Jerks lately have been off. I have always felt confident at hitting 90%+ pretty much on any good day. Even on bad days, 80%+ was just a “gimme”. Lately, however, that has not been the case. My left arm always…
Month: November 2018
Complex Hell 2018: Week 2
CH18.W2.D1.1120 Muscle snatch + hang muscle snatch (1+2) x 3 barbell only Tall snatch: 3×3 barbell only Snatch: 2@50 2@60 1@70 1@75 3×1@80 EMOM Snatch pull (Controlled eccentric): 3×3@93 Snatch DL: 3×3@102 FS: 4×3@155 with 3 box jumps immediately following…
Complex Hell 2018: Week 1
CH18.W1.D1.1113 Snatch: 2@50 2@60 2@70 3×1@75 Snatch pull (Controlled eccentric): 3×3@90 Snatch DL: 3×3@100 FS: 5×3@75% / 149 (3 box jumps immediately following each set) Accessory: Reverse-hypers: 3×12 DB curls: 3×15 FS felt like complete crap today. I am most…
Worlds
Recently I saw the qualifying totals posted for World’s. This came as a complete shock to me. From what I read online, the number of entries in recent masters only weightlifting competitions has increased. And not just by a small…
Nutrition & Progress: Week 9
I weighed in today, fully expecting to see the number up from last weigh in. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was the same as last week. Given how I have eaten this last week, that in and…
Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 11
BBSP18.W11.D1.1106 Muscle Sn.: 3×3: 30, 40, 50 Tall Sn: 3×3: 20, 30, 40 Snatch: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70, 2@75, 1@80, 1@80 BS: 3@60% / 138, 3@65% / 150, 3@70% / 161, 2×3@75% / 173 Pendlay Row: 4×5 from deficit: 70,…
Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 10
Only 3 days of training this week, but I made them count. The family and I went on vacation for a few days, I had one day back in town and then left again for 2 days for a business…