Great weekend. I got to catch up with one of our coaches who took another job about a month ago. He was back in town finishing up his move. We got the band together on Friday and Saturday. Good times. I actually got asked out by a college girl. In true Rhodes fashion, I was awkward, I stuttered and blurted out, "I can't, I'm a coach" and walked away. She was nice looking, too. I still have it! The looks, that is. The game has gone by the way side. After a weekend of fun I spent my Sunday doing loud things. Squeezed off 200 rounds at the range in 16 degree weather (no one was out because of the cold and I had the range to myself) then I played some very loud guitar. Been learning Tool's "Schism." Let's just say I won't be getting any calls to go on tour, but I'm picking it up. Sounds awesome to me. We had a little snow Sun day night so school was delayed two hours. There are no weather delays in my business so I was in as usual. Had a small football group (class conflicts with regular lifting times) and then I got mine in.
- SSB Box Squat 3x5 warm-ups
- Ab Rollouts 3x10
- SSB Box Squat Work 260x5, 290x5, 320x5, 5x5@260
- Push-ups 4x25
- DB Rows 4x10
- Side Raises 2x25
- DB Curls 2x25
My lat acted up on me so I opted for DB Rows instead of pull-ups. No big deal, just didn't want to aggravate it any more than it already was. I hit it with some stim. I'll head back in today for some more. I think I have a little spasm in there. I'll clear it up and keep this train rolling. This is the first time in a long time where my training is going very well. I'll deal with issues because I'm old, broken and I don't stretch like I should. But, things are going well. I'm excited about training. I have no desire to change what I'm doing. This is odd for me. I think a big part of this is how good I feel on a daily basis. I've been in contact with the Wizard, Jim Wendler and he has a tweak when I finish this 3 week cycle. From what I understand, the program won't change, but there will be some slight tweaks that add a change up. I told him not to send it to me because I know me and I'll start that instead of finishing this round. Overall, things are well. I'm coaching, lifting, shooting and playing the guitar. It's a very solid existence. Four more weeks and life really slows down. I have a trip to Nashville in the works, a trip to Arkansas to see my family, a trip to Ohio to see Wendler and a potential trip to Arizona to catch up with an old teammate and a retired MarSoc warrior for some shooting in the desert. We'll see how the wallet holds up with the travel. On top of this, I was contacted by my high school to speak to two groups about training and the pursuit of college athletics. This is a huge honor for me and I'm very excited about it. I'm off to get zapped in the training room...
