Future Topics: February

I hope for this blog to be a good mix of theory and practice.  In addition to talking a little bit about what I’m doing, I’ll be posting about strength and conditioning theory.  What I choose to talk about will be influenced by what’s currently in my training schedule.

Prior Topics: Learning Phase (Dec/Jan)

This phase started around Dec 20th and lasted until January 29th.  I learned how to do some Olympic lifts and variations using dumbells.  I also learned and practiced my jump rope training.

Some of the topics that were written about in this phase were:

• goal setting
• program design by Tim Morrill
• program design by Matt Mackey
• Olympic lifting
• jump rope training
• dealing with foul weather and equipment restrictions

February:  short circuit!

This training block is going to be a short block of time devoted to circuit training.  The purpose is primarily to give myself some indoor variety in my training.  I hope to see some benefit to improved body composition as well.

I realize February is about half over.    Since the beginning of February I've started in on circuit training, experimented with Bikram Yoga, had an excellent conversation with a massage therapist and his students, had a visit from Colin McIntyre who hooked me up with an unique training aparatus, and had a visit from Tim Morrill who I met in person for the first time.  So yea I've got some catching up to do in my writing!

Here are some topics I'll cover before the month is out:

• circuit training
• visits from Tim Morrill and Colin McIntyre
• soft tissue work and massage

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