Neck and Shoulder:

Strange detail about my left shoulder. After my recent cervical spine/ traps/ neck muscle issues, my left shoulder has changed.

My rehab exercise (floor hug) has had the unforeseen effect on my left shoulder. Normally, when I lay on my back w my arms abducted 90 degrees and elbows also at 90 degrees w "my hands up" my left  forearm is not able to lie flat like the right. The left arm has never been able to externally rotate enough to allow the forearm to lay flat...now it does.

Way to go Steve Pang.

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Saturday Workout;

Squat 138*2*5
Cyber Leg Press 145*3 165*3 !185*3
1/2 Mile Run @2%&5.0mph *2
Stretch.
Long Neck Stretch
(neck nearly 100%)

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Thursday Workout;

Front Squat (neck) 115*3*3
Cyber Seated Leg Press (frog Stance) 170*3*3
1/4 Mile @2%&6.0mph *2 (neck)
Stretch

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Wednesday Workout;

Push Ups *5*3
AL Lunge *5*3
w
Concentration Curl 8*5*3
LH Shadow Box w Step *10*3
w
Grippers 80Lbs *5*3
DB Calf Raise 45*20
Supine Rotation *10

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Acupuncture Yesterday w Steve Pang

This rings in the realignment of my spine.
Consult, feel his way around problem and surrounding areas, needles, board in mouth, loud crack, cupping (not pictured here -because you might not be smart enough to do it if you saw the marks it leaves), copay and (in not kidding) I'm 75% better. Steve told me soberly to ease back in to activity and to do my ten minute C1 & C2 reclining stretch 2 times a day.  

He is that good!

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Saturday Workout;

Squat 135+2+5
Oh Squat Stick +10*3
Rear Jerk Stick*5*3
Jerk Stick*5*3
Hypers *10*3
Stretch

Neck and traps still really sore f mister in lowering jerk Thursday. When I sniff a lot I feel my small breathing muscles become irritated. Clearing my nasal passages regularly should help. Like my scalene debacle in Canada.

Also heavy pulls before jerks might have been partly to blame.

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Thursday Workout;

Snatch High Pull 100*3 110*3*3
SGRJ + OH Squat 80*3 82*2*2
Rack Jerk 100*1 (neck strain on eccentric) 110*1
Stretch

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Thursday Workout;

Jump Rope Double Unders *15

1/2 Mile @2%/ 5.0mph *3
w
DBL Unders *10*3 (broken)

Don't worry team. I'll be in Queens tonight...
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Tuesday Workout;

Snatch 80*1*3 (solid lockout and biceps/ elbow is fine)
Clean and Jerk 110*1+1*3
Front Squat 125*3 135*3
4" Snatch Deadlift 125*5seconds
1/4 Mile@2%/5.5 /6.0 /6.5mph
w
Chins *6*3
Stretch

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Saturday Workout;

Snatch 50*3*3 70*1 (shoulder and biceps iffy)
Snatch High Pull 90*3 100*3 110*3
Clean and Jerk 110*1+1 (shoulder/ elbow)
Clean Pull 150*3
4" Deadlift *5 seconds.
Front Squat 125*3*5 (elbow stretched almost right)
Stretch

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Wednesday Workout;

Couldn't warm up my left elbow to clean.
(wouldn't close all the way)

Back Squat 135*2*5
Snatch High Pull 80*3*3
Clean Pull 120*3
1/4 Mile @2%/5.5mph *3
w
Hanging Pike Ups *15*3
w
RDL 60*10*3
Stretch

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Monday Workout;

Snatch 90*1*2 +90*0*2
Jerk 100*1*3
Push Press 70*5*3
Ring Dips *5*3
w
KB Swings 50Lb *10*3
Stretch
Roll Quad

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Saturday Workout;

Front Squat 120*3*5
Snatch High Pull 90*2 110*2
Clean Pull 150*2
3" Deadlift 173*3seconds
Stretch

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Friday Workout;

Weighted Chins 25*5*3
Knee to Elbows *5*3

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Visual Training Part II;

When I was in Graduate School, I taught a beginning drawing class that used exercises from a great book: Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson. I was thinking of how to train the students to deal with more and more progressively complex subject matter and simultaneously extending the focal length required to draw from. This curriculum (program) was rooted in the concepts of periodization.

The students would draw their hand looking down their fingers.Next they would draw their crossed feet. Then objects on a table some feet away. Then objects across the room. And finally objects more than 5-10meters away.

One of my students (referred to here as JG), was a top level military sniper. JY's percentage accuracy was already quite high, and here is where this gets interesting, he said it was improved to or past the 99th percentile. He was so enthuised that he even suggested that we pitch it as a class for sniper students and get  me a military contract to train instructors how to teach it.

So I am now getting ready to explore all avenues to improve my own vision. The thing I need to do is find a physician who will help me devise the program.

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Thursday Workout 2:

Front Squat 125*3
HSPU *3*3(hard!)
w
Double Unders *9*3
Stretch

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Thursday Workout;

Snatch 70*2 80*1 90*1
Clean and Jerk 100*1+1 110*1+1 120*1+1
Snatch High Pull 90*1 100*1 110*1
Snatch 3" Dead 125*1
Stretch

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Client Objectives and Incentives;

I sell goals and programs not sessions.

You buy a program and a program is 3 months. Train every week 2-3 times a week. If you must miss training you must make it up within the three months to stay on goal.

A contract will be drawn up for both of us. To help you be responsible unto your goals and to help me be responsible for my part in your goals. This needs to be clear from the beginning; I'm responsible for you in our workouts together and you are responsible for all the time between our workouts.

Let's figure out what your long term goals are and I can devise  a reasonable scaled short and medium term set of goals that we can begin on in your first 12 week program.

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