60 Day Lifting Challenge – Week 8 Day 3

I’m doing the 60 Day Lifting Challenge from Columbus Weightlifting. Alex came over and lifted at 5. I can really feel the CS Plyo from yesterday in my shoulders and those good mornings in my hamstrings.

Warm-up

• Crossover Symmetry Activation
• Handstand Holds
• 45# Snatch Positions
• 2x2x75# Snatch

Snatch

• 2×100#
• 2×120#
• 2×140#
• 1×150#
• 1×160#
• Fx170#
• Fx180#
• 1×180#
• 2xFx190#
• 1×190#
• Fx195#
• Fx200#
• 4xFx205#

Not a very good day as you can see by all of the misses. I think this is only the 3rd time I hit 190#, so that felt good. I did get 205# in a high pull before giving up on the first rep and then had it overhead the next 3 reps, just couldn’t get it stabilized in position. If I was able to PR today, that was going to be the end of the snatch in the program for me. Looks like I need to give it a go again next week when I’m rested. Third consecutive day of lifting isn’t that conducive to setting a PR, but I’ll take the mental win of knowing I can get the weight overhead no problem.

Clean & Jerk

• 2×135#
• 2×155#
• 2×180#
• 1×190#
• 1×205#
• 1×215#
• 1×235#

Was feeling pretty good until the 235#. I didn’t get me elbows up under quick enough, so it was a struggle to stand it up with my arms supporting a lot of the weight. Then I just had nothing left for the jerk and missed it.

Front Squat

• 2×185#
• 2×215#
• 2×250#
• 2×265#
• 2×275#
• 2×280#

I missed the last rep again! The first rep felt pretty fast, so I thought I had it.

Snatch Deadlift

• 2×210#
• 2×235#
• 2x2x250#

Damn that was heavy! Instead of doing 5x2x190 from the program I went with the weights Kevin had programmed for Alex. Maybe that’ll be the difference for my snatch next week!

Was supposed to do a 10 minute EMOM of 30 unbroken double unders, but I don’t need to bury myself. I need some rest! I’m going to make some adjustments to the program to lighten the load for days 4 and 5 since I’m going to max my C&J on Monday instead of doing both lifts next Thursday like they have set. No way I’d have enough in the tank to go for C&J after snatches.