First Quarter 2009 Fitness Goals
I never go in for New Year’s resolutions and usually mock people who make them. But recently I realized that New Year’s resolutions are really just long-term goals that people set for themselves with the promise of a fresh start for the new year. Since I’m determined to meet my goals, I’m making them shorter-term and manageable and I’m publishing them here so I’ll be accountable. Most of these goals are strength-related as I continue my focus on strength:
- Improve my nutrition. My nutrition is definitely the weak link in my training right now. If I want to continue to make strength and conditioning gains, I need better fuel (I hate the D word) so I’ll only be eating real food in 2009 – no more refined sugar or refined carbs. All of my other goals will be contingent on this one.
- 900lb Crossfit total.
Not sure how this will break down, but I’m shooting for something like 330lb squat, 165lb press, 405lb deadlift. I’d estimate I’m currently at about the 800 mark, though my 1RM is untested.(4/19/09) - 185lb power clean.
I’ve been having a hell of a time with these and am planning on doing a lot of work to improve my technique and increase the amount of weight I can get up.(4/15/09) - 135lb overhead squat.
Now that I’m training at a gym with squat racks, these are much easier to do and I aim to get better at them.(4/12/09) - 100 consecutive double unders. No tripping up on the rope.
- 100 burpees in under 6 min. I’m pretty damn close, but this is a goal leftover from 2008 that I haven’t achieved yet.
I did hit some other big milestones in 2008 – 100lb barbell Turkish Get Up, one arm chinup, and learned the fundamentals of the basic barbell lifts. I hope to build on these and to keep making solid progress in 2009.
