Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Week 4

BP18.W4.D1.0122 Blocks (above the knee): Pull + Sn (1+1): 2 @ 75% / 161, 2 @ 80% / 172 Blocks (above the knee): Pull + Clean (1+1): 2 @ 75% / 244, 2 @ 80% / 260 Clean Pull: 3×3…

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Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Week 3

BP18.W3.D1.0116 Blocks (above the knee) Sn Pull + Sn 2(1+1): 2×1 @ 70% / 151, 2×1 @ 75%/ 161 Blocks (above the knee) Cl Pull + Cl 2(1+1): 2×1 @ 70% / 228, 2×1 @ 75% / 244 Clean lift…

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Deadlift PR and Recovery

On Friday night, our hosted a fun little “guys night” called Push & Pull.  The only real details we had up front were that there would be a max bench and max deadlift. You could sign up for one or…

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Moving on: Nutrition

I am tired of tracking macros.  Seriously. I get setting boundaries and making sure you are getting the nutrition that you need.  I also liked the idea of trying to make sure you ate every single last bit of your…

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Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Week 2

BP18.W2.D1.0109 Pull + Sn (Blocks above the knee): 4×2 @ 70% / 151 Pull + Cl (Blocks above the knee): 4×2 @ 70% / 228 Clean Lift Off + Pull (3+1): 2 @ 75% / 245, 3 @ 80% /…

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Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Week 1

BP18.W1.D1.0102 Block Snatch Pull + Snatch (mid-thigh) – 2(1+1): 3×4 @ 65% / 140 2×4 @ 70% / 151 Block Clean Pull + Clean (mid-thigh) – 2(1+1) 3×4 @ 65% / 211 2×4 @ 70% / 228 Front Squat 2×3…

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Whats Next: 6 Week Block Cycle

This week kicks off a new training cycle with a heavy emphasis on the blocks and pulling. The last training cycle was really good for me and I saw a lot of PRs, more so than I expected.  The frequency…

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Classic Cycle 2017: Results

On November 28, 2017, I started a 5 week “classic cycle” which ended on December 31, 2017. I think the biggest reason that I enjoyed this so much was the volume.  It was the appropriate level for me to be…

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Classic Cycle: Week 5 / Test Week

CC17.W5.D1.1226 Percentages for today were 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 90%, Work up to 95% if you feel good. Snatch (Blocks just above the knee): 151, 161, 172, 183, 194, 194 CJ: 221, 236, 252, 268, 284, 284 FS: 378…

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