Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018, Training

Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 9

BBSP18.W9.D1.1016

  • Muscle snatch: 4×3 @ 40
  • Tall snatch: 3×3 @ 20, 30, 30
  • Snatch, low blocks:
    • 2@50
    • 2@60
    • 2@65
    • 2@70
    • 2@75
    • 1@80
    • 1@85
  • Snatch pull, low hang: 3×2 @ 100, 100, 105
  • BS: 4×5 @ 73% – 168
  • DB curls: 4×15 @ 35#

BBSP18.W9.D2.1017

  • Jerk:
    • 2 @ 70
    • 2 @ 84
    • 2 @ 102
    • 1×114
    • 1×120
    • 1×127
    • 1×131 (87%)
  • HPC: 3@70% – 94, 2×3@75% – 98
  • Banded press (KB on the floor): 4×5, increasing (65#, 70#, 75#, 80#)
  • 4×1:00 plank

Kness on jerk hurt like crazy lately.  And they never seem to get warm on these days.  I am going to have to switch up the order I do things so that I can hit these numbers without any problem.  I could hit them if I can clean them, but that is usually because I have already done some snatching and I am warm.  Might toss in some light power snatches and see how that goes next week.

BBSP18.W9.D3.1019

  • Muscle clean: 3×3 @ 68
  • Clean, low blocks:
    • 2@50% – 75
    • 2@60% – 90
    • 2@65% – 98
    • 2@70% – 105
    • 2@75% – 114
    • 1@80% – 120
    • 1@85% – 130
  • Clean pull from the low hang: 3×2 @ 140, 150,160
  • FS: 4×5 @ 73% / 144
  • DB curl + press: 4×10 @35#

BBSP18.W9.D4.1020

  • Superset:
    • 5×5 incline bench @225# (PR)
    • 5×15 banded lat pull-downs (green band)
  • 7 rounds:
    • 15 cal AB
    • 12 push-ups

BBSP18.W9.D5.1021

  • 3-position snatch (floor, low hang, high hang): 95#, 120#, 140#, 160#, 175#, 185#
  • Power clean + Hang Clean + 2 Jerks: 175#, 205#, 235#, 250#, 275#x, 275#x, 275#

I know I have done a 3-position snatch, but it has been a long time.  So much so that I have no idea what numbers I would hit.  I was shocked at just how exhausting these were for me today.  When I got to 185, I hit the snatch from the floor without any issue, but when I went to pull from the low hang, it was like all energy left me.  So crazy!  Great exercise for me and I liked the challenge.  Might mean adding in some more “cardio squats” or drills to work that endurance.

The CJ complex we came up with on the spot.  I had a few sets where I forget what the hell I was doing so it took me too long to move.  In my head, I wanted to hit 275 (85% of my 1RM CJ) and missed it twice.  On the first miss, I had the hang clean but caught it just a bit forward.  I watched the video and still can’t understand how I dumped it because it was there.  On the second attempt, I caught the power clean funny and left arm popped out from the front rack.  I have saved these plenty of times before but just couldn’t do it.  I watched the videos and saw I was getting the bar high enough, just needed to commit and stay aggressive through the entire lift.  I was pleased to finally hit 275, though the final jerk was pretty tough.

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