Tag: Clean Deadlift

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.

Clean Work

Not feeling too bad this morning, but legs are feeling those tempo back squats from Tuesday. Went in for the 9am so that I have 2 full days of rest before the competition on Saturday.

Warm-up

  • 500m Row
  • 10/10 Scorpions
  • 10/10 Flamingos
  • 50′ Frog Hop
  • 2×5 Extremely slow Clean Deadlift up to shrug and triple extension (95#)

Strength

Clean Complex

  • Power Clean from high hang
  • Power Clean from above knee
  • Power Clean from ground
  • 90s Rest

I really tried to work on my hip extension, which is probably my weakest point in the Olympic lifts. I did 6 sets of the complex, going 115#, 125#, 135#, 145#, 155#, and 165#. We had plenty of time in class, so we moved on to doing some heavy singles.

Heavy Power Clean Singles

  • 185#
  • 205# (matching PR)
  • 215# (new PR, easy!)
  • 230# (fail)
  • 230# (Plenty high enough, little slow getting the elbows under, but fought for it.

That was a 25# PR on my power clean over the 205# set back in October and now it’s higher than my 225# squat clean max. I’m still not even getting full hip extension though, so plenty more in the tank if I can keep improving my technique.

WOD

12:00 AMRAP

  • 7 Clean & Jerk (135#)
  • 7 C2B Pull-ups
  • 7 Burpees

This one was a fight and I ended up ripping both of my thumbs. I guess I need to start taping them again, especially for high rep clean work. I finished 5 full rounds and an extra clean and jerk.