This girl is struggling to stay awake this week. Definitely not getting the sleep I need. I had a Anatomy and Physiology lab final yesterday, so the 3 nights prior....I was up until midnight and getting up at 5. That equals major death for this chick. Can't wait for Monday at 7pm, then I will have a month off of school to relax. Bring on the last two finals!
Tuesday's Strength: Back squat 5-5-5-5 (60%-70%-75%-75%)
118-138-146-146
So even though I didn't actually PR last week on my BS, I knew I could get that 195 if my head was in the right place. So this week I based my numbers off the 195#. My hips are still outrageously tight and I felt my back lose it a little bit. Hoping I can get that EMS machine from Dan soon and loosen all that up! And hopefully now that I'l have a month break coming up, I can focus a lot more on mobility!
WOD:
5 Rounds for time of:
7 Snatches (full depth) 75# --> used 85#
200 m sprint
1:00 Rest
Round 1: 2:30, Round 2: 2:20, Round 3: 2:14. Round 4: 2:06, Round 5: 2:17
Total with rest: 15:27
Original weight was supposed to be 95# for girls, but B decided to move it down to 75. I knew 75# would be too easy but I thought 95 would be a little bit much. Especially after last weeks wod where I went up to 95#. I think 85# was the perfect fit. I failed 2 reps out of the 35. Third rep in the first round and last rep in the last round. I re-did both of those, both of them I were out in front. about 95% of the snatches felt great, the bar felt like and I was dropping under quickly. I'd like to try this one again in a few months with 95#. The sprints were more of a rest and not really a sprint, my quads were smoked. Hannah and I were litterally neck and neck with every rep this entire workout and finished the same time. I'm glad she was there and pushed me a little more with being neck and neck.
Cash out:
20 GHD sit-ups
20 GHD hip extensions
20 GHD back extensions
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Heyo!
Last couple days have been pretty good. I've been feeling a lot better. I decided today, that if I worked 4 days a week and had one day off to sleep in, I would be a much happier person! I felt so great waking up this morning after sleeping 10.5 hours!! So refreshed.
Yesterday at the gym we did front squats for strength and a wod with rowing and box jumps. Squats felt a little tight again, so I was rolling on the ball a lot between sets. The tightness makes me descend a lot slower which makes it harder for me to get out of the whole. Hoping I can get my hammies and hips a lot less tight by the time 1rm week comes! Wod felt good, tried to go hard during the rows and pace it on the box jumps to prevent injuries.
Today was a pure strength day at the gym. After a little longer warm up it was time to establish a new single rep max on the snatch. This is definitely my favorite lift. It's just awesome how quick of a movement it is and how some people can lift some crazy weights over head!
I was a little nervous going into this because I've barely worked on this movement since February. The open wod 12.2 was really the last time I got a lot of reps in. So I took a lot of time warming up with the bar and going through progressions. My goal was to get somewhere between 116-120. My last PR was 115 and I remember the rush I had after that! ugh, what a feeling.
I did quite a few warm up sets, started with 55 then went to 65-75-85-95-105-110-117. I originally jumped from 105 to 117 and I was struggling a little bit. With that I decided to move down to 110 to get some confidence with going under the bar. I really have no problem dropping under the bar, as everyone knows. My problem is activating my shoulders and getting that bar locked out over head.
I took two more attempts at 117 and I was thiiiiiiis close. I was just a little soft in the shoulders, but enough that I couldn't stand it. So I went after it one more time, dropped super fast under the bar and had it locked out. Got myself stable and stood it up. Was a little shaky standing it up, so I made sure I held it standing for a few seconds, threw it to the ground and jumped for joy! :)
So glad to have the Berry's there lifting with me this morning and getting little tips from Bear and Brandon. Great morning at the gym. I love pure lifting days! :) Holler!
Yesterday at the gym we did front squats for strength and a wod with rowing and box jumps. Squats felt a little tight again, so I was rolling on the ball a lot between sets. The tightness makes me descend a lot slower which makes it harder for me to get out of the whole. Hoping I can get my hammies and hips a lot less tight by the time 1rm week comes! Wod felt good, tried to go hard during the rows and pace it on the box jumps to prevent injuries.
Today was a pure strength day at the gym. After a little longer warm up it was time to establish a new single rep max on the snatch. This is definitely my favorite lift. It's just awesome how quick of a movement it is and how some people can lift some crazy weights over head!
I was a little nervous going into this because I've barely worked on this movement since February. The open wod 12.2 was really the last time I got a lot of reps in. So I took a lot of time warming up with the bar and going through progressions. My goal was to get somewhere between 116-120. My last PR was 115 and I remember the rush I had after that! ugh, what a feeling.
I did quite a few warm up sets, started with 55 then went to 65-75-85-95-105-110-117. I originally jumped from 105 to 117 and I was struggling a little bit. With that I decided to move down to 110 to get some confidence with going under the bar. I really have no problem dropping under the bar, as everyone knows. My problem is activating my shoulders and getting that bar locked out over head.
I took two more attempts at 117 and I was thiiiiiiis close. I was just a little soft in the shoulders, but enough that I couldn't stand it. So I went after it one more time, dropped super fast under the bar and had it locked out. Got myself stable and stood it up. Was a little shaky standing it up, so I made sure I held it standing for a few seconds, threw it to the ground and jumped for joy! :)
So glad to have the Berry's there lifting with me this morning and getting little tips from Bear and Brandon. Great morning at the gym. I love pure lifting days! :) Holler!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Open WOD 12.2
Woke up Sunday morning pretty anxious. I wanted to sleep until 8:45, but I was wide awake at 8. Had a great time the night before at the Prevail party. Ate way too much yummy paleo food and treats, but it was well worth it. We really have something great at this gym! :)
Open WOD 12.2
10:00 to perform:
30 Snatches @ 45#
30 Snatches @ 75#
30 Snatches @ 100#
Max reps snatches @ 120#
72 reps = 30 @ 45#, 30 @ 75# and 12 @ 100#
The morning started off on a high note. During the first round Dean brought out his inner beast and snatched 135 for 8 reps. He had a few fails in there, but after he nailed the first one, he had the momentum he needed. Mind you, Dean weighs 140#. Awesome, just awesome! This just set the tone for the rest of the day!
There were two more heats after this one before I gave it a go. I cheered during the second heat and started my second warm up during the third. Then Heat 4 arrived and it was do or die. I can't lie, I've felt a lot of pressure this week with this WOD. I'm sure I put it on myself, but the snatch is one of my best movements. While I don't have an incredibly heavy PR, 115# is my current 1RM, my technique is really solid. This movement just comes naturally to me and I've put in a lot of practice with it. So I felt the pressure to perform well on this one...
My goal: 75+. While I fell 3 reps short of my goal, I'm still extremely happy with how I did. I broke the first set into 15/15. This was a light weight, where I just wanted to use my legs and get my shoulders warmed up, but not gas myself out of the gates.
The second set at 75# started out 5/5 and then I think I did sets of 2's and 3's the rest of the way. I didn't rest more than 5 seconds between those sets. It was drop the bar and go. Then we had the transition to 100# and the game began. This is where the fun started and where it really mattered.
Started my first rep at 100 with about 4:30 left on the clock. First one went up easy, power snatch. Did another. Tried a split snatch on the third and immediately said no more of those. Just not used to split, just needed to stick with what I was used to. Got a couple more. I had some fails and then some good reps. The fails were just stupid, I think. I wasn't sticking to my technique. I was trying to save my legs, by not dropping completely under the bar like I ALWAYS do and like what I'm comfortable with. I regained focus and started dropping under the bar and just dug deep and cranked 6 out in the last minute. It was for sure go time and I knew it. If it wasn't for my failed attempts, I could've had around 78 reps, but can't take it back now! :)
I couldn't let anyone down. The energy in that gym was absolutely unbelieveable. I felt like I was in a bubble, but everything and everyone around me was full of excitement, cheering, encouragement, jumping up and down and so much more. It was incredible. I felt great once that 10:00 was over and that I made the gym proud! :)
Next was heat 5, and my mom was giving a crack at the Masters 60+ division. She didn't sign up, but wants to do the wods, just to see how she does. And Um, right now, I'm kicking myself for not signing her up!! She did amazing. She brought me to tears actually! She got through the 35# and 55# with ease. Her old 1RM was 66#, and what did she do?! She busted out 4 reps at 75#!!!! They were hard fought and after the first good rep, the flood gates opened. Then she got 3 more! My gosh, I couldn't have been more proud of her! It was just so inspirational!
I didn't get to watch Bear go, since I was counting for mom at the time, but he did an amazing job given his shoulder and back issues the last few months. Brandon's score was well deserved as all his reps at 165 were full depth and drove out of the hole.
We headed back to the gym around 3:30 to watch Hannah give it a go and Cannon's her second attempt. Truth be told, Hannah is my inspiration, I hope I'm that awesome in 10 years! :) She made that weight look easy and busted out 79 reps. Not one single fail. After all her injuries and soreness, she really just out performs us all. If she was 100% healthy, sheesh, she could've easily gotten over 80. Cannon's also did a great job at trying to get that 100# overhead. She's thiiiiis close. You're going to get it soon, girl! EVERYONE did a phenominal job and I couldn't be more proud to be your friend and your coach!
Overall, this has by far been my most favorite day of CrossFit. It was an emotional rollercoaster of a day. I woke up anxious, turned to inspired and ecstactic, then nervous and thrilled, then I cried I was so happy, oh my gosh what a phenominal day. I will never forget it!
Open WOD 12.2
10:00 to perform:
30 Snatches @ 45#
30 Snatches @ 75#
30 Snatches @ 100#
Max reps snatches @ 120#
72 reps = 30 @ 45#, 30 @ 75# and 12 @ 100#
The morning started off on a high note. During the first round Dean brought out his inner beast and snatched 135 for 8 reps. He had a few fails in there, but after he nailed the first one, he had the momentum he needed. Mind you, Dean weighs 140#. Awesome, just awesome! This just set the tone for the rest of the day!
There were two more heats after this one before I gave it a go. I cheered during the second heat and started my second warm up during the third. Then Heat 4 arrived and it was do or die. I can't lie, I've felt a lot of pressure this week with this WOD. I'm sure I put it on myself, but the snatch is one of my best movements. While I don't have an incredibly heavy PR, 115# is my current 1RM, my technique is really solid. This movement just comes naturally to me and I've put in a lot of practice with it. So I felt the pressure to perform well on this one...
My goal: 75+. While I fell 3 reps short of my goal, I'm still extremely happy with how I did. I broke the first set into 15/15. This was a light weight, where I just wanted to use my legs and get my shoulders warmed up, but not gas myself out of the gates.
The second set at 75# started out 5/5 and then I think I did sets of 2's and 3's the rest of the way. I didn't rest more than 5 seconds between those sets. It was drop the bar and go. Then we had the transition to 100# and the game began. This is where the fun started and where it really mattered.
Started my first rep at 100 with about 4:30 left on the clock. First one went up easy, power snatch. Did another. Tried a split snatch on the third and immediately said no more of those. Just not used to split, just needed to stick with what I was used to. Got a couple more. I had some fails and then some good reps. The fails were just stupid, I think. I wasn't sticking to my technique. I was trying to save my legs, by not dropping completely under the bar like I ALWAYS do and like what I'm comfortable with. I regained focus and started dropping under the bar and just dug deep and cranked 6 out in the last minute. It was for sure go time and I knew it. If it wasn't for my failed attempts, I could've had around 78 reps, but can't take it back now! :)
I couldn't let anyone down. The energy in that gym was absolutely unbelieveable. I felt like I was in a bubble, but everything and everyone around me was full of excitement, cheering, encouragement, jumping up and down and so much more. It was incredible. I felt great once that 10:00 was over and that I made the gym proud! :)
Next was heat 5, and my mom was giving a crack at the Masters 60+ division. She didn't sign up, but wants to do the wods, just to see how she does. And Um, right now, I'm kicking myself for not signing her up!! She did amazing. She brought me to tears actually! She got through the 35# and 55# with ease. Her old 1RM was 66#, and what did she do?! She busted out 4 reps at 75#!!!! They were hard fought and after the first good rep, the flood gates opened. Then she got 3 more! My gosh, I couldn't have been more proud of her! It was just so inspirational!
I didn't get to watch Bear go, since I was counting for mom at the time, but he did an amazing job given his shoulder and back issues the last few months. Brandon's score was well deserved as all his reps at 165 were full depth and drove out of the hole.
We headed back to the gym around 3:30 to watch Hannah give it a go and Cannon's her second attempt. Truth be told, Hannah is my inspiration, I hope I'm that awesome in 10 years! :) She made that weight look easy and busted out 79 reps. Not one single fail. After all her injuries and soreness, she really just out performs us all. If she was 100% healthy, sheesh, she could've easily gotten over 80. Cannon's also did a great job at trying to get that 100# overhead. She's thiiiiis close. You're going to get it soon, girl! EVERYONE did a phenominal job and I couldn't be more proud to be your friend and your coach!
Overall, this has by far been my most favorite day of CrossFit. It was an emotional rollercoaster of a day. I woke up anxious, turned to inspired and ecstactic, then nervous and thrilled, then I cried I was so happy, oh my gosh what a phenominal day. I will never forget it!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Out of Commission
So last week I was out of commission. I came down with a terrible cold. Started feeling it the morning of super bowl Sunday and it progressively got worse as the week went on. I'm just now starting to feel almost 100%. I had the terrible congestion, sinus headache, sore throat, man voice, you name it. My voice is just starting to sound normal again and I'm coughing up less and less crap. So all is starting to look well...
I'm glad it was last week that I got sick and not next week or during the next 6 weeks. With the Open coming up, I need to be healthy and get some extra sleep. I really need to find some extra time to sleep... This week has been hard getting back into working out after taking a week off. I did nothing but strength two days last week and boy did I feel lost.
This last Monday I did a WOD that was a total breather without being sick, so that was definitely hard for me to complete. And I fell to the floor gasping for air at the end of it. I felt like I was breathing through one of those tiny straws you stir your coffee with!
Anyway, I'm glad I'm starting to get better so this next week I can build up some endurance again for the Open. The next 5 weeks are going to be exhilarating and I can't wait to see what they throw at us!
On a side note, before I got sick, I totally forgot to mention/got super busy and never blogged about it. BUT I got a 115# SNATCH PR!!! Woot! It felt amazing! I got 110 not that long ago and I was eager so I took a huge jump. I knew my technique was there, just needed to lock it out, stabilize and stand it up. I had two attempts before I nailed it where I just collapsed and lost all midline stabilization. So on my third and final attempt, I made sure to keep everything tight, lock it out and stand it up! What a rush that was! I was on a high for a couple days after that! LOVE that feeling! :)
I'm glad it was last week that I got sick and not next week or during the next 6 weeks. With the Open coming up, I need to be healthy and get some extra sleep. I really need to find some extra time to sleep... This week has been hard getting back into working out after taking a week off. I did nothing but strength two days last week and boy did I feel lost.
This last Monday I did a WOD that was a total breather without being sick, so that was definitely hard for me to complete. And I fell to the floor gasping for air at the end of it. I felt like I was breathing through one of those tiny straws you stir your coffee with!
Anyway, I'm glad I'm starting to get better so this next week I can build up some endurance again for the Open. The next 5 weeks are going to be exhilarating and I can't wait to see what they throw at us!
On a side note, before I got sick, I totally forgot to mention/got super busy and never blogged about it. BUT I got a 115# SNATCH PR!!! Woot! It felt amazing! I got 110 not that long ago and I was eager so I took a huge jump. I knew my technique was there, just needed to lock it out, stabilize and stand it up. I had two attempts before I nailed it where I just collapsed and lost all midline stabilization. So on my third and final attempt, I made sure to keep everything tight, lock it out and stand it up! What a rush that was! I was on a high for a couple days after that! LOVE that feeling! :)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Catch up
Little behind on the blog. Been crazy busy with school work, work, and the gym. So catching up on Monday and Tuesday’s work at the gym.
Monday Strength
Push Press 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 121#
76-85-93-103-113
Haven’t worked on push press as a strength in a long time, so the heavier weights were a little difficult. Up until the fourth set everything felt good. Kept the core and butt tight and everything engaged, small dip and drive. The last two sets were pretty hard. Mainly the last one, definitely had to take a couple breaths in between reps and get situated. Failed on the 3rd and final rep in the last set, so only ended up with 2. I used CT’s wrist straps and they really helped with the heavier sets. I think I’m going to have to invest in a pair of those.
Monday WOD:
21-15-9
Box Jumps (24”/20”) *I used 24”
Pull-ups *I cut the reps in half to 11-7-5 and did dead hangs on the blue band
9:09
Pretty embarrassing. I’m trying to use the 24” box in most WODs, since that’s what HQ has been leading towards for the females in competitions. Pull-ups are a completely different story. Like I said in a post previously, during pull-up wods I’m trying to cut the reps in half and do dead hangs. Trying to work on gaining some more strength in my shoulders, but geez is this pathetic and embarrassing. I think I got 4 on the first set then it was maybe 2 then it was 1’s and I called myself on plenty of no reps, and probably should’ve called myself on even a few more. So I did quite a few of extra pulls in all the sets. I definitely wish I would’ve started this sooner, or have been dedicating the time I need to, and done them before or after class. Regardless, I’m glad I’m doing it, my height on my kipping pull-ups is better and I’m stringing along more, so I’m getting there.
Tuesday Strength
Snatch 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 110#
69-77-85-94-102
I have to say, I’m really happy with how my technique has improved over the months on this lift. I feel like I’ve got a pretty solid form down and now just have to get some more weight overhead. Going to have to really train my squat. First 4 sets were great. Tight bar path, everything was coming up together – not my butt first, high pull, and dropping under the bar really quick. The last set my first two attempts I failed. The first one I was forward and caught it on my toes. The second I caught it really far back and fell backwards. Then finally the next 3 were right in between those and perfect lifts. A couple of them I felt a little wobbly at the bottom, so I made sure to steady myself, then stand it. Excited to get after a new PR with this one!
Tuesday’s WOD
500m row then,
3 rounds:
5 ring dips *purple band
10 Toes to Bar
15 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)
Then, 500m row
9:53
My strength took a little while, so I was in the last heat for this one. My main goal was just to get after it. I knew my T2B were going to slow me down, so I had to make sure my dips and wall balls were unbroken, which they were. Toes to bar definitely slowed me down, but I was able to get more of a kip going today than usual. So that was a good thing. The last row Brandon was on my tail and caught up to me even though he started 30 seconds behind me. So I went after the first 300m hard with a 1:50 pace and crashed the last 200m with a 2:05 pace. Ugly. Oh well, I felt pretty good with the time. Just need to get that kip down and one of these days get my unassisted ring dips!
Monday Strength
Push Press 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 121#
76-85-93-103-113
Haven’t worked on push press as a strength in a long time, so the heavier weights were a little difficult. Up until the fourth set everything felt good. Kept the core and butt tight and everything engaged, small dip and drive. The last two sets were pretty hard. Mainly the last one, definitely had to take a couple breaths in between reps and get situated. Failed on the 3rd and final rep in the last set, so only ended up with 2. I used CT’s wrist straps and they really helped with the heavier sets. I think I’m going to have to invest in a pair of those.
Monday WOD:
21-15-9
Box Jumps (24”/20”) *I used 24”
Pull-ups *I cut the reps in half to 11-7-5 and did dead hangs on the blue band
9:09
Pretty embarrassing. I’m trying to use the 24” box in most WODs, since that’s what HQ has been leading towards for the females in competitions. Pull-ups are a completely different story. Like I said in a post previously, during pull-up wods I’m trying to cut the reps in half and do dead hangs. Trying to work on gaining some more strength in my shoulders, but geez is this pathetic and embarrassing. I think I got 4 on the first set then it was maybe 2 then it was 1’s and I called myself on plenty of no reps, and probably should’ve called myself on even a few more. So I did quite a few of extra pulls in all the sets. I definitely wish I would’ve started this sooner, or have been dedicating the time I need to, and done them before or after class. Regardless, I’m glad I’m doing it, my height on my kipping pull-ups is better and I’m stringing along more, so I’m getting there.
Tuesday Strength
Snatch 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 110#
69-77-85-94-102
I have to say, I’m really happy with how my technique has improved over the months on this lift. I feel like I’ve got a pretty solid form down and now just have to get some more weight overhead. Going to have to really train my squat. First 4 sets were great. Tight bar path, everything was coming up together – not my butt first, high pull, and dropping under the bar really quick. The last set my first two attempts I failed. The first one I was forward and caught it on my toes. The second I caught it really far back and fell backwards. Then finally the next 3 were right in between those and perfect lifts. A couple of them I felt a little wobbly at the bottom, so I made sure to steady myself, then stand it. Excited to get after a new PR with this one!
Tuesday’s WOD
500m row then,
3 rounds:
5 ring dips *purple band
10 Toes to Bar
15 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)
Then, 500m row
9:53
My strength took a little while, so I was in the last heat for this one. My main goal was just to get after it. I knew my T2B were going to slow me down, so I had to make sure my dips and wall balls were unbroken, which they were. Toes to bar definitely slowed me down, but I was able to get more of a kip going today than usual. So that was a good thing. The last row Brandon was on my tail and caught up to me even though he started 30 seconds behind me. So I went after the first 300m hard with a 1:50 pace and crashed the last 200m with a 2:05 pace. Ugly. Oh well, I felt pretty good with the time. Just need to get that kip down and one of these days get my unassisted ring dips!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Rowing and A Trip to SAA!
Sunday morning I woke up feeling pretty sore. It was hard to get out of bed and definitely contemplated not going to the gym. However, I promised Alicia I would go in and do another rowing wod with her before I headed over to SAA for some lifting.
I tackled the steady distance of 8-15k rowing wod.
I chose to do:
8000m
Time – 37:50
Average 500m – 2:21
Average S/M – 22
Definitely wasn’t feeling rowing today, but knew it was needed. So I just took it easy and really paced it, wasn’t an all out effort by any means. And I wanted to save myself for lifting later.
Around 1PM a group of us met up at Superior Athletic Advantage in Barrington to practice some Olympic lifts. I was so sore from the last week of training that I knew going into it I wasn’t going to go after any PRs. I purely wanted to work on technique and see if the SAA guys could give me any tips. I went there last February with Tommy Mo for a clinic put on by Jianping Ma. I can’t believe it’s almost been a year! But it was nice to be back!
Steph, Maddie and I shared a bar and we started off with the Snatch. Even though my body was pretty tired I felt like my form was pretty good. I could tell once I was getting to the heavier weights and after working on the snatch for too long that my arms were starting to fatigue. During the first few warm up sets, Tim reminded me to get the bar to pop off my hip to drive it up. When I first started doing this after going last February, I tended to pop it too much and the bar would be way out in front, so I stayed away from it. But yesterday as I was doing it through my lifts, it felt really smooth and the bar was staying in pretty close. I was able to get my current SRM up, even with my fatigued arms and legs, so there’s hope for more the next time I get after it.
After spending too much time on the Snatch, we decided to move onto our cleans. Which was more of a struggle because by this time I was super fatigued. My legs from all the squatting weren’t having it. I did a few warm up sets and Tim and Will said my form was looking really good. I think I made my way up to 55 kg and called it quits. It was a little tough standing that up, so I ended it there. After just setting a PR on Friday, I wasn’t in the condition to go any higher.
I felt great leaving SAA. Will and Tim said my form was really fluid and consistent and looks great since the last time I was there. So that was nice to know that they think I’ve improved. Just have to get my squat stronger and I’ll be pulling some heavier numbers. I hope some of us can make it back there again sometime soon, when my body is fresh so I can get after some PRs! :)
I tackled the steady distance of 8-15k rowing wod.
I chose to do:
8000m
Time – 37:50
Average 500m – 2:21
Average S/M – 22
Definitely wasn’t feeling rowing today, but knew it was needed. So I just took it easy and really paced it, wasn’t an all out effort by any means. And I wanted to save myself for lifting later.
Around 1PM a group of us met up at Superior Athletic Advantage in Barrington to practice some Olympic lifts. I was so sore from the last week of training that I knew going into it I wasn’t going to go after any PRs. I purely wanted to work on technique and see if the SAA guys could give me any tips. I went there last February with Tommy Mo for a clinic put on by Jianping Ma. I can’t believe it’s almost been a year! But it was nice to be back!
Steph, Maddie and I shared a bar and we started off with the Snatch. Even though my body was pretty tired I felt like my form was pretty good. I could tell once I was getting to the heavier weights and after working on the snatch for too long that my arms were starting to fatigue. During the first few warm up sets, Tim reminded me to get the bar to pop off my hip to drive it up. When I first started doing this after going last February, I tended to pop it too much and the bar would be way out in front, so I stayed away from it. But yesterday as I was doing it through my lifts, it felt really smooth and the bar was staying in pretty close. I was able to get my current SRM up, even with my fatigued arms and legs, so there’s hope for more the next time I get after it.
After spending too much time on the Snatch, we decided to move onto our cleans. Which was more of a struggle because by this time I was super fatigued. My legs from all the squatting weren’t having it. I did a few warm up sets and Tim and Will said my form was looking really good. I think I made my way up to 55 kg and called it quits. It was a little tough standing that up, so I ended it there. After just setting a PR on Friday, I wasn’t in the condition to go any higher.
I felt great leaving SAA. Will and Tim said my form was really fluid and consistent and looks great since the last time I was there. So that was nice to know that they think I’ve improved. Just have to get my squat stronger and I’ll be pulling some heavier numbers. I hope some of us can make it back there again sometime soon, when my body is fresh so I can get after some PRs! :)
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