Day: June 13, 2013

Workin’ the Clean & Jerk

Needed to work on the C&J but especially the split jerk since I haven’t done them in a while and there is a ladder in the competition next weekend. In at 10am.

Olympic Lifting

5:00 Jerk Footwork Drill

First time doing this and I think it really helped me get a feel for it.

I also did some jerk drills with an empty bar holding it at eye level, up on the toes, then jerking from there.

Jerk Balance

  • 3 @ 95#
  • 3 @ 95#
  • 3 @ 115#
  • 3 @ 115#
  • 3 @ 135#

Felt pretty fast and solid getting under the bar.

Clean Deadlifts

Just a few to warm up.

  • 2 @ 135#
  • 2 @ 155#
  • 2 @ 175#

Clean & Jerk

  • 2 @ 175#
  • 4 sets of 2 @ 185#
  • 1 @ 205#
  • 1 @ 215#
  • 1 @ 225#
  • 1 @ 230# (PR)
  • 1 @ 235# (PR)
  • 1 @ 245# (PR)

I took my time on the doubles, probably resting 2-3 minutes between each set. Then I was going to go EMOM for the singles, planning for 5 lifts. But after hitting 215# I figured it was a good idea to slow down a bit and test my limit. The lifts actually got easier the higher I went. After setting 2 easy PRs I said what the hell and jumped 10# for a final attempt. The clean was so much easier than the 250# I cleaned a couple of weeks ago for a PR.

WOD

2 Rounds

  • 50 DU
  • 300m Run

Wanted a little short one because we’d already been there over an hour and a half. Went 3-47 on DU in the first round, but missed a bunch in the second round and then had Michelle out in front of me, so I sprinted trying to catch up. Finished in 3:37.