Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Dec 12, 2011, 10:54 am
Wow. Sickness, holidays, exhaustion from my night watchman job (that I finally quit after 13 months) have all conpsired to keep me from training for 3 full weeks. Today I got back on the horse with a renewed commitment to simple and effective training that fits my schedule and my ability to recover....
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 19, 2011, 3:08 am
11/16/2011: Skeleton training as I had a deer to butcher. Push press: 135x3, 135x3, Front squat: 145x5, 145x5 11/18/2011: Press: 95x1, 105x1, 115x1, 125x1, 145x3, 145x5* Front squat: 145x1, 155x1, 175x1, 185x1, 200x5 Power clean: 165x3, 165x3, 165x3, 165x3, 165x3 CoC grippers: Tx5/5, 1x3/5, 1x0/3 P...
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 15, 2011, 6:20 pm
Press: 120x5, 120x5, 120x5, 120x5, 120x5 Front squat: 180x5, 180x5, 180x5, 180x5, 180x5 Deadlift: 180x1, 205x1, 225x1, 255x1, 280x5 CoC grippers: Tx5/5, Tx5/5, Tx5/5, Strap holds- Trainer+ 10lbs for 2 10 second holds Pull-ups: 5, 5, 5 53lbs TGU sit-ups: 3/3, 3/3, 3/3
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 11, 2011, 1:05 pm
Push press: 135x1, 145x1, 155x1, 175x2 Front squat: 155x1, 165x1, 175x1, 195x5 Power clean: 165x3, 165x3, 165x3, 165x3, 165x3 Pull-ups: 7,7,7 CoC grippers: Tx5/5, #1x2/3, #1x1/1 53lbs TGU sit-ups: 3/3, 3/3, 3/3 Ran out of gas on last set of PC. I'll need to stay at 165 for a couple more weeks. CoC, ...
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 10, 2011, 11:14 am
53lbs KB press: 5/5, 5/5 Front squat: 135x5, 135x5 Pull-ups: 10, 11, 5
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 8, 2011, 10:42 am
Push press: 140x3, 140x3, 140x3, 140x3, 140x3, 140x3 Front squat: 175x5, 175x5, 175x5, 175x5, 175x5 Deadlift: 175x1, 205x1, 225x1, 255x1, 275x5 53lbs TGU sit-up: 3/3, 3/3, 3/3 CoC Grippers: Tx5/5, Tx5/5, Tx5/5, 1x1/1, 1x1/1 Strap holds- T+7.5lbs 3x10 second holds
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 3, 2011, 8:30 am
Push press: 135x3, 135x3, 135x3 Front squat: 135x5, 135x5 Pull-ups: 12, 10, 9 Barbell roll-ups: 135x10 70lbs KB swings: 15, 15, 15 53lbs TGU sit-ups: 3/3, 3/3, 3/3
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Nov 1, 2011, 12:44 pm
Press: 115x5, 115x5, 115x5, 115x5, 115x5 Front squat: 170x5, 170x5, 170x5, 170x5, 170x5 Deadlift: 170x1, 205x1, 225x1, 255x1, 270x5 CoC grippers: Trainer for 3 sets of 5 L/R, #1 for a single L/R
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Oct 28, 2011, 2:27 pm
I've decided to start weighing myself at work every Friday as a way to keep track of my weight loss and gain. I left all of my clothes on and didn't empty my pockets, so you can probably always take a few pounds off of these measurements, but as long as I'm consistent with my procedures I will be ab...
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Oct 27, 2011, 12:15 pm
Press: 100x5, 100x5, 100x5 Front squat: 135x5, 135x5 Pull-ups: 10, 10, 8 Barbell roll-ups: 135x10 KB swings: 70x10, 70x10
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Oct 25, 2011, 10:02 am
Push press: 135x3, 135x3, 135x3, 135x3, 135x3, 135x3 Front squat: 165x5, 165x5, 165x5, 165x5, 165x5 Deadlift: 165x3, 185x1, 205x1, 225x1, 245x1, 265x5
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Oct 23, 2011, 4:17 am
Press: 100x1, 110x1, 120x1, 130x1, 140x4 Front squat: 135x1, 145x1, 155x1, 175x1, 185x5 Power clean: 135x3, 155x3, 155x3, 155x3, 155x3
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Oct 23, 2011, 4:14 am
Press: 100x5, 100x5, 100x5 Front squat: 135x5, 135x5 Pull-ups: 12, 11, 9 Finger roll-ups: 135x10 Plate curls: 25x5/5 KB swing: 70x10, 70x10, 70x10, 70x10, 70x10
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Oct 18, 2011, 12:36 pm
I have a renewed ardor for updating this blog as I am officially in training for PL again. The last... long time can best be described as f***ing off, but I am on a professionally designed program again with an eye toward competing in the spring. At the moment I am attempting the unusual feat of tra...
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 6, 2010, 9:59 pm
Front squat: 135x5 145x3 155x2 Plate curl: 25x5/5 25x3/3 25x2/2
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 6, 2010, 9:59 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 6, 2010, 9:57 pm
24kg KB clean and press: 3x (1,2,3) Pull-ups: 3x (1,2,3) AMRAP in 4 minutes of: 10 push-ups 95lbs row, 5 reps 24kg tactical lunge, 5/5 reps 10 leg raises 2 rounds
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 6, 2010, 9:57 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 3, 2010, 11:35 pm
"Cindy" As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of 5 pull-ups 10 push-ups 15 squats Got 16 rounds.
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 3, 2010, 11:35 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 2, 2010, 12:58 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Feb 2, 2010, 12:58 pm
CFWU Front Squat: 135x5 135x5 135x5 135x5 135x5 COC: Trainer x5 #1x1 #1x1 #1x1 #1x1 #1x1
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Jan 30, 2010, 10:08 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Jan 30, 2010, 10:08 pm
As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of- 53lbs kb snatch, 5/5reps 8 count bodybuilder, 10 reps 10 squats Bicycle kick, 20 reps 20 jumping jacks 20 mountain climbers Vertical jump, 10 reps 10 push-ups Flutter kick, 10 reps 5 pull-ups 3 rds with about :45 remaining on the clock
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Jan 30, 2010, 1:02 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Jan 30, 2010, 1:02 pm
Crossfit WOD: 10 minutes Handstand push-ups 5 minutes Squats 2 minutes Pull-ups 1 minute Push-ups Total 220 reps.
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Sep 17, 2009, 11:49 am
Run: 3.34 miles in 28:14 Sit-ups: 1x2 minute set 2x1 minute sets 3x30 second sets GTG with 33 push-ups, 1/1 pistol and 11 pull-ups
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Sep 17, 2009, 11:49 am
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Sep 17, 2009, 11:47 am
Man makers: 24kg swing by 10/10 10 jumping jacks for 8 minutes KTE: bwtx7 Plate curls: 25lbsx3/3 GTG with 33 push-ups, 1/1 pistol and 11 pull-ups
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Sep 17, 2009, 11:47 am
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Sep 14, 2009, 8:11 pm
24kg TGU: 15 minutes of alternating singles 25lbs plate curl: 5/5 KTE: bwtx6 GTG with 1/1 pistols, 33 push-ups and 11 pull-ups
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Sep 14, 2009, 8:11 pm
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Jul 4, 2009, 7:42 pm
Lately I've been trying to end my PL workouts with a finisher on about two days out of three. I have several reasons for doing this, but perhaps the biggest is that I enjoy the variety and I don't like feeling like I couldn't run a 5k and do fairly well at any given time. Thought they might be inter...
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Martin S. posted an article on Be Strong to Be Useful - Jul 4, 2009, 7:42 pm
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