Still programless until this coming week, but wanting to move. I met up with another lifter at the gym this morning and did some of what was on his program. Clean EMOM x15: 5×1 @ 70% (215) 5×1 @ 75%…
Month: October 2017
Programless
First day back in the gym after the meet this past Saturday. I am not starting my new programming until next week, so I just worked on some things that I wanted to work on. Split jerk with pause in…
Post Meet Macro Carnage
Two things I have not done in a very, very long time: 1) Turn off my alarm and sleep in until I wake up and 2) Eat whatever I want for the entire day without worrying about the macros. Sunday…
KY Open Weightlifting Championship
No videos of my lifts (yet) and not really sure that I want to see them. Not necessarily bad, but the minute the lift was over, I knew what went right and I knew what went wrong. I made the…
KY Open: Week 5 of 5
W5.D1.10.17 FS Work up to 3 @ 75% (~295lbs) Snatch: Work up to opener CJ: work up to opener Accessory (Superset x 4): Cliffhangers :30 + 10 side crunches 8 upside down KB press Today felt somewhat decent. Wasn’t moving…
Pull-ups
When I first started CrossFit, I hated pull-ups. I would imagine most big guys do. After all, the bigger you are, the harder it has to be to pull yourself up like that. I remember using the bands for what…
Breaking down the snatch
Two big problems I have with the snatch: I drop my chest I look down as I catch These two things are bad, especially together. I recently took some video of a snatch complex (Pull + Sn + OHS) and…
“So what are your goals for this meet?”
My coach asked my what my goals were for this coming meet and I really had no answer. I felt bad in a way because normally training and meets all have a purpose and goal for me. Up until recently,…
KY Open: Week 4 of 5
Worked up to 85% on snatch and my opener (about 93%) on my CJ on Sunday W4.D1.10.10 Muscle Snatch: 5×3 (65, 85, 95, 115, 115) HHSN: 5×3 (85, 85, 95, 115, 115) CJ: 3@45% (137), 3@55% (167), 2@65% (198), 3@75%…
KY Open Start List
Out of all of the meets I have done at this location, this is by far the latest I have ever lifted. Hopefully I can stay awake long enough to make it happen.