Best Snatch today out of many
Finally got under instead of pulling it high. Not good enough, but good enough for today.
Nice. Not only did you catch it low, but you feet moved. Indicates a better finish to the second pull.
[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
Nice. Not only did you catch it low, but you feet moved. Indicates a better finish to the second pull.[/quote]
I spent today trying to catch it lower and I dropped more than I got. A couple I hit the second pull just right but pulled too hard and I had to follow it up to stop it from going back over me. The misses are teaching me much more than the “successes” right now.
I dropped a post on Glenn Pendlay’s Q&A thread about recommendations for older lifters. He says older lifters should do a lot of reps at moderate weight. I don’t know if that’s for forever, but I intend to max out now and then after this “burn-in” period is finished.
You’ve got a phenomenal work ethic. And isn’t it against the law for a Californian to be a pasty white as Canadians in winter?
[quote]Canada_K wrote:
You’ve got a phenomenal work ethic. And isn’t it against the law for a Californian to be a pasty white as Canadians in winter?[/quote]
Ah, but I’m from Northern, Northern California, where the mythical legends of sun-sightings were told to us as children to frighten us into being good.
As far as work ethic - pft! That’s all technical work, none of it’s heavy. It’s more like throwing darts than it is like toting barrels.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
So who’s up for a 35+ video meet?[/quote]
2011-1-15
Cleans
135x3,3
165x2
185x2
195x2
205 1x6,0,0,1x4 sets
Jerks from the rack
135 3x2
165x2
185x2
195x2
200x2,1x3
OHP
135x10
165 3x2
Clean-Style DL
225x3
315x3
375x1
415 1x5
Good session today. Cleans are cleaner and jerks are coming along.
Best Clean (Also the last one. The ones I missed simply because I didn’t duck under the bar fast enough - the 1st and second pull and the bar position were exactly the same. Still power cleaning and sinking, but I’m getting a better feel for these. I was consistently missing @205 before.
Best Jerk from the rack @200
Okay - no vid. Sorry.
got yourself some extra pads under the weights? help keep the noise down?
Looks to me like you have plenty of speed on the bar.
[quote]soldog wrote:
got yourself some extra pads under the weights? help keep the noise down?
Looks to me like you have plenty of speed on the bar.[/quote]
to spread out some of the force. I worry a little about the cement pad. Gophers have tunneled under all the concrete around the house and I’m not entirely sure they haven’t gone under the garage as well.
Bar speed seems to be good. Seems more like the “me” speed needs work.
Trying again
Best jerk @200
edit:
That’s an Olympic Jerk from the rack, one half of a Clean and Jerk. Yep. That’s what it is.
If you could see it.
It was gorgeous. Trust me.
To bad there’s no proof 
just teasin.
With all the self-criticism in this log it’s nice to see some positive. Happy your finding your groove.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
To bad there’s no proof
just teasin.
With all the self-criticism in this log it’s nice to see some positive. Happy your finding your groove.[/quote]
I think the self criticism comes with the Olympic-lifting territory. It’s a type of lifting where technique matters a whole bunch. If you’re off by millmetres or milliseconds, you fail the lift. The tendency is to blame oneself, I suppose, rather than the difficulty of the pursuit.
When you get it right, though, it feels sweet.
great work Tony. Isn’t pendlays gym in the Excremento area?
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
great work Tony. Isn’t pendlays gym in the Excremento area?[/quote]
San Ramon. East Bay and to the south out Pleasanton way fitty mile or so.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
What do I have to do to finish last?
[/quote]
Make sure I don’t get in!!! 
2011-1-17
Snatches
95x5
115x2
135x2
145 2x10 sets
best two
CG incline BP
145x5
165x3
185x3
200x2
212.5 1x10 (3 sec pause)
Overhead Squats
135x3,3,2
Pulups
BW 10x3
Done. Squats tomorrow.
Nice snatch ya got there!
Congrats on the C/J!
You really seem to be getting your Oly lifts squared away.