Level 2
I'm now taking Level 2 classes exclusively. This has been great for me. All of the athletes are great in Level 2; so, I'm always pushing myself hard. Additionally, I can learn by watching any of them because they're proficient at just about everything. It's humbling being toward the back of the pack, but I know that's the fastest way to get better.
Overtraining vs Bad Training
When I tell folks that I'm going to the gym for the second time, they're often concerned that I'm overtraining. This week, I started having some serious pain in my left shoulder. It's been messing up my training, because my workouts are weak, and I've had to skip doing extra stuff. I would not attribute my shoulder issues to overtraining. I think it was from poor training. My suspicion is that it has more to do with not focusing on quality positions and movements during the intense workouts. If it was overtraining, I imagine that my muscles would be fatigued all the time, which is not the case.
In any case, incorporating recovery in all of it's forms needs to be part of my focus going forward so that I can keep my training intensity high. At this point in my training, I think intensity is more important than volume anyway. I probably have a number of months until I would maximize the value of additional volume.
Highlights
Last week I redid 13.2. I got 232 vs 210 last year. That's pretty good. I think I could have done a lot better had I been fresh (I just completed a 1 hour session with John), my quads not smoked from the previous day's workout, and in competition.
I also got a chance to find my new back squat 1RM. I got up to 295 (+20#).
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