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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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Nutrition & Progress: Week 8

I am pretty happy with how everything has been going.  More so than I have been in quite a long time.  I am down another 1.6lbs (total of about 8lbs) and clothes are fitting better and better.  It is nice…

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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:…

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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 8

BBSP18.W8.D1.1009 Muscle sn – 4×3: 30, 40, 45, 45 Tall sn – 3×3: 20, 30, 30 Sn, low blocks: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70, 2@75, 4×1@80 EMOM (Make, make, make, miss, make) Sn pull, low hang: 3×3@95 Superset: BS 4×5@70% /…

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Nutrition & Progress: Week 8

To say that last week was stressful would be putting it mildly.  Our dog had minor surgery but threw our sleep schedules entirely off.  Our daughters had an extremely busy week with school and extra-curricular activities.  I felt like we…

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