Topic: Max's Log

[Max G]

baseball practice; my wrist is feeling better, though not 100%. we were kind of sucking so we did some extra conditioning, and after taping up my wrist at home i took 120 swings in the back doing some more hitting.

Monday:
-Baseball practice (1.5 hours)
-Conditioning
sprint to each base starting at home
2x40 second canoes
1x30 second oblique planks
1x30 cross crunches
-hitting (40 minutes)
-1xrope climb (first time to the top of my rope ever; yay for heights fears!)
-4 pullups to the nip region in the school bathroom

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up

Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

Great day today; hit my first home run ( a rocket that i would say was 340 some ft) as well as a double off the center field wall. I pitched and felt good; though wayzata's beastly boy hit a home run over the short porch. so 2-3 with a homer and a double, 1 rbi and 1 run scored.

Tuesday:
-Baseball game (2 hours)
-2x4 pull ups to the chest (over the course of the day)
-4 tuck pull ups
-1 round upper body
5 pull ups
7 push ups
7 diamond pushups

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up

Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

Had baseball practice; we drilled double plays which i'm getting alot better at, so yippee! We also played ultimate baseball as conditioning to mix it up instead of running on its own.

Wednesday:
-Baseball Practice (1.5 hours)
-Conditioning
ultimate baseball weeee
-1x4 pull ups to los nips

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up

Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

baseball game at armstrong. we knocked them around, 12-2, and i went 3-4 with 2 doubles, a single, 3 runs scored, and an rbi or two. A fine day; we're now 6-2 and first in the conference. I reinjured my wrist a bit; so i'll keep it taped whenever i train or play baseball..my left big toe is still sore also from soccer, as well as the inside of my foot.

Thursday:
-Baseball Game (2.5 hours)


Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up

Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

I didn't sleep so well last night; i don't feel as fresh, but that's all right. I experienced a somewhat old sensation that i haven't felt for a while-my muscles tired quickly, especially in my core work, and while it didn't feel like muscle fatigue, i realized it was muscle exhaustion. I couldn't even hold an L-sit! The lack of sleep and some stuff yesterday didn't help.

Also, i went to a nearby baseball field to work on throwing and fielding with a teammate, and after i went to work out for 40 minutes, came home, and continued after a short break.

I have soccer practice in an hour, so i will pick up and do more later on, or perhaps tomorrow.

Friday:
Rest and went to a party (wee dance dance)

Saturday:
-4 rounds upper body
5 pull ups
6 pushups
6 close knuckle pushups
-4x5 seated rows (144 lbs)
-3x5 deadlift (145 lbs)
-2x5 deep dumbbell squats (120 lbs)

-3x10 second Tuck Planche
-2x20 weighted decline sit ups (10 lbs)
-1x6 weighted decline sit ups (25 lbs)
-2x30 second canoe
-2x30 second oblique canoe

and later on:

-Bench Press:
1x6 (105 lbs) 1x6 (115 lbs) 1x6 (125 lbs) 1x6 (135 lbs) 1x5 (145 lbs)
-5 rounds floor wipers (left, right, middle= 1)
-3x10 second tuck planche
-Bubka Attempts (pole vaulting buddy was showing me the technique)
-2x5 deadlift (145 lbs)
-2x6 swing ups


I'm going to try to do a bit more during the week without affecting my baseball play..i'm improving steadily but my progress is a bit slower thanks to my 6 days of light work and 1 day of very intense work. This isn't the formula i would like to use, but unfortunately my situation doesn't allow for much flexibility.

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up

Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

i've been doing some thinking;
1) Instead of having 1 heavy day and 6 light or nonexistent days, i need 2 heavy-3 medium-2 light

so i will exercise my upper and lower body alot on saturday, my core alot on sunday, and then i will slowly up the amounts that i do during the weekdays.

2) I also have two new goals; accomplish the Bubka (an ab exercise pole vaulters use; i would liken it to the muscle up) and to bench my bodyweight.

When i do my medium and light days, i will make sure to be doing weighted and false grip pull ups; after reading jim bathurst's muscle up tutorial, im more determined than ever to get it.
Sunday: Rest

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

Baseball practice; lots of hitting, as well as some fielding and throwing. I did a light day what with my game tomorrow in hopkins..

so

Monday:
-Baseball Practice (primarily hitting, 1.5 hours)
-1 round upper body
5 weighted pull ups (+15 lbs)
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups (my wrist is still sore)
-2x6 low squat jump bottom-holds
-2x15 one legged calf raises
-2x10 alternating lunges

i'm thinking about testing my long jump and pull up max this weekend to see if i've made any progress
Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

Baseball game against hopkins; i went 3-4 with 3 singles, an rbi and a run scored. We were winning 11-2 when myself and a handful of other starters were pulled in the 5th inning, and by the end of the 7th (also the end of the game) we had finished 11-10. A very close call, but we won and i did well so it doesn't matter.

Tuesday:
-Baseball Game (2.5 hours)
-2 rounds of upper body
5 weighted pull ups (+15 lbs)
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups
-4x2 wrist rollers
-1x6 deep dumbbell squats (50 lbs)
-Lots of pull ups and swinging around on the bars in gym class during our "warm up"

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

Lots of fielding practice today; playing in the heat was pretty draining..

Wednesday:
-1 upper body round
5 weighted pull ups (+15 lbs)
7 pushups
7 close knuckle push ups
-1x2 wrist rollers
-1x12 second tuck planche
-1x25 second canoe
-1x25 second oblique canoes
-4 rounds of floor wipers (one round =left, middle, right)
-1x45 second back bridge
-1x4 tuck pull ups
-bubka hang

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

Yesterday we had a game against wayzata, who we are 1-1 against. The loss we should have won, but our game against them was horrible. 27-3. Everything that anyone could have done wrong went wrong, and they got every break possible. So anyway, Thursday i played baseball, and today i had another game which we won against the B team, as well as some light core work. I went 1-2 and 2-2 with 3 rbi's and 2 runs scored in the respective games.

Thursday:
-Baseball game (2.5 hours)

Friday:
-Baseball game (2 hours)
-1x15 second tuck planche
-1x25 second canoe
-1x20 second oblique canoe
-1x10 second Bubka hang
-1x 4 rounds of floor wipers
-1x15 leg raises
-1x45 second back bridge

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

went to the Y and tried some more squats and deadlifting.. i think i either picked too high a weight, or my form is poor on the deadlift, (either is definitely believable) because my lower back felt a bit strained. So i stopped on that, but continued with the rest of my workout. I also tried false grip pull ups, which i believe i did right..and if so, then my lower palms definitely need toughening up.

Saturday:
-4 rounds Upper Body Circuit
5 pull ups
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups
-5x1 false grip pull ups
-6x5 seated rows (137.5 lbs)
-3x5 overhead press (60 lbs)
-3x5 dumbbell "T"-raise (20 lbs each)

-4x5 bulgarians (+60 lbs)
-3x5 hamstring curls (75 lbs)
-3x15 calf raises (+60 lbs)
-2x5 dumbbell squats (+120 lbs)

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

did some core work and had baseball practice today; the bubka holds seem to be getting better, and so is my tuck planche. I had been planning on doing more, but i didn't know that i have a game tomorrow, so i cut back a bit.

Sunday:
-4 rounds Core Circuit
10 sec tuck planche
20 sec canoe
20 sec oblique canoe (both sides)
8 sec bubka bottom hold
-6 rounds floor wipers (left-middle-right-middle=1)
-2x10 second bubka bottom hold

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

haven't posted in a couple of days mainly because i've had some end of the year projects to finish up on-my mom kept me off any parkour forums when she was home, so i couldn't make an entry. Anyways,

Monday:
-Baseball Game (1 hour 10 minutes)
We kicked Ass! we won 12-1, and i drove in 4 rbi with a 3 run homer
-2 rounds upper body circuit
5 pull ups
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups (wrist is around 85 percent-getting there)
-2x10 second bubka hang
-1x15 second tuck planche
-1 rope climb
-1x15 leg raises

Tuesday:
-Baseball Game (2 hours)
We won our tenth game of the year, so now we're 10-3..not such a great game for me, though. I almost blew the lead, and i kept hitting the ball hard at people.
-1x12 second tuck planche
-2x10 second bubka hang
-1 round Upper body Circuit
5 pull ups
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups

Wednesday:
-1 round upper body
5 pull ups
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups
-1x10 second bubka hang
-1x15 leg raises
-1x20 second oblique canoe (each side)
-1x45 second back bridge
-2x2 wrist rollers
-1x20 fast-slow squeezes (each hand)
-1x50 fast squeezes (each hand)

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.25 foot standing long jump (8 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)

[Max G]

first game of a baseball tournament; this is kicking off the traveling season. Didn't do so hot, but no one really did. I had two nice catches in left-a nice start for my new specialization as becoming an outfielder, and i pitched-my stuff was really good, and my throwing mechanics are back on track. As for hitting, i went 0-2 and got hit in the head. I'm a little annoyed, because due to this tournament i won't be able to exercise alot until sunday..but i have a game in the morning then, as well as a service project to finish (it's only 25 percent of my 4th quarter gov grade) but yayyyy 14 days of school left!!

Also: A goal Accomplishment! During gym class, myself and 4 other friends were fooling around in the long jump pits (one of them is a long jumper), and i happened to measure my broad jump-it's now around 8.325 feet.

Friday:
-Baseball Game (2.5 hours)
-1 Upper Body Round
5 pull ups
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups
-1x10 second bubka hold
-1x6 v-ups

I've begun doing alot more parkour technique drilling as of recently, focusing on my roll and some basic vault practice to get back into the swing of things.

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.5 foot broad jump (8.325 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)
8.25 foot broad jump

[Max G]

Two baseball games today; i am sore, tired, and it sucked. I hit pretty poorly (though i fielded well) and the day was hot, exhausting, and just crappy. Anyway, i relaxed for a while, and about 10 minutes ago i finished a core circuit.

Saturday:
-2 baseball games (2 hours each)
-3 rounds core circuit
10 sec Tuck Planche
6 V-ups
15 leg raises
-3 rounds small core circuit
45 sec back bridge
25 sec oblique canoe

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.5 foot broad jump (8.325 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)
8.25 foot broad jump

[Max G]

Went to the Y and had a pretty good workout today

Sunday:-3 rounds upper body circuit
5 pull ups
7 pushups
7 close pushups (wrist is getting better!)
-2x3 weighted pullups (+20 lbs)
-4x6 ham curl (87.5 lbs)
-4x7 pushups
-2x5 bench (115 lbs)
-3x5 overhead press (60 lbs)
-3x5 dumbbell T raise (20 lbs each hand)

-4x15 calf raises (+70 lbs)
-2x8 lunges (+80 lbs)
-1x8 lunges (+90 lbs)
-4x6 ham curl (87.5 lbs)
-3x20 inward ankle rolls
-3x20 outward ankle rolls
-3x15 shin raises

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.5 foot broad jump (8.325 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)
8.25 foot broad jump

[Max G]

 didn't do a whole lot yesterday because i had my last school ball game of the season today; went 1-2 with 1 run scored, and 1 rbi-my swing felt better today and i was seeing the ball pretty well. Threw and fielded well also. In gym class we had a faux track meet, and i participated in the "super man high jump" myself and a friend who is a jumper on the track team made it all the way to 5'8" only on diving over the bar. Turns out that it was a pretty good lower back workout to do so many reverse leg lifts as the flick to get over the bar. I also realized that the "strain" i felt earlier last week on the deadlift was from my lower back not being strong enough for the weight i picked; i believe my form is all right, assuming the weight is manageable. I also hurt my ankle and lightly reinjured my wrist on the somersault landings, so i'll be taking it a bit easier on those parts so i can go out and do lots of parkour and missions on my memorial day weekend.

Monday:
Not a whole lot; mostly rest

Tuesday:
-Baseball game (2 hours)
-High jump (40 minutes)

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.5 foot broad jump (8.325 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)
8.25 foot broad jump

[Max G]

today is awfully wet out; i'm waiting for our coach to cancel practice..even though i'm hurt he still wants me to come and help out. ah well.. anyway, i got in some conditioning to make myself happy. I  think that once the school year is over, i will reduce the number of pull ups in one round, but make them weighted to make my pull ups more explosive

Wednesday:
-1 round upper body circuit
5 pullups
7 pushups
7 close knuckle pushups
-2x5 deep dips (these need work)
-1x6 LSAF's (laying down straight arm "flys"; too long so i will abbreviate) (15 lbs each hand)
-1x3 weighted pull ups (+15 lbs)
-1x12ish second Tuck Planche
-1x6 V ups
-1x15 leg raises
-1x25 second oblique canoes (each side)

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.5 foot broad jump (8.325 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)
8.25 foot broad jump

[whiteninja]

You're still in season?  The baseball season for my high school ended over a week ago, and by now, they're all done.


Football training is starting up again though, for another year of glorious defeat.

[Max G]

well school ball is done as of yesterday for me, but i'm in the summer "traveling" season right now..i'd almost regret it if i didn't enjoy baseball so much-i have to cut back on my training a bit so i don't affect my play; had that happen during the basketball season

anyways, since my practice today was cancelled, i got in some nice fun work; especially in gym class-lots of weighted pull ups, pushups, fiddling around, and strength skill attempts. (i found out i can do a pull up with 35 lbs on me! how much more, i don't know-that was the heaviest weight available)

Thursday:
-Soccer game (50 minutes)
-Nonstop fun exercise in gym class (110 minutes)
-4 rounds Upper Body Circuit
4 weighted pull ups (+15 lbs)
5 deep dips
7 pushups
-6x2 wrist rollers
-2x60 squeezes
-2x4 -10 second squeeze holds
-4x10 second oap position holds (each arm)

Goals:
True Bar Muscle Up (need rotator cuff work)
8.5 foot broad jump (8.325 feet right now)
15 pull-ups (13 currently)
1 one arm push up
Bubka
Bodyweight Bench
Completed:
One set of Pulls to the bottom of chest (straight vertical, not leaning back)
8.25 foot broad jump