Manchild's Training Journal

[manchild]

General Prep: Micro 2, Day 3
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Current condition
I got around 7 hours of sleep last night. Its not as much as I would like, but I feel good.

Today went like this...

Dynamic warm-up
12 laps, high knees, butt-kickers, etc...

Jumps
4-star drill
4 x 10

ankle jumps
3 x 15

Running jumps for height (1-leg)
3 x 5 each leg

Broad jumps
5 reps (10', 10'2", 10'4", 10'4", 10'2")

Bench Press
10 x 135lbs, 5 x 285lbs

Notes
I promised myself that I wouldn't play basketball today and I didn't for the most part. Somehow I ended up practice my jump shot for about 2 hours.

My jumps today went very well. I was getting pretty high off one leg and actually threw down a couple of dunks as well. The only problem is every time I jump off one leg my left knee hurts like hell. With a little more practice I can see myself getting a lot higher.

I really had nothing left in the tank for weights today. I did get a set in on the bench though. I don't really know if that helps at all.

[manchild]

General Prep: Micro 3, Day 2
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Current condition
I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and I paying for it at the moment. Also my right ring finger hurts like hell. Yesterday I jammed it pretty bad in a basketball game and now its freakin HUGE!!! This could pose a problem.

Here's how today went...

no warm-up today

Squats
5 x 180lbs, 5 x 215lbs, 5 x 265lbs, 5 x 300lbs, 10 x 300lbs

Bench Press
5 x 150lbs, 5 x 185lbs, 5 x 220lbs, 5 x 265lbs, 1 x 290lbs

Basketball
3 games of full court, 5-on-5
5 games of 4-on-4

Notes
I didn't get 5 reps at 290lbs and I pissed to say the least. I lost my grip on my 2nd rep and almost bit the dust. Luckily I had an excellent spotter.