Going Bulgarian for Collegiates!

[weightliftingfan1]

I am a freshman and am looking for 1st place at University Weightlifting Nationals before or during senior year.

I am posting a new training log on here because I want to start fresh. The old one is still accessible.

Here's the tentative routine:
Thursday
Snatch 20/doubles up to a miss
Olympic squat- Max single / max double
Press 1RM (this will be for a month, and then I will press once a week in a 5/3/1 style-format, and then after another month get back to the maxes for a month. Rinse and repeat.)
Pull-ups/chins (1xfailure)

Friday
C&J 10/doubles up to a miss
PowerSnatch – Max single / max double / 10
FrontSquat 1RM

Sunday
Snatch – WUPTAM (work up to a miss)
Clean – WUPTAM
Jerk - WUPTAM
Press 3x3 (Bench will probably be gone forever)



Monday
HeavySnatch – YOU WILL LIFT BIG WEIGHTS
HeavyC&J - ^Likewise
Low Bar Squat 1RM
DeadliftTriples (probably will eventually be taken out all together in favor of better recovery. Must accomplish goal of 495x3 first)



Tuesday
FrontSquat 2RM/3RM



I am going to be slowly taking out the extra exercises, and simultaneously adding more squats, front squats, clean and jerks, snatches, and maybe some power cleans/snatches.

My goal with body-weight is to not go above 280 lb until the summer, because I have plenty of time to gain weight.

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Snatch20 (taken from Caleb Ward)
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
160
165
175
180x
155
160
165
170x
155
I definitely want to do this work-out with jerks from the rack. I'll do it with C&Js eventually

Squatx5x3 failure
340x5,3,5 I thought these wouldn't be obnoxious because I have a belt this week and my mono has subsided a lot. I was wrong.

Press 147.5x5x3

Chins BWx7,4,4
-My weight is down from last weight, so you would think that my chin reps wouldn't go down, but they did. It was mental. I was in such a negative place.

Training Time: 2:20
Weight: 273.9 - uh-oh

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
C&J
185
185
185
185
185
190
195
200
205x Missed the jerk because I hit my chin on the drive.
205

PowerSnatch
125
135x My body does not remember how to power snatch. I have to do the 20 work-out, or maybe just 10, with power snatches at 115 lb next week, and probably for weeks after that.

FrontSquat - no belt
225
245
265x I shouldn't have missed, but I ran out of time; I was rushed through the work that I did and I could not reattempt that stupid miss.

Training time: 1:03
276.2 lbs

[weightliftingfan1]

Sunday
Snatch
155
160
165x Dropped forward

Clean
225 with belt
235
145
No more. Body couldn't do it.

Jerk 10
155
155
155
155x
My posterior Deltoids were hurting too much to continue.

Push Press:
155
155
Didn't hurt as much as the jerk.

Training time: 1:31
Weight: 270 lb

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
SnatchHeavy
155
165x Dropped forward
165
175x Dropped forward
175
185x
185x
185x Dropped back and slid forward on my knees. Looked pretty cool, I guess. At least it was a legit catch.
My shoulders hurt too much to go further.

C&JHeavy (lies)
185x It hurt too much to jerk. Caleb said that cleans might also be bad for the shoulders.

Squat
365
385
405x bar rolled forward

Deadlift
460x3 I don't think these were pretty, but maybe I'm wrong.

Training time: 2:00
272.2 lb - I thought the weight would be recovered from St. Patty's day by now.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
FrontSquat -unbelted- 135x5 185x2 225 245
265x3 Was only going for a double, but it felt so good that I added in that extra rep. Keep in mind that this is the weight that I missed for only a single last Friday; I knew that it was a silly miss and that I could get more, and I was right!
285x1 Missed the second rep.

I feel so good because of those front squats. They just felt right.

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Snatch
72.5
72.5 x 72.5
72.5 72.5x 72.5x
60x
I just could hold on to the barbell in the catch. Left shoulder hurt a lot as well.

Olympic squat - unbelted
80
80
100
120
140
160
60
These were all technically PRs, because I have not done an Olympic squat before, but the 160 is very special to me :)

Press
60
70
75
80x
77.5
I've hit 175# before, so I feel like I should have got 80. Whatever. Next week.

Pull-ups BWx7 (bad on last rep)

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
C&JDoubles
60
80 Pressed out the jerk on the second C&J
80
Why would I take a twenty kilo jump? Lack of experienced.
Now that I am experienced, I will hopefully not make a mistake similar to that again.

PowerSnatchDoubles
40
45
50 missed second
50
Like last week, the power snatches just felt awkward. So I went back to the empty bar and practiced my hook grip to death (exaggeration). Jason was able to watch the empty bar work and help me by identifying two things: 1) I am not internally rotating my arms at the shoulder joint while in setting up to pull. As soon as did the internal rotation, the bar went in its nice vertical bar path close to my body. I stopped internally rotating my arms months ago because I figured its only use was learning how to not pull with the arms. I was wrong. 2) My left foot was landing slightly behind my right foot. An active stomp into my foot prints was the cue that helped alleviate this problem.

FrontSquat-unbelted
40x5
60x3
80x2
100
120

Jerk-empty bar
Lots of reps.

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday (no sunday)
Snatch (Heavy)
40
50
60
60x
60
70
75
80x
80x
80
82.5x
82.5
85x
85x
85
87.5 2.5 kg PR.
90x
90x
90x
90x
90x (only deadlifted it. haha?)
I know I can snatch at least 90, and that is what I told myself. I did not snatch 90. That will be next week.
My cut on my shin (from snatching) started to sting with the last two 90 attempts. Not an excuse. Stinging pain is all mental.
Shoulders felt relatively good.

C&J (heavy)
60
70
80 I put a smiley face above this in my training log because the jerk was so nice.
85
90 Taped up the thumbs after this one.
95x Missed the clean due to a catching error.
95x missed the jerk
95x better elbows on the clean
95x Didn't attempt the jerk. I got dizzy and dropped the weight after the clean.
95x "Maybe if I put on a belt I will stop getting dizzy before I jerk." Not quite.
95x miss? No belt.
60x While breathing between the clean and the jerk, my left posterior deltoid cramped up and I dropped it intentionally.
60
60
65
70
75
80 soft elbows
82.5 soft elbows
85
87.5 Once again, didn't attempt the jerk. I didn't write down why. It was probably due to dizziness.

LBBS - unbelted
160
180x Didn't get to grind it. It was kind of a "hit or miss" situation, and I missed.
Fast double: 160
-I'll give you a hint: it wasn't fast. Actually, the second rep was really ugly.

Deadlift 212.5x3 Couldn't get it off the floor at all.

Jerk
Bar work

Training time: 3:15

[stonerider]

i'm assuming you are relatively new to weightlifting... have you given any thought to maybe spending more time working on your technique by using lower weights and completing the majority of your attempts?

i'm only asking because it looks like you have a lot of misses at what should be light weights

[Dave 321]

Gotta learn to get the knees out of the way when you snatch.

It was about 4-5 months before I stopped having to tape up my shins and it was fucking annoying.

[Dave 321]

Also, what's up with all the posterior delt problems?

[weightliftingfan1]

i'm assuming you are relatively new to weightlifting... have you given any thought to maybe spending more time working on your technique by using lower weights and completing the majority of your attempts?

i'm only asking because it looks like you have a lot of misses at what should be light weights

Yes. Stay tuned.

[weightliftingfan1]

Gotta learn to get the knees out of the way when you snatch.
Please elaborate.


Also, what's up with all the posterior delt problems?
That is the question of the day.

[Tamara Reynolds]

i'm assuming you are relatively new to weightlifting... have you given any thought to maybe spending more time working on your technique by using lower weights and completing the majority of your attempts?

i'm only asking because it looks like you have a lot of misses at what should be light weights

Your coach is going to agree with stonerider here. After she finishes going through your log. Because you wish to do this Bulgarian thing, you shall be forced to do it correctly...

[weightliftingfan1]

Your coach is going to agree with stonerider here. After she finishes going through your log. Because you wish to do this Bulgarian thing, you shall be forced to do it correctly...
I likewise agree with Mr. Rider

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Front Squat - unbelted - double
285 PR

Jerk
bar work

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Snatch
70x
70x
70x
Stopped after three misses at "a weight I know I can do". Don't want to talk about it.
60x
Bar work

Olympic Squat Doubles
120 A double PR, because it was my first time working up in doubles for HBBS. Second rep was way too much like a LBBS.
100
100

Press
70
70 Did 70 again because I forgot to add plates for 75.
75x

Chins
BWx8x1

Jerk
Bar work :)

Everything felt heavy. Monday and Tuesday's work, less than optimal sleep, and less food than I SHOULD be eating has hit me.

Training time: 1:37

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch - bar work
C&J - bar work

[Dave 321]

Please elaborate.

Move your knees back at the beginning so you don't scrape the bar up your shins.

[weightliftingfan1]

Move your knees back at the beginning so you don't scrape the bar up your shins.

Tried it today, actually. Didn't work out at all. It worked on the clean, but cleans aren't the problem. I will try again on Sunday.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch- bar work
C&J - bar work

Friday
C&J
60
60
70
70
80 belted
80
85x

PowerSnatch
45 hmm...

HaltingPowerSnatches (to practice getting the shins out of the way)
45
for some reps. Had to stop due to cuts on shins

FrontSquat
100
120 belted
130
140x - 10 kg jumps are not smart

[stonerider]

Tried it today, actually. Didn't work out at all. It worked on the clean, but cleans aren't the problem. I will try again on Sunday.

if the bar is scraping up your shins, either your knees aren't pushed out enough (what dave said), you aren't moving your knees back during the 1st pull, the bar is too close to your heel, or a combination of all 3

[weightliftingfan1]

your knees aren't pushed out enough As much as possible in the starting position. I'll have to video to see what angle the knees have when I do the first pull


you aren't moving your knees back during the 1st pull This is what I was working on today, without success.


the bar is too close to your heel Possibly. I will have to re-measure my shoe/foot to find the middle again.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Bar work

Saturday Bar work

Sunday
Press 155x3x3 Twas very difficult.
(I'll include warm-ups today):
Snatch bar 115 135 135
145x (the bar fell on my back. #notfun). I didn't know what Tamara would tell me to do, so I just moved on.

Clean 115 135 155
185
195? Did I do this weight??
205
215 - elbow touched knee
235x
235x belted. I thought the belt would help. I was wrong. I'm pretty sure the 20# jump was on accident. It shouldn't have mattered though, because this is not a particularly significant weight for my cleans.

Jerk
bar
95
115
115
135
135
155 soft elbows
155
185x
I sincerely think I am afraid the get under the bar quickly because lock-out hurts the p. delts.

Foam rolled the posterior delts. 2x40seconds on each side

Brief bar "work"
-during the bar jerks, the posterior delts felt a lot better.

[weightliftingfan1]

Snatch warmup: power snatch, drop snatch, drop snatch, full snatch, knee stretch.

You should probably do this with the bar, 35, and 40 to start. If you are using something less than 40, then you can do the power snatch and full snatch from the hang.

Front squat:
2 x 80 kg
2 x 85 kg oops
2 x 90 kg
2 x 95 kg
2 x 100 kg

Snatch:
2 x 40 kg
2 x 45 kg
1 x 50 kg
1 x 55 kg
1 x 60 kg sloppy. Took a while to balance in the bottom. Pull didn’t touch leg entire time.
1 x 60 kg Dropped backwards. J said bar path was looped
1 x 60 kg
1 x 60 kg

Clean and jerk:
1 x 60 kg SoftElbows
1 x 60 kg Elbows Bounced Out of Locked Position. Hurt right posterior deltoid.
1 x 65 kg SE
1 x 65 kg SE
1 x 70 kg SE
1 x 70 kg Press out
1 x 75 kg SE. Didn’t get under it.I
I think I am afriad to get under the bar due to the p. delt pain.

Squat:
1 x 120 kg
1 x 130 kg
1 x 140 kg
1 x 150 kg
1 x 160 kg Side of left bumper hit the safety bar. Consequentially, depth was questionable, but probably good.
4 x 100 kg - Fast

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Squat:
2 x 100 kg 220
2 x 105 kg 230
2 x 110 kg 240 w/belt
2 x 115 kg 255

Clean grip deadlift:
2 x 130 kg 285
2 x 140 kg 310
2 x 150 kg 330 w/belt
2 x 155 kg 340 second rep slowed down
(No hook grip)

Push press from rack:
2 x 50 kg 110
2 x 55 kg 120
2 x 60 kg 130
2 x 65 kg 145
2 x 70 kg 155
I have to get under the bar faster. Lockout was good.

Front squat:
1 x 105 kg 230
1 x 110 kg 240
1 x 115 kg 255 w/belt
1 x 120 kg 265

Training time: sub 1 hour
BW = ~272#

[Tamara Reynolds]

(No hook grip)


ANSWER ONE QUESTION, BIJESSE:

DO YOU HOOK GRIP ALL OF YOUR CLEANS?

"Seriously, just set up for your clean WITH A FUCKING VELCRO BELT ON and deadlift the bar with your clean grip and stance. That is all. It is not a clean pull. It is a deadlift with your clean stance and grip."

Does that sound familiar?

[weightliftingfan1]

I'm glad we cleared that up.

[Tamara Reynolds]

I'm glad we cleared that up.

Are you having fun yet?

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Front squat:
2 x 100 kg w/ belt
2 x 100 kg
2 x 100 kg
2 x 100 kg Slowed down on second rep.

Snatch:
1 x 55 kg
1 x 60 kg
1 x 55 kg
1 x 60 kg
1 x 65 kg miss- Fell forward. Front of shoulders hurt, as happens when I do not catch a snatch correctly. Probably happened because talked to Jason for 5 minutes.
1 x 60 kg
1 x 65 kg Miss. Decent catch, but fell forward.

1 Clean + 2 jerks:
60 kg Miniscule SE – right p. delt not good
65 kg “ “
70 kg “ “ (forgot to put on belt)
75 kg w/ belt “ “ – second jerk was best since before 60.

Squat:
1 x 140 kg
1 x 140 kg
1 x 150 kg w/ belt
1 x 150 kg

Training time = 1:33

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Morning
Snatch
(warm-up)
1. 60x Fell forward. Didn’t catch. FUCK.
2. 60x Didn’t even try getting under it
3. 60 Get the knees out of the way. Ran forward.
4. 60 Jumped forward
5. 60 Not a powerful pull.
6. 60 Ran forward. A lot.
Was supposed to do four more. Didn't have time.

Evening session:

Clean (no jerk):
1 x 100 kg w/ belt
1 x 105 kg 230
1 x 110 kg 240
1 x 115 kg 255x dropped forward in hole
1 x 120 kg 265

Front squat:
1 x 100 kg w/ belt
1 x 105 kg 230
1 x 110 kg 240 poor elbows
250 oops
1 x 115 kg 255
4 x 90 kg – Fast – 200 w/o belt

Push press:
2 x 60 kg 130 single… oops
2 x 65 kg 145
1 x 70 kg 155
1 x 75 kg 165 Missed, but then went for it as a second rep and got it. Stumbled back during the top half of the lift, but still managed to make it.
1 x 80 kg 175

Snatch grip deadlift:
2 x 80 kg 175 Hook (should have used straps) - taped the thumb
2 x 90 kg 200
2 x 100 kg 220
2 x 110 kg 240
-all of these felt very awkward

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday

Squat PR
150
165 w/ belt
175 Grinder
Didn't go up due to how slow 175 was and how heavy all of the warm-ups felt.

snatches
1. 60 ran forward
2. 60
3. 60
4. 60
5. 60 Missed for stupid reason. Retried and got it.
6. 60 Stepped forward during recovery
7. 60
8. 60 Jumped forward an inch or so?
9. 60 Ran forward
10. 60 Jumped forward an inch? Stepped forward in recovery

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
Snatch
2 x 45
2 x 55
60
62.5
65
67.5
70
72.5x Rushed the set-up. Retried and got it. Felt really good up to this miss.
75 Ugly catch-right side was too low
77.5x Fell forward instead of actually catching it.
C&J
2 x 60 only 1 rep oops…
2 x 70 only 1 rep oops…
80 SE
85 SE
87.5 bad right elbow on lockout. Belt
90 “Press out” - Gavin
92.5 Miss the jerk. Didn’t even try to catch.
60
70
95 Didn't do
100 " "
105 " "


Front squat: belted
4 x 90 - Fast
2 x 100 - Fast
Supposed to be fast. Not my fastest.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Pretend this is me typing something cheerful and positive!

Woo!

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Front Squat PR
2x225 belt
1x245
265
285
295
305
315x

Halting Snatches – doubles
115
115
115
115
115
115

Four stage pull
2 x 80 kg 175
2 x 90 kg 200
2 x 100 kg 220
2 x 105 kg 230

Press
135x7 (weak...?)

Jerk from Rack
2 x 130
2 x 155
80 175 belted – press out
85 185
87.5 195 miss – grip error
(90 200
92.5 205
95 210
100 220
105 230) (didn't do - ran out of time. shouldn't have pressed and what not.)

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Snatch:
2 x 95 lbs
1 x 105 lbs
1 x 115 lbs
1 x 120 lbs
1 x 130 lbs Bar was too far back in catch. Hurt.
1 x 135 lbs “Significant rotation (of the torso to the left)” - Gavin
1 x 140 lbs
1 x 145 lbsx fell forward in hole.

Clean and jerk:
2 x 115 lbs
1 x 125 lbs
1 x 135 lbs
1 x 145 lbs
1 x 155 lbs
1 x 165 lbs press out. Especially on right elbow
1 x 170 lbs
1 x 175 lbs Slight press out on right elbow


Squat:
2 x 225 lbs
2 x 225 lbs
1 x 250 lbs
1 x 275 lbs

BW = 271

[Tamara Reynolds]

I read this.

Just so you know.

I am practicing my supportive coaching face.

Did you see a doctor yet?

[weightliftingfan1]

I read this.

Just so you know.

I am practicing my supportive coaching face.

Did you see a doctor yet?

HOW DID I MISS 145. I USED TO START WITH 145.

Your face expression is CRUCIAL here!

My appointment is tomorrow morning at 9:15. :)

[Tamara Reynolds]

Moser always reminds me that there are ups and downs, PR streaks and dark times in weightlifting. It is my job to show up, do the work and not quit. It is his job to deal with the ups and downs.

Same goes for you and me.

You just hit a front squat PR...

[weightliftingfan1]

Synergy!

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch:
2 x 95 lbs
1 x 105 lbs
1 x 115 lbs
1 x 120 lbs
1 x 130 lbs
1 x 135 lbs
1 x 140 lbs
1 x 145 lbs

Clean and jerk:
2 x 115 lbs
1 x 125 lbs
1 x 135 lbs
1 x 145 lbs
1 x 155 lbs
1 x 165 lbs

[Tamara Reynolds]

Good job today.

Breathe.

Do what you are supposed to do tomorrow.

Have fun.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
Snatch
Warm up
50
55
60
65
70 repeat
72.5
75x Didn’t catch
60
60
60

C&J
Warm up
60 Power clean
65
70
75 Soft elbow – right shoulder hurt
80 Drop Clean – soft elbows on jerk
80
82.5
85
87.5 Missed jerk. Didn’t catch the bounce.

Squat
5x60
3x100
2x120 W/ belt
2x140
2x155
2x170

Wasn't about to go for a PR on the snatch of C&J. I just didn't have that type of mentality today.

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
Front Squat – catch for jerk on last rep of each
4x85 185 W/belt
4x90 200
4x95 210
4x100 220

Snatch
130
140
155x stupid miss. Didn’t set up sufficiently.
155 Ran forward with it.
160 Ran forward.
155
160
155

Jerk
130
140 SE hurt bad in right
140 retry
140
155 missed and retried for a second rep. Was ugly, but probably a whit light.
165
175 Slight press out
185
175
185
175
185x Wasn’t even supposed to go for this. Oops.

Clean
220 W/ belt
230
240
250
260 left elbow touched knee. Didn’t catch bounce. Left hand on catch grip wasn’t good.
270x Dropped out of pseudo-catch.
270x Better catch but still dropped it.

Front Squat
255 W/ belt
265
255
265

BW = 271.7

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
Front squat:
2 x 90 kg
2 x 100 kg
1 x 110 kg
1 x 120 kg
1 x 125 kg w/ belt
1 x 130 kg
1 x 125 kg
1 x 130 kg Soo ugly.

Snatch:
2 x 45 kg
2 x 55 kg
1 x 60 kg
1 x 65 kg
1 x 70 kg
1 x 65 kg
1 x 70 kg

Clean and jerk:
2 x 55 kg
2 x 60 kg
1 x 70 kg
1 x 75 kg
1 x 80 kg w/ belt – press out
1 x 85 kg
1 x 80 kg Better than other bad one. ^^ Right elbow was probably a problem.
1 x 85 kg

*There were no snatch misses in the making of this log entry.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Good work.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Squat:
1 x 350 w/ belt
1 x 365
1 x 350
1 x 365

Snatch grip halting deadlifts, pull to just BELOW kneecap (at patella):
2 x 175
2 x 200
2 x 220
2 x 240
2 x 255

Clean grip deadlift: (up to a heavy single)
3x185
2x235
1x285 hook grip – belt
325
375
415 – got tough
465 – BAD BOYZ FOR LIFE!

Push press: How do I do this?
5 x 120
3 x 130
2 x 140
2 x 165
2 x 175
2 x 185 Stumbled back during the second rep.

Front squat:
2 x 230 w/ belt
2 x 240
2 x 255
2 x 265
4 x 240

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Snatch:
2 x 50
2 x 55
1 x 60
1 x 62.5
1 x 65
1 x 67.5
1 x 70x Didn’t pull high enough, resulting in weak catch, which fell forward.
1 x 72.5

Clean and jerk:
1 x 60
1 x 65
1 x 67.5
1 x 70
1 x 72.5
1 x 75
1 x 80 Soft elbows
1 x 82.5
1 x 85 bad elbow
85 again, forgot to add weight.
1 x 87.5

Clean only w/ belt
1 x 90
1 x 95x
95
1 x 100
1 x 105x
105x
105 Did not ride the bounce.
1 x 107.5
1 x 110 Elbows touched knees
1 x 112.5x
1 x 114
1 x 116

Front squat: w/ belt
1 x 100
2 x 100 second rep was better than first
1 x 110
2 x 110 second rep was super ugly

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch grip deadlift (straps)
175
175
200
200
220
220

1 push press + 1 jerk
130
140
155
155 Slight press out on jerk.
155
155

Squat
2 x 240
2 x 265
2 x 285
2 x 305 w/ belt
4 x 220

Dips
3x4xBW

Chins BW
BW x 7,4,3

BW = 273.2

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
Front squat:
1 x 200 w/ belt
1 x 220
1 x 240
1 x 265
1 x 285x
1 x 285

Snatch:
1 x 120x
120x
1 x 130 Didn't do.
1 x 140
1 x 150
1 x 155
1 x 155
1 x 155
1 x 155

Clean and jerk:
1 x 130
1 x 140
1 x 155
1 x 165 Press out.
1 x 165
1 x 175 w/ belt – may have been bad elbows, but it was the fault of my shirt restricting my movement.
1 x 175
1 x 185 Horrible clean. Missed the jerk. Retried the jerk; got bad elbow.
1 x 185 Missed the jerk.

Front squat:
2 x 200 w/ belt
2 x 220
4 x 200
4 x 220

BW = 273.0

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
Squat:
315
355 w/ belt
375
395
405

Snatch:
1 x 120
1 x 130
1 x 140x Dropped forward. Wasn’t focused. Saw lady friend.
140
1 x 150
1 x 155
1 x 155x Didn’t catch.
1 x 155 Jumped forward.
1 x 155x

Snatch grip halting deadlifts, pull to just BELOW kneecap (at patella):
2 x 200 w/ belt w/ straps
2 x 220
2 x 240
2 x 255
2 x 265

Clean and jerk:
1 x 120
1 x 140
1 x 155
1 x 165
1 x 165
1 x 165
1 x 165

Front squat:
1 x 255 w/ belt
1 x 255
1 x 265x Not enough air. Breath was good, but because I was still out of breath from 255 I still ran out of breath. Got stuck in bottom. Head hurt after I dumped it.
1 x 265 Didin't do.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Nice job on the squat PR.

Stop having lady friends.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Also, have I taught you nothing?

Why doesn't your log say:

405 - Yeah, THAT'S RIGHT, BITCHES! I SQUATTED 4 PLATES LIKE A MOTHERFUCKING BOSS TODAY.

Sheesh.

And, you call yourself a member of my weightlifting club...

[weightliftingfan1]

I guess these are the things that we need to work on.
:)

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
Front squat:
2 x 175 w/ belt
2 x 200
2 x 220
4 x 175

Snatch:
2 x 100 only one single. Oops.
2 x 110 only one single. Oops.
2 x 130
1 x 140
1 x 140
1 x 140x Bar hit pubic bone. Me hitting it probably sent the bar forward.
140x Didn’t even get under it.

Clean:
1 x 130
1 x 155
1 x 175x Lazy elbows
175
1 x 200 w/ belt
1 x 220
1 x 230x fell off elbows
1 x 220
1 x 230 Bad elbows

Push press:
3 x 130 A struggle on all three reps
2 x 140
1 x 155
1 x 165
1 x 175

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Squat:
1 x 320 w/ belt
1 x 340
1 x 365
1 x 385

Power snatch:
1 x 100
1 x 100
1 x 110
1 x 120
1 x 130
1 x 140 Jumped forward?


Clean and jerk:
1 x 130 w/ belt
1 x 155
1 x 175
1 x 200
1 x 220 Press out, probably only right elbow
1 x 230x Didn’t get under. I feel good though.
230
1 x 235

Front squat:
2 x 220 w/ belt
1 x 240
1 x 255
1 x 265
1 x 275 Really bad elbows, but whatever.

BW = 273.2

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Front squat:
1 x 100 w/ belt
1 x 110
1 x 115
1 x 120

Snatch:
2 x 55
2 x 60
1 x 65
1 x 67.5
1 x 65
1 x 67.5
1 x 70
1 x 72.5
1 x 75
1 x 75 Ran forward

Clean & jerk: w/ belt
1 x 60 - double jerk
1 x 65 – single jerk
1 x 70
1 x 75
1 x 80
1 x 85 Not the best lock out, but I’ll take it. In other words, I pressed it out.
1 x 90
1 x 90
1 x 90

Front squat: w/ belt
4 x 100
4 x 105

BW = 268

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Squat: w/ belt
2 x 140
2 x 150
2 x 160
2 x 170

Snatch to a PR
2 x 55
2 x 60
1 x 65 Slowww catch
1 x 67.5 Jump forward?
1 x 70
1 x 72.5x
72.5x
72.5x Hurt right shoulder, anteriorly. Not the posterior delt problem. The problem was trying to catch a snatch, but not being locked out. I’m so damn tired.
(75
77.5
80
82.5
85
87.5
90) Didn't do

Clean and jerk:
1 x 60 w/belt
1 x 70
1 x 75
1 x 80
1 x 85
1 x 90
1 x 95 Jerk could have been better with elbows and back leg being bent.
1 x 95 “The whole thing was slow” – Jason
Bad left elbow on lockout.
1 x 95 FAST.
1 x 100 Weird jerk. I don’t know how to describe it.

Front squat to a PR
100 w/ belt
120
130
142.5x Came out of the hole, elbows were nice, fell back in.
142.5x Same thing. “Not today”-Jason. He read my mind

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
Front squat: w/ belt
2 x 220
2 x 240
2 x 255
4 x 230

Power snatch:
1 x 100
1 x 110
1 x 120
1 x 130
1 x 140
1 x 155 Dipped down to parallel or right above parallel, because someone walked RIGHT IN FRONT of the lift during the second pull. RIGHT IN FRONT.

Clean and jerk:
Warm-up: posterior delts aren’t feeling as good as they have been these past two days
1 x 155 bad jerk (bad elbows?)
1 x 165 better jerk
1 x 175x The jerk slammed into my chin. Bit my bottom lip. Having lots of fun right now.
1 x 175 Seemed pretty good.

Press to a heavy single, make small jumps
135
145
150
155
160
165
170
175X Lost balance took two steps backwards. Continued attempt until I almost blacked out from the grind. Dropped bar forward.

3 sets of max rep chins
3 x 8, 4 (missed 5th), 3

BW = 271.5

[Tamara Reynolds]

We are going to play a new game called Zach-Presses-Twice-A-Week-To-See-If-Pressing-Over-200-Pounds-Will-Make-His-Posterior-Delts-Feel-Better.

Sorry about the jerk to the chin. I'm sure you were having lots of fun.

[weightliftingfan1]

We are going to play a new game called Zach-Presses-Twice-A-Week-To-See-If-Pressing-Over-200-Pounds-Will-Make-His-Posterior-Delts-Feel-Better. The problem isn't much of a problem anymore, but whatever. I will play the game. (as if I had a choice...)

Saturday
Snatch:
2 x 110
1 x 120
1 x 130
1 x 140
1 x 145
1 x 150
1 x 155
1 x 160
1 x 165s Dropped in the bottom because I wasn’t concentrating on standing back up. Really dumb.
165

Clean + Front Squat + Front Squat + Jerk:
1 x 115
1 x 120
1 x 130 w/ belt
1 x 140
1 x 155 not satisfied with that jerk. Going to do one from the rack.

Squat to a PR
5 x 135
2 x 185
2 x 225
1 x 275
1 x 315
1 x 365 w/belt
1 x 390
1 x 415 bar position wasn’t totally stable. Back angle didn’t decrease ☺

BW = 273.5

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
Front squat: w/ belt
1 x 115
1 x 125
1 x 130
1 x 130
1 x 130
1 x 130
These 130s were not easy or pretty.

Snatch:
55x (Let’s pretend this never happened)
2 x 55
2 x 60
1 x 65
1 x 67.5
1 x 70x
70
1 x 72.5
1 x 75
1 x 75
1 x 75 “Nice… I liked it.”-Jason

Clean and jerk:
1 x 65
1 x 75
1 x 80 w/belt
1 x 85
1 x 90 Worst elbows thus far. Others were good.
1 x 95x Didn’t get under jerk. Maybe a retry?
95 (Slight) press out on left elbow.
1 x 100x Didn’t get under jerk.
1 x 100x Didn’t get under jerk.
(1 x 100 Didn't attempt)

Front squat: w/ belt
4 x 90
4 x 100

[Dave 321]

...

[Tamara Reynolds]

1 x 75
1 x 75
1 x 75 “Nice… I liked it.”-Jason

Oh my god. Did you really snatch 75 three times like I told you to? You are the best.

I think we are going to try a little experiment with your jerk like Moser has me doing a little experiment with my jerk. It went well today. I had some really good lockouts. Pretty sure there is hope for both of us.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Snatch to a PR
Warmup
55x2
60x2
(at most 3 attempts on each lift until 95)
65
70
75
77.5
80
82.5x Fell forward
82.5x Fell backward
82.5
85
87.5x
87.5x (Didn’t feel any motivation to lift the bar, but tried any way)
87.5x Didn’t get under.

Clean to a PR
60
(at most three attempts on each lift until 140)
80
90
100 W. belt
105
110
115 Bar rolled down the shoulders onto the upper arms. Haha.
120 Elbows dropped down and then came back up in the bottom. Didn’t catch bounce. Was a grinder on the way up.
125x It was a really good shrug?
Not feeling it. My quads are killing me and I don’t feel like pulling. Would Ivan approve?

Jerk from the rack
2x60
1x70
1x75 Hurt right shoulder
1x80 “ ”
1x85 Press out. W/belt
1x90
1x92.5 PRESS OUT
1x95x Didn’t get under.
95 Nope. Walked it out, but didn’t attempt it.
[1x97.5
1x100 Didn't attempt]

FrontSquat
2x90
2x100
2x105 W/ belt
2x110

[Tamara Reynolds]

Look at you snatching 85 like a big boy!

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Squat:
2 x 150 w/ belt
1 x 160 Belt pinched skin during squat. Hurt.
1 x 165 “ “ Also, knees went forward in bottom. That was the main reason this squat was Sloppy.
1 x 170 Grinder.

Power snatch:
2 x 45
1 x 50
1 x 55
1 x 60x High pull. Was not satisfied and tried it again immediately:
60
1 x 65x High pull
Immediately following last miss: 65x Shrug
1 x 70

Power clean + push press:
1 x 50
1 x 55
1 x 60
1 x 65
1 x 70
1 x 75
1 x 80x missed the push press. Put it back on the shoulders, tried it again, but still missed it.

Clean grip deadlift to a heavy single. Warmups plus 4 to 5 heavy singles. Not necessarily a PR attempt. Go with what feels good.
3 x 100
2 x 120
140
1. 160 w/ belt
2. 180 w/ straps
3. 200x Couldn’t get off ground. Probably could’ve got it. My back wasn’t feeling strong at all, so I wasn’t confident. Also, this attempt was right after Jason telling me about how a 900# rack pull gone wrong put messed up his back.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Front squat: w/ belt
1 x 100
1 x 105
1 x 110
1 x 115

Snatch:
1 x 55
1 x 60
1 x 65
1 x 70
1 x 72.5
1 x 75
1 x 77.5x Fell on my back. Scraped my arms. I’m not happy. I was distracted.
1 x 80x It was so light that it came off the ground when I was setting up. And I didn’t realize it. Fell forward. Should not have pulled with that extra variable. The video looks like a bad bar path for the third pull.
(1 x 80 Just deadlifted it)
60
70
75x High pulled
Maybe it is okay to stop after having that barbell fall on my back? I will not be a bitch on these clean and jerks

Clean and jerk:
1 x 60
1 x 70 At first, didn’t jerk because I was stupid with the clean and had to retry. Got it on the real attempt.
1 x 75
1 x 80
1 x 85
1 x 90 w/ belt. Probably a white light?
1 x 92.5x Didn’t get under.
1 x 95 The bar FLEW up. Not happy with lockout though
1 x 97.5
1 x 100

Front squat: w/ belt
4 x 100
4 x 110

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
I don't know what I lifted.

Saturday
Snatch
88x
88x
88 PR
90x
90x
90x
90x
90 PR
(That is an estimate of the number of misses)

C&J
Got a couple of misses at 100, but then got the lift.

Clean
105
110x (multiple misses)

Squat singles
up to 160

Squat doubles
110
120
130
140
145

Power Clean from right below mid-thigh at the blocks.
Worked at 80 for a few doubles

[Tamara Reynolds]

REALLY? REALLY?!?!

I have been waiting for you to update your log, and then this is what I see?

Unacceptable.

True story:
Ari - "Can you snatch 90 kg?"
Tamara - "No. But, Zach can."
Ari - "Big Boy Zachy Poo."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItULqJjwWx4

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
FS
140
145
150x

Snatch
50
60
65
70
73
75
75x

C&J
83
85
85
88
90
92
94x
90x

FS
2x100
2x110
4x100

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Squat
2x120
2x125
2x130
2x135

Snatch
Warmup
55
60
65
70
73
75
77

C&J
55
65
75
80
85
88
90
92
95
97 Lockout = "eh"
100
105x Jerk fell behind
105
107
110x Jerk fell behind
The two misses had something in common: when I popped the bar up to re-grip for the clean, my grip was too close to my knuckles. This probably threw me off mentally.

FS
2x90
4x90
10x70 (Last rep was the only difficult one)

[Tamara Reynolds]

Wednesday

It's Tuesday.

Good job tonight.

[weightliftingfan1]

Snatch
one miss in the 70s, I believe
Worked up to 88.
Went for 91.
Missed.
Missed Again.
Death.

C&J
I think this happened: No misses until 105, which I did on the second attempt.
Got 108, which is in fact a PR. Took a couple attempts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6SJKb4fOs&list=UU7qDcr8DCOEM6PIPW9IhImA&index=2&feature=plcp

FrontSquat
2 x 120
2 x 135x Missed first rep. Belt came undone a little in bottom.
2 x 127 Not,the most legit PR but I am not going to complain about a PR.

Chins
8xBW

[Tamara Reynolds]

Snatch
one miss in the 70s, I believe
Worked up to 88.
Went for 91.
Missed.
Missed Again.
Death.

C&J
I think this happened: No misses until 105, which I did on the second attempt.
Got 108, which is in fact a PR. Took a couple attempts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6SJKb4fOs&list=UU7qDcr8DCOEM6PIPW9IhImA&index=2&feature=plcp

FrontSquat
2 x 120
2 x 135x Missed first rep. Belt came undone a little in bottom.
2 x 127 Not,the most legit PR but I am not going to complain about a PR.

The "death" part was much more dramatic than what you wrote...

Also, did you really miss 105? I am not sure that you did.

In any case, you hit 108 on your second attempt. Your other misses were at 110.

You did good. Like a man. With mental toughness. Surrounded by women. Not even gonna share the details here.

You forgot to put your chins in your log.

[HunterHenzler]

You did good. Like a man. With mental toughness. Surrounded by women. Not even gonna share the details here.


Saw this on FB.... If I were there we could've discussed manly things Brother. hahaha

Good work on the PR's man, keep up the good work! Looks like yo ucoul've power cleaned the 108- cake weight.

By the way- how dadgum tall are you??? Over 6' I'm guessing?

[weightliftingfan1]

Saw this on FB.... If I were there we could've discussed manly things Brother. hahaha Haha, yeah. This is essential to training.

Good work on the PR's man, keep up the good work! Looks like yo ucoul've power cleaned the 108- cake weight. Thanks broski! More PRs to come with today's training! It is indeed very fun doing cleans at this weight - It's my comfort zone.

By the way- how dadgum tall are you??? Over 6' I'm guessing? 6'5.5" ... Yeah. A gift and a curse. No complaints.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Saw this on FB.... If I were there we could've discussed manly things Brother. hahaha

Rollllllling. You don't even know, Hunter. You don't even know.


By the way- how dadgum tall are you??? Over 6' I'm guessing?

This is why his nickname is Big Boy. Well, Big Boy Zachy Poo, but that doesn't sound as manly...

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch
Worked up to 80. Couldn't pull 85 up after a couple of tries. I went back down to 70, worked up to 85, then missed 89. I did not continue attempting 89 because they did not look gucci.

C&J
113 kg

FS Double
130

BW = 270.4 lbs

[Tamara Reynolds]

Thursday
Snatch
Worked up to 80. Couldn't pull 85 up after a couple of tries. I went back down to 70, worked up to 85, then missed 89. I did not continue attempting 89 because they did not look gucci.

C&J
113 kg

FS Double
130

BW = 270.4 lbs

"because they did not look gucci" and because your coach told you to move on.

BIG BOY IS ON FIRE WITH THE PRs.

Squat PR tomorrow.

Get ready.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
Squat PR attempt
160
185x (Tamara said she did not approve of the 25 kilo jump, but I did not listen.)
170 (Took sooooooo long)
Done. No PRs. Not today.

Snatch
Worked on some "hip" stuff. I don't understand this culture.
Worked up to 70. Felt fine. Went for 75, but missed.

Clean
Hit 100. Stopped because posterior delts were bothering me when I DROPPED the weights. This is anoying.

FrontSquat
4x90
4x95
4x100
4x105

BW = 269.5

[Tamara Reynolds]

Friday
Squat PR attempt
160
185x (Tamara said she did not approve of the 25 kilo jump, but I did not listen.)
170 (Took sooooooo long)
Done. No PRs. Not today.

Tamara: What are you going for?
Zach: 195
Tamara: (noting the 160 on the bar) What is your plan?
Zach: 185, 195
Tamara: No, I mean what are you going to next?
Zach: 185
Tamara: No. No. You are not making a fucking 25 kg jump.
Zach: It will be fine.
Tamara: I do not approve...

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
FS Doubles
135 lbs
155
175
195
215
235
255
275
290x Missed Second rep. Was a PR attempt.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Saturday
FS Doubles
135 lbs
155
175
195
215
235
255
275
290x Missed Second rep. Was a PR attempt.

Congratulations on following directions! Woo!

[Tamara Reynolds]

Monday
Snatch
55
60
65
70
73
75
78
80
82
85x

Clean&Jerk
70
75
80
85
90 Press out
95
90 (oops)
100
105 Bad elbows on jerk, but still moving up.
110

Squat Doubles
100
110
120
130
140
150
160

BW = ~271

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
Snatch
55
60
65
70
73
75
78
80
82
85x

Clean&Jerk
70
75
80
85
90 Press out
95
90 (oops)
100
105 Bad elbows on jerk, but still moving up in weight.
110

Squat Doubles till significantly slow
100
110
120
130
140
150
160

BW = ~271

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Snatch
45
55
60
65
70
73
75
78
80x Fell forward
80x Fell back

C&J
55
60 Wasn't supposed to do this weight.
65
75
80
85
90
95
98 (didn't do; oops)
100 Bad elbows
103 Bad elbows

FS
3x95
3x100
3x103

BW = ~269.5

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Snatch
45
55
60
65
70
73
75
78

C&J
70
75
80
85
90
95 Not good jerk at all.
90
95
98
103
108x Missed the jerk. Was supposed to put on 107. oops.

FS
100
105
110

BW = 271.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch
45
55
60
65
70
73x Fell forward
73

C&J
55
65
75
80
85
90 Lockout was not locked out. Needed to try again
90 Not better, as far as I know.

FS
75
85
95

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
Light for meet.
Bar work with snatch and C&J
Squat 135x2x3

Saturday
Local meet day!!!
Snatch
77 (Was actually a miss because I put the weight down before they gave the signal. I don't care. It counts in my book.)
80
83
All were meet PRs.

C&J
103
107 Meet PR
114

Weighed in at about 123.9. Not something I care about at a meet. At all.

[weightliftingfan1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY5A_aFESqY&feature=share

[Tamara Reynolds]

Good job, Big Boy. I want you to learn how to embed videos here. Do it for me.

It's a new day. Positive energy. Zen. Enjoying the sport that we love.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY5A_aFESqY

[StrongLiftMyBalls]

Friday
Light for meet.
Bar work with snatch and C&J
Squat 135x2x3

Saturday
Local meet day!!!
Snatch
77 (Was actually a miss because I put the weight down before they gave the signal. I don't care. It counts in my book.)
80
83
All were meet PRs.

C&J
103
107 Meet PR
114

Weighed in at about 123.9. Not something I care about at a meet. At all.

Mind if i ask where you placed?

Also congrats!

[weightliftingfan1]

Mind if i ask where you placed?

Also congrats!

I was second out of three junior 105+ lifters. I thought I would default win, so it is good to know I actually have competition.
Thank you

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
FS Doubles
100
110
115
120

PowerSnatch
45
55
65
68 (didn't do. oops)
70

PowerClean&Jerk
55
55
65
65
75
80 (Didn't a second jerk because I didn't like the elbows)
85 (this one was two power cleans, two jerks)

FS Singles
110
115
120
125

PowerClean
70
80
90
95
100
103
106
108x

This week we are trying out the rule of "laugh after every miss". I only missed that last power clean, but the rule was still legit.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday No training.
I'm injured. Ha.
I slipped off a four foot ledge and my thigh landed on the edge. I have a huge bruise and can barely walk. I am icing and talking ibuprofen. I am also trying to bring back the range of motion by flexing and extending my knee.
If all is well tomorrow, I will try body squats.

[Mr_Rogers]

I was second out of three junior 105+ lifters. I thought I would default win, so it is good to know I actually have competition.
Thank you

Was that your first competition? Regardless, totaling 197 is pretty impressive. Great work!

I hope your injury doesn't keep you out for too long.

[weightliftingfan1]

Was that your first competition? Regardless, totaling 197 is pretty impressive. Great work!

I hope your injury doesn't keep you out for too long.

Second competition. Thanks!

It won't. Haha :)

[Mr_Rogers]

How long have you been weightlifting? 197 seems astronomical to me, at least where I am in my progression.

[weightliftingfan1]

How long have you been weightlifting? 197 seems astronomical to me, at least where I am in my progression.

I have been doing the Olympic lifts since September. Before that, I did Starting Strength since May. My weight was 255 at the end of summer. It is currently above 270. (I'm 6'5", so that influences it.

[weightliftingfan1]

3x25xBWxOlympic style squat

[Tamara Reynolds]

3x25xBWxOlympic style squat

Fucking. CrossFitter.

That is all.

[weightliftingfan1]

Must. Prevent. Scar tissue. Formation.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch warm up with the bar

Press
Singles
60
65
70
75
77 (Not bad for not having trained the lift for a little while)
Doubles
60
62
65

Deadlift (straps and belt)
405x5
Twas conditioning.

No taco Thursday :(

BW = 124.x kg

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Snatch warm up with the bar

Press
Singles
60
65
70
75
77 (Not bad for not having trained the lift for a little while)
Doubles
60
62
65

Deadlift (straps and belt)
405x5
Twas conditioning.

No taco Thursday :(

BW = 124.x kg

[Tamara Reynolds]

Twas conditioning for sure.

Sorry about Taco Thursday. Your coach has gray hair, and it needed to be remedied.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
The approach to today's training was, what can I do with my "injury"? Light squats were the test run and the warm-up

3x3x60xSquat

Snatch
60
65
70
75
80
84x
84x ^Dropped these forward.
84x Nice shrug. Ha.
80x Tried pulling more. "Laying back into the pull"
I don't care. I hit 80.

PowerSnatch
(some repeats on the way up just for practice and to stay confident)
50
55
60
65
70
74 (may have missed it and then re-attempted)
78x
78x
Wanted to drop back down to 70 for more practice. Was told to move on.

PowerClean
70
80
85
90
95
100x
100x
100x (I fell into a full clean for one of these, and it was really hard for my quad).
70
80
85?
90
95
100x
100x
I guess the deadlifts from yesterday may have taken a little bit out of me.

BW=273.0

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
I tried lifting. It hurt too much. I really think I went too hard yesterday. May have been falling into the bottom of cleans for missed power cleans.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Saturday
I tried lifting. It hurt too much. I really think I went too hard yesterday. May have been falling into the bottom of cleans for missed power cleans.

You muscle snatched.

That was something.

So, I guess we learned...

That even though you are 18...

You are not invincible.

Eat more ice cream.

[weightliftingfan1]

I think I am going to order pizza tonight... not sure...

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
3x15xBWxsquats

Tuesday
Press
singles:
145
155
165
175
180

Doubles
135
145
155

[f4thpathway]

180 bitch

[Tamara Reynolds]

180 bitch

L O Fucking L.

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Halting Deadlifts
365x1
405x1
455x5

Tried body weight squats. Hurt.

6x2xBWxDips
(will cut off depth next time)

Pull-ups
I think these were the numbers:
6
4
2

[Tamara Reynolds]

You did not do haltings. You did rack pulls.

And, no you will not cut your depth on dips. You're not a fucking CrossFitter.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
2x15xBWxsquat

a lot x 10kg x power snatch (majority of it from the hip_

some x 10 kg x PC&J-type stuff

a little bit x 10 kg x power clean from hip

Got to coach Cherie a bit. Twas fun.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
Press
Singles:
135
145
155
167
175x
Doubles:
135
140
145

Bar work... mostly with power snatch, but also a little with power clean.

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday YES!!! I TRAINED!!!
Squat
5x20
5x40
5x60
2x65
2x70
2x75
4x2x80

PowerSnatch
Worked up to a 6 kg PR!
80

PowerClean
Took a while to work up, but got to 107 kg, and missed a couple of times. Would have been a PR.
Went down and did a pathetic 1x2x90, TamTam said to get a 3rd, which I missed.

Press
135
145
155
165
170
175
Doubles:
155 (TamaraBonBon said to do 3 but...)
155
155 (Midset, TaBo said to go for a third; I didn't get the third, but I gave it a better effort than I did with the first attempt at 3x155)

BW = 268 lbs

Evening practice:
Snatch bar work. Drills focused on the "snatch warm-up" and muscle/full snatching from the hip.

Clean bar work. Tried doing stuff from the hip, but it was too light/awkward. I put on 50# so that I could do cleans from the hip at 95#. Was pretty legit. It was challenging to do the pull from the hip and still move the feet into the correct spot.

Overhead bar work. Lots of push press and some push jerks to work on the dip and drive, which feels very awkward and unnatural. I also focused on keeping the elbows completely locked.

Tried a split with body weight, and that is the only time I felt my quad injury throughout the entire session. The impact of the split was the problem.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday
Morning Practice
SnatchDrills.
3x3xbarxWarmup
3x3xbarxMuscleSnatchFromTheHip
1x3x~15kgxPulls from the floor(each consecutively from the floor:to below knee, to above knee, to muscle snatch)

PowerCleanDrills
Light stuff from the jumping position, so that I learn to not pull with bent arms.

"Jerk"
3x3xbarxPushPress
3x3xbarxPushJerk
*Dip and drive is super awkward*

Added a very small amount of practice along the way.

Evening
Squat (going to include all the numbers, unfortunately)
5xbar
5x40
5x60
65
70
75
80
4x2x85

Snatch (was supposed to do a snatch complex with OHS, but I forgot)
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
83
85
88
91
93 Apparently the weights were slipping off the left side during the recovery, because I almost completely stood up before the bumpers fell off. I don't care. Still counts.
95x Was lazy and did not pull high enough.

Clean
70
80
85
90
95 (recovery not as easy as the pull. quads...)
100 "You should have seen your face", Matt laughed. And I chuckled along as we reminisced of a too-difficult recovery.
105
110x
110

Push Press
3x3x60 (awkward and difficult)

BW = 270.6 lbs
Didn't feel my quad injury ONCE, but my quads were still working to a very high extent. They are very sore. It hurt to dip and drive on the Push Press. I'm excited.

[Tamara Reynolds]

I am glad you are amusing yourself coming up with new nicknames for me in your log.

Dude, the girls (myself included) need to get their shit together this week. Amy needs to get back in town. You, Brad, and Jordan with the big PRs. Fuck. THIS IS A GIRLS' GYM, DAMNIT!

BTW, Jordan cleaned 300 lbs at 180 lbs bodyweight today. He also went for 3 attempts at a 220 lb snatch. NO PRESSURE, BIG BOY.

[weightliftingfan1]

BTW, Jordan cleaned 300 lbs at 180 lbs bodyweight today. He also went for 3 attempts at a 220 lb snatch. NO PRESSURE, BIG BOY.
It's on.

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Morning
Squat
5xbar
5x40
5x60
70
80
4x2x90

P.Snatch
Warmup
45
50
Doubles
55
60
65
70
Took break, so decided to hit 70 again:
70 turned into a full snatch single.
Singles:
73
76
79
81
84
88x Fell forward.
88x Fell backward. I rolled forward. It was funny.

PC-PushPress
55
60
9x1x65
70
75
80
85
90
95x Missed push press.

Clean
95
100
105
110
115x Touched knee, so it wouldn’t have be super legit either way, but I fell back into the hole and tried coming up from a dead stop. Man I wish I could squat like back in the day. Soon enough it will be even better.

Evening
Snatch Drills - 20kg
3xwarmup
3x3xMuscleSnFromHip
3xPullsFrom floor (add ten lb bumpers)
3x3xFromHip
3xPullsFromFloor
3x3xJumpingPositionMuscleSn

Clean Drills (65#)
3xpullsfromfloor
3x3xHip
3xPullsFromFloor
3x3x95#xhip

"Jerk" stuff - 20 kg
6x3xPushPress
6x3xPushJerk

Split attempts...
Had a realization: I can now split without pain. Thus, I did some bar work with the (split) jerk:
4x3xJerk

FS
5x95
3x135
185
205
225
245
255
265
275 (Wasn't pretty so I stopped. Missing with iron plates is not ideal.)

Clean from hip - triples
135
155
175
185
185

[Tamara Reynolds]

Um.

Seriously?

Where is the part that went: "Push pressed 80 kg. Almost destroyed the entire gym in one fell swoop"?!?!?!? HUH?!?!?!?! Also, you can't have a "missed jerk" when you weren't jerking.

http://i.imgur.com/lvzW0l.jpg

[f4thpathway]

Wisconsin Union Press, perhaps?

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
Morning (still insanely sore)
FrontSquat up to a heavy single
100
110
120x
Doubles:
90
95
100

Snatch
70
75
80x
80x
Was supposed to get 85. I don’t feel good, so I am not going to continue this madness. Bulgaria.

C&J
60
70
80
90
95
100
105x Missed jerk. Didn’t get under it. (Didn’t catch bounce on front squat, but elbows were better.)
105 Jerk went far forward. Was light enough that I could recover it. I don’t necessarily think this would get white lights.

Conditioning… Haha
90kg x PC-PC-Clean-Clean-Clean(couldn’t stand up this last one)

FrontSquat – up to a heavy single
60
80
90
100
105
110x
Doubles
85
90
95

Evening
SnatchDrills

3xWarmup
3x3xJumpingPositionMuscleSnatch - On 3rd set, tried "hitting" above pubic bone, and it helped.
3x65xPullsFromFloor - This hit at pubic bone level, but not enough for pain/discomfort.
3x3x65#xHip - Had some trouble hitting above pubic bone.
3x3xJumpingPositionMuscleSnatch


CleanDrills

3xPullsfromJumpingPositing
1x3xHip
3xPullsfromJumpingPosition(catch low)
3x3xMucleClean


9 x 3 x bar x Jerk

4 x 2 x 210# x Squat

[weightliftingfan1]

FS (up to a heavy single then back off 10kg for dubs)
100
105
110
115
Doubles
105
105
105

Snatch
Warmup (skipped drop snatches @ 40kg because my left shoulder is bothering me. Not the posterior delt problem)
45
50
55
60
65
70
75x Went forward. Couldn’t get a solid catch.
Trying doubles:
70. Just shrugged. Am tired. Little motivation. It happens.

PC&J
70
75
80
85x
85

FS
90
100
108
113x
Doubles
98
98
98
98 (a triple) Required an emotional boost.
98 (a triple) Likewise.

All done. My right posterior deltoid is bothering me. It doesn’t hurt, but I can feel it.
BW = 269.x lbs

[Tamara Reynolds]

98 (a triple) Required an emotional boost.
98 (a triple) Likewise.

These were totally Bulgaria.

[weightliftingfan1]

Squat Doubles
90
110
125
140 (Not exactly easy)

Snatch
45
50
55
60
65
70
70
74
78x

Jerk
40
50
60
70 (double, which bothered right p.deltoid)

C&J
70x Miss jerk.

Clean
80 Hurt Shoulder to put it down.
80 Tried popping it off my shoulders instead of dropping, but it still hurt a lot.

FS – Up to a heavy single, back off doubles
70
90
100
105
110
116 w/ belt, finally!!! I psyched myself up for the lift, and Tamara said , "Stop! The XL belt came in the mail".
120
123
Doubles:
113
113
113
113
113

BW = 276.6

Not going to be doing any snatching or jerking this next week, because we want my shoulder pain to stop being a limiting factor.

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
Squat Doubles
100
120
130
140
150 (second rep was “about parallel” – Amy. Did feel higher.)

Squat Singles
70
100
120
130
140
150x. Couldn’t get up. Fell back down. Bailed.

FS Singles
90
100
105
110
115 (fairly sure this was a max)

FS Doubles
105
105
105

BW = 268.6
I'm not satisfied with these numbers. Also, I used the Olympic bar for back squats. This was probably not the best choice, but I just wasn't thinking. Also, Jared trained today. He is boss.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Your squats will come back with volume. Don't worry.

And, no, you shouldn't have squatted with an Olympic bar. You know that fucking thing is not going to stay on your back. But, I understand...when the cat is away, the mice will play...

Turn the disco ball on today and channel my awesomeness. I get to go to Anytime Fitness again and squat a workout that I dislike. Fucking coaches...

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
FS
120
125
130
132 (Heaviest weight I have hit since before my injury).
Doubles: 122 (failed second rep)

FS
100
110
115
120
125
130
133x I went down too far, I think. Also, I farted when I came up. This rep was just not meant to be.
Doubles: 120x (couldn’t even get first rep)

BW = 266.6 lbs

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Squat – Max out
100
120
130
140
150
155 (a grinder)
(Wanted 160, but wasn't going to happen. Soon!!)
Doubles – Max out
70
100
120
130
140 (the first rep was slow enough that I knew not to do the second)

FS - Max out
100
110
115
117
120
Doubles
110 (Wow, this was hard)
110 (First rep was easier than first rep of last set, but second rep was pretty much just as brutal.)
110 (Not Evil)
110 (Alright, now we’re talking)
110 (First rep was good. Second rep wasn’t Gucci.)
I am feeling the posterior delt.

264.8 lbs

[Mr_Rogers]

How did you injure your shoulder? Do you do any sort of prehab stuff?

My left anterior has been bothering me all week. I have a few theories on what I sort of programming I should do to help it, but nothing concrete.

[weightliftingfan1]

How did you injure your shoulder? Do you do any sort of prehab stuff?

My left anterior has been bothering me all week. I have a few theories on what I sort of programming I should do to help it, but nothing concrete.

I believe my shoulder problem was initially caused by catching cleans with a closed grip, as opposed to letting go of the bar. As far as I can tell, I have very sensitive shoulders.

I don't do prehab. I do not really know what prehab is. The strategy right now for the Olympic lifts is to do it in a way that doesn't hurt. In this week's case, I am not doing any overhead work at all. I am still front squatting, but am not supposed continue with the workout if it starts to hurt.

The main problem with front squats is that when they get heavy I lean over (which is inevitable to an extent), causing the bar to push down on my hand. Pushing my wrist back in this manner seems to be one of the causes of pain for my shoulder.

Note: It is not actually the posterior deltoid that is hurting, but rather one of the smaller muscles in there that I can't remember the name of.

Anterior is bothering you? That is different than what I just described. The other half of why I am not doing anything overhead this week is because my shoulders were bothering me anteriorly. I think they were just tired from lots of pressing and push pressing, combined with the Olympic lifts. The main reason I am convinced my anterior shoulder irritation is fatigue-related is because the pain is not sharp (my posterior delt problem is sharp pain, when it is at its worst).

I don't know. Shoulders are confusing.

[Mr_Rogers]

Shoulder prehabilition as opposed to rehabilition. The idea is if you do enough of it you won't run into shoulder problems, I'll admit I'm not all that familiar with it other than the fact I've seen it recommended on a few weightlifting sites. The olympic lifts require a ton of overhead volume, more than I'm used to. It could be fatigue, it could also be my press technique. In an effort to not suck horribly at it at the seminar I tried the bulldog grip and widened it slightly which caused an elongated C bar path with intense pain in my left shoulder near lockout. Oddly enough when I do snatch grip press or clean grip press from my neck the shoulder isn't affected (effected?). Reading Mark's Q&A makes me think I'm forgetting about a trauma, but nothing major sticks out. Just hockey (almost always used my left shoulder to hit) and (poorly) skiing/snowboarding resulting in "injuries".

I agree though, shoulders are confusing. When other things have been sore I've known why and have been able to correct it...I'm clueless here though.

btw, great work on the squats.

[weightliftingfan1]

In an effort to not suck horribly at it at the seminar I tried the bulldog grip and widened it slightly which caused an elongated C bar path with intense pain in my left shoulder near lockout. Oddly enough when I do snatch grip press or clean grip press from my neck the shoulder isn't affected (effected?). Reading Mark's Q&A makes me think I'm forgetting about a trauma, but nothing major sticks out. Just hockey (almost always used my left shoulder to hit) and (poorly) skiing/snowboarding resulting in "injuries". Yeah, definitely not clear.


btw, great work on the squats. Thanks!

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Morning
FrontSquat Max
120
125
130
133x ( COuldn’t get back up. I think this was because my stance was too wide. I’m not feeling a re-attempt.)
Minus 10kg double. Add 2 kg and do another double.
120
122 (missed second rep; p.delt hurts.)

FrontSquat Max (California grip. My shoulder doesn’t bother me at all!)
100
105
110
115
120x
Minus 10kg double. Add 2 kg and do another double.
105
107


BW = 265.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Evening
FS Max
105
110
115
120
125
130
134x
Doubles - minus ten for a dub, then add 2 for another.
120x missed second rep

FS Max
100
110
120
125
Doubles - minus ten for a dub, then add 2 for another.
115
117

FS doubles up to a max
100
105
110
115

HBBS
1x5x70
Leave me alone! I wanted to do something. These were not easy. Haha

BW = 267.6

[Tamara Reynolds]

Stop adding 2 kg to your second double.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday

Squat – fast singles – no grinders
100
110
120
130
140 (Was probably slower than my top single should have been. I think I should have gone to 135).

Squat Doubles – quick – no grinders
70
80
90
100
110

FS – fast singles – no grinders
90
100

FS Doubles – quick – no grinders
70
75
80
85
90

BW = 264.7

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
FrontSquat Max
120
125
130
133 (come-back PR)
136x

Doubles
123x
(missed second rep)

FrontSquat Max
100
105
110
115
120
Doubles
110
110
110
110
110

FrontSquat light (no grinders; try to make em fast)
Singles
70
75
80
85
90
95
100

BW = 266.x

[Tamara Reynolds]

The new rule is: You have to drop down 15 kg for your doubles. Once you go an entire week without missing a double, we will chat.

[weightliftingfan1]

The new rule is: You have to drop down 15 kg for your doubles. Once you go an entire week without missing a double, we will chat.

Nice.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Nice.

I dropped 12 kg on my doubles today. I should have dropped 14, but I was stubborn. SPEED KILLS.

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
The work out was supposed to be: Squat; snatch; clean and jerk (if shoulder is doing alright); front squat. I did my first warm up set of 5 with the bar withs squats and then my quads were burning to a very unexpected extent. I do not believe this has happened before.
My squats ended up being like this:
120
130
140
150x

The plan changed. Try out power snatches and see what happens...
40
50
55
60
60x (Wanted to see what would happen if I tried the same weight again.)
I was stripped of my motivation due to two factors: the pain in my quads; the knowledge that if I would go all out in my power snatch, my pubic bone would bruise again and not let me snatch tomorrow.

BW = 264.x
Bulgaria is up to her old tricks.

[f4thpathway]

Gotta get that boom boom pow

[weightliftingfan1]

Gotta get that boom boom pow

When you're right, you're right.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Bulgaria is up to her old tricks.

This is Bulgaria, Zach. I don't have time to worry about my hair.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday

Snatch
Hip
Worked up 65 70x
Jumping
70(FLEW up) 75 80 [feeling some pubic bone by about now]
Above knee 80x 80
Below Knee
70 75 80 85
Floor (no disturbances in pubic bone with this)
70 (two high pulls and one dump forward, but got it) 75
80 85x

C&J
90
95
100 104
108x Jerk went back
108x pathetic attempt at a jerk
108x Good clean. Didn’t try the jerk.

FS
100
105
110
115
120
125
Doubles:
110
110
110
110
110

BW = 266.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
FS Doubles
100
105
110
115
120

Snatch - From hip and then one from floor
45
50
55
58
60
62
65
67
Only from floor
70
73
75x (fell forward)

PC&J
65
70
75
80
85
90
95

FS
HeavySingle+BackoffDubes
Hit 100 for the single. Walked out 105 and just put it back. So tired. Lacked motivation.

Change of plans:
3x4x80

BW = 120.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
FS
Singles
100
110
120
125
130
135x (Didn’t put up much of a fight)
Doubles
115
115
115

Snatch (get to at least 80 with ease)
60
65
70
75
80

C&J
80
90
95
100x (missed jerk; dodged it by running forward #avoiding death)
100 Doesn’t count…? Elbows weren’t locked out, but I didn’t press it ou.

FrontSquat-Doubles
70
80
90
100
110
120

BV = 120.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Evening
Snatch
70
75
80
84
88
91
94 YES!

PushPress-Jerk
70
75
80 (Skipped push press)
Right posterior delt not feeling good at this point.
Stopped.

Clean from hip
worked in the 70-80 range.
Starting at 70 was a bad idea.

Squat (keep em fast)
90
100
110 (wasn't sure about bar position. Shirt was super sweaty.)

[Tamara Reynolds]

Shirt was super sweaty.

You totally should have TAKEN A SHOWER after this morning. Like I did.

[weightliftingfan1]

You totally should have TAKEN A SHOWER after this morning. Like I did.

Except for that was the third or fourth shirt I wore.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
I got to the gym before Tamara, so I wrote up my own workout.
FrontSquat - Max
120
125
130
134 Come back PR!
137
(I sense breaking my old PR soon)

Snatch
60
65
70
75x
75
80
83x High pulled it.

I can feel the right p.delt now. I believe FrontSquat contributed to this. Will be especially cautious with C&J.

C&J
60
65
70
Stopped here
Tried a little bit of toes-out on the clean set up. Still experimenting.

FrontSquat - Plan: Max, drop 15 and do 5 doubles
100
110
120
125
130
Dubs:
115
115x (Couldn't finish second rep)
Obviously not going to be doing 5. Considering I hit 137 and then 130, I am happy with this.

BW = 119.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
Squat Doubles
100
110
120
130
140

Snatch
60
65
70
75
80 (Better than yesterday's 80). Wanted to work up to this weight and decide from there.

Tamara decided no clean and jerking due to yesterday's jerks that didn't feel too good.

FrontSquat - Max then doubles, but no grinders allowed. In other words, not REALLY maxing.
100
110
120
Doubles
100
105

BW = 120.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday
FrontSquat - max then dubs
100
110
120
130
135
138 Comeback PR!
Doubles:
123
123x (missed second rep)

So, in the middle of the front squat work out, I felt quad soreness. My quads only become sore after I am done lifting, so this is very weird. This also happened last Monday, except for it was a lot less exaggerated today. This makes me believe that the rest day is causing a build up of muscle soreness. Sounds Bulgarian.
Naturally, I wasn't feeling especially strong. Even worse, I felt very little confidence for the following "power" lifts.

PowerSnatch PR
60
65
70
73x High pulled it. No PR for today.

PowerClean PR
60
70
75
80
85
90x
90
95
Ugly stuff. No PR.

FrontSquat Max then dubs.
100
110
120
125
Doubles
110
110

BW = 121.2 kg

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Morning
Snatch
70
75
80
84
88x Didn't catch with active shoulders.
85x High pulled/shrugged.

Clean&Jerk (did some cleans from the hip during lifght warm uops. Helped with keeping my stance narrow and not having the bar free float.
95 Weird lockout. Double jerked it to get it right, but that didn't help. In other words, there were two jerks with sub-par lockout.
95
100
104 Weird lockout. Double jerked it to get it right, but that didn't help. In other words, there were two jerks with sub-par lockout.
104
107x Almost crashed on the head. Got out of there like a ninja.

Clean
110 Come back PR.
114x Didn't catch the bounce on the way up. Fell back in hole.
114x Shrugged it.

Frontsquat max then four dubs
120
125
130
133
Doubles:
118
118
118
118

BW = 120.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Evening
Squat
Singles
90
120
140
150
160 At if not above parallel.
160 Was at parallel. I could feel it, so I did a second rep. Defnitely below parallel. Comeback PR. Bulgaria.

Doubles
Didn’t do. Was content with the remarkable feat with the singles, or I just forgot.

Snatch
60
65
70
75
80
Evaluate from here.
84x Fell forward.
84x High pull
84x Shrug

Clean from hip. Max out.
40
50
60
70
80x
80x
Probably a mental block, or the jump was just too big. OR a combination of the two

Clean 4 stage pull. Was going to max it, but just stuck with singles at 80
After those singles, I did clean singles at 80.

Then I power cleaned because all of the racks were taken.
70
80
90
95
100
104
107 Full clean.
107 I believe this is a comeback PR
110
112
115 All time power clean PR.
117 Full clean. A comeback clean PR. Lots of irony here (see morning workout).
(It is likely that I had to retry 112 or 115. I am not sure.)

FrontSquat. Max. Minus 12 do 2 doubles.
120
130
135
139 Come back PR.
142x I put up a decent fight.
142x Didn’t put up much of a fight.

BW = 121.0

[Tamara Reynolds]

Evaluate from here = For the next week, whenever you hit 80, your next rep shall be 82.

You had a good day today.

I make no promises about tomorrow's workout...

[weightliftingfan1]

Evaluate from here = For the next week, whenever you hit 80, your next rep shall be 82. This is disappoint, but such is the snatch.


You had a good day today. I got a triple cheeseburger on the way home. About to eat more. If I have to weigh 136 to hit a 170 front squat this summer, then so be it.

I make no promises about tomorrow's workout... Understood. Cleans might not be a good idea, but I am down with whatever because of the option to stop when pain arises. I guess I would have to be down with whatever regardless of the situation.

[f4thpathway]

For the inform:

Second day consecutive in the row. Like it is ducks. The single squats.

With the smoke of the fire with the air of breathing.

[weightliftingfan1]

For the inform:

Second day consecutive in the row. Like it is ducks. The single squats.

With the smoke of the fire with the air of breathing.

Not really sure what you're saying, but I'll go with it.

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday Morning
FrontSquat - Doubles Max (small jumps)
100
110
115
120

SnatchfromHip(w/straps)-Snatch(w/oStraps)
40
50
60 High pulled from Hip, but then got serious and did what I had to do.
64
67 High pulled from Hip, but then got serious and did what I had to do.
69 High pulled from Hip, but then got serious and did what I had to do.
70
Stopped to prevent aggravating my shoulder any further.

FS Max - minus 14 doubles
100
110
120
124x
Doubles
110
110
(This is actually only minus 19. I realized this after the first double, but decided that I don't care).

BW = 120.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Wedneday Evening
FrontSquat
In the gym earlier, Tamara said that my workout could be 2x4x110xFS. This has been complicated, but not distorted by the fact that i forgot my belt at the gym.
2x4x240#xFS
Done. Not crazy hard. Last rep wasn't Fast.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Morning
FS Max – only 5 reps
110
120
130
135
140 Comeback PR.

Snatch (Hit 82 at least)
80
82
85x
85
88
91
93x Fell Forward
93x Shrug

C&J (Minimum: 100)
100
105
110 (Elbows were bad, so I double jerked it. Elbows were still bad.)
115 (Elbows touched knees. Don’t care.)
118x Missed the jerk. Beautiful comeback PR for clean.

FS Max – 2 doubles@minus 14
100
110
120
130
135
Doubles
121
121 (Missed second rep. I think this was in part because the bar was not on my shoulders enough before I started rep two.)

BW = 121.0

[Tamara Reynolds]

It was a good day in Bulgaria. You are being too hard on yourself with the double jerk at 110. And, the clean at 115 might not have been all that, but the jerk was. Plus, the clean at 118 was fucking boss.

[weightliftingfan1]

It was a good day in Bulgaria. You are being too hard on yourself with the double jerk at 110. And, the clean at 115 might not have been all that, but the jerk was. Plus, the clean at 118 was fucking boss.
So much Bulgaria.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Morning
Squat Max - then work up in doubles while keeping it fast.
120
140
150
160
165 Comeback PR! Knees weren't out on the way up.
Doubles
70
80
90
100
110
120

Snatch - Min of 80 or 82
70
75
80
Tamara, "Let's try an experiment. Go from 80 to 85."
Me: "Fine, but if I don't get it I am going down to 60 and working back up to get 82."
85x Fell forward while in hole.
85x Fell forward while running forward.
85x High pull.
85x Fell forward while in hole.
These misses are obviously not good.
60
65
70
75
80
82x Fell forward while in hole.
My right shoulder (not just posterior delt) is bothering me. Didn't continue. Bulgaria would stop here.

C&J - Wanted to work up to a minimum of 100 or 105.
Got to 100 and stopped.

FS Max - Minus 14 for two doubles.
Wanted 135, but...
110
120
130
135x Didn't put up a fight at all. Just let it slide off the shoulders.
Doubles
121
121
These weren't minus 14, but I wanted a redemption for missing 135.

BW = 264.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Evening Forgot my belt in the gym.
FS - Go up in doubles, but keep them fast. - Four back-off singles at minus 20 pounds.
205
230
255
265 The second rep was slower than it should have been.
Singles
245
245
245
245

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Morning
FS Max - Minus 14 for two doubles
70
100
120x Dropped in bottom. Didn't have enough air. Needed to put it down.
110
120
130
135
Doubles:
121
121

Speed pull work to the knee with 40 for clean and snatch.

FS - Max Double
110
120
125

BW = 121.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Evening
FS - Max for quick singles
135
185
225
245
265
275
280

Squat – Max for quick doubles
135
185
225
245
265
285
300 The second rep was slower than it should have been; I think this was because I went a little too deep in an attempt to bounce more out of the hole.

FS – Max for quick doubles, then 4 back-off singles at minus 20
135
185
205
230
255
Singles
235
235
235
235

[weightliftingfan1]

Sunday
Warmups with bar and 95 lbs for both front squat and back squat.

Monday Morning
FS - Max
120
130
136
141 Comeback PR. I think this was easier than 130 was.
145 This is my previous all-time PR
147x This slid so far down my arm and into my hands that I was intense pain after in my triceps and shoulders.
Minus 14 @ two doubles
131x Missed second rep. Will only go for one rep on the next one.
Single
131

Snatch from Hip - w/ straps
60
63
66
69x Wanted to get much higher. Shouldn't have written 76 on the board. I have no motivation to continue, but will try some singles at 60.
60x Fell forward at catch.
Snatch:
60 I love snatching after heavy snatches from the hip. They are so easy.

BW = 122.4 (I worked hard yesterday for this 1 kilo gain)

Monday Afternoon
Squat
140
155
165
170 Comeback PR.
Max on fast doubles
70
90]
100
110
120
130

Snatch
70
75
80
83x 83
86x Hit Pubic bone. Hurt a lot.
86x I hit this where it should hit. It fell forward in the bottom. I just wasn't confident enough.

C&J
100
105
110
1145x
116 Really bad jerk. All time PR. Went for a double jerk, but didn't get it.
120 Not best elbows. This was essentially a very ugly jerk PR that will soon be pretty.
122x Missed the jerk. This is a come-back clean PR.

FrontSquat max
110
120
130
Minus 14 for two doubles
116
116

BW = 122.2

Monday Evening In pounds.

Front Squat – Max out on quick singles
225
255
275
285

Max out quick doubles – four back-off singles @ minus 20 lbs
135
185
205
225
245
255 Second rep was on the slower than it should have been.
Singles
235
235
235
235

Max out quick doubles – four back-off singles @ minus 20 lbs
135
185
205
225
235
245
255 Second rep was slower than it should have been, but not to the same extent as with the earlier 255.
Singles
235
235
235
235

Max out FS
135
185
205
235
255
275
290
300 Went for a double. It fell off my shoulders before I even had the chance to grind it out; probably because I am sleeveless and VERY sweaty.
Back off doubles
Minus 25
Minus 20
Changed T-shirt, because no one should miss a front squat attempt due to high slipperiness.
255 single - to stay warm and confident.
275
280 (Triple) - All time triple PR

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Afternoon
FS - max then doubles
120
130
135
Doubles
125
127

Snatch
60x Let's not talk about this right now.
60
I'm stopping here. My posterior delt is bothering me.

FS
110
120
125x

BW = 121.2 I am disappoint, but not surprised.

Tuesday Evening
Snatch
60
70
75
80x Did a bunch of high pulls.
60
65
70
75
78x
AHHHH.
I'm in a state if complete weakness from Monday

FrontSquat
4x85
4x90
4x95

BW = 123.2

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
FS
5 doubles
100
105
110
115
120

PS
45
50
53
55
58
Shouldn't feel this bad on my shoulder. Also, shouldn't be this slow.

PC
2x70
2x75
2x80
2x85
2x90

FS Heavy Single Small Jumps
90
95
100
105
110
115
120

BW = 122.3

[Mr_Rogers]

Is this still the same nagging shoulder issue?

How's the heavy FS programming working for you?

[weightliftingfan1]

Is this still the same nagging shoulder issue?

How's the heavy FS programming working for you?

The shoulder is a pain in the ass, but Tbone knows how to deal with by using days without (heavy) overhead work. It helps a lit.

The heavy FS are going great, with the exception of these past couple of days. I went way to hard on Monday and my quads have consequently been sore to a very high extent.

[Mr_Rogers]

Do you find they're helping with your snatch and clean?

I'm just curious btw. This whole idea of a low number of reps per set (triples being a high number) and being "explosive" is new to me, but it's what Rachel and I worked out in programming. It's kind of a love hate thing at the moment, but I'm not very explosive hence the need to become explosive.

[weightliftingfan1]

Do you find they're helping with your snatch and clean?

I'm just curious btw. This whole idea of a low number of reps per set (triples being a high number) and being "explosive" is new to me, but it's what Rachel and I worked out in programming. It's kind of a love hate thing at the moment, but I'm not very explosive hence the need to become explosive.

Well, the snatch is it's own monster. Being able to front squat more has definitely help me clean better.

The reason I do singles is because I am looking to max out as much as possible. I don't know about this explosiveness business. I have yet to actually be explosive (not intentionally).

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday
FS
110
120
128
135x
Doubles
118
118
118x Missed second rep. This wasn't minus 15. Crap.

Snatch
60
65
70x High Pulled. I'm done.

BW = 122.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday
FS - Max single
120
130
135
140x Put up a little fight.
Max on fast dubs.
70
90
100
110 Second rep was a little slower than it should have been.

Snatch
60
70
75
80 Ran forward.
6x2x40 Trying to get FAST. Still trying.

C&J Trying out cutting off the depth on the dip.
80
90
95
100
105
Higher weights are hard with a cut-off depth.

FS - Max dubs
100
110
115
120
Back off singles
110
110
110
110

BW = 124.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday
FS
110
120
130
135
141x
Dubs
115
118
120

Snatch
60
70
75
80
85
88x It fell on my back and I slid forward on my sweaty knees. It was pretty awesome.
88 So fast.
92 Crazy run forward. Never actually stood it up, but it was legit.
95x High Pull. Pubic bone hurts to much to commit.
95x Shrug

PC&J
70
80
Realized that I have been full cleaning, so I started power cleaning at the work weight:
90 Horrible jerk lock out.
95 Likewise.

FS max
110
120
125
130
Doubles
110
113
6x115 Slipknot came on. Had to rep it out.

BW = 123.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday Morning
FS Max
120
130
135
141
146
150x I think a small part of why I missed is that I did not hit my full depth: I thought about this on the way up instead of staying focused.
Doubles
128
131
134
137x Missed the second rep. I thought I had it!

BW = 124.4

Monday Afternoon
Squat Dubs
120
140
160 Comeback PR, if my memory serves me correctly. I have done this for a double, but the first rep was a non-legit single that I re-did.

Snatch - Light because pubic bone hurts.
60
70
75
80

C&J
100
105 Bad elbows.
110 Very bad lockout.
110
115 I may have missed and redone this.
120
123x Jerk fell behind me. Comeback clean PR.
123x Jerk fell forward.

FrontSquat
2x110
4x110
2x110
4x110

BW = 123.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Afternoon
FS Max then doubles
110
120
130
135x I am disappoint.
Doubles
113
115
118

Snatch
60
70
75
80
83x Fell forward in the hole.
83x High pulled it. Hurt the pubic bone.
The reason I missed these if probably because I thought too much about the pull. Seriously, I was having a nerd moment.

C&J
80
90
95
100 Bad elbows, so I re-jerked it.

FS max then double.s
120
125
130
135 YES! I needed to get this, because I already told myself that it was my daily minimum. I'm happy.
Doubles
120
123
124

BW = 124.4 Alright, we are doing pretty good.

Tuesday Evening
Squat, with power bar and iron plates for funsies. Quick single and then some back off doubles.
225
275
315
335
Doubles
295
300

BW = 125.5

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday Afternoon
I woke up at 5 to work and had only six hours of sleep. I had no food/coffee until after I got tests done at my cardiologist. The cardiologist made me RUN in a stress test. I thought I was going to throw up. Now I have to wear electrodes on my chest for 24 hours. This means that training was not fun.

FS Max then doubles
120
125
130
135
Doubles
120
122
I taped the electrodes on my body, and they STILL kept falling off. I was NOT happy, and am still pretty frustrated by this.

Jerk from rack (Couldn't do any pulls with the device in my pocket)
Got to 70 and couldn't continue. It was not feeling good.

Done. No more, please.

BW = 125.5

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Afternoon In pounds. No belt.
FS max on quick singles, then backoff doubles.
205
225
235
245 This was unexpectedly low place to stop.
Doubles
220
225

Thursday Evening
Snatch
60
70
75
80
84x Fell forward.
84
88
92
95x Would have been a PR, but 1) i pressed it out with the left elbow and 2) It feel behind me when I almost stood up all the way. I need to learn how to catch with my arms at equal height.
95x High pull.

C&J
85
100 This 15 kg was not a smart jump.
104 Bad elbows, just like 100.
108x Missed the clean, because it fell forward in the hole. I am disappoint.
108 Horrible jerk.
Whatever.

FS
120
130
135
No time for doubles :/

BW = 125.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Morning
FS
137
142
147
150
Doubles
130
135

Snatch
Worked up to 80, which I missed. This is probably because I was teaching the bench press in between sets and because I am silly.

C&J
Worked up to a bad 100

Squat
Missed 150. Ha.

BW = 126.1

[HunterHenzler]

Crap you've caught me on front squats.. I better step it up ;-)

[weightliftingfan1]

Crap you've caught me on front squats.. I better step it up ;-)

Sweet! Are you joining Bulgaria soon?

[HunterHenzler]

I've trained that way on and off for about a year & a half- and basically think have regained my citizenship haha

I have a meet at the end of the month and will be training what I'd call completely Bulgarian after that.
I do a lot like y'all though and throw in presses & any exercises that I feel are beneficial and help address weaknesses.

[weightliftingfan1]

I've trained that way on and off for about a year & a half- and basically think have regained my citizenship haha

Are you going to be making is a point to only do the basic 6 lifts? Or are you just using the maxing portion of Bulgaria.

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Afternoon
Worked 4 hours yesterday afternoon moving heavy stuff around for a family that is moving to Colorado.
Had a pretty cool party last night.

FS max then doubles
120
125
130
135
138
Doubles
120
123
125

Snatch. With straps.
Using a towel in my pants so that I have some cushion for the pubic bone.
70
75
80
The towel may have helped.

Special C&J
Did jerk supports before each single with a different bar but same weight.
70
80
90
90
95 Bad elbows, so I re-jerked it.
Stopped the jerk supports.
100
105x Missed the jerk due to bad elbows and the bar went to far forward.
I don't like having to do supports before each rep. Will probably never try this again.

PowerClean
100
105
110
113 I may have missed and re-tried 113.
116
120x Full clean.
120
122x Full clean?

BW = 125.0

[HunterHenzler]

Are you going to be making is a point to only do the basic 6 lifts? Or are you just using the maxing portion of Bulgaria.

More along the lines of the maxing- heavy with some back off volume, and tapering volume every weeks as my body adapts.
Like i said, if I feel like there's something extra I need to do to address weaknesses (like right now my hamstrings) then I'll put that in there for some time also.

Those 120 Power cleans (and cleans) looked GOOD dude

[weightliftingfan1]

Those 120 Power cleans (and cleans) looked GOOD dude

Thank you. ;)

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Evening No belt for this session, because I forgot it at the gym. I only have 300 pounds in my garage...
Front Squat - Rep out 300!
1x2x300#xFS Double PR!

Rep out 300 again.
1x6x300#xLBBS
Death...

And again.
1x4x300#xHBBS

:)

[Tamara Reynolds]

Those 120 Power cleans (and cleans) looked GOOD dude

One of my favorite videos ever, really...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeBpBZO-JWk

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday Morning
FS Max then doubles
132
141
146
151 Very ugly, but I went up 3 kilos because I figured something would click. Unlike this attempt, heavy front squat attempts usually feel weight-less because I am in the zone.
154x
Doubles
131x Missed the first rep. Ha.

Max doubles:
120
125

BW = 127.1

Monday Afternoon
FS Max
145
150
152
155x

Snatch - "Hit a PR."
85
89
92
95 Thought it was 96. Took a miss to get it?
97 Thought this was 98. Took some misses to get it.
100x One of them was super close, but it fell backward. Lots of misses. I stopped after the high pulls started.

C&J
115
118
121x
121
124x
124
127x Dumped after the clean. This is the most I have cleaned for since before my quad injury.

HBBS
155
161 This was only a token PR, because this was my fourth time doing high bar.
The reason I switched is mainly because I don't want to have to worry about knee position or depth. The main purpose of my squatting is to move a heavier weight so that the other guys feel light, and I should not need to worry about coaching my squat for that. I see low bar squatting as valuable, but I see high bar squatting as more valuable/effective in my situation.
-Important to this switch is that my HBBS is very very deep; this will be useful for snatching and if I ever catch a clean with too wide of a stance.

BW = 127.9 This is the heaviest I have ever been.

[DRice311]

Whats up man - this is Dana. I was the one who came to asheville a couple weekends ago and had you and tbone help me with the clean. Just found your log - gonna follow along if that's cool.

[weightliftingfan1]

Whats up man - this is Dana. I was the one who came to asheville a couple weekends ago and had you and tbone help me with the clean. Just found your log - gonna follow along if that's cool.

Dana, howdy! You arrived at my log on a very good day to read. I hope cleans are going well.

[DRice311]

Yep - looks like you had a hell of a 2-a-day session.

Still working on the cleans, and snatch now as well. Got about 3 hours worth of technique work in on Saturday. I will post a video in a couple weeks, once I feel comfortable with everything, and am able to start actually using weight.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Afternoon
After some drama with Tbone...
FS Max
140
145
150x

Clean
110
115
120 Knee touched. So done with these.

Squat
150
158
163

BW = 127.9

Tuesday Evening
FS max then Doubles
135
140
145
Doubles
130
134
137 A double and triple PR!

PowerClean
100
105
110
114x
114x

FS Max then Doubles
130
135
140x
Doubles
120
125

BW = 279.6

[Tamara Reynolds]

After some drama with Tbone...

I loooooooooove you.

[weightliftingfan1]

I loooooooooove you.

<3

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday Morning
FS Max then Doubles
130
135
140 So ugly...
Doubles
120
125

BW = 127.2 I am not surprised. I didn't eat enough yesterday (only 6000 cal or so)

Wednesday Afternoon
FS Max then Doubles
120
130
135
140
145 Probably could have put a little bit more weight on. Bulgaria is probably disappoint.
Doubles
125
130

Snatches weren't going to work today, due to my pubic bone pain.

Clean
80
90
95x
95
So much Bulgaria.

Squat
140
150
159
164
168 These heavy attempts have a very horizontal back angle, but why would I care about that at this point? In fact, the reason I started High Barring is so that I don't have to worry about these types of things.

BW = 127.3 Going to do work on this today.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Afternoon
Squat Max
140
150
160
165
170
172

BW = 128.4

Thursday Evening
FS Max then Dubs
130
143
148
153
156x
Doubles
135
138 This is a weird PR double, because of that 137 triple I hit on Tuesday. Whatever.

Clean and jerk
100
105
110x The elbows were so bad that it simply cannot count.

Cleans
115
120
124 Ran forward.
128 Very nice.
131 Not pretty.

BW = 129.9 Getting fat. And awesome.

[Mr_Rogers]

These heavy attempts have a very horizontal back angle, but why would I care about that at this point? In fact, the reason I started High Barring is so that I don't have to worry about these types of things.

I'm curious to see how these go for you. I'm assuming you've been concerned about your back angle on some of the quick lifts?

I have a feeling my coach will switch me over to these when he takes over my programming in August.

[weightliftingfan1]

I'm curious to see how these go for you. I'm assuming you've been concerned about your back angle on some of the quick lifts?

I have a feeling my coach will switch me over to these when he takes over my programming in August.

The common assumption is that low bar squatting will mess with the back angle of Olympic lifting. This is not true. Why would it be true? What merit is there to that observation? I guess it makes sense if I only back squatted and didn't front squat, but then even high bar's back angle would have a similar effect on the inability to recover proper;y on snatches and clean and jerks.

The fact is that I front squat way more than I back squat. The only reason I have been back squatting every day this week is because PRing is fun and my shoulders/pubic bone are limiting my ability to lift overhead.

The reason I do not want to low bar any more is because I do not want to coach my low bar. That is the main reason. I am very good at looking at people's form for LBBS, and consequently know when I am not doing the movement as it should be done. This is problematic for me. But with HBBS, I just put the bar on my traps, set up the feet (which I don't even really worry about), and squat. Bam.

The effect of back squatting is that my upper body is not the limiting factor and that I get to feel very heavy weights. This is what John Broz would say is the reasoning for back squatting. I like it. If low barring complicates this, then I do not like that.

High level weightlifters in the US who bad-mouth the low bar are silly because they have never low barred, do not understand the mechanics of low bar, and are extremely biased against any one who lifts differently than they do.

In fact, the other day I proposed to Tbone that we try sumo squats one day. For fun. I just don't care enough about the details of what type of back squat I am doing when I max the Front squat over 12 times a week.

[Mr_Rogers]

The common assumption is that low bar squatting will mess with the back angle of Olympic lifting. This is not true. Why would it be true? What merit is there to that observation? I guess it makes sense if I only back squatted and didn't front squat, but then even high bar's back angle would have a similar effect on the inability to recover proper;y on snatches and clean and jerks.

Rip pointed this out in one of the threads in his Q&A about high-bar vs. low-bar for weightlifters a few weeks ago. I will say I have to pay more attention to my body when I low bar squat vs. high bar squat. Honestly back angle is the last thing on my mind when I snatch or clean. I was just curious as to why you were worrying about your back angle, c'est tout, it's something I can relate to. If you keep setting 12 squat records a week you're going to be a beast.

[weightliftingfan1]

If you keep setting 12 squat records a week you're going to be a beast.

Oops. 12 daily maxes, not all time maxes. I forget that not every one can read my mind. :)

[Mr_Rogers]

I still stand by my assessment. If you're constantly driving up your squat I like to believe the snatch and clean will follow. I personally don't see much (if any) improvement in my snatch/clean numbers if I don't progress my squats. I have to accept the fact that my technique is never going to be great, 30 is a bit old to start (while not impossible). If I can keep building strength the lifts will follow, or that's what my coach keeps hammering away at. Sqwats and poools, followed by more sqwats and poools and then throw in some poools and sqwats (he's got an accent).

[weightliftingfan1]

Sqwats and poools, followed by more sqwats and poools and then throw in some poools and sqwats (he's got an accent).

My coach likewise has an accent. It's called screeching.

[Tamara Reynolds]

The reason I do not want to low bar any more is because I do not want to coach my low bar. That is the main reason. I am very good at looking at people's form for LBBS, and consequently know when I am not doing the movement as it should be done. This is problematic for me. But with HBBS, I just put the bar on my traps, set up the feet (which I don't even really worry about), and squat. Bam.

Um.

I'm going to kill you.

You know this.

Not only are YOU going to coach your high bar squat, I AM GOING TO COACH IT.

What? Am I just wasting my breath when I scream at you to get your hips back under?

No Hershey bars for you.


My coach likewise has an accent. It's called screeching.

Oh, sorry. WHEN I SCREECH AT YOU to get your hips back under.

I'm going to take away your Bulgaria towel if you're not careful.

[Mr_Rogers]

It's not official (http://www.craigkennedy.ca/screechin.html) until a Newfie does it ;-)

[Tamara Reynolds]

In before Zach comes to write about his PRs and about how amazing his coach is.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday morning
Front squat max then doubles
130
135
140
Double
125
130

Snatch from hang with straps. With BENT ARMS.
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
72 started using straps
74
76
78
80

(insert complaints about pain here)

BW = 129.5

[Tamara Reynolds]

And your Thursday night workout is where???

[weightliftingfan1]

And your Thursday night workout is where???

Tis with the Thursday morning. I guess I am allowed to continuously post on here if I am continuously lifting.

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Afternoon
FS Max
140
145
150
154 Feeling like garbage, but still setting PRs. So Bulgaria.

Snatch with BENT ARMS!!!!
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
88x High pulled. Pretty drained by now.
70x Fell forward at the catch. Ha.
This arm bend thing went well today.

C&J
100
105
110 Bad jerk?
115x Missed the clean.
Posterior delt hurts. Done.

FS max
135
140
145

BW = 127.5

[Mr_Rogers]

What's up with the arm bend thing?

[weightliftingfan1]

What's up with the arm bend thing?

Hopefully I don't make this explanation too complicated, but this is a very good question.

1) I'm tall.
2) I cannot get a good bar grip because the collars limit how wide I can get: my grip is artificially narrow.
3) If I hit the bar with my hips, then it hits my pubic bone. Normally this is the by-product of a poorly executed pull, but not necessarily in my case.
4) By keeping my arms bent throughout the entire pull, I can actually hit where the snatch is supposed to hit, which is above the pubic bone.

I am basically doing with my snatches what Spencer does with his cleans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvt3nkQ0Bq4

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Afternoon
I broke a toilet seat this morning from being so heavy/sore. Not a great start to the day...

FS Max then Doubles
130
135
140 Believe me, this was a max.
Doubles
120
122 Easier than 120. That is probably a sign of sandbagging.

Snatch (still with the bent arms, just FYI)
40
50
60
70
75x
Let me tell you about these snatches. It hurts my back to pull and hurts my legs to stand it up. This is Bulgaria. For the record, Bulgarians don't go from maxing squat 1x per week to maxing squat 5x per week. I just did it because I knew I would PR every time. Next week won't have this much back squatting, I believe - or at least not that intense.

C&J
60
70
80 Messed around at 80. I knew I wouldn't be able to stand up what I could jerk, so there was not much hope for today's workout.

Squat
140
155
165
170
175
178x I wasn't in the right mind-set.

The PR put me in a better mood. I know I am supposed to have days like this, and I just need to remember that so I maintain my sanity.

BW = 129.0

[TG-ASC]

Saturday Afternoon
I broke a toilet seat this morning from being so heavy/sore. Not a great start to the day...



This is why I love you. Haha.

[weightliftingfan1]

This is why I love you. Haha.

<3

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Evening In my garage: Pounds; no belt; no way to miss safely an attempt.
FS Rep out 300
255
275
290
3x300 Probably could have got 4 with the right environment.

Power snatch. Working on my New Technique.
~10x1x135
Felt good. Most of the reps hit closer to the belly, so that is interesting. I'm not sure what I should do about it touching my thigh. It hasn't been, and I have let that happen. I feel like I want it to touch at least the bottom of my thigh. Not touching the thigh has worked, but it is rather mysterious i.e. not touching the thigh means that I don't know where the bar is. Hmm...

Overall, I feel great!

[Tamara Reynolds]

You're going to be ok. I'll bring you Hershey bars on Monday.

[weightliftingfan1]

You're going to be ok. I'll bring you Hershey bars on Monday.

Hershey bars? Yes, please!

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday morning
Front squat max then doubles
130
140
145x
Doubles
120
125

BW = 130.0

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday Afternoon
FS Max then Doubles
140
145
150
155
156
157
158
159x
Doubles
135
140 I even got a third rep, so it was a double and triple PR. Missed the fourth rep.

Snatch
70
80
85
90
92x Hurt my shoulders because I didn't catch with active shoulders.
I am happy that I worked up to 90 without a miss and that my new technique is not causing and problems.

C&J
100
105x Didn't jerk.
105x Missed the jerk.
I just had no energy to jerk it. I am disappoint.

Power Clean
100
105
110x
110 Looked better than 105. Time to go, because the siblings have been waiting for me.

BW = 129.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Afternoon
Snatch
80
85
90x
90x
80
85x Hit too high
85x Hit too low. Hit pubic bone.
75x Hit my left side. The unevenness put all the impact into that one spot. Not good.

C&J
90
100
105 Bad jerk
110x Missed the jerk. No energy.

Clean
115
120
123x I guess today is not a day for a clean PR.

FS Max on quick doubles with back off singles
100
110
Singles
100
100
100
100

BW = 129.something

My posterior deltoids are bothering me. I am going to need to take some time off from Olympic lifting. Should be a couple of days. Whatever Tbone says.

Tuesday Evening
FS Max then doubles
150
155
159x Would have been great if I hit this.
Doubles
136
141 Let's ignore that I got one kg lower for a triple yesterday.

FS Max then doubles
130
135
140
Doubles
125
127

BW = 131.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday Morning
FS Max then doubles
130
135
140
Doubles
120
125

BW = 129.9

Wednesday Afternoon
FS Max then doubles
130
140
143x
Doubles
125
127

Clean
10x1x90

Snatch grip deadlift. Not as a training tool, but to figure out how I can pull and have the weight over the middle my foot.
70 for some singles
100 for some singles
Didn't help.

Squat
140
150
160
170
175x It doesn't hurt to try.
3x5x120

BW = 129.8

[Tamara Reynolds]

3x5x120

I am so confused.

[weightliftingfan1]

I am so confused.

Same. I just wanted some volume.

[Tamara Reynolds]

Same. I just wanted some volume.

Well, we surely know that I never do extra shit just for volume...

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Afternoon
FS Max then doubles
120
125
130
134x You can guess where that came from.
Doubles
120
122

PowerSnatch - Taking a trip to China for these
Hip - Jumping Position - Below Knee - (Floor)
Did this many times with 40, then once with 45, and then messed around at 50.

BW = 129.4

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Evening
PowerClean
Pretty much did a bunch of singles at 80. Tried 90 a couple times, but that didn't work.

FS trying to max, but my quads are too sore.
100
110
120

BW = 130.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Morning
FS Max
130
135
Doubles
120
125

Friday Afternoon
FS Max then doubles
130
140
145
Doubles
130
132

Snatch - China
Bunch of reps at 50, then 60, then 65, and then 70.

C&J - China
Bunch of reps at 60, then 70, then 80, and then 90.

FS Max
130
135
Doubles
125
130

BW = 129.6

[weightliftingfan1]

Saturday Afternoon
FS Max then Doubles
130
133x
Doubles
120
123

Snatch - China - with straps
50
60
70
Tried to hit 80. Missed one then stopped. I guess I was too tired from all the reps to jump from 70 to 80.

Clean max
100
105x
Bulgaria is up to her old tricks.

FS Max then doubles
120
125
130
135
Doubles
125
130

BW = 129.7

I had to move some sand, which was tiring. No evening training.

[TG-ASC]

Does Bulgaria know you are cheating on her with China? (Awkward)

[weightliftingfan1]

Does Bulgaria know you are cheating on her with China? (Awkward)

This could get awkward.

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday Morning
FS Max then doubles
130
135
140x
Doubles
120
125

BW = 129.9

[weightliftingfan1]

Monday Afternoon
FS Max
130
140
145
150x

Snatch
70
80
85
90
93
96
98
100x Didn't catch.

C&J
88
100x Didn't get under the clean.
100 Looked good, I believe.
105 Bad elbows on lockout.
110x Missed the clean.
110x Shrugged the clean.

Wanted more volume on FS, but decided to give the upper body and p. delts a break while I work on my squat movement pattern.
Squat
Max on quick singles
110
130
140

BW = 128.7 I will be working on this. I will probably weigh 300 by Saturday.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Afternoon
Y I NO DO SNATCHES!? I rarely do remotely good the day after a PR, and it would be good to rest the tender spot on my hip flexor.
C&J
100x Missed the clean
100
105
110 Not so good jerk
115x Missed the jerk. Obviously a silly jump.
Cleans
120x

Power Clean
100
105
110
114x

Clean
100
105

Y I NO FRONT SQUAT?! I'll do it later.
Y I DO SO MANY CLEANS!? Because I am not good at cleans lately.

BW = 130.3

[TG-ASC]

Tuesday Afternoon
Y I NO DO SNATCHES!?
Y I NO FRONT SQUAT?!
Y I DO SO MANY CLEANS!?


Y U Talk like that??

[weightliftingfan1]

Y U Talk like that??

I enjoy Facebook memes.

[weightliftingfan1]

Tuesday Evening
FS Max then doubles
140
145
150x
Doubles
130
137x missed the second rep.

FS Max then Doubles
130
135
140x
Doubles
120x Missed first rep. Awk. I think I just was not in the correct state of mind.

Squat max on quick singles
70
120
125
Not really caring about this. Just want a little extra leg work.

BW = 131.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday Morning
FS Max then Doubles
125
130
135
Doubles
120
122

Wednesday Afternoon
FS Max then doubles
130
135
140
145x
Doubles
125
130

Snatch - Lots of reps at each weight
40
50
60
70 Missed first two attempts and called it quits.
My left hip flexor is tender and hurting from hitting that area. Today I worked on hitting symmetrically.

C&J
After I got to 60, I realized I am not in the condition to go up any more. This is especially with jerks due to the posterior deltoid.

PowerClean
70
80
90x This is kind of funny...?

FS Max on quick singles
70
80
90
100
110
115 Not quick enough.
Doubles
105
105

BW = 129.x

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Afternoon
FS Max
70
80
90
100
110
120
Pain on the eccentric is a confidence killer.

FS max on quick
70
80
90 Wasn't quick.

BW = 131.1

I can't wait for this week to be over.

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Evening
Snatch
80
85
90
94x This was weird. I caught in the bottom, and the weight pushed me into a higher extent of knee flexion. It didn't feel good.
My left hip flexor hurts a lot.

C&J
60
70
80
90
100x Missed the jerk. It barely left my shoulders.

BW = 133.0

[weightliftingfan1]

Friday Morning
FS Max
120
125
130

15 minute break

C&J Max
80
90
95
100x The jerk barely left the shoulders...

FS Max then doubles
120
130
Doubles
120
122

BW = 133.0