Mock Meet – Juggernaut AI

This past Saturday was the culmination of the Juggernaut AI training cycle.  Considering the program has been set to 40%PL and 60%BB, I was very happy with the progression of the competition lifts. This is also the first time I…

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1 Mile PR

After my run on Tuesday (C25K W6D1) I got a notification on my watch and wasn’t sure what it was. When I got to my car I was a little shocked to see I had a new best 1-mile time.…

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601

This popped up as a Facebook memory last week. I had been seeing some great progress with the deadlift, pushing my squat back to 500, as well as slowly inching the bench press up toward my goal.  The week before…

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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 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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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 7

BBSP18.W7.D1.1002 Muscle snatch: 4×3@45 Tall snatch: 4×2: 65#,85#, 85#, 95# Snatch, low blocks: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70,4×1@73 Hang snatch pull: 3×3@93 FS: 4×6@135 My knees felt like death for some reason.  I tapped out on the front squats.  Skipping a…

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Big Backs & Strong Pulls 2018: Week 6

BBSP18.W6.D1.0925 Muscle snatch high pull + muscle snatch: 3x (3+3) Muscle snatch: 4×3@40% / 40kg Snatch, low blocks: 2@50, 2@60, 2@65, 2@70, 4×1@75 EMOM Snatch pull, from the low hang: 3×3@90 FS: 4×3@78% / 154 Accessory: DB Arnold press: 4×10…

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A week of goofing off

I followed my same training schedule this past week with the exception of Sunday, which I used as a rest day.  Having time off from following a specific training plan was good for me but also rather challenging. When you…

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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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