What type of cycle are you in now?
Seems like you are doing a lot of powers and from the hang variations.
Out of all the non-classical lifts, my favorite for sure is the hang snatch. I hate hang cleans though lol. I can’t seem to get them to “pop” the same way as when I’m pulling from the floor.
General strength/classical lift cycle, no focus other than work on issues in my lifts technically. Not sure why I had powers this week, think the coach just had the club do all of the same work this week for some odd. The hangs are for helping early arm bend and issues I have in the second/third pull. .
week 8 day 4
Did snatches, snatch balances, then squats. Literally nothing notable, still working on not over pulling/being able to use my third pull.
week 9 day 1
high hang cleans
worked up to 255X1
push press and power jerk complex
95X1+1
95X1+1
135X1+1
165X1+1
185X1+1
205X1+1
225X1 push press was rough and I wasn’t lifting on a platform so I didn’t want to risk a miss.
pull up ladder
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 1 minute rest between each set
I am very satisfied about casually high hang cleaning 255.
So apparently my coach thinks I need to get start pushing my squat. 6X4, 6X2, and 6X5 at 80% this week on my squat.
Looking forward to see you squat 500!
My legs and knees are too. If the coach is going to have me do what I think I am going to do, then I have 500 within my fingertips if I throw a belt on. I’ll feel like shit during the process though. It looks like he is having me run a cycle of RSR without realizing it.
Week 9 day 2
I made some awful mistakes.
AM: Tried to snatch, lats and body were not agreeing (thanks pull ups) despite lots of warm ups. Had to go some place so decided to just squat
squats
365X4 for 6 sets
PM:
hang snatches and abs going up to 155X3 for a couple sets on the hang snatches. Legs were trashed, but I had more time to warm up and get past the soreness.
Apparently Epsom salt baths are magic. I’ve been fucked up since my 6X6X at 365 squat day on Thursday to the point that I’ve walked weird since then, but the moment I tried an Epsom salt bath it felt perfect afterwards.
God damn I am awful keeping this up to date. Squats are fucking horrible right now. Did my 405X4X4 day and 430X3X3 day, I broke down and started using a belt because my back feels really insecure for some reason. I am going to be doing some life style changes after this program is over, and give my back a rest before I snap something.
Mostly stuff such as getting a proper chair to sit in at my desk, and changing things up with how I sleep. Oh yeah, I am also making it a point to either do abs or lower back literally every session until my back is feeling more secure.
On the bright side I should get my 500 pound squat. After this month is up I think I am going to start training solo again. My mom needs someone to work for the family business on the days that my coach is in on, and I want the freedom.
What about getting a desk so high you can stand while working?
That’s a possibility, though it would have to be a fiber desk, because I’d have to bring it upstairs.
5/9/17
Week something, day 1
power snatches
40KGX3
50KGX3
60KGX3
65kgX3
75kgX3
75kgX3
70kgX3
BTN jerks
60kgX3
80kgX3
90kgX3
100kgX3
110kgX3
110kgX3
105kgX3
snatch balances
60kgX3
70kgX3
80kgX2
90kgX1
100kgX1
110kgX0
110kgX1 this was hard as heck to hold over my head, I don’t get why I can push press more than I snatch balance when it’s overhead lockout strength that is my limiting factor for snatch balances.
First five plate squat. I kinda wanted to do 500+, but that squat felt a lot worse than it looked when I did it. 45 (or was it 50?) up from my low bar squat PR. Now to get on with my hypertrophy cycle and get Jiggidy Jacked.
Video is blocked on copyright grounds mate.
Huge milestone, grats dude. (Video’s blocked and this makes me sad)
It is?
@strongmanvinny2: Is it file type, or is it the copyright thing too? I’ll try to see what’s up with it.
Ahh, it’s the fact I was having a rammstein song playing in the background (yeah, I know, wtf). I’ll see if it gets fixed when I disable the volume to the video.
5/21/17
Squats up to 495X1
Eat, take a bath, and rest for a bit.
Hip snatches
135X2 for 10 sets
clean pulls+pause shrugs
225X3+10
235X3+10
245X3+8
255X3+8
lu raises
25’sX5 too heavy
15’sX13
15’sX13
10’sX25
worked on front levers, wasn’t in the mood to do real ab work.
What are these?