I am going to summarize the video because I was a little all over the place. 🙂 Position: Mobilize for the bottom of the Toes-to-Bar (hip flexors and shoulders/chest) and the starting position of the clean (hip floss). Movement: Practice moving your butt down before starting the clean, every single […]
I thought 13.1 and 13.2 were bad but 13.3 has been the worst and the worst thing was that I knew how bad it was going to be! Welcome to the jungle! Well anyway, I managed to live in spite of bonking in a pretty bad way. Here are a […]
I have seen some good content on preparing for the CF Games 13.2 workout but most of them have references to the way the the top competitors would do it and that is just not how most of us will be able to approach the workout. CF Games Open workout […]
As you know, MDSoF has always valued education and developing technique as the fastest, easiest and safest way of getting stronger, more fit and, most importantly, healthier. There are definitely some times when it seems that some athletes just want to get sweaty and don’t really care how they move, […]
Todays workout is: 20 rounds on 1:00 0:00 2 x clean pull 1:00 1 x (hang, if necessary) clean increase your weight if necessary 2:00 2 x clean pull 3:00 1 x (hang) clean increase your weight if necessary 4:00 2 x clean pull 5:00 1 x (hang) clean increase […]
Click on the image for a larger version. As Gwyn has said in her articles about mental preparation, the easiest way to be calm during the race, is to be as prepared with the things you can control, like your gear as possible. The above picture is all the gear […]
If you haven’t already, please check out Gwyn’s guide to pre-race mental preparation. part 1, part 2 and part 3. Susan and I had a couple of good talks about race-prep after the workout on Saturday and with Kris (who has competed many endurance races including several Ironmans) on Sunday […]
We have 8 weeks to go! This weekend you should plan on a run/hike that is 85 min if you have been coming to the gym at least 2 times a week on a regular basis or 60 min if you have been at the gym irregularly. Next week, the […]
We have about 12 weeks to go to the Tough Mudder! It is probably a good idea to start your running training pretty soon. 🙂 Here is a map of the next 6 weeks ===== 12 weeks to go ===== Sat., June 30, 9 AM: Greenmeadow pool — This workout […]
AAR = After Action Report if you are a medical person or debrief if you are military or WTF for the rest of us. Yesterdays swim workout was really fun. We are going to have another in two weeks and both Kris and Leigh Anne are going to be there […]