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Starting Plyos and Speed Work plyometrics speed training log training principles

Hallelujah it's finally warm!  Today I did some plyometric work and top speed training outside

From now until mid-May my primary focus will be on speed, agility, and plyometrics. This does not mean that I'll be doing agility workouts every day.  It means that I plan my other workouts so...

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Priorities: Movement vs Motor Skills training log training principles

Monday I did my 20s/40s intervals at the track, Tuesday I did lateral movement intervals. These are the same types of workouts I was doing around this time last year. While last year I was working hard to go from almost no fitness to being fit enough to survive a serious tryout process, this year...

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Death Circuit endurance strength training training log

Ok this is really the last of the circuits.  Brian and I decided on one more and we were determined to end on a good one.

What is the Death Circuit?

What follows is a modification of the Survivor Circuit  (formerly known as the Death Circuit).  The Death Circuit was developed...

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Circuit Training with Brian: Part 3 endurance strength training training log

This will sadly be the last in the series of circuit training with Brian. It's been a nice change of pace but it's time to get back to my more normal lifting routine.

Exercises were paired.  We did 40s of work followed by 20s rest for each exercise. Each pair was done three times.  80s...

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3 Tips for Forming Healthy Habits training log

Okay so all of the comments from my calf catastrophe post finally motivated me enough to get my butt in gear with the soft tissue work.  Thanks guys!  I have successfully done at least a few minutes of work every day for the past five days.  Forming new habits is hard!  If you...

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Circuit Training with Brian: Part 2 endurance strength training training log

Brian, my circuit training partner

Meet Brian.  He's one of several MMA dudes who goes to my gym. I recruited Brian to help me get through a month of circuit training.

I recruited Brian because I noticed he uses circuit training fairly regularly.  While I have a few circuits I use, in...

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