Harald Motz
Level 8 Valued Member
statistics: 38 years, 178cm, 93kg
injuries: nothing really broken yet
mobility: no restrictions in movements
background: 7-20: soccer, table tennis, figure dancing, taekwondo, kickboxing (all at a low level)
introduced myself to weight training at 15-16 via a little book (no planning about that, progression either more reps or more weight)
20-33: endurance sport cycling and running regularly (3-4 x week), most of the time alone (really do not need an external motivator) read something about that, used a hr-monitor (no planning about that or competitions); strength training occasionally
33-now: started practicing shikantaza (sitting without intention). The first time I heard better read about Kettlebell - what the hell is that? -
in the book by John Little about Bruce Lee "the art of expressing the human body" if there was one I could say "the rest is history", but I got my first kettlebells and olympic barbells before five years and soon stumbled over Pavel Tsatsouline's work and got "Power to the People" and knew reading a few pages, that this guy has some knowledge, no pretending and no bullshit and got some more books from him and other great authors like Dan John, Brooks Kubik, Mark Rippetoe, Geoff Neupert, Marty Gallagher, Louie Simmons, Tommy Kono to name a few. That is the good thing about the Internet: you get the best informations, when you make the right decisions. So, when it comes to training I am an complete autodidact, meaning no one showed me the moves, I make my decisions, but I seem to be influenced in some way...
aim: staying healthy meaning mobile, strong, fast, endurance. Skill development. Persistency till the day I will wipe my a.. for myself the last time (great longtime goal stolen from Mr.Ciampa).
currently: owned simple feb. 2015, back on S&S since three weeks, made a commitment using 47k (thiner handle better now for my swings) and 50k (thicker handle, but more space between bell and handle, better for get ups). Extensive Use of the hr-monitor and using the elite hrv-app. Still tinkering about frequency. two days in a row seem to much by now. So every other day or 3 or maybe 2 times a week. Additionally I do some easy rowing on my concept2 and like the guidelines for the Ukranian Deadlifts.
09/24/15: (hr: 67 hrv: 58 score 9para).
+ zazen
planned S&S (would have been 216. session)
+ goblets 50k - 5r x 3 - halo 32k 5r x 3
noticed while warming up hr was 10-15 beats higher as usual
+ swings 47k - 2hand 5rx6s - 1hand 5rx14s - 43min
hr spike 10 higher than usual and did not really want to come down under 100
did not any get ups, took a shower and later did standing ab wheel rollouts 5rx5s
09/25/15: (hr: 58 hrv: 62 score: 3para)
+ zazen
according to elite hrv: "Your parasympathicus is abnormally high, your body is likely in a deep recovery mode and possibly over training. Good recovery activities include walking and very light exercise" this is definitely mirroring what was going on yesterday. And yes, today no weights, maybe very easy rowing, and it has been a long time ago since I was in sauna the last time.
+ standing abwheel rollouts - 8r x 3s
injuries: nothing really broken yet
mobility: no restrictions in movements
background: 7-20: soccer, table tennis, figure dancing, taekwondo, kickboxing (all at a low level)
introduced myself to weight training at 15-16 via a little book (no planning about that, progression either more reps or more weight)
20-33: endurance sport cycling and running regularly (3-4 x week), most of the time alone (really do not need an external motivator) read something about that, used a hr-monitor (no planning about that or competitions); strength training occasionally
33-now: started practicing shikantaza (sitting without intention). The first time I heard better read about Kettlebell - what the hell is that? -
in the book by John Little about Bruce Lee "the art of expressing the human body" if there was one I could say "the rest is history", but I got my first kettlebells and olympic barbells before five years and soon stumbled over Pavel Tsatsouline's work and got "Power to the People" and knew reading a few pages, that this guy has some knowledge, no pretending and no bullshit and got some more books from him and other great authors like Dan John, Brooks Kubik, Mark Rippetoe, Geoff Neupert, Marty Gallagher, Louie Simmons, Tommy Kono to name a few. That is the good thing about the Internet: you get the best informations, when you make the right decisions. So, when it comes to training I am an complete autodidact, meaning no one showed me the moves, I make my decisions, but I seem to be influenced in some way...
aim: staying healthy meaning mobile, strong, fast, endurance. Skill development. Persistency till the day I will wipe my a.. for myself the last time (great longtime goal stolen from Mr.Ciampa).
currently: owned simple feb. 2015, back on S&S since three weeks, made a commitment using 47k (thiner handle better now for my swings) and 50k (thicker handle, but more space between bell and handle, better for get ups). Extensive Use of the hr-monitor and using the elite hrv-app. Still tinkering about frequency. two days in a row seem to much by now. So every other day or 3 or maybe 2 times a week. Additionally I do some easy rowing on my concept2 and like the guidelines for the Ukranian Deadlifts.
09/24/15: (hr: 67 hrv: 58 score 9para).
+ zazen
planned S&S (would have been 216. session)
+ goblets 50k - 5r x 3 - halo 32k 5r x 3
noticed while warming up hr was 10-15 beats higher as usual
+ swings 47k - 2hand 5rx6s - 1hand 5rx14s - 43min
hr spike 10 higher than usual and did not really want to come down under 100
did not any get ups, took a shower and later did standing ab wheel rollouts 5rx5s
09/25/15: (hr: 58 hrv: 62 score: 3para)
+ zazen
according to elite hrv: "Your parasympathicus is abnormally high, your body is likely in a deep recovery mode and possibly over training. Good recovery activities include walking and very light exercise" this is definitely mirroring what was going on yesterday. And yes, today no weights, maybe very easy rowing, and it has been a long time ago since I was in sauna the last time.
+ standing abwheel rollouts - 8r x 3s
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