Bret S. training log

[Bret S.]

Wed 11/11

Beach run 1 hr

 

[Anna C]

Best wishes with the new log, Bret!

Mike.

Now I know who strawdog is. Hehe

Good to see your log here, Bret!

 

[Bret S.]

Now I know who strawdog is. Hehe

Good to see your log here, Bret!

The log continues its journey on another river

 

[Bret S.]

Thurs 11/12

Circuit x 8 rounds
Mace turns x 50 @22 lb
Band ring pushup x 5
Pullup x 5
Labor intensive day at work, 400 mace turns afterward are gonna leave a mark ?

 

[Bret S.]

Sat 11/14

Beach run 1 hr

 

[Snowman]

I made a new mace; thought you would get a kick out of it. Not near as pretty as yours, but it's 37 pounds of fun. Still working on figuring it out. Haven't dislocated anything yet...

 

[The Nail]

Haven't dislocated anything yet...

There's always tomorrow

 

[Bret S.]

I made a new mace; thought you would get a kick out of it. Not near as pretty as yours, but it's 37 pounds of fun. Still working on figuring it out. Haven't dislocated anything yet...

Nice Matt!
37 lbs? Holy monkey dude! Be careful with it, Neal can tell you why.

I've had a full sized basketball mace on my radar lately, my heaviest is 30 lbs and I swing it sparingly, that's partially due to my belief that high reps are necessary right now, the 30 lb is the next size down from full. I'm thinking the full size will net around 34-35 lbs, after that I'll do another one with some re-bar pieces in it, bringing the weight up to around 38+ lbs.

My workhorse mace is the 22 lb, that's my anytime, any reps, no warm-up gitter done tool. Now I can swing it for hundreds of reps and not pay much price in recovery, slowly I'll work the 26 lb into the same scenario, then the 30 lb and so on. It'll likely take several years with many thousands of reps. I view it the same as working up in snatch weight.

I have to say, mace is bulletproofing my shoulders like nothing else. Yesterday I noticed an obscure little WTH effect while cleaning the inside of the car windshield, I'm used to stabilizers burning after a time in that scenario, when it didn't happen I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[Snowman]

My workhorse mace is the 22 lb, that's my anytime, any reps, no warm-up gitter done tool. Now I can swing it for hundreds of reps and not pay much price in recovery,

Damn. Gitter done is right ?

 

[Bret S.]

Damn. Gitter done is right ?

Ha, thanks brother

 

[Bret S.]

Mon 11/16

Circuit x 4
20 mace turns @22 lb
10 ring pushup
7 pullup

Snatch
30 x 5 reps @28k

 

[Bret S.]

Mon 11/16

Round 2
Beach run 1 hr

 

[The Nail]

Mon 11/16

Round 2
Beach run 1 hr
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What's your average min/mi pace look like?

 

[Bret S.]

What's your average min/mi pace look like?

Around 12:30 - 13:00 min mi average.. usually, depends on how I'm feeling and beach conditions, they vary nearly every time out.

 

[The Nail]

Around 12:30 - 13:00 min mi average.. usually, depends on how I'm feeling and beach conditions, they vary nearly every time out.

Very nice bro That's a great pace in sand.

 

[Bret S.]

Very nice bro That's a great pace in sand.

Thanks Matt, I run on the harder sand at the shore break and do it barefoot, sometimes the higher tide pushes me into softer sand, which is harder on my calves and knees. I try and catch more friendly tides, but sometimes I have to embrace the suck (if you can say beach running sucks at all ? )

 

[Bret S.]

Thurs 11/19

Circuits x 10
20 mace turns (100 @ 22 lb, 100 @ 26 lb)
5 Banded ring pushup
5 Pullup

Snatch
20 NR @ 28k
Working a lot lately..

 

[JonS]

Working a lot lately..

Good that you were able to squeeze in a quick 200 Mace 360s, then.

 

[The Nail]

Good that you were able to squeeze in a quick 200 Mace 360s, then.

Ya know, our Bret is mellowing out in his old age

 

[Bret S.]

Good that you were able to squeeze in a quick 200 Mace 360s, then.

Thanks Jon, I really didn't feel like training after doing drywall work. It's amazing how training resets a work sore body.