2024 : 09 : 09

Long Rests and Session Time Limits

This was the second full week of my strength program, and I’m on pace to set PRs by the end of the program in another two weeks.

Strict Press: 155 x 2

Summary:

Progress is exciting. I haven’t done a proper strength program since Spring 2023. Two weeks into this program I’m on pace to match my previous PRs; which is remarkable given my knee injury this past summer and may overall emphasis on other areas of fitness before that.

Putting a time limit on my strength sessions has made be have to be more intentional about resting (an active process) between sets, as well as limit how aggressive I can be with increases in load. All of that has amounted to pretty steady progress and usually minimized soreness and fatigue the next day.

My next training block will likely feature Olympic lifts as power is a natural progression from strength, and also allows of implementing said power movements into capacity training further down the road.

From a grappling perspective, I’ve tried to remain disciplined and really focus on building back my wrestling, which has been severely limited by my lack of knee mobility.

As a coach, I’ve tried to renew my commitment to specialization as well and focus more attention and duration on fewer, more effective techniques, rather than getting “lost in the sauce” of thousands of (good) techniques online.Squat 1-year PR FS 275 x 2 (est. 340 back squat); best (modern era) 375 (225 x 20, March 2022).

excited for OLYs which set things up nicely for capacity work, though the results from my Morpheus study (below) may alter that trajectory.