Training Journal

So I moved to Birmingham in March with the worst fitness I've ever had. I was fat, weak, tired but that had to change!! I got determined, syked, pissed off what ever you wanna call it but in short I got motivated to get stronger than I've ever been. The scene in Birmingham has really exploded in the last year with the opening of First Ave http://firstaverocks.com/. The place is rad! Dedicated pretty much to training the FAR hosts several sick angle boulder walls along with a School Room Moon wall, two system walls, a campus board, hangboard station with my favorite hangboard (the Moon Board) as well as full fledged crossfit area. It was time to get to business. Now I'm no stranger to training as a matter of fact several years ago I was known for my intensity during sessions, if I wasn't screaming I wasn't trying hard enough, but where'd it all go. Well it's back and more syked than ever to push through the weakness and pain and help me get my shit back together.
So here's a short summary of each week from my journal entry to get you guys syked, not gonna post everything this biotch would be too long.

Week 1:  Went to the bldrfields twice felt fucking weak v2s were hard couldn't make the 2nd move on pile. A good friend came in town from NC and I took the rest of the week off drank beer shit! gotta get more syked. Weight - 185lbs BF 25%

Week 2: Jogged 4 days, Went to the bldrfields Monday-Wed and the climbing gym (FAR) on Thursday still feel very week and heavy. Did a good set of deadhangs on the Moonboard top edges 5 sets of 10 seconds and killed a core work out. Rested the weekend.

Week 3: Jogged 1.5 miles Monday-Friday. Mon. & Tues. went to the bldrfields starting to feel a bit stronger sent a couple v4s and made it to the end of a Pile v6 but no send. Wed. went to the FAR did a sick deadhang workout crimps, slopes pinches, campus brd w/ feet on, also did chest, shoulders, tri's and core!!  Thurs. went back to bldrfields sent a v4 that I work on Tues. tried a bunch other problems! Gettin stronger so syked!

Week 4: Jogged everyday but Tues. Monday FAR - 5 sets 4x4's; System training, fingerboard, forearm curls. Tues. played bball did some pullups at the playground, chest/tris/shoulders. Wed. bldrfields feeling stronger. Thurs. bldrfields sent Pile v6. Sat FAR fingerboard, weighted pullups, core, forearm curls. 178lbs-24.5bf

Week 5: Mon. bldrfields worked Trip v5 and The Tree v7. Tues ran before work and at lunch went to the FAR bouldered 1 hour, fingerboard, forearm and core. Wed. jogged 2 miles played bball 45 minutes pullups on the monkey bars. Thurs. Super tired took a nap after work, went to the gym bouldered v4-v5 problems, 3 sets of 4x4's feeling pumped, fingerboard, core and pushups. Friday ran. Sat ran, pushups, arm burn out: bi's/tris/shoulders- 176.4lbs 21.9%bf

Week 6: Mon- Fri ran 2 miles ran twice on Tues and Fri. Mon FAR strength weight pullups, one arm locks, frenchies. Tues bball pushups and dips. Wed bldrfields feeling stronger work the Tree. Thurs FAR climbed 1 hour worked the fingerbrd. Fri FAR fingerbrd, pullups, core. Sat pushups.

Week 7: Super tired, No running ate bad, Tues went to bldrfields tired, Wed FAR tired, rested rest of the week

Week 8: Off week, did go to the bldrfields on Wed but felt tired. no motivation ate bad. Figured out why I have been so tired I'm allergic to b12 I started taking 500mcg 2 weeks ago stopped on Thurs of this week felt almost 100% by Sat.

Week 9: Mon feeling better FAR bouldered 1 hour v3-v5, system wall lockoffs, down campus, one arm locks big rubber band, killed core, fingerboard. Bldrfields worked Reignition v9 hard barely made the 2nd and 3rd moves, left went to climbing gym bouldered some more, chest and shoulders. Wed rest. Thurs. bldrfields climbed for fun.

Week 10: Ran every day this week. Mon FAR power, 10 hard boulder problem attempts, followed by 3 PE laps, 3x10 system wall deadpoints, deadpoints right and left hand grabs, 5x6 explosive pullups, 10 feet cuts. Tues. 10 hard boulders, 3 sets system locks-weak, 5 campus to lockoff-weak, 3 x system walls (slopers, gaston, undercling, pinches)-weak,  core. Wed-antagonists, Thurs bldrfields Reiginition made 5 moves feeling stronger v3/4 circuit

Week 11: Ran everyday. Mon rest, Tues. ADD-ON Barrel wall 45 minutes, 3 system lock off, frenchies-weak,  3x4 lockoffs medium band, core. Wed - antagonists, Thurs - Boulderfields reignition rained out.

Week 12: Ran everyday. Mon bldrfields stuck crimp pinch for the first time and held on Reignition that rig is gonna go first cool day. Tues. FAR climbed 1 hour, 3 system campus-weak, 5 square lock offs on crimp system, Killed core! Wed- antagonists. Thurs. climbed 30 minutes elbow starting to hurt need a rest week.

Week 13: This week will be a rest week for climbing plan on running a ton and killing my core. Starting Power endurance next week.

OK well this was longer than I planned hope you were able to sort through it. It's been a successful 12 weeks of power and strength. I feel I improved on both a good bit. Still not pleased got a long way to go. Holler if you have any questions!

Peace,
EZ