Better late than never

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Russell. I now have a kilo bar and pound plates. I don't even know how much I was snatching. I think I stopped at 98? Still wimping out on the very very end of the last pull and not getting my chest all the way through. That and I'm still power snatching 90% of my attempts. Cleaned up to 153 - 8 lb PR! and 158 - 13 lb PR! Failed 163 a few times and we called it. On all my fails I'm actually pulling it high and getting all the way under it, but then my fingers are slipping off in the rack, and the bar is falling and slamming the front of my arms. Bruises everywhere!

(But OMFG is having an actual Oly bar AMAZING!!!!!!)

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Pull centric week since my shoulder was wrecked after yesterday's session.

Snatch: One day I'll get under the bar instead of pulling it 6.5 feet in the air. One day.
33x3x1
53x2x1
73x1x1
83x1x1
93x1x1
98x1x5

Snatch high pull:
123x1x1
148x2x5

Clean: At least these look pretty.
83x2x1
103x1x1
123x1x1
133x1x5 - Easy peasy.

Clean high pull:
163x1x1
183x1x1
203x1x5 - Last four with straps.

I have been informed that I'm intimidating and "mean mug" during training. I was completely unaware. =/

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Just going to pretend the last few days of lifting never happened. The only remotely positive thing is that I think I've figured out how to be slightly aggressive during the catch on my snatch. Not even lifting today because fuck it. (Also, high rep RDLs seem to make my shoulders sore. Weird.)

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Session with Russell on three hours of sleep. I really have to get my sleep schedule flipped back around so I feel better and can train in the mornings again. It got all messed up when it was 110 degrees, and I couldn't sleep until around midnight when it cooled a bit.

Worked up to 108 snatch. Failed at 113. It's so mental for me. Occasionally when its heavy I can actually get super low under the bar but then I lose all tightness and it flops. I also seem to have trouble focusing on both stomping my feet to drop, and locking out aggressively. It's one or the other!

Cleaned 153, failed at 158 (my PR) 3 times. I'm still catching it just slightly forward so it's slipping and slamming my shoulders and fore-arms. Yay for bruises on my bruises. I look like someone is physically abusing me at this point. I actually caught the last try very securely/upright...with one hand on the bar. Blagh.

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For some reason I couldn't get my log to update last week. Tuesday and Thursday went really well. I missed Friday and Saturday - Friday because my skin hurt to the touch or when a fan would blow on it (it's happened often before, usually on my forearms and legs, but was worse this time. I realize that it's not good.), and Saturday because I... have no excuse. I just didn't. Got under a lot of snatches today, surprisingly. I worked up to 117 snatch for a 2 lb (yes seriously) PR!!! And a 168 clean for a 10 lb PR!!!! I'm getting under the bar much more upright and losing way less reps forward now. Cleaning only 10 lbs less than bodyweight now! YAYY!!!! Now if I can only start working on jerks soon...

[yonkyogirl]

Nice PRs!!

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Thanks, yonkyo! =) It's slowly starting to come along.

Last night - So I found out mid-workout from my gym owner that my coach is moving 2 hour away. Yeah. Kind of killed my focus with being pissed, freaking out, and crying. Really not sure what I'm going to do about this right now.

Strict press: No shoulder pain. Pretty awesome.
45x3x1
65x3x1
75x1x1
85x1x1
95x1x1
100x0x1 - Pretty excited that I've only lost 5 lbs off my PR press since I've barely been able to do any shoulder stuff for weeks.
70x5x3 - Easy.

Front squat: I've picked up a terrible habit of pausing at the bottom, and it's messing things up.
45x3x1
95x3x1
135x2x1
165x1x1
175x3x1
185x2x1 - Paused too long on the third and missed. Drats.

High pull + snatch:
33x2x1
53x1x1
63x1x1
83x1x1
88x1x1
93x1x1
98x1x1

High pull + clean:
83x1x1
103x1x1
123x1x1
133x1x1
143x1x1

Lifts went pretty well considering my head wasn't remotely in it. Went home and ate half a pizza.

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Snatch grip dead:
95x3x1
135x2x1
165x1x1
195x1x1 - started using straps here
225x1x1
240x1x1 - started using belt
265x1x1 - 15 lb PR
275x1x1
285x1x1
295x1x1 - Holy fuck.
301x0x1 - I wanted to be able to say I pulled "over 300" hahaha. I might have been able to if it weren't for all those other reps.

Power clean:
83x2x1
103x1x1
113x1x1
123x1x1
128x0x1 - Lawl. Tired.

Pullups:
BW x 1 - So. Tired. This is stupid.
Mini band x4, x2

Walking lunges: bar in front rack
3 sets of 20 per leg - I actually fell over at the end of the second set because my quads gave up on me. At the end of set 3 I thought I might die. My upper back is wiped out.

One day I'll fix my sleep schedule and not feel like shit/lose some more weight, but that day is not today.

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Friday July 19 -

Snatch complex (snatch + OHS + hang snatch + OHS)
33x1x2
53x1x1
63x1x1
73x1x1
83x0x1
63x1x3

Clean complex (same thing but with front squats)
83x1x1
103x1x1
123x1x1
133x1x1
138x1x1
113x1x3

BTN Press AMRAP
33x23x1
33x15x1
33x13x1

Pullups (mini band)
x5, x3, x2

Missed Saturday and yesterday. I've been feeling pretty icky physically and emotionally. Fully expected today to suck.


Worked with Russell.

Snatch up to 123 - 6 lb PR and I got to use the big plates! Woo! Still power snatching everything. Whatever.

Clean - Up to 173 PR! then 178! 10 lb PR from last week and over bodyweight!

Light jerk triples @ 53, 73, and 83 to test out my shoulder before we add jerks into my programming. Felt a little uncomfortable but no sharp jolt of pain like before.

[yonkyogirl]

Damn, your numbers are moving up fast!! Plus, you got to jerk! Good day :-)