Alan H's 2012-2013 OFF-season log

[Alan H]

Time to start a new log!

First item: I am taking a full month off, maybe 5 weeks. "working out" will consist of riding my bike to work 2-3x per week, a caber-hunting expedition, and maybe some forays into the gym to visit the elliptical and/or rowing machine. I refuse to lift a weight. My right knee is sore, my right elbow is sore. Enough. I could lose 20 pounds, too. time to start on that.

I keep in mind Francis Brebners situation. He threw and lifted year-round for a dozen years and now has no knees. I love me some Francis, but I don't want to be that guy, and 5 weeks rest is not gonna kill me.

I'm not getting much traction in the HG community for an "in-house" Powerlifting meet in February, so I'm tending towards forgetting about building up the One-Rep maxes. This goes double after watching Richard Campbell throw wob this weekend, and getting a mini-coaching session with one of the guys at the Lightweight worlds. My friend and competitor, Kel Mulrey, who knows a thing or two about strength training also suggested this. Moar SPEED. I **suspect** that I will do Matt Vincents 10-week offseason block, plus some T&F throwing, and then transition to as much speed as I can train in February and March....lots of power cleans. We shall see.