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A steady ship

 


Third session in the full speed spectrum program and the last portion of this phase (which I hadn't realised was so short), meaning we'll be faced with a new challenge in the next session, which we'll get to shortly.

I was enjoying the full, full, max, max scenario but, it's clear to see that whilst I've maintained well over those last three sessions I haven't really pushed on either. I've averaged 90mph on the 195g weight in all three sessions which as I've noted before is a good few mph quicker than my full (on course) swing.

The good thing, whilst not gaining any ground, is that I feel as if I I'd be able to maintain that swing consistency throughout a round, rather than maybe having peaks and troughs throughout. 

As mentioned already, the next session see's me moving into a new phase and what appears to be a very interesting one (lower right, above). As not only is it a five set routine, the first three sets have plenty of reps at weight on the heavier end of the spectrum. Meanwhile, set 4 will be even more interesting as it's the first time I'll have to incorporate the step drill into the routine (better brush up on my Dr Kwon techniques).

I'm kind of expecting a lower top end in the final set after all of that work but we'll see, you have a funny way of motivating yourself to move more quickly for that final set...

Just a heads up too, I'm going away for the next few days so there won't be an update I'd imagine for about a week, even though I do plan on training, as I want to keep my Grit score high.

Let's go get it...

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