Weirdness

I was feeling a bit strange today leading up to my workout. I almost had a sense of fear as to what was to come. Funny as I hadn't planned to achieve anything out of the ordinary. Just weird.

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 5 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch: 16kg - 8 minutes @ 14 rpm

That's it and that's all.

Still looking to keep the pressure on my jerk performance relative to my snatching.

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 8 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch: 16kg - 6 minutes - 16/14/14/16/14/14

These jerks were a PR. Getting this under my belt feels amazing even though I know it's only the beginning. Gotta keep up the pressure!!

Steady As She Goes

Nothing special today in terms of goals, just focusing on technique.

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 6 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch: 16kg - 6 minutes @ 14 rpm

Treadmill: 20 minutes - walk/run

Simple and effective.

Monday Refinements

I'm starting this week off incorporating two refinements to my technique, (1) to rotate my hands outward from the rack on my jerks, trying to touch my thumbs, and (2) to improve the trajectory of my snatches.

So of course, I've been watching some of Valery's videos leading up to today's session. Jerk refinement is a much more obvious "macro" adjustment. Improving my snatch trajectory is a bit trickier, so I asked a friend and fellow kb lifter to watch my set and give me feedback while lifting. Here's today's session...

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 5 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch: 16kg - 8 minutes @ 12 rpm

Rotating my hands during the jerks wasn't difficult in itself, except for the fact that my hands were cramping up pretty good at the 5 minute mark.

For snatches, I slowed the pace a bit so as to get some feedback during the set. I think I have fixed it somewhat, particularly on my right side. This is something I'm going to have to concentrate on each and every session.

That's it and that's all!

The Friday Climb

I've been feeling pretty good after this stream of steady training. After yesterday's session, I wanted to continue to push a little more on one of the two lifts. This morning I decided to keep focused on my jerks since they are still lagging behind my snatches, at least from a ranking point of view. So that's what I did...

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 7 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch 16kg - 6 minutes @ 14 rpm

Rope: 3 rounds of 2 min on / 2 min off

In this short time I'm starting to understand why you need to train almost daily. Without it, its difficult getting to that 'comfort' level with the lifts, where they become not so daunting. Just last week I was dreading even attempting a 7 min set of jerks (even with these lemons), but it's gotten where I can see it and achieve it, even though it is not easy.

Stretch out the Jerks

Was feeling pretty good after yesterday's session, so I thought I'd try to stretch out my jerk set today. Turned out to be a good idea.

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 6 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch: 16kg - 6 minutes @ 14 rpm

Treadmill: 20 minute run/walk

All is good. Tomorrow is Friday and will be day 5 training for this week!

Fast & Furious

Today's session was fast and furious. Crazy day in the office and I almost didn't make it down to the garage today. But I was able to break away for my two lifts with no cardio or assistance work today afterward.

Jerk: 2 x 16kg - 5 minutes @ 6 rpm

Snatch: 16kg - 6 minutes @ 14 rpm

That's it!