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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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“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,…

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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%…

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Unplanned Rest Days

Both of my daughters have been sick, each with something different.  I am thankful for a job that allows me to work from home so that I can still take care of them but not miss work. That being said,…

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501# DL

A throwback to April 19, 2017 when I pulled 501# for a PR. Thank you change plates. After my back injury, this was a pretty big lift for me.

New Singlet

New singlet arrived today.  The Nike singlet I had lasted only 7 times before some of the seams started to rip.  Pretty disappointing to spend $130 on something and only get to use it that many times.  Hoping that this…

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