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    Default Don't Make Me Come Over There: Charles Staley's Training Log

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    Just as a general bit of background info: I'm 50 years old, 224Lbs, competitive master's weightlifter with a best competitive total of 176kgs, and a best gym total of 185kgs. I'm 3 weeks out from Master's Nationals where I hope to match my current 185kg gym total.

    Monday, March 22, 2010

    Overhead Squat

    10kg (3x5)
    20kg (3x5)

    Snatch Mid Thigh

    20kg (2x3)

    Snatch

    30kg (2x3)
    40kg (2x3)
    50kg (2x2)
    60kg (2x1)
    65kg x1
    70kg x1
    74kg x1
    77kg x1 (Felt like an opener)

    C&J

    20kg x Stuff
    40kg (2x2)
    50kg x2
    60kg x1
    70kg x1
    80kg x1
    90kg x1
    95kg x1 (Fairly solid)

    Back Squat

    20kg x5
    60kg x5
    100kg x2
    120kg x1
    130kg x1
    140kg x1
    150kg x1 (no spot, good sign)
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    Wow, a log from Staley itself, i'll be sure to keep an eye over it. Very valuable information should come it from here.

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    Are you calling me an "it"?!?

    Kidding aside, if I can provide any value, it's that I struggle like everyone else, but I've also had a lot of years of problem-solving experience. So maybe it'll be helpful for some of you



    Quote Originally Posted by kaisermetal View Post
    Wow, a log from Staley itself, i'll be sure to keep an eye over it. Very valuable information should come it from here.

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    Default Thursday, March 25, 2010

    Foam Roll: T Spine, IT Bands: 10 Mins

    Snatch

    20kg x Stuff
    30kg (3x3)
    40kg (2x2)
    50kg (2x2)
    60kg (2x1)
    65kg x1
    70kg x1
    75kg (2xB)
    75kg xF
    75kg x1
    78kg xB
    78kg xF
    78kg x1

    Need more precision/consistency. The successful 78 was easy, but I cant have so many misses leading up to it.

    Clean & Jerk

    40kg (2x2)
    50kg x2
    70kg x1
    80kg x1
    90kg x1 (Shoulders hurting, stopped jerks here)

    Clean
    95kg x1
    100kg x1
    105kg x1
    110kg x1
    112kg x1 (PR!)

    Back Squat

    60kg x3
    100kg x1
    130kg x1
    150kg x1

    (Running out of time- I got to the 150 in 7 minutes!)

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    The clean looked tough! Great job on the PR. Where is your Jerk in relation to that?

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    Actually the clean was caught a bit forward, which is why you see me shifting back onto my heels before standing up. But not terribly hard. Unfortunately by best jerk to date is 102kgs, although I've taken a few cracks at 104 recently.


    Quote Originally Posted by Sami View Post
    The clean looked tough! Great job on the PR. Where is your Jerk in relation to that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charles Staley View Post
    Actually the clean was caught a bit forward, which is why you see me shifting back onto my heels before standing up. But not terribly hard. Unfortunately by best jerk to date is 102kgs, although I've taken a few cracks at 104 recently.
    Do you find that people tend to predominantly have one higher portion of the lift than the other? Meaning, do most people clean more than they jerk? Or vice versa? Or completely random and individual to the lifter?

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    Yes. There are lifters who never miss a jerk (meaning that their jerk is stronger than their clean) and those who never miss a clean. I fall into the latter category obviously.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sami View Post
    Do you find that people tend to predominantly have one higher portion of the lift than the other? Meaning, do most people clean more than they jerk? Or vice versa? Or completely random and individual to the lifter?

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    Thanks Charles. I'll stop bothering you in your log now.

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    Hey, Charles. Admittedly, I know nothing about training for oly lifting, but I was curious about the complete absence of any sets over 3 (I see a couple OHS of 5, but that's it).

    In fact, the working sets on your Back Squat seem to be all heavy singles.

    Just curious why that is.

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