Drew Mathews Training

Afternoon power clean 3 x 135, 3 x 155, 2 x 165, 175, 185(fail), 185 back squat 5 x 135, 5 x 185, 3 x 205, 215, 225, 235, 240 snatch 2 x 95, 1 x 115, 125, 135, 145, 155(fail 2x), 135 • Sleep 7 hours • Body legs are sore • Notes: PR on back squat today by 20 pounds on my 3RM. 

Morning bench press 5 x 135, 5 x 155, 1 x 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 210(fail) inclined bench 3 x 10 100 max set pull ups : 20 reps • Sleep 7 hours  • Body legs sore • Notes: 2 rep PR on the pull ups today

Afternoon clean and jerk 2 x 135, 1 x 155, 165, 185, 190(fail) snatch 2 x 95, 1 x 115, 125(failed 2x), 135, 140, 145 • Sleep 7.5 hours  • Body good legs are sore • Notes: during the snatches I failed 125 2 times, so I just decided to move on to 135 and got it. I ended up PRing by 10 pounds at 145. 

Morning squat clean 3 x 135, 3 x 155, 1 x 185, 190, 195, 200, 205 back squat 5 x 135, 5 x 185, 3 x 205, 2 x 225, 2 x 225, 20 x 135 step ups 3 x 8 / leg 65 front squat 5 x 135, 3 x 3 185 Afternoon 5 rounds for time: 10 sit ups (no using arms) 15 ring dips (kipping) 20 kettlebell swings 35 my time: 8:44 • Sleep 7 hours • Body chest and arms are sore • Notes: strength training was awesome today. I just got weightlifting shoes so I can tell those have a major impact on my lifts.  My birthday was yesterday and these are some of the things I got: - weightlifting shoes (rogue do-wins) - 35 pound kettlebell - krav maga and mma lessons - and some rogue fitness apparel for working out in

Morning bench press 5 x 135, 3 x 155, 165, 175, 1 x 185(failed 2nd), 3 x 185 floor press 4 x 10 135 inclined bench 10 x 100, 10 x 105, 10 x 110 Afternoon 12 minute AMRAP 6 deadlifts 185 12 push ups 24 double unders my score: 9 rounds + 5 double unders • Sleep 7.5 hours • Body is tired and arms extremely fatigued  • Notes: on the metcon today I was hoping for 10 rounds, and I was only 19 double unders away. Ready to keep working hard.  "Pain is Weakness leaving the Body" - A Navy SEAL

Morning deadlift 5 x 135, 3 x 185, 1 x 220, 245, 265, 285, 295, 300 front squat 5 x 135, 5 x 155, 5 x 165 snatch 2 x 95, 105, 1 x 115, 125, 135 clean and jerk 1 x 135, 155, 165, 175, 185 • Sleep 8 hours • Body good • Notes: good day over all

Morning 4 mile moderate pace run 30:12 this afternoon we played a lot of football in the backyard  • Sleep 8 hours • Body ready to go • Notes: good

Morning snatch 95 x 2, 105 x 2, 115 x 1, 120 x 1, 125 x 1, 130 x 1 x 2, 135 x 1 clean and jerk 1 x 135, 145, 155, 165, 170, 185 front squat 3 x 3 185 clean pulls 185 x 3, 195 x 3, 205 x 3 4-5 mile hike at DuPont Forest  • Sleep 8 hours • Body good • Notes: hit a 15 pound pr on my clean and jerk today, super pumped about that. Tomorrow I am planning on interning a 8k race with my cousins bodyfreind. Just a little competition to do before we have our thanksgiving meal. 

Morning 6 mile run moderate pace (50:56) snatch 2 x 95, 105, 110, 2 x 2 115 clean and jerk 1 x 135, 145, 155, 160, 165, 170 front squat 3 x 3 185 clean + 2 jerks 4 x 2 135 • Sleep 8.5 hours • Body feels good, hip flexers are a little tight  • Notes: on the clean and jerks today I hit a pr of 5 pounds. I'm hoping to have it up to 185 by the end of the year. 

Morning bench press 5 x 135, 145, 155, 165, 170, 175 hang power clean 5 x 135, 4 x 3 155 front squat 5 x 135, 3 x 155, 1 x 185, 195, 205, 215 Afternoon 30 minute run moderate pace (3.78 miles) • Sleep 7.5 hours  • Body legs are sore • Notes: went to the doctor yesterday and found out I have sinus infection. I didn't want it to effect my training that much so I just tapered it down a little bit. Tons of homework again tonight, and I'm going to our schools x-country banquet tonight. 

No Training Today I went to the doctor, and I am sick. Going to take it easy the rest of the day.  • Sleep 7 hours • Body is tired and legs sore • Notes: tons of school work again

Morning front squat 5 x 135, 3 x 155, 165, 175, 185, 195 power clean 5 x 135, 3 x 155, 165, 175, 2 x 185 deadlift 5 x 185, 3 x 205, 225, 235, 245, 255, 265 back squat 2 x 5 185 5 minutes of continues core work • Sleep 6.5 hours • Body legs are pretty sore and fatigued • Notes: I was hoping to get another workout in today, but school work didn't allow that. 

Morning  bench press 3 x 135, 155, 165, 175, 2 x 185 floor press 3 x 5 135 ghd back extensions 4 x 15 inclined bench press 3 x 10 95 weighted pull ups 3 x 5 45 6 minutes of continuous ab work Afternoon 1 minute 6 inches 1 minute L-plank 1 minute plank 1 minute R-plank 1 minute superman • Sleep 8 hours • Body feels great • Notes: packed with homework this week … might limit some of my training. 

This weekend has been crazy. Saturday night we headed up to virginia for a funeral then came back on Saturday night. 8 hour drive each way. • Sleep 8 hours • Body is ready to go • Notes: starting to think in coming down with a cold.

So me and a couple of my friends have been thinking about doing this for quite some time. It is going to last 24 hours and it's going to be a mix of an adventure race and BUD/S. This is for people who are wanting to go to BUD/S or wanting to be part of some othe type of special forces or someone who is just wanting to test themselves mentally and physically. I have never done a 24 hour challenge like this before, and am very eager to see what it's like. The way that I have designed this so that each person will have to make decisions, act rationally, and remember information during all of it. Also while being cold, out of breath, and physically exhausted that will make it much harder, and it will require mental toughness to get threw it all. And adding to that most of the challenges will be a team effort, and I don't expect that to be an easy thing to do while being under constant physical stress. With this contest I am not keeping up with points or a score, however I a...

Morning Didn't really feel to good this morning so just fooled around with some weights. Bench press 3 x 5 155 Deadlift random sets Back squat random sets • Sleep 8 hours • Body feels run down • Notes: not mentally with it today again. Couldn't beleive the results of the allection. Sucks!

Morning Deadlift 5 x 135, 185, 205, 225, 245 Lunges 5 x 10 95 Power Snatch 5 x 3 95 100 push ups 100 sit ups 100 flutter kicks 4-count this was not timed and I did not do any of them unbroken Afternoon 2 x 10 minute runs easy pace (1.22, 1.24) • Sleep 8 hours • Body feels good • Notes: mentally wasn't with it today

Morning Bench press 5 x 165, 3 x 185, 1 x 200 Shoulder press 5 x 95, 3 x 110, 1 x 125 Power Clean 5 x 155, 3 x 175, 1 x 195 • Sleep about 5.5 hours • Body is pretty tired and run down from lack of sleep • Notes: hoping for a big day tomorrow

Shot guns for about 30 minutes this afternoon. Aim wasn't too bad, but not great. • Sleep about 8 hours • Body legs still sore • Notes: nutrition not that good this weekend (never tasted so good)

Morning Calisthenics 50 push ups, 50 sit ups - rest 3 minutes 30 push ups, 30 sit ups - rest 2 minutes 20 push ups, 20 sit ups - rest 1 minutes 10 push ups, 10 sit ups clapping push ups 4 x 10 60 minute run moderate pace (7.34 miles) • Sleep 8.25 hours • Body Extremely sore from the run • Notes: need work on the push ups and sit ups

Morning Front squat 5 x 135, 155, 185 Back squats 3 x 5 185 Power clean 3 x 135, 145, 155, 165, 175 Overhead step ups 2 x 10 /leg 45# Afternoon Pull ups 4 x 10, 1 x 8 Push ups 6 x 20 Sit ups 6 x 20 (1 minute breaks) Core Work 1 minute each station: 6 inches L-plank Plank R-plank Superman 5k run moderate/fast pace  (21:01) • Sleep 8 hours • Body is exhausted • Notes: Doing those 1 minute breaks really demolished me, I think I'm going to stick with that amount of rest for the next couple weeks and see how it works. The run today was suppose to be just a 30 minute run, but around the 2-2.5 mile mark I looked at the watch and realized I was at a good pace so I picked it up and tried for a 5k. Happy with the result considering I had already done lower body strength training today.

Morning Bench Press 2 x 10 135#, 1 x 16 x 135# Inclined Bench 3 x 8 115# Floor Press 3 x 8 135# Afternoon  Injury Prevention Internal rotation 3 x 30 External rotation 3 x 30 Straight arm rows 3 x 20 High W rows 3 x 20 Sleeper Stretch 5 x 30 seconds /arm Lat Stretch 3 x 30 /arm  Foam rolling lats, back, legs • Sleep 8 hours • Body little tired • Notes: first day of fall baseball practice was today.