5/30/12

I have been slacking lately by not posting in a couple of days. I will have a lot more time in the next couple weeks, and should be able to post a little more frequently on a regular basis. I will start by a little recap of what has been going on.

5/26/12
Murph- 66:15
With the combination of hand release pushups, a 25# weight vest, and the heat, I was a little slower than what I had hoped for.

5/27/12
Worked on snatch- got up to a PR of 195 power snatch

5/28/12
EMOM Clean and Jerk (push jerk) for 15 min. increasing weight every rep. I worked up to 275, which is a 30# push jerk PR and a PR on my clean and jerk. I wish I would have tried 285# because this went up very easily.

2008 games Final Workout- "Heavy Grace"
30 reps and 155# squat clean and jerk- 4:04. This my be the tightest my legs have ever felt after a workout. 4:04 would have been good enough for 3rd place in the 2008 games...

5/29/12
I tried to work up to a 1RM on snatch because I felt my form was getting better. Although my form has gotten exponentially better, if your shoulders are so sore/tight that you can't catch the weight above your head, it makes for a frustrating day. I hit everything up to 185# pretty easy. I then failed 7 times at 205# which is my current PR. I could not get the weight far enough back because my shoulders just wouldn't let me.

Tabata Push Press with 65#, and Tabata situps.
I tried to keep a steady pace throughout. I figured out that it was my shoulders that were the problem on my snatch during this part- 65# was hard... I stayed at 10 reps for the first 4 sets, then went down to 8 for the last 4. On situps, I stayed at 9 the whole time.

I am in need of a rest day- which I will take on Thursday. I am also going to start focusing more on mobility and strengthening my shoulders. I think that is probably my weakest part of my body. I can't wait to have the summer off because I will be able to break up my workouts and take more time on things that are necessary such as flexibility and mobility.