Getting-after-it-ness

TRAINING:

Reached high into the air of Asgard to call down the thunder this morning. It's days like this I like to think that the ever-vigilant spirit of Ricky Bruch is smiling upon me with approval.  I only have 3 weeks until my meet so I really want to attack my volume of work for the next two weeks, then back off significantly during the lead-up week.

Today was squat day.  Damn, do I hate squats! They are the worst!  JUST KIDDING SQUATS ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE OMG I LOVE THEM.  Did a 5-4-3 rep scheme today that culminated in a 3RM PR for me.  I was messing around with a wider stance on the earlier sets and my warm-ups which was dumb and could have derailed me pretty badly.  I adjusted back to my "regular" stance to finish up.

I followed this up with:

3x10 barbell lunges @ 135lbs.

then

EMOMx10

odd: Pendlay Row x 5 @ 135lbs.

even: DB Shrugs x 10 @ 50lbs.

Then finished up with some good ol' strongman-style core work:

SCHOOL DAY:

I am WIPED.  Can you believe some of my students had the gall to complain about one single tabata push-up session today? Only 2:40 of ACTUAL WORK? After which they played basket ball?  Kids these days. Rest assured I had zero cares to give to the whiny-pants'. Can't wait to hear all the "sore arm/shoulder/chest" complaints tomorrow (when, miraculously, I will have LESS than zero cares to give to the whiny-pants'!)

FOOTBALL:

I'm seriously worried about the mental/emotional state of the football team.  They just seem kinda lost, going through the motions.  I can count on one hand the number of kids on the team who I would consider "finishers"; kids who follow through on everything, who always give maximal effort, who don't just listen but really HEAR you.  Everyone else just has no get-after-it-ness.  It's like the hustle and grind is beneath them, or annoys them or maybe they just don't understand HOW to do it.  I just wish I was in a better position to do something about it, for the kids' sake.

Thanks for tuning in, see you Thursday night!