Morning: Balance Gym
Pendlay rows 5 x 5 (perform 10 dips between each set)
145
Skill work: Inverted hangs/skin-the-cats
Notes: Had hoped to do some snatch drilling this morning along with my upper body strength work; however, I was running a little short on time. Plus, with tomorrow's squats looming (3 x 6 @ 80%), I figured I'd give the legs an extra day of recovery. Felt pretty explosive on Pendlay rows. It's difficult to fight the tendency to drop the chest instead of pulling the bar all the way to your chest in an explosive manner. I should be ready to move up in weight next time. I raised the dipping bars up pretty high so I could maintain proper body positioning throughout the movement rather than bending my knees and crossing my ankles. First time dipping in a while, and it showed. I actually failed the last set and only managed eight reps. Bodyweight movements are certainly more difficult when you gain weight.
Afternoon: Pool
Today's session was great because the instructor forced me past my comfort zone. We swam some 50 yard pieces and focused on the turn off the wall. Emphasis was on rotating the body from side-to-side with each stroke. We even swam a 100 yard piece, which was very difficult for me. We also did some work with the kick board. The instructor introduced the butterfly stroke at the end of class. I still have a long way to go with swimming.
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