My Ideal Training Week...

For the first time in years I'm happy with my training and the progress I'm making with it. I've finally found the consistency and time to be able to do what I want and more importantly what I need to do to progress towards achieving my goals.

I have a Kettlebell Sport Competition in just under 3 weeks, so I currently need to specialise for that. But as soon as that's finished I've worked out my perfect training template. I've chosen activities that I believe will compliment and balance each other well. The plan is to be able to move as well and as efficiently and athletically as I can.

All the activities that I've chosen are things that I've already been participating in this year. My training week will look like this:
Mondays-
i)Weightlifting session including Snatches and Clean & Jerks
ii) Parkour (Free Running) session
Tuesday's-
Rest
Wednesdays-
Weightlifting with some Kettlebell Sport Lifting;
Thursdays-
i)Metabolic conditioning
ii)Trojans Kettlebell Session
Fridays
- Weightlifting
Saturdays
Metabolic Conditioning

The aim as alluded to above is to be as athletic and all round fit as possible. Now 'Fitness' is very specific, marathon runners are fit for running marathons, weightlifters are fit for lifting weights, sprinters for sprinting, however most of these athletes are so specifically fit that they can't do many other things outside of the their discpiline. I want to be at a certain level of conditioning whereby I should be able to do anything at short notice.

A decent test of fitness (conditioning is a more appropriate term) that I've come across is a 3 part test. The three parts are the dead lift, the pull up and the 5minute snatch test.
The dead lift tests maximal strength
The pull up tests relative test
The snatch test tests strength endurance.

I have a Kettlebell Sport Comp in a couple of weeks. As soon as that is done with, the plan is to test the above 3 and then commence my ideal training week. From her eI should be able to with a few weeks of specialisation compete in anything whether it be Olympic Weightlifting, Kettlebell Sport or saving the world!