlights: still more turns than I’d like (esp first game) and some weak defense at times. I also could have been more aggressive as a cutter throughout.
2 solid hours of indoor ultimate at North Branford. I was hoping for more people and a higher overall level, but it was pretty good considering its thanksgiving weekend and it’s our first session. We played a couple games for score, plus a lot of just scrimmaging. Already looking forward to next time.
1.5 hours of squash with Diana. She won most of the games but I held my own and beat her a few times.
45,65,85,95lb for lunges, 0,0,15,25lb for planks.
14min, every minute on the minute:
115,145,145,155,165,175,185lb . That’s a new PR for me :-).
8x5@ Power Cleans. Touch-N-Go reps. Start a set every :90 on the :90.
I did 1@75lb,5@95lb,2@105lb . The goal was speed and form, not weight. The benchmark was to finish each set in about 15 seconds (2-3 seconds per rep).
2 rounds of:
4 Rounds for Reps:
Score is # of RKBS each round. Rest 2:00 after each round.
I scored 20,14,14,15 using a 53lb KB for the first set and a 70lb KB for the last 3. Slamball was 30lb throughout.
Started our first game with only 3 people. Had to pick up some friends for the first half, until reinforcements arrived. Ended up losing by a couple. Second game was closer and more intense. We won in OT after they had the disc to win bun turned it over.
In general, I thought we played pretty poorly (probably not a popular sentiment). Lots of high risk throws and turnovers. Some of the risky stuff worked (Including the winning throw of the last game), but it’s not a sustainable way of playing.
A bit of ultimate, skiils and frolf in good ol Troy. I did decent in the pull comp but sucked at TRC and accuracy. The weather was cold but decent, the partys were both some of the best that we’ve thrown, and Diana had fun the whole time (except frolf), so I’ll count the weekend a victory.
1:54
I did most of my sets at 85lb . My main issue was that I didn’t extend my hips well enough and didn’t keep the bar close to my body, which also caused me to rock backwards as I moved the bar into place at the end of the lift. I got better towards the end of the reps.
AMRAP in 15 minutes of:
I hit 6 rounds plus a single DB snatch at the end. I used a 30lb dumbbell and a 24inch box.
For Time: 150 AbMat Situps (or Tuckups)
At the top of each minute (including the 1st minute), complete 5 Push Press @ 75% of part 1
I finished in 7:47 with a 75lb bar.
Our closest Woodbridge game yet. We went down a few points early, then clawed our way back to win by a couple. The endzones were really shallow this time, so the deep game was limited. We threw a lot of difficult throws that were turns, and didn’t play defense that well. Granted, much of our team was hung over from Bosco’s wedding the night before and from various other Halloween parties.
Played a really fun goaltimate tournament in Boston. The tourney was really high-level - all elite club players who play a lot of goalty. I started out playing pretty poorly but learned a lot and got significantly better throughout the day. Our team lost all our games, but then we played a few hours of pickup, which was even better than the games.
The main things I learned are that the easiest way to score is to get the disc in front of the goal, in the middle. Then have one person stand behind the scoring circle (a few feet back). This forces their defender to choose to look at them or the thrower. It also makes sure they can’t hang out in the middle, and have to either play tight on you (which lets you cut in for the goal) or play loose, which lets the thrower throw it over them to you. You can also score by making a horizontal cut behind the goal into the scoring space. In general, as with ultimate, its easiest to score by cutting into the space where you want the disc, not by already being there.
After the tourney, we went to a space-themed Halloween party, played a bunch of flipcup, ate delicious pie, and hoverboarded on PK’s balance board. I got home after 3am.
Did a quick home workout. KB swings, SLDLs, press, goblet squats, toes to bar, ab wheel rollouts, ab wheel pushups, foam rolling.
Another strong finish by the Rockford Peaches in fall league, though we played quite poorly in our second game. The guys didn’t have many subs, so our rotation was pretty tight. Our decision-making got really bad in the second game, especially towards the end. There was a 10-minute stretch right out of half where neither team scored a goal. We even called a timeout to talk about reining in our throws and going for the easy ones, but then kept making bad choices even after that. In the end, we did manage to turn down the aggresiveness and score some easy, patient goals. It also helped that the other team was missing Bosco, their best player.
Since Halloween is on Saturday, we all dressed up as the Peaches - pink dresses, red socks and hats. Our team was the best-dressed of the evening.