TRAINING LOG: Jon Hereth

6/16/14
Still a little sore form the KC games on Saturday.

LWFD x 10ish

Most were in the low 60s with the best being just over 65. Been having really hard time blocking my left side and always seem to fall out of the left side of the trig. It was suggested that I try to start out lower so I tried that and that seemed to help me stick my block a little better.

Beautiful outside..

6/18/14

Hammers - about 10ish of each

Been working on incorporating a 3rd turn into my throws. So far I have been throwing with 2 turns only.

Heavy- 3 turns didn't feel too terrible - most were around 77 with the best around 82
Light - This felt terrible - feel like I can't extend my arms or control the orbit when I add the third turn. Most were 94-95 with the best at 99.... disappointing.

Lots of work to do..

6/25/14

Feel like death today from throwing and deadlifting yesterday.

Light Hammer x 20ish.. Most were mid 90s with my best being 101.. not terrible for me but need to work on staying slower and longer. Would like to get to where I can hit 110 consistently in practice..

6/30/14

Open Stone x 15ish
Took about 5 throws from the front working on 1,2 pivot best of 36
Took the rest with a glide and had 3 that were right a 41 which is a PR for me with my practice stone
HWFD x 10 - This felt blah most were 28-29, best was not quite 31
LWFD x 10 - Also felt blah.. most were 60, best was 63

Crazy hot and humid today but throwing is still my fav..

4/2/14
Open Stone - x20ish 1-2 pivot x 5 best of 36' Took the rest with a glide, most between 38-40 with a couple at 41 and 3 right at 42 which is a PR.. Pretty happy with this..

Deadlifts - beltless, straps
up to:
405 x 3
475 x 5,5,5,5
Old school glute ham raises 3x10

Mile run: slow 10ish min

Ate some candied bacon ...which is like manna from heaven..

Getting better and more comfortable every day, man.  Awesome work.  Love seeing your passion and work.  

7/6/14

LWFD x 30ish...

This was the tale of 3 different throwing sessions.. first 10 were all about 58-62, second 10 were mostly 64-68 and last 10 were all 66+ with the best being 72 which is a PR ... apparently it takes me 20 throws to figure out what the heck I'm doing haha...

7/8/14

Tired and sore today but the throws must go on..

Lwfd x 10ish ...most were mid 60s with the best at 71...not terrible..on the last two throws Dan and I decided to have a competition in which he spotted me 14ft... I still lost haha..

Open stone x10ish..most were 39ish, best was 41+ also not terrible.. hopefully some prs will fall on Saturday.

Consistency counts.

7/12/14

KC Backyard Games Write Up.

Was going into this day hoping to set a lot of PRs. The nice thing is this was going to be my third games so it shouldn't be that hard to PR. Beautiful, sunny day but hot.

Open Stone- Threw a kidney bean shaped 17# stone did not have a throw under 40 with the best at 43'8" - PR

Braemer - This was a massive 28# stone - best was 32'7.5" - technically not a PR but my current is 35 somthing with a 22lb stone so I''m pretty happy with that.

20# sheaf - This event has been a bit of a struggle for me, mainly cause I dont get to practice it much. Went in at 18' and ended up clearing 28' which crushed my old pr of 24'. Actually peaked early and hit the bar on the way down at 30' so it will be there soon

HWFD - This was up and down.. Think I went 30,33,scratch(the scratch was bad too, the weight totally threw me and I went crashing to the ground, hopefully nobody got video of this haha) but got extra throws since the 33 took first and on my first extra throw went 36'5.5" which was a huge PR for me. Very happy with this.

LWFD - Best throw was 68'9" which is a games PR. Still feel like I'm finishing without much block so it feels like there is a lot left in the tank - as a side note this had a ring handle which I'm totally not used to..

Caber - Same caber that I flipped at the KC games (barely) but could not get a flip on it today.. got the picks but was pulling way late - I haven't had a way to practice this but I need to make myself a caber so I can start practicing.

Light Hammer - best of 101' .5" - Technically a 2.5" PR but felt awful and I know I can do much better. Timing felt completely off and I am honestly disgusted with my performance here. Was feeling pretty fatigued by this point.

WOB - Cleared 12' and hit the bar at 13' but no dice - Not sure whats happening here other than clearly I was a tired, mental case. I cleared 14' and hit the bar 3x at 15' at my very first games in May, cleared 13 in June and now 12.. clearly I am going the wrong way haha.

Extra event - 100lb stone throw - 1 attempt. Pretty much every one tried this and I ended up winning with a throw of 11'6.5". Chad Ullom crushed it with a throw of over 13' but scratched out the front at the very last second.

All in all a hot, but great day!! Although the Light Hammer and WOB were especially dissappointing to me, I did end up with 5 PRs, 6 event 1sts, 1st in the 100lb stone throw and 1st place overall in the A class. It was a great group of guys to throw with as always and I really had a blast. Thank You to Melanie and Doug for putting on a great games. Thanks to Chuck Kasson who put on an exhibition and threw with the As and let me pester him with questions all afternoon and especially helped with my sheaf. And thanks to Dan McKim who has been gracious enought to let me keep throwing and learning from him and has helped me tremendously.

Great Day!

7/15/14

Sore today, especially my upper back and core..

Open stone -

1-2 pivot with no reverse x5ish - not a lot of pop but the positions are feeling more comfortable- best of 38

Full glide x 10ish- felt extremely slow but every single throw was between 39.5 and 40.5 so at least I was consistent and those aren't terrible practice throws for me.. Feeling more comfortable with my footwork and happy with the consistency.

Hammer winds x a lot

7/18/14

Training has just been rather on the back burner this week, and I didn't really want to squat or deadlift so I decided to try for the 405 press I missed on monday..

Got it :) Huge PR

More of a Jerk. 

Press, jerk, whatever man. 4 bills over your head is so effing bad ass. I just had a Craig Smith moment and couldn't help but point out the difference. 

7/21/14

Mobility/Movement Prep

Cleans from floor up to:

315 2x2
365 x 0 - This was there just couldn't rack it - it will be done soon. Not terrible disappointed for being the first time cleaning in about 6 months

Pendlay Rows

315 3 x 5

Band Curls/Ext x 50 ea