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…
Category: Training
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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,…
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%…
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,…
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…