Weeks 29-31: A break in my training

Well, life for me changed in the past 2 weeks. We just adopted a little girl and were out of the state for a couple of weeks. Now that I'm back home, life is still busy adjusting to a new baby in the house while still keeping up with our other children. While we were out of state, we stayed at a hotel that had an exercise room that had some stationary bikes, treadmills, an eliptical trainer, and a set of both 15 and 25 pound dumbbells. So, I got in some cardio and plyometric training, but no real weighlifting. I also played basketball only once during that time. So, while my vertical jump training has suffered in these two weeks, as has my sleep schedule, this beautiful baby girl makes life really good right now.

Pushing forward, I will continue my program with an increased emphasis on plyometric exercises. As a part of this, I will incorporate more jump roping both before my workout as part of my warmup and at the end of my workouts. My left hand feels great now so I'll be able to perform power cleans as a part of my training. I've gotten under the bar for squats once this week and tried the low bar position, but my shoulder flexibility is really poor. So, stretching my shoulders 1-2 times a day will also be a part of my routine so that I can perform low bar squats.

So, my new goals, which are also now listed at the top of my blog, are:

• Dunk with two hands by June 4th.
• Bench press 300 pounds by June 4th (now that my hand is completely healed, I should be able to make progress with this lift)
• Squat 400 pounds by June 4th