Strength is a skill" -Pavel Tsatsouline
"Don't take this practice too seriously but train like your life depends on it." -Pattabhi Jois
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Training through minor injuries - more Hi-pulls and Getups

I've never injured myself training.  My injuries always come from doing something I would consider stupid in hindsight.  My last long-lasting injury happened while I was vacuuming.  I made the mistake of trying to pick up the vacuum cleaner with my arms extended.  Way too much pressure for my upper back I guess and I was out of action for about 3-4 months. 

Another typical way I injure myself is moving shit around, particularly heavy training equipment.  So yeah, I hurt my lower back last weekend from loading and unloading the car one too many times for bootcamp and another class I taught at my friends martial arts school.   I believe it is the combination of extending my arms with heavy weights and twisting into unorthodox positions that is fucking me up.

So I'm just a little bit injured.  Not too much but enough to know I have to pull back at least a little.  Lucky for me I am only in the 2nd week of a 4 week training program.  If you've paid attention to my blog you know I train 3 weeks forward, 1 week back when it comes to volume and intensity.  Last week I went very light and this week I plan on adding only a little volume and weight.  No videos today but here's the routine:

5 minute warmup

Kettlebell Hi-Pulls - 5 sets on the 2nd minute and 5 sets on the minute.  I did the same rep scheme and weights for each 5 set round.  16 kg, 18, 24, 24, 24 kg bell. 

Kettlebell Getups - 4 total rounds each side using the 16, 18, 24, 24 kg bell.

I barely noticed my little back problem while training. 

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