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I haven’t been on this sight for some time now, but I have decided to use this blog as kind of a training journal. Everyday I will come here and write about the days training.
This all started this past weekend when Rick Lehman, Alexis Lehman, Johnny Little and myself loaded up and headed out to So-Cal. We met up with Greg Hill, Matt Zito and most of the GHP Factory team. We were there to work on our training. Greg wanted to make sure we were all training the proper way. So Saturday we went to a local track and did gates for a while. Greg worked with us on mind set, form and power. We spent two sessions there that day and hung out at the pool that night. Sunday we went to a vacant parking lot for sprints and plyo metrics. Watching Greg demonstrate you can tell he has done this for years.
Monday I was going to take the day off but I decided that I was in good enough condition to do sprints. On the way home from Cali I had written down some key points from the training in my phone. This is so I can review them before every session. Of course meaning to do and doing so are two different things. I’m not in the habit yet so I keep forgetting to review them. Luckily I still have them in my head. So Monday after work I hopped on the cruiser, got my helmet, gloves and knee guards and headed out front of my house. I rode around the block three time to warm up. It’s a short ride but it works. First up were second pedal sprints, one set of ten. Then straight into normal sprints, one set of ten, rested for about 2 minutes then ten more.
That night Kristi and I went to famous foot wear for new gym shoes. My old ones finally had it and I need good support for my back. Afterwards it was off to Dick’s sporting goods for a set of fifteen pound dumb bells. These are for plyo metrics. I know our pros are doing them with weights and are having great results.
Tuesday morning I was up at 5 am and headed off to the gym. I did 20 minutes on the elliptical, then 3 sets of dead lifts with 135 pounds. I haven’t done the dead lifts in a while so I probably should have done a little less weight. That day I got off work a little early and went to Gordy’s bicycles to get a spacer for my Profile gear. I wanted to do sprints on my ’20 but I took the spacer off my bike to use on Rick’s cruiser so he could run the GHP cranks. Stopped in and talked to one of the guys I used to ride with. Got the spacer and off to home. On the way I stopped for gas. When I got home I could not find the spacer. I must have dropped it at QT. I was really bumming, I could have sworn I had another one so I spent about an hour looking for it around my house. No luck, so I hopped on the cruiser and did my sprints again. Greg wants our front tire off the ground for the first 3 feet. I’m struggling with the cruiser to do so without pulling up. I did the same as Monday but worked more on form. I’m sure it will come with more training.
Then it was time for the plyo metrics. Six sets to failure with 15 pound dumb bells. Now you might think 15 pounds in each hand isn’t much, but try it. When your coming down you feel it. After wards I was dead tired but my legs didn’t feel as pumped as when I was doing them without weights. My legs Wednesday morning were not quit as sore as I expected. I’ll have to talk to Greg about this one and see what he thinks.
Wednesday morning I woke up at 5 for the gym. This time it was strictly cardio. 30 minutes on the elliptical. I was thinking about Tuesdays work out and was a little disappointed with the lack of sourness in my legs. It’s easy to get discouraged when training, but I have to keep telling myself that it will work. I know this because Greg told me. He’s been there, done the sprints, the jumps and the gates. Day after day, night after night and it worked. I just have to stick with it.
I don’t know if anyone is actually going to reads this, but for those that do thank you for taking a little time out of your day.
Till next time,
-DFISH