yes, for sure sleeping messes peoples necks, backs, shoulders up. sleeping on your back, side, whatever works is most important, but having support when doing it is the key. maybe a different pillow or a slight different arm position will do the trick.
prone mountain is great for neck shoulder pains like yours.
we also just finished our NEW Eischens Yoga DVD today and will have that available with 3 levels to follow along from and that will help you out alot too for sure
hope this helps,
jon

smart man brad, you got it now for sure and are feeling better for it
good job!
jon

7.13.08 - HSW the capital steps easy all the way from top to bottom

7.14.08 Monday
with wt.vests of 40lb/55lb/65lbs
1) LHSW 20y/10y/8y
2) kips 20/12/10
3) 30" box jumps 21/12/7
4) JG curls 21/16/12
3.5 stars All PR's

7.15.08 Tuesday
1) 32k x 10 min snatch test = 164 reps!
my own PR and ranks 5th nationally

2) 60yd PW crawl + 25lb vest

3) 4 x 150s JR + 25lb vest
4 Stars

7.19.08 Saturday
1)32k's Clean and Jerks to 67 in as few
sets as possible: 15/15/15/12/10=67
2)PW rollouts + 25lb vest amap in 2 min
did 28
3) prison 10-2 headstand leg lifts and hanging leg lifts. Great!!
3.5 stars

7.21.08 Monday
1) Clean and Jerk: 4x8x36k's
2) Push ups + 80lbs: 4x10
3) Box body rows+40lb: 4x10
3 Stars

7.22.08 Tuesday
Prison 100 workout
1) PW crawl: 100y/90/80/etc til 10
2) JR dbls: 100f/90b/80f/etc.til 10
previous PR was 33:50
today new PR: 33:25 (beat it by 25 sec.)
4 stars

7.23.08 Wednesday
Eischens Yoga beginner, advanced seq.s
3.5 stars

7.24.08 Thursday
jog 2 miles, 5 x 150s JR
easy day

7.25.08 Friday
100 yard workout: in as few sets AP.
HSW - 32y, 37y, 31y = 100 yards
Kips - 39, 34, 30 = 103 kips
PR's for totals of 3 sets and first time i got 100s in 3 sets
3.5 stars

7.26.08 Saturday
Stadium steps + 25lb vest
36:30 whew! this was very challenging
3.5 stars

hey brad, that is awesome! 2 minutes each hold takes you into a whole nother world. 30 seconds is hard, 60 seconds activates weak areas you dont know about, but 2 minutes of each is another level completely and really is an amazing workout.
we just filmed the Eischens Yoga DVDs yesterday and are editing them today so everyone will have 3 levels of EY sequences to follow and i did the power level last which we call EY for Warriors and that is 60 second holds of each without rest btwn sets...it kicks your butt
i think you will really like it alot my friend and am really happy to hear how your doing so much of it already!
great job,
jon

that is an awesome workout huh !!!!!
jon

good job brad! smart to go light and good to hear it felt good too.
you asked about the snowman run. i write about it in the next newsletter for my workout blog i explain the run and what it is.
it is a trek in bhutan i am doing this fall, it will be awesome
talk to you soon my friend,
jon

7.3.08 thursday workout
10 minute 24k snatch test:
241 reps PR!

PW crawl + 40 lb vest amap 15y in 5 min.
7 x 15 + 40lbs in 5 min = 105 yards

light sprints
10 x 50y, 4 x 100y
4 Stars

7.4.08 Friday Workout
Ascending in wt.vest: 15lb/25lb/40lb
1) LHSW - 27y/19y/10y
2) Kips - 27/19/10
3) 30" box jumps - 25/23/19
4 Stars

7.5.08 Saturday Workout
Snowman Run
2 x 500 meters ea. run, 200 meters walk
2 x each 0 (145 strides)/ 15lb (158 strides) / 25lb (178 strides) / 40lb (189 strides)
1 x 500 meters
3.5 Stars great!!

7.7.08 Monday workout
Prison 10-1
1) push ups + 25lb vest + 120PPU
2) pull ups + 25lb vest

3) deck squat jumps onto 30" box + 4k's
4) JG plyo curls & runners
3.5 Stars

7.9.08 Wednesday workout
1) 32k's x 10 Clean and Jerks
as many sets of 10 as possible up to 67 reps: 10/10/10/10/10/10/7 = 67
simple and hard workout
3.5 Stars

7.10.08 Thursday workout
BJJ warmup workout
crawls, swims, army crawl, shrimp, frog jump, sit outs, forward roll, cartwheel
83 across floor in 30 minutes
4 Stars - it was great workout!

7.11.08 Friday workout
100 reps x 100 lb D-ball C/Sq/PP afap
total time = 17:34 New PR
4 Stars - very hard workout, beat previous record by 1:03

--- Last Edited by Jon Hinds (Owner/Founder of MBG) at 2008-07-11 18:44:07 ---

great to hear brad...yes the one minute or more holds are great!
keep up the good work
jon

monday 6.9.08
60 seconds each EY pose
great!!

tuesday 6.10.08
Prison 10/8/6 workout
48k snatch
42" box jump (no steps)
total time: 9:24
hands ripped at beg.of 4s

wednesday 6.11.08
Prison 8
1) HSPU
2) Pole vaulters
3) back press w/44s
4) ren.rows w/44s (ea.side =1)
total time 43:11
4 Stars!!

wednesday 6.18.08
1) approach jumps w/PPJ up to 48"
2) full exts up to 14', 40lb v x R7
3) 30lb D-ball beam throws (to 12'beam)
50 push presses, 50 underhand throws
afap = 6:26 (no hit beam, no count)
Prison ups: work up as high as poss!
4) kips: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 = 45
5) push ups + PPU80 + 25lb vest
1,2,3,4,5,6 = 21
3.5 stars

thurs.6.19.08
ran 6 x thru
sprint 50y, walk 50y, sprint 50, walk 50
sprint 200y, walk 50y
sprint 100y, walk 50y
very good!
Prison 10-1 afap
HLR's (straight legs, must touch bar)
Power Wheel rollouts
Great!!

Monday 6.23.08
24k snatch: amap in 60 sec, rest 60 sec
repeat x 5
totals: 35,35,35,30,30
got a good sweat

4x6 workout
a) 32k's snatch
b) 36k's jerk

Wed 6.25.08 5x5 workout
36k's dead cleans
36k's split jerks

LHSW: 27yards, 15y + 15lb vest, 12y + 25lb vest
Kips: 27 kips, 15 + 15lb vest, 12 + 25lb vest
3 Stars

Thurs.6.26.08
10min x 15/15
1) rope snap downs x 15 = 150
2) burpee w/push up x 4 = 40

3) 24" box jumps = 108
4) sledge hammers = 80
3.5 stars

Fri.6.27.08
Card deck workout + 25lb vest
push ups
kips
48k swings
capoeira lunges (both sides = 1)
4 Stars
man this was hard!!

hey brad, i see you did the park and swingset workout
glad you liked it!! timing yourself is cool too on it but sometimes it is just good to not time yourself, get a nice sweat and have fun huh
good job my friend,
jon