<3 Nikki! 
Thanks guys for the compliments! I post these flexing pics as a form of acceptance because they freak me out (still!) so I appreciate it mucho. To self-> you will like your muscles dammit!! :o)
Brett, yeah that’s going to be hard for me but I’m going to try it. I just need to bring my cleans up to a decent front squat weight!
Thanks Maschy! I got feedback from a coach. Or a talking to, as Alexus put it 
The reason I should not move my feet doing snatches is because I’m jumping forward a lot. Also, as Diana pointed out earlier, getting too much air time. The squatting is because I have a really strong squat compared to my lifts and the energy would be better spent improving my lifts. Also, heavy cleans should improve my squat.
Thanks Betty! I covet your lats and quads!
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
yeah, i’d like another squat day in there. doesn’t have to be too heavy. maybe some more upper body work… pendlay rows, DB rows, push press, something like that. doesn’t have to be complicated, or too heavy either for that matter.[/quote]
I can do all that stuff on Tuesdays and Thursdays or the weekend as long as I don’t go too crazy. I probably will because I can’t handle that much idle time!! I will be doing BTN push presses though.
Haha one day I’m going to regret having these pics in my log
Friday’s workout -max attempts
I felt really good about my lifts tonight. I put a line of tape on the platform and stayed behind it for all my lifts I think (except for a couple of accidental power cleans that were less than controlled) Getting it in my head to retreat my hips made a HUGE difference. I managed to get triples up to 85lbs and almost made 90lb triple. My 95lb snatches weren’t great but weren’t bad either (okay a little bad 
I think one was decent). I think my problem with the 100lb attempt is getting psyched at a new weight. I feel it is close. I have to get over how the weight feels at the first pull because it doesn’t matter.
I felt a lot more confident having had my big problems pointed out so I could do something about them instead of just hitting a wall and getting frustrated. The cues really really helped.
I went a little longer than I should have with the snatches however.
My cleans were so freaking easy now that I know they should be 
Funny how that works! I got some PRs but still psyched myself out at 140lbs. I did get the 135lb jerk but it wasn’t pretty. The clean wasn’t a problem at all. One thing I was told was the nice relaxed first pull is good and so doing that on all of the attempts (except the 140–this is why I didn’t make it, I was scared of it) My jerks need a LOT of work. I have a lot of corrections to think of at once and that’s making it a challenge. I’ll have to figure out what to work on first.
But with my jerks needing so much work I think that means I got some technique lag and hopefully that means a lot more weight when I get it sorted out? Hope so! =D
snatch
bar
70x3,3
75x3
80x3
85x3
90x2(missed#3)
95x1(missed 2nd attempt of double)
100x0,0
95x1 power snatch not pretty
95x0
40 minutes
rest 15 minutes and a bowl of Breyer’s dark chocolate ice cream (what? )
clean&jerk
bar
95x3
105x2
115x1
120x1
125x1
130x1 I think I’ve got that before? At least on the clean.
135x1 woo!
140x0,0,0
I got a bunch of video I might post it tomorrow. But it’s so late tonight. That was really good though! =)))
