Covert Barbell Spring Meet 2018

I have never gone into a meet feeling this prepared.  Ever.  For that reason, as well as a good many others, I was still nervous as hell. For the last training cycle, I spent the back half being as strategic…

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Classic Position Cycle: Week 12 of 12 [Meet Week]

CPC18.W12.D1.0508 Sn: 70%/158, 75%/169, 80%/180, 85%/191 CJ: 70%/235, 755/251, 80%/268, 85%/285 FS: 2x 70%/305, 75%/327, 80%/355, 85%/375 DB curls: 3×20 (35#) The snatches felt pretty awesome.  Bypassed the straps and will do so through the meet.  The CJs felt tougher…

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Classic Position Cycle: Week 11 of 12

CPC18.W11.D1.0501 Snatch – Heavy Single: 2×115, 2×135, 2×155, 175, 185, 196x, 196, 203 CJ Heavy Single: 155, 185, 225, 254, 276, 296, 305, 315x FS:Heavy Single: 265, 315, 355, 370, 390, 410, 425, 436 PR Ended up going 92/139/231 on…

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Classic Position Cycle: Week 10 of 12

CPC18.W10.D1.0424 W/U: 2 pulls + 2 PP + 2 BTNJ Sn Pull + Eccentric down: 3×3 @ 200 Complex: PP + BTNJ + J: 155, 185, 207, 228, 251, 275, 286, 297, 305x, 300x Jerk dip squat: 5×3 @ 346…

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Classic Position Cycle: Week 9 of 12

CPC18.W9.D1.0417 Sn – Heavy single: 2x (2 pull + 2PP + 2 OHS), 3 HHMS, 2×3 SB + PS (85#), 2×114, 2×135, 2×155, 175, 185, 196, 205 (95%), 216x CJ – Heavy single: 2x (2 pull + 2PP + 2…

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Classic Position Cycle 2018: Week 7 of 12

This week was one of the hardest for me mentally and physically.  Despite seeing all of the log entries below indicating a full week, the reality is that I only trained 3 out of the 5 days, the other 2…

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