2 Sheachtain le Dul/ 2 Weeks to Go

Tá dhá sheachtain le dul anois chuig an céad cluiche craobha. Bhí an tseachtain a chuaigh thart measartha maith ó thaobh an treanála de. Thosaigh mé arais leis an fhoireann tar éis an gortú glún. Seo réamhamharc ar an treanáil atá beartaithe agam don chéad coicís eile:




An tseachtain seo déanfaidh mé an seisiún is deacra ar an Céadaoin, le béim ar an cluiche dé Céadaoin. An tseachtain seo chugainn beidh na seisiún uilig gearr agus dian le fuinneamh a shabháil don Sathairn.

Amárach tá mé chun seisiún core agus solúbthacht a dhéanamh ar maidín. Tá seisiún foirne ann um thráthnóna ach measaim go dtógfaidh mé é go ré toisc pian i mo bhléin dheis. Beidh le feiceáil.

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Two weeks left till championship day. The week gone by went ok. I started back training with the team after the sore knee (which is now gone). I picked up a bit of a groin pain to replace it from a practice game today. I have iced it etc so hopefully it will be ok. Above is the summarry of the training plan in the run up to championship.

This week the hardedst training session will be on Wednesday, with the main emphasis on the game on Friday. The next week, all sessions will be high in intensity and low on time to save the energy etc for the championship game.

Tomorrow, I am going to do a good core and mobility session in the morning. There is a team session in the afternoon but I will take it easy during that session to give the groin a rest. Well see how it goes!

Nuashonrú/ Update

Ní raib hmórán am agan an tseachtain seo le bheith ag cur suas póst nua gach lá mar sin seo nuashonrú beag ar cad é mar atá ag iarraidh le cúrsaí treanála.

Ar an Déardaoin rinne mé 30 nóimead pocáil sa halla agus rinne mé 10 nóimead sa gym tar éis ag déanamh cúpla cleacht éadrom le cuidsiú leis an glún (reverse lunge, dumbell RDL). Um thráthnóna rinne mé roinnt obair cumhachta agus cúpla cleacht eile don glún (Power Snatch from Hang, Clean Pull, Step Up, agus Back Extension. Mhothaigh mé úr agus ocrach don iomáint ar an Déardoin.

Aoine- Ghlac mé sos ón treanáil ach thosasigh mé ag léamh neart ailt siceolaíocht spóirt le cuidiú leis an ulmhú agus láidreacht aigne.

Sathairn- Ar maidín chaith mé tuairim is dhá uair an chloig ag cur roinnt rudaí le chéile le cuidiú le leagan spriocanna, ullmhú inchinne, speagadh srl. Déanfaidh me cur síos níos doimhne orthu nuair atá siad réid ach measaim go mbainfidh mé an-tairbhe as an obair seo. Chaith mé uair go leith sa halla inniú agus rinne mé roinnt drilleanna faoi ard luas leis an ghlún a thástáil. Cuma ar an scéal go raibh gach i gceart. Seisiún crua a bhí ann le go leor ritheanna gearr agus scileanna faoi thurse. An sásta leis!


Ag 7 sa oíche rinne me 80 nóimead sa gym leis na cleachtaí a leanas:

Snatch - suas go 65kg
Clean- Suas go 90 kg
Step Ups Sárseit le Back Extension
Chin up Sárseith le Push Press agus Prone Row.

Arís bhí mé sásta leis an dul chun cinn sa seisiún seo agus bhain mé sult as. Amarach tá lá saor agam agus beidh me ag bualadh síos go Tigh Molaga ar feadh lá nó dhó!

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I didnt have the time to post every day this week so here is an update on the progress.

On Thursady I did 30 minutes in the hall followed by 10 in the gym doing step ups and single leg RDL's. In the afternoon I did some power and strength work in the gym(Power Snatch from Hang, Clean Pull, Step Up, agus Back Extension). I felt fresh and hugry for hurling on Thursday.

Friday- I took a day of training and read a lot of sports psych articles.


Saturday- In the morning I followed up yesterdays reading with about 2 hours of practical work on goal setting and mental prep. I will describe in more detail when I finish up what I was doing today. I spent an hour and a half in total oin the hall doing some consitioning and hurling drills to test the knee. All seemed well. It was a tough session with a lot of short sprints and performing skills when fatigued as well. Really happy with it!

At 7 i did 80 minutes in the gym with the following session

Snatch - suas go 65kg
Clean- Suas go 90 kg
Step Ups Sárseit le Back Extension
Chin up Sárseith le Push Press agus Prone Row.

Again, I was happy with the session and enjoyed it. Tomorrow I am heading down to Timoleage for a day or two!

Céadaoin/ Wednesday

OK tá sé mall agus tá mé scriosta mar sin beidh seo gásta! Ar maidín chaith mé uair an chloig sa hall ag iomáint. Glún mothú go maith, feabhas taghta ar na scileann arís. Mar sin féin níor rith mé ag lán luas go fóill.

Um thráthnóna chaith mé seal ar an rothar. 12 nóimead ag luas leannúnach, 22 nímead ag rotháil crua ar feadh 30 soicind agus éasca ar feadh 30. Dul chun cinn ón luain. Sesiún crua, neart alas. Sin é oíche mhaith!

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Right its late and I am nackered so this will be short and sweet. In the morning I spent an hour in the hall hurling. Knee felt ok, improvement in skills. Still, I have not ran at full tilt with the knee yet.

In the vening i spent more time on the bike. 12 minutes steady, 22 minutes of 30 sec intervals. Progression since Monday. Hard session, lots of sweat. Thats it, oíche mhaith!

Máirt/ Tuesday

Ar dtús, bhí mé ag an dochtúir inniú agus thus sé roinnt antiinfallamtories dom, óir dúirt sé go raibh teannánachas agam i mo ghlúin. Ar oíche mháirt, is cinnte go bhfuil feabhas tagtha ar an ghlúin cheanna féin!

Ó thaObh na treanála de, rinne mé roinnt pucáil sa halla inniú leis an siúl a choinneáil istigh. Mohthaigh mé rud beag meirgeach ar dtús mar heall ar an tuairim is seachtin gan camán i mo lámh ach scaoil mé amach i rith a tseisiún agus tháinig feabhas ar an chéad teagmháil agus ar chaighdeán an bualadh sliotair srl.

Um thráthnóna rinne mé seisiún gearr sa gym. Bhain mé trail as roinnt cumhacht ghlanadh ó ionad chrochta (suas go 70kg, agus roint céim in airde ar bhosca. Chríochiagh mé le roinnt iarmhír droma agus cúpla cleacht cór.

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Firstly, I was at the doc today and he gave me some ati inflammatories his diagnosis of tendonitis in my knee. Right enough, my knee feels improved even tonight (tuesday)

From a training point of view I spent an hour in the hall hurling this morning. I felt rusty at the start for not having held a hurl in nearly a week, but i losened out as the session went on and my touch and striking etc improved.

In the afternoon i did a short sesion in the gym. I tried some power cleans from hang (up to 70kg), and some dumbell step ups. I finsihed with a few back extensions and a core exercise or two.

Luain ar an Rothar/ Monday on the Bike

Rinne mé sisiún maith ar an rothar le cúpla cleacht meachain tar éis. An rud a rinne me ar an rothar ná 10 nóimead de rotháil ag luas cothrom, sos 3 nóimead, ansin 20 nóimead de rotháil crua ar feadh 30 soicind agus rotháil téarnaimh ar feadh 30 soicind. Ansin rinne mé rabadh-H, brú suas, agus tairringtí suas i gciorcad le cúpla cleacht 'core' ag an diereadh. Nuair a bhí mé ar an rothar bhí fonn orm díreacht teacht de ach lean mé liom agus chríochnaigh mé an seisiún go láidir. Leanann mo chorp m'intinn, ní an bealach eile thart! Tá mé ar bís le bheith arais ar an pháirc!

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I did a good session on the bike today with a few upperbody and core exercises afterwards. I did 10 minutes steady cycling at a high pace, them 20 minutes of 30 second intervals, going as fast as I could every 30 seconds. Then I finished with H-rows, pressups and chin ups in a circuit with 3 core exercises. When I was on the bike i really felt like jumping off but i kept at it and finished with a really good conditioning session. My body follws my mind, not the other way around! I cant with to get back playing!

Achoimre/ Review

Fadhb agam leis an ríomhaire anseo nach ligeann dom pictiúirí is táblaí a chuir isteach ach seo achoimre gearr ar an tseachtain:

Choinnigh mé an lód treanála thíos faoi 1000 mar a bhí beartaithe. An tseachtain seo chugainn ba mhaith liom toiseacht ag deánamh roinnt iomána arís agus roinnt obair a dhéanamh ar an rothar le fanacht aclaí agus mé amuigh leis an ghlún.
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Have a problem with the computer that wont le me upload pictures and tables but here is a quick sumary of my weeks training.

I kept the training load under 1000 as I had planned. Next week I want to start doing a bit of hurling again and do some bike work to keep the fitness out while im recovering the knee.

Domhnach/ Sunday

Bhí cluiche againn innniú ach níor imir mé mar gheall ar an glún. In ionad chaith mé siúl ar na cluichí idirchondae agus rinne mé rud beag ainailís ar an chluiche idir Corcaigh agus Cill Chainnigh. Damharc mé ar imreoir lár páirce ón dá fhoireann agus ghlac mé nóta de na rudaí a rinne siad i rith an cluiche. Thíos atá torthaí an ainilís bheag seo. Rinne mé iarracht a bheith chomh beacht is a thiocfadh liom ach seans gur chaill mé rud nó dhó. Mar sin féin is léir go raibh fear na cait in sa chluiche níos mó. Bfhéidir gur chuidigh seo leis an greadadh trom a thus siad do mhuintir Chorcaigh. Má tá aon smaointe agaibh faoin anailís bheag seo scaoil libh!

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We had a game today but I couldnt play due to the ongoing knee isue. In stead i cast an eye on the intercounty matches and did a bit on an analysis of a midfielder from Cork and Kilkenny who played eachh other. The results are below. I tried to be as precise as possible but may have missed one or two events due to the camera angles etc. Still, its clear that the Kilkenny man was more in the game. Maybe this helped them to the huge winning margin that they achieved. If you have any thoughts on this analysis let me know!

Sathairn/ Saturday

Inniú rinne mé seisiún maith uaschoirp ina raibh 4 cleacht meacháin agus rud beag treanáil ciorcad ag an deireadh. Mhothaigh sé go maith tar éis an turas fada arais ó Bhaile Átha Cliath. Dála an scéil, seo thíos pictiúr de na camáin ar ar chuir mé cóir orthu an tseachtain seo chaite.

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I did a good upper body session today in which there was 4 weights exercises and a bit of circuit training at the end the end for a bit of conditioning. It felt good after the long drive back from Dublin. By the way, below is a pic of the fixed sticks from last week.

Cirque Du Soleil!!!

Rinne mé 30 nóimead síniú agus obair 'core ar maidín. Tá an pian sa ghlún go fóill ann. Ag a 4 chuaigh mé chun Cirque Du Soleil a fheiceáil san O2....Ní fhaca mé a leithid de seó a riamh i mo shaol, bhí sé do chreidthe. Bhí lúthchleasaíocht ar siúl ann a chuir cuma ar na fir agus mná gur cineál ainmhí éassúil iad ón gnháthduine! Bhí an chriac go maith ann chomh maith le neart píosaí grinn i rith an seó. Bhí mé spreagtha chun bheith níos solúbtha agus níos láidre, i measc neart rudaí eile tar éis an seó!

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I did 30 minutes of stretching and core this morning. The knee is still sore. At 4 I went to see Cirque Du Soleil in the O2. I never seen a show like it in my life, it was unreal! There was acrobatics there that made the performenrs look like a competely differen species than normal humans! The craic was great as well with funny bits throughout the show I was inspired to increase mobility and strength among many other things after this show.

Déardaoin/Thursday

Rinne mé sesisiún 45 nóimead ar an uascopr tar éis am lóin inniú agus 10 nóimead de obair ar na meatán boilge um thráthnóna. De réir cosúlachta tá chonradmalacia-patella ar mo ghlún dheis. Níl cluiche againn go dtí an tseachtain seo chugainn mar sin tá mé ag dul sos maith a thabhairt dó chun ligint dó teacht chuige féin.

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I did 45 minutes of upper body in the gym today and 10 minutes of core in the afternoon. Apparently my knee has chondromalsia patella. I dont have a game until next week so I am going to give it a good break to let it recover.

Céadaoin Ciúin/ Quiet Wdnesday

Tá an pian i mo ghlún deis arais agus níos measa na mar a bhí roimhe. Ní dhearna mé ach síniú ar maidín ar feadh 30 nóimead nó mar sin. Mhothaigh mé go maith tar éis, ach tá am de dhíth ar an glún teacht arais chuige féin mar sin dfhan mé ar shiúl ón cáman agus rith inniú.

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The pain in my right knee is back and worse than before. I only did about 30 minutes of mobility work this morning and that was it. I felt good after but this knee needs time to heal so I stayed away from the stick and running today.

Máirt/ Tueday

30 nóimead sa gym. 3 cleacht uaschopr, 10 nóimead core ag an deireadh. Níor ghlac mé páirt sa seisiún foirne anoch le sos a thabhairt do na cosa. Tá na camáin socraithe, pictiúirí amarach!

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30 minutes in the gym today. 2 sets each of chin ups, dumbbell bench and t bar row. 10 minutes core at end. Didnt take part in team session tonight to rest the legs. Sticks are fixed, pics tomorrow!