Author: Tom Denham

Dead-lift developments

I took it easy today because I have been tired this week. I super-setted just 3 dead-hang pull-ups with sets of 10 one-handed swings. I could have completed a few sets of 5 or even 6 pull-ups, but didn’t want to spend the...

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40 Dead-hang pull-ups

I ate ground beef chili with carrots and beet greens at 5:30 AM when I woke up before my alarm hungry today. I went back to bed and snoozed until 7 AM and began work at my desk 15 minutes later. It was a busy day and I did not...

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Double Clean, Press, and Squat

The StrongFirst Girya certification is based upon six exercises: • Swing • Squat • Clean • Press • Snatch • Turkish Getup I am practicing swings and get-ups on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I am devoting Tuesdays to...

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Snatch Vo2 Training

To prepare for the Tactical Strength Challenge on 4 October I got into a routine of doing 40 kettlebell snatches with the 20 kg bell every day – 200 snatches per week. I was excited to get 82 snatches in 5 minutes in...

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The last day of a good basic week

I completed 8 workouts this week. Five at  my house and three at CrossFit North Fulton. I train Monday through Friday at my house and complete a second workout at the gym on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This was a busy week...

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