2012 Goals

[Alan H]

While I know that in some parts of the USA, "the season" is quite different from here in California, nonethless, the New Year approaches.

Got goals for your Athletics this year? Post 'em.

[LitTrog]

To compete in my first games ever. Highlands Ranch, CO <190lbs division. Grabbed some DVDs on proper technique, rigging gear that approximates the real stuff. Dumb but determined. Just want to throw.

[Alan H]

Lifting goals.

The end of 2011 has been kind of spectacular for me...though nowhere near as spectacular as it has been for ecklarb! I don't usually think of having weight lifting goals, but this year is a bit different. So here goes...

LIFTING GOALS

Backsquat - single at 325 middle of February
Deadlift - single at 405.. eight deep dishes, middle of February

That's it.

PRACTICE GOALS

I subscribe to the Al Oerter theory of practice goals. This is the "towel goal". Here's how it works on any given practice day.

A. warm up.
B. take a couple of throws/drills to get in the groove
C. launch one or two, maybe three at most. Take the average. Put down a towel. don't measure it, just put down a towel (or a colored flag or whatever.)
D. BEAT THE TOWEL. Not by five feet, not a PR, not anything, just *Beat the Towel*
E. Repeat at next practice. The following week, hopefully, the towel will be two finger thicknesses further out there. And two more fingers. And two more fingers.

That's it. Forget the numbers in practice, at least mostly. Just beat the towel.

THROWING GOALS

Braemar... no serious goal here yet. It'd be nice to see 28+
Open Stone .... Oh yeah. I want 33 and change. OOOOHHHHHH, yeah.

Heavy Weight for Distance .... I want to duplicate that miraculous 34+ that came out of nowhere at Ventura. I want to prove that it wasn't a fluke.

Light weight for Distance ..... break 50, and not by an inch, either. I want to DESTROY 50 feet. I did it in 2010, I can do it again. I just tossed the practice implement I made for my nephew about 52-53 feet on NO practice. That implement weighed and measured in, too. I can do this.

Heavy Hammer .... no real goal, I don't actually practice Heavy Hammer. 68+, new PR?

16 pound Light Hammer... NINETY FEET DAMMIT. This is so, so, so overdue.

WOB .... this is the year for 14 feet. THIS is the year.

Sheaf ... 24. I did it once, at Ardenwood last year. I can do it again.

[Alan H]

To compete in my first games ever. Highlands Ranch, CO <190lbs division. Grabbed some DVDs on proper technique, rigging gear that approximates the real stuff. Dumb but determined. Just want to throw.

EXCELLENT. Just keep at it. Practice when you can, get some help if at all possible and then do the Nike advertisement thing....JUST DO IT!

[brewerpaul]

Not exactly the games I strive for. Looking to get myself back to the 50+ mile trail runs, maybe back to a 100miler. Of course this time around the garb of choice will be a kilt to run in. Of course I will maintain my carbs by enjoying fine ales.

[Rab]

Nice one Paul, finished my first 100 last year. So this year i've two biggies, hardmoors 110 and the lakeland 100.

[eclarkhb]

I posted this in another thread, but I guess I should post them in the Official 2012 Goals Thread...

As far as throwing goes, I've only competed once, and I'm still very much learning how to throw everything, so the throwing goals are a bit of a shot in the dark.

But here you go:

2012 GOALS

TRAINING GOALS
1) Assistance Work. I need to work HARD on my assistance exercises. In 2011, I ignored assistance too often, or didn't go after it with enough intensity. I need to change this.

a) Start doing ab work. Ab work from Jiu-jitsu is NOT enough.
b) More Posterior Chain work.
c) Start training Triceps and biceps. Never been consistent with this at all.

2) Dynamic Effort Work. I think some focus on lighter speed & technique work will pay big dividends. When I started squatting 3x a week my squats improved tremendously. I want to figure out how to do some lighter work on off days for other lifts as well.

3) Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. More Consistency with my Jiu-jitsu training. This has been really difficult for me in the past 6 months, need to do better. If I'm consistent, I have a shot at getting my purple belt in 2012.

LIFTING GOALS (Current 1RM in parenthesis)
- Squat 455 (405)
- Bench 315 (305)
- Deadlift 500 (465)
- Strict Press Bodyweight (205 Press @ 215 BW)
- Push Press 275 (245)

THROWING GOALS (Current PRs in parenthesis)
- Braemar Stone: 30' (28-0)
- Open Stone: 40' (37-2)
- LWFD: 50' (47-9)
- HWFD: 21'
- Light Scottish Hammer: 80' (75-4)
- Heavy Scottish Hammer: 65' (61-5)
- WOB: 11'

[tky58]

It may not quite fit the timber of the discussion, but my main athletics of late is studying Tae Kwon Do along with my 13 year old daughter. We broke our first boards at the "Christmas/end of the year" party.

I should be eligible to test for my first belt this session.

Other than that, weight loss ("Not as Lean, Just as Mean, Still a Marine").

Good wishes for success and happiness to all in the new year.

Steven Wilson, MD

[Alan H]

It may not quite fit the timber of the discussion, but my main athletics of late is studying Tae Kwon Do along with my 13 year old daughter. We broke our first boards at the "Christmas/end of the year" party.

I should be eligible to test for my first belt this session.

Other than that, weight loss ("Not as Lean, Just as Mean, Still a Marine").

Good wishes for success and happiness to all in the new year.

Steven Wilson, MD

I don't see this Forum as being exclusively about HIGHLAND athletics, so I think it's great that you posted this here. Besides, ecklarkb is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practicitioner..

I strongly, strongly suspect that there is a lot of crossover between the sports. For example, when I am getting ramped up for a big lift, I really try to focus. I push THROUGH the lift...not just up TO it..but THROUGH it. And this, I believe is much like what you are suppose to have in your minds eye as you attempt to break a board. Don't "punch the board"...hit THROUGH the board.

...could be wrong about that, though.

[tky58]

You're right about that. You have to punch THROUGH the board.

Brazilian Ju Jitsu. Ooh-Rah! Tough hombre!

Steve