Drew Mathews Training

Back Squat  3 x 195, 3 x 225, 4 x 260, 3 x 295, 2 x 5 x 275  Starting off my legs weren't feeling great, but as I got into it they got to feeling better and it ended up being a good session.  Floor Press 7 x 3  155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 215(f)  I failed 215 on the last rep; so close to getting it up. I don't do floor press very often but I like it because it is completely different than regular bench. You don't get the elastic type bounce or reflex it's more strict pressing with a shorter range of motion.  5 rounds for max reps of:  ME Strict Shoulder Press, 115  ME Weighted Pull Ups, 35  51 total reps  Rest 1 minute  100 double unders  100 air squats  3:29 I REALY NEED TO WORK ON my shoulder pressing strength. That score is not good. It was a good workout, but it exposed some stuff I need to work on. It was hard to stay strict all the way through. Always room to improve. And that short little burn...

Snatch Balance 5 x 5  115, 135, 155, 165, 185(f)  My thumb was hurting a little on these, so I think that was a limiting factor on why I missed 185. My mobility on overhead squatting has definitely gotten better but it still could use some work. I'm going to work on some wrist mobility for a few weeks then do some heavy snatch balances and see what the difference is compared to what happened today.  Snatch Cluster 5 x 3  (1 high hang, 1 hang, 1 full)  115, 135, 145, 155(f), 155  These felt good for the most part and I am surprised I was able to get 155 for all 3. I was expecting the high hang to be a huge limiting factor, but I was able to surprise myself. I failed the third rep at 155 on the first set then got all three the next set. The reason I didn't get it the first time was a combination of an early arm bend and my hands were sweating wich caused grip to go.  5 rounds of:  10 Barbell Roll Outs  10 Toes to Bar  Good ...

Back Squat  3 x 205, 4 x 245, 2 x 4 x 275, 5 x 275 First day back on smolov after a two week break. This was HEAVY! Previous to this workout I had only done 275 x 3, so going up 2 reps is pretty cool. I trained with my brother today. It's nice having someone there working out with you even if they aren't lifting the same amount or doing the same thing. Just gives you that little extra drive.  Romanian Deadlift 4 x 8 (185, 205, 225, 235)  Weighted Barbell Step Ups 3 x 10 each leg (115)  I think I picked a perfect weight on these  because every 10th rep was just miserable. I did 10 on one leg then 10 on the other, so I was not switching legs every rep.  For time:  200 meter run - buy in  5 rounds of:  6 vert jumps 16" above max reach  8 ring dips  10 toes to bar  200 meter run - cash out  9:32  If I were to be honest id have to say I'm disappointed in this workout. I was expecting 6-7 minutes, but s...

Everybody has good and bad days when it comes to training. Today… was not a good day! I got some good work in just not the results I was looking for.  Snatch heavy single  135, 155, 165, 175, 185, 195(f)  Clean and Jerk heavy single  185, 215, 225, 245(f)  Looking at the bright side at least i am consistently hitting my current PR at 185 on snatch. I can almost get under 195, just got to keep working. On Clean and Jerk today I was just not feeling it. I had 245 locked out in the split, but just couldn't stand it up.  Strict Deficit HSPU  5 x 1  As deep as possible  I got 12" fairly easily and felt like I could get 14". When I went for it at the bottom of the handstand my shoulders were touching the bumpers so I couldn't touch my head to the ground. I looked up a way to do it when it got really deep and I will practice it this next week.  Handstand Skill Work  Tomorrow is going to be a lighter volume day when it com...

I got out of school early today do to a field trip. I decided to make the most of my time before work by learning a backflip.  Backflip practice for 20 minutes  I started on the soft blue mat just to be safe and moved on from there. Feelin' a little gymnasty today. (See video above) Bench Press  5 x 5  155, 165, 175, 185, 190(f)  It started to get heavy at 185, and I struggled to get it up. Going for 190 was pushing it and I got 4 but failed the 5th.  3 x 10 Weighted Ring Dips (20)  Absolutely stoked to learn a backflip today. Next to come… backflip 360.  DM

My legs are feelin' quite toasty today. Literally I can barely walk. I decided to take a rest day and try and recover by stretching out. Hopefully I can go at it hard tomorrow.   I hate taking rest days, because in my mind I feel if I'm not putting in work then someone else is and they are getting better when I am not. At the beginning of the year I made a promise to myself that I would be the hardest working crossfit athlete in the country. So far id have to say that has not happened; for many reasons. I started the year off with baseball which took quite a bit of time away from training. Then soon after baseball started I broke my hand, which put me out for about 8 weeks. NOW. . . I'm back full force and ready to kill it! I have treated this week as a getting back into it type week. Next week, I'm going to put my best foot forward and start training at 100%. I will be starting back up with the second phase of Smolov on Monday, and will continue to focus on b...

Starred today out with some mobility just to loosen up. Then got into… Power Clean 5 x 3,  heaviest possible  185, 205, 225, 235(f), 235(f) I felt good through 215 then at 225 is when it got heavy. I attempted 235 two times and failed the third rep on both sets. Considering I'm feeling pretty sore from yesterday I think that if I was fresh I would have gotten 235 x 3.  I NEED TO WORK ON keeping my feet closer together and not letting them fly out wide when I do power cleans. (As you can see in the video above). Put more focus on receiving the bar with feet no wider than squat stance with butt back and a tall chest.  Work up to a heavy Front Squat   225, 245, 255, 265, 275  This is a 20 pound PR from my previous best. I need to work on keeping my chest up on these. I started to feel a little rounded when it got heavy.  Muscle Snatch  5 x 1  125, 135, 145, 155, 165(f)  I stopped at 165 when it started to get a l...