Day 13

Strength and Conditioning

1.  BTN Split Jerks

135x3; 135x3; 135x3; 185x2; 185x2; 225x1; 225x1; 225x1

2. Farmers walks

6 walks:

130 per hand x 50 yards.

3.  Tire Flips

~400 lb tire

7; 7; 7; 7; 7

4.  Pull-Downs

100x12; 100x12; 100x12; 100x12

5.  One Mile Jog

11:20 Seconds

Notes

Just planned on some conditioning today, but I threw in some split jerks to warm-up.  I felt more comfortable dropping the weight onto my back from the lock-out today.  Its still kind of scary and takes a lot of bar control.

Got to use actual farmers bars today.  I was slightly disappointed.  I thought they would be 2x as easy, but not really.  I just felt weak today.  Same with tire flips.  Felt weak.  

The jog.  I've been wearing minimalist shoes since about February.  I have a pair for indoor training, and a pair for conditioning, and walking, etc.  Both are zero drop New Balance.  I think just wearing them for all physical activity has been a great help.  My calves used to be tight as fuck.  Not so much anymore. For a number of reasons, I haven't been running yet.  Its kind of a big commitment to start running in zero drop shoes.  The stride is completely different.  Normal running shoes are completely ridiculous when  you think about it.  It changes the mechanical function of the foot, ankle, knee, etc.  Dumb.

It takes about 2 minutes of googling to see minimalist running is far superior to huge cushioned soles from a movement/efficiency standpoint.  It just takes a LONG time to ease into this shit.  Anyways, I'm going to start jogging/running 2-3x a week like I do every year because it feels good and I want to be able to move well.