some rehab, as well as a more organized maintenance session; worked on benching form (tuck elbows, even lifting and lower even with light weights, etc.) I'll probably be sticking with primarily weights instead of bodyweight stuff, but i'll toss in 1-3 bodyweight/endurance days. I'll also up the volume as i get a better feel for how i can handle practices with this stuff on the side.

Sunday:
-T Bar deadlift: 10-6 reps
loads: 135-275
-Close grip bench: 10-5-5
loads: 45-95-115 (i was worried about my elbows, so i didn't go too high on the weight)
-1x5 barbell row (115lbs)
-1x5 k2e (curled until i was upside down)

-1x8 cuban rotations (15lb db)
-1x6 one leg calf raises (180lbs)
-1x6 self resisting shin raises

So I was supposed to have two baseball games this week, though due to snow and rain plaguing my fair state (try and tell me global warming isn't real), they were both canceled. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I did some conditioning of sorts, and i will post what i do tomorrow as well. I haven't been pushing too hard, as i've really been focusing on developing my swing for the year; I was so pissed off last weekend due to awful hitting, but with a quick visit to my coach and some diligent practice things are coming around.

Monday:
-back squat..10-5
loads: 135-225
-Close grip Bench..10-5-5
loads: bar-95-135
-1x8 chin ups (no additional weight haha; i felt a little silly)
-1x5 knees to elbows

-1x8 calf raises (weight unknown)
-1x8 self resisting shin raises

Wednesday:
-back squat..10-5
loads: 135-225
-Close grip Bench..10-5-5
loads: bar-95-135
-2x5 barbell rows (135lbs)
-2x5 knees to elbows

-2x8 calf raises
-2x8 self resisting shin raises

Thursday: couldn't get into the weight room, so i improvised with the 25lb plate they use to keep the door open.
-2x15 jumping goblet squats (25lbs)
-2x8 pushups (these were on my knuckles so i didn't go very long. ah well)
-2x6 twists with weight held at arm's length (25lbs)
-2x15 one arm rows (25lbs)

-2x20 jumping calf raises
-2x30 shin raises

ok so i have been getting in some form(s) of maintenance work, but nothing substantial. I've certainly lost alot of the CNS gains that i made in the winter and spring, but i'm not worried about getting those back and pushing farther after baseball season. Right now it's been very difficult to condition intensively , since i'm playing 4 games a week, and practicing another day. That pretty much leaves friday night and saturday to get something done, so i've just been tossing stuff together based on availability.

Right now, i'm doing unspecified amounts of
-db jerks into overhead walking
-goblet squats, thrusters
-push ups, push presses
-some pull ups or seated rows
-a little benching, some heavier back squatting
-bodyweight playing around, some medicine ball stuff

quite vague, but really i don't have any room for a schedule what with school, baseball, and music right now without effecting me something fierce. I'll continue updating a little more often (hopefully) but really my training won't pick up until into July (or so i think; from what i've heard Mickey Mantle ball is fairly intense schedule wise) but i may be able to make something work given the additional rest i'll have in the summer.

pretty active afternoon-evening time today..there are some solid trees near me that go up about 35-40 ft. What's nice about them is that there are three near each other that get progressively more difficult to climb; pretty fun in general. I also played well in soccer (1 goal, 1 assist) and hit well in baseball. All in all, a fun, pretty relaxed day.

Thursday:
-Tree Climbing (30-40 min..i don't know)
-Soccer game (1 hour)
-Baseball game (2 hours)

Sunday: rest

I've been stretching quite a bit every day, and i was pleased with my "3rd world squat" practice today; felt good.
Monday:
-baseball practice
-some swimming

well last week i started volunteering at a charity near where i live, and though the work is mainly lifting and moving furniture and boxes in a warehouse, i haven't logged it here. I still won't, though I am making a note of two things: 1) that i volunteer 4 days a week (lots of deadlifting, farmers walks, etc) and 2) that today I will mention because it was fairly intensive.

There was a 5-10 minute period where i had to do approximately 20-30 clean and jerks/presses to move some heavy boxes, and since i was sweating pretty nicely, i'm recording it here.

Monday:
-Clean and Jerk/Presses
-Baseball Practice

mkay so i've still been stretching and doing mobility work (even taped a couple tennis balls together to do stuff for the t-spine) and since i don't have any baseball until tuesday, i did a wee (note: wee) bit of exercise, and quite a lot of biking the day before.

Friday:
-45 min of biking intervals/sprints (first time doing any biking this summer; i've preferred scootering)

Saturday:
-2x5 near one leg squats (+25lbs)
-2x6 sec "flies" using wall
-2x15 calf raises
-2x20 shin raises
-some pullups, some hlr's, some rdl's

I'm glad to see that despite almost no strength training for 3 or so months, i still haven't lost my spring; i was pretty solidly grabbing rim on my friend's basketball hoop yesterday (which i'm pretty certain is 10 ft-i'll check on another hoop sometime)