This has been the best pre-season of my life. Times are fast, throws are far, and weights feel light compared to years past.
Here's a typical day at the office (last monday):
Session 1: Shot Put...
foot drills, arm throws, standing throws, full throws-slow; focusing on back leg body weight dependance (I'm still transfering too much to my front leg)
Jamie definitely keeps me humble in the shot. :) The throws are coming along strong this fall and promise to be a strength this year. I'm throwing in the mid to upper 40's (ft) and have hopes of hitting 50' in the spring.
Session #2: speed work...
Intervals on the track with the elite vaulters, (lane 1)
10 x 200 meters all at 27 sec. or faster with 3 min. rest between each. We do this workout quite a bit in the fall as it creates a great base for speed work through the winter. (you can see smoke from the firestorm lingering in the horizon north east of our track)
Session #3: weight room...
Here's a clip of a deadlift/pullup routine.
10 x 1 deadlift with 10 pullups between each lift. Starting weight was 225 and increase each lift until failure (similar to maxing, but different in that we are exhausted) I finished the day with a 400 lb. deadlift, which made me happy. (as seen in video)
Thanks to all those who continue in interest and support as we near the end of this chapter of my life. Olympic trials are in 7 months!
13 comments:
That's it? Please, I do all of that before breakfast.
That's my boy!!!! :?)
Yeah buddy! Get it dude, get it.
Bro, if Raber doesn't come through, remember I was second in line to carry your bags for the olympics.
How are you doing nowadays besides training stuff, or is that pretty much your life. hope you and sandy are doing well.
peace, t
Whoa...you are strong and fast Johnny Boy!! I had the kids watch your video of you lifting the weights and and she said, "Whoa, that means he can lift me!!" LOL!!!
Scott's talking smack. He still thinks he can beat you. I'm thinking of having him committed soon.
China here we come!! yeah! by the way, didn't your wife want to be a cross fit coach :) haha
Jonathan:
I had an epiphany the other day. Decathlon is your full-time job. It is your desired means for making income...irrelevant of how much you make. This means that you can claim this as your profession on your tax return. In other words, you are a self-employeed athlete that can take several things as a tax deduction. For example, your equipment/clothing and coaching fees definitely count as operating expenses for your "business." Another expense you 'may' be able to count is the cost of supplements and extra food. Pretty much, anything that you buy specifically for the creation of you as a decathlete can qualify as a business expense. So, as an example, if Sandy makes $100k per year at her job and you spend $20k per year on decathlon without making any money, your joint total income will be $80k. You will only be taxed on this $80k, not the total $100k of income.
Trust me...this is totally legitimate. During a tax research class I took in the spring, I did research on this exact topic--elite/professional athletes. You will have to fill out Form C for this. I'll talk to you at Christmas, if you want more details. Or, you could probably also google this tax matter for more info.
Later, Blake
Blake That's AWESOME! So can I get the deductions as a professional eater? I'm good at it and do it a lot. It's like being the opposite of JC. Just curious.
JC,
Awesome gains. Looks like all around improvements. Last video looked like a classic Crossfit WOD. I'm hooked. I have now made two fellow teachers believers in Crossfit. I haven't lead anyone to the Lord recently, but Crossfit, yes. And, since there is a cross in Crossfit, its the same thing, right.
One more thing Jonathan. If you are in KC anytime over the holidays, I would love to have you come speak to the teens at NBC. We have a series called "Take It From Me" and you could fit right in. It pays really well.
Blake, thanks so much for the tax tip. That's great! I'll talk more with you about it over Christmas.
Zim- (looks like we're on here at the same time) That's great you are sticking with crossfit. I bet you're wife is pleased with her newly defined husband. And way to lead people to the cross...fit. John Bevere has a sermon series on messengerintl.org entitled "Fit for the Kingdom?". I can see you pulling off a good "Cross-fit" series.
I'll be home for a good chunk of the second half of Dec. and would be very interested in talking to your teens. Thanks!
JC
I'll hunt you down. over the break.
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