EASTER MONDAY MAX UPPER
When you just aren't feeling it, crank up the tunes and say "f" it I'm doing it, no excuses !
SQUATS & CHAINS DEADLIFTS & BANDS
A prescription to get stronger or something out of 50 Shades of Grey? Bands and Chains, you decide!
UPPER SPEED DAY 11 WEEKS OUT
Trying out our newest equipment, the lat pull down machine, bigger lats, bigger bench ! I think we finally have all the tools in our home gym required for that 1,000. lb total !
11 WEEKS OUT IN SEARCH OF 1,000 LB TOTAL
TRAINING WITH FELLOW TEAM MATE SHANE CHURCH ALWAYS PROVES INTERESTING WHEN HIS BETTER HALF SHANNON GETS ME USING RESISTANCE BANDS!
KETTLEBELL SNATCHES HARDEST MOVE EVER
The Kettlebell Snatch is one of the hardest moves to teach and to master but the most effective full body movement you can do with a kettlebell ! Now to train for a 10 min set is a whole other animal !
DOUBLE BELL LONG CYCLE CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN
I'm going to try a double Kettlebell challenge at the Agatsu Competition, Double Clean and Jerk for a 5 Min set, if men can do it, so can we right ladies ?
PULLING OUT ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES
Cleans, jerks, snatches and lots and lots of swings, that should do the trick !
MAX LOWER SQUATS & TRAP BAR DEADLIFTS
I don't typically train Trap bar deadlifts during competition prep but I have to say I love them on my off sessions it's a great way to move more weight!
BENCH PRESS CLINIC, LIVE, LEARN, PASS ON
Today Ken and I had the privilege of sharing our bench press knowledge with a group of Athletes interested in learning more about powerlifting, the 2nd clinic from the series of 3.
4 WEEKS OUT KETTLEBELL COMPETITION TRAINING
I'm till trying to decide whether to clean and Jerk or Snatch. I better decide soon, 4 weeks from today I take the platform at the Agatsu Kettlebell competition.
KETTLEBELL SPORT TRAINING
Training for a Kettlebell competition is nothing short of gruelling. Caution, strength, conditioning, endurance and patience is required.
DOUBLE KETTLEBELL HELL !
No point in wasting valuable time, if you have two Kettlebells the same size, double the fun, double the training in half the time.
Kettlebell Conditioning and Post meet Joint Recovery
Kettlebells are an amazing tool for strengthening your tendons, ligaments and joints and are perfect for post meet recovery, keeping it light and working up a sweat is always a great session !
BACK TO THE GRIND UPPER SPEED DAY
4 Days post meet still feeling a bit beat up from the meet but that is not an excuse, upper speed work, nothing crazy, just getting back to the grind!
XPC FINALS RECAP AND POST MEET RESULTS
Never dreamed of reaching a 970 lb total at my 4th ever Powerlifting meet, this means 1,000 lbs is not too far down the road for me !
Reflections of Past Meets and Progress
Looking back at my strength progression over my last three competitions I can't help but think how much Elitefts was the game changer for me !
Arnold Deadlift Openers 10 Days Out !
This is the last heavy thing I lift for 10 days, openers set in place, time to recover, heal, foam roll, stretch , become a Gramma and then get my mind in the "Arnold Zone" !
Max Lower Arnold Squat Openers
12 Days out for the Arnold's, feeling strong and ready, openers set in motion, let's move the clocks ahead and get this show on the road !
Live Learn Pass On Squat Clinic
Today Ken and I shared our knowledge with 20 squat enthusiasts, most beginners and approximately 75% women ! #strong(her) Series one of 3 Powerlifting workshops !
The Arnold's Last Year, 2014 Kettlebell Competition
Getting pumped for the Arnold's and can't help but think about last year's Arnold's and a totally different sport I was competing in. I coached these three strong women, Donna Stewart, Bethany Lewis and Shannon Lewis, here is how we did !
Bench Opener, Arnold Classic 2.5 Weeks Out
2.5 Weeks Out for the Arnold's, working on my openers this week, bench opener feels good, still fighting my bicep tendon issues, so I did a tricep teardown for assistance !
Arnold's Quickly Approaching, Lower Speed Pause Squats
In three weeks we will be on the road home from Columbus Ohio, the journey home after the journey getting there. Training for the Arnold's has been an experience in itself.
Reflection of Years Past, Overcoming Injury
Not everyone knows what I have overcome in the past 6 or so years, here is a quick refection, a letter I wrote to my surgeon, this sums it up in a nut shell. No Excuses Friday !
DOMS Recovery 3 Weeks Out
Ever had DOMS so bad you could hardly walk? Me too, after Lower Max, that is why this training session I listened to my body, I loosed up my muscles and joints utilizing my kettlebells and Battling Ropes.
Max Lower Sunday Funday Feb 8/15
Sometimes when you go to train and your gym is freezing cold, the steel burns your hands and frost bite almost sets in, you think about the consequences, the satisfaction of not quitting, never giving up and not having any excuses, and then this happens:
Lower Speed Arnold Prep Raw Classic 5 Weeks Out
Training lately has really been working on my weaknesses, hence the amount of block pulls I did on today's training, I can pull 420 off the floor I just need to get it past my knees, (I don't know, something about rules ) and with the Arnold's less than 5 weeks out I am really focused on turning my weeknesses into strengths. My program is based on 95% of my maxes, I never max out for P.R.'s in training, I save that for the platform.
Prepping For The Arnolds
Max Effort Upper, trying out the Elitefts Shoulder saver for the first time instead of a two board, one less person needed to assist today!
The Day Before My 53rd Birthday
Sheri Whetham competes in the 148-pound weight class, in which she won her division at the Canadian Nationals and the gold medal at the WPC World Powerlifting Championships. She holds three world records and twelve National records.