Hobbes
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Almost done my first two blocs of training and the heaviest dl weight for this bloc is done. So now it gets interesting. What will the dl feel like when I come back to it? What will the swing and getup feel like on Monday? I’m excited. I’m hoping for what some call ‘super-adaptation’, although I don’t think I’ve pushed hard enough to see that.
I appreciate the comment “with my shoulders” - but it was my injuries that led me down this path. I was unable to continue training with my crew. I couldn’t do half the movements I was programming in. Then I developed tennis elbow in my left arm due to too much pull-up training. I knew I had to scale back. I’d tried some of Pavel’s workouts with my crew previously but they got bored quickly. Not me.
I’d read somewhere that the swing can be done with a wide variety of injuries. Tried it and voila - S&S seemed like a natural. In particular because I’d kept track of Pavel Macek’s prodigious journey. I’d considered previously combining with PTTP.
My “aha” moment came upon re-reading Pavel Tsatsoulines comment along the lines of “the press is just the cherry on the deadlift sundae.”
I knew my press was going to suck, but I was thinking “Who cares if I have a small shrivelled cherry if I have a tasty sundae?”
The two week blocs just seems to fit. It gives me a natural ‘waviness’ for my dl and let’s face it - at my age and with my previous level of adaptation that is a really good thing. It’s almost a variation of conjugate training - in the hinge blocs of grinds and ballistics.
I’ve got some operations on the horizon, but I think I’m positioned for quick recoveries.
All thanks to Pavel T and his stunt double Pavel M. I’m relatively pain free right now and enjoying my gym time once again.
My original goal was to move well, be able to enjoy my grandkids and set an example for family & friends. I kept telling myself to enjoy the process - no expectations. (cue Rolling Stones). But that really isn’t true. I love being strong and I do have a dl number in the back of my mind. “It would be nice to dl …”
We will see. I’m focused on focusing on the process.
I appreciate the comment “with my shoulders” - but it was my injuries that led me down this path. I was unable to continue training with my crew. I couldn’t do half the movements I was programming in. Then I developed tennis elbow in my left arm due to too much pull-up training. I knew I had to scale back. I’d tried some of Pavel’s workouts with my crew previously but they got bored quickly. Not me.
I’d read somewhere that the swing can be done with a wide variety of injuries. Tried it and voila - S&S seemed like a natural. In particular because I’d kept track of Pavel Macek’s prodigious journey. I’d considered previously combining with PTTP.
My “aha” moment came upon re-reading Pavel Tsatsoulines comment along the lines of “the press is just the cherry on the deadlift sundae.”
I knew my press was going to suck, but I was thinking “Who cares if I have a small shrivelled cherry if I have a tasty sundae?”
The two week blocs just seems to fit. It gives me a natural ‘waviness’ for my dl and let’s face it - at my age and with my previous level of adaptation that is a really good thing. It’s almost a variation of conjugate training - in the hinge blocs of grinds and ballistics.
I’ve got some operations on the horizon, but I think I’m positioned for quick recoveries.
All thanks to Pavel T and his stunt double Pavel M. I’m relatively pain free right now and enjoying my gym time once again.
My original goal was to move well, be able to enjoy my grandkids and set an example for family & friends. I kept telling myself to enjoy the process - no expectations. (cue Rolling Stones). But that really isn’t true. I love being strong and I do have a dl number in the back of my mind. “It would be nice to dl …”
We will see. I’m focused on focusing on the process.