Lift-omania (Dec ’05)
(originally posted 12/13/05)
It's hard to believe, but I think I’m actually starting to enjoy lifting weights. That’s not like me at all, as anyone who looks at my strength numbers can attest to. But, I’m starting to see some strength gains in the weight room, and last Sunday I’m pretty sure I felt a difference where it really counts…while throwing. I noticed I was much better at maintaining balance through 3 turns in the hammer and weight. (I casually tossed out a 25# weight throw that was 2’ 5” beyond my PB.) Shot, discus and javelin are showing glimmers of improvement but they should come around more after another month or so of lifting. I’ve only been back in the weight room for 3 weeks now after all.
I’ve identified about a dozen meets I want to attend next season and have them marked on my calendar. This time I’m going to gear towards peak performances in about 3 of them instead of trying to peak for every one as I have done in the past. (How stupid is that anyway!) I would like big performances at the USATF Nationals, and the USATF Weight Pentathlon Championship, and maybe one other. We’ll see...
I’m a little frustrated that the meet director at the last meet hasn’t yet posted the results. It’s been almost a month now, and I have a couple of pretty embarrassing marks on mastersrankings.com that I would like to get replaced before the end of the season posting deadline freezes them forever in internet posterity.
It's hard to believe, but I think I’m actually starting to enjoy lifting weights. That’s not like me at all, as anyone who looks at my strength numbers can attest to. But, I’m starting to see some strength gains in the weight room, and last Sunday I’m pretty sure I felt a difference where it really counts…while throwing. I noticed I was much better at maintaining balance through 3 turns in the hammer and weight. (I casually tossed out a 25# weight throw that was 2’ 5” beyond my PB.) Shot, discus and javelin are showing glimmers of improvement but they should come around more after another month or so of lifting. I’ve only been back in the weight room for 3 weeks now after all.
I’ve identified about a dozen meets I want to attend next season and have them marked on my calendar. This time I’m going to gear towards peak performances in about 3 of them instead of trying to peak for every one as I have done in the past. (How stupid is that anyway!) I would like big performances at the USATF Nationals, and the USATF Weight Pentathlon Championship, and maybe one other. We’ll see...
I’m a little frustrated that the meet director at the last meet hasn’t yet posted the results. It’s been almost a month now, and I have a couple of pretty embarrassing marks on mastersrankings.com that I would like to get replaced before the end of the season posting deadline freezes them forever in internet posterity.
posted by Jake at 3:51 PM
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