Wow, I just time traveled 4 months. I apologize to anyone who actually reads this thing. It's been busy on my end.
What's new with me? Let's see.
First, the baby is doing great. he's in the 97% of length, and 77% in weight. So he's long and lean. Like his dad.
I'm still doing 5/3/1 as a base strength program. I still love it. I've finally hit my wall in a few lifts. I missed my OHP 5 reps yesterday. I have been doing a lot of manual labor and not sleeping enough, so I feel like that's probably partially to blame for my misses.
Here's my current progress and maxes (calculated)
Deadlift - 382
OHP - 148.5
Squat - 302
Bench - 221
I started here in early November.
DL - 303
OHP - 126
Squat - 233
Bench - 206
I have been religiously following Dan John's principles for my assistance lifts. My off days are filled with KB swings. I'm doing overhead squats and front squats every workout (w/ a stick), lots of hinge stuff, and weighted carries. A slosh pipe is in my future as well.
I have definitely fully shifted my obsession to lifting. When I first was forced to stop training MMA, I felt the pangs of having to miss nearly daily. Now, I only have that feeling every few weeks. I don't want to lose the desire to return. I know how important it is to the overall game, and I really feel like it made me a better person.
In the shooting realm, I have been given a great opportunity. My friend Sean started a company http://centermasstacticaltraining.blogspot.com/ and asked me to be an assistant instructor. I have creative input in the curriculum, and he's open to suggestions. The second class was held 4.28.13, and this was the first one I was able to attend. My mom was able to take the class, and I'm happy she was able to see what I love doing, and learn to use a gun. It's an unpaid gig, but Sean is a friend and hopefully it grows to the point that I can get some scratch for my time. I have a lot of thoughts rolling around in my head, great mentors, good access to a wide variety of information, and a mind for it (at least I think). Another upside is that the other instructor owns an MMA gym in Marietta, and offered for me to come train whenever I want. I will take him up on that. Having a baby makes it so I'm lucky if I could get more than 1 day of skills training in a week. Having to pay for a membership to a gym wouldn't be a smart use of money.
I was able to shoot the Shield 9mm during the demos. I love it. It shoots like a bigger gun, minimal recoil for such a small gun, and the trigger is a dream compared to a PF9 or a snub (both of which I could shoot very well). I installed Ameriglo I-Dot orange sights, and the POPPED in the dreary conditions. I made every hit during my demos, which included lateral movement and a retreat to cover drill. Reloads were smooth and I can't complain. I may texture the frame of the shield a bit, but that's just because I like messing with my guns.
I'll stay on my dryfire program. It's a combination of doing Claude's dryfire cds http://www.dryfire-practice.com/ and TLG's dryfire training program. www.pistol-training.com
Lastly, shooting steel is a blast. I recommend it.
