Tag: Clean & Jerk

Triple Digits

Big day! Alex got a few guys together to throw down before his meet next weekend.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 3 Sets
    • Bottom Squat Hold
    • 8 Reverse Hyper (210#)
  • 2 Sets
    • 5 Muscle Snatch (20kg)
    • 5 OHS (20kg)
    • 5 Snatch Press (20kg)

Snatch

  • 3x40kg
  • 3×50
  • 2×60
  • 2×70
  • 75
  • 80
  • 85
  • 90
  • 95
  • Missed 2x @ 98
  • 100 (PR!, had to be around 8 attempts before finally getting it)

I was getting the bar overhead without a problem and almost had it locked in several times. Finally nailed it!

C&J

  • 3x70kg
  • 3×80
  • 2×90
  • 100
  • 105
  • 110
  • 115
  • 120
  • 125
  • 128 (missed clean on first attempt, made next try)
  • 131 (Clarked)

My low back was already feeling really tight from the snatches so I wasn’t expecting much out of the clean and jerk. It wasn’t painful though so I was still able to lift some weight. Figured I’d take one shot at the PR but I didn’t even try to get under it. Guys said the bar was up to my chest. Typical!

Burpees to the Bar

In for the 10am class.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Tricep/Front Rack Stretching
  • Air Squats

Weightlifting: Power Cleans

  • 5x20kg
  • 4x50kg
  • 3x70kg
  • 2x90kg
  • 2x2x100kg
  • 1x105kg

Wasn’t going anything crazy with my back being aggravated for the last few days. Felt easy though. Did touch-n-go through 90 and singles at 100. No belt or lifting shoes.

Conditioning

Partner with Michelle

  • 100 Burpees
  • 30 C&J (155/105#)
  • 40 Deadlifts (155/105#)
  • 50 Back Squats (155/105#)

We did each did 5×10 burpees, 5×3 clean and jerks, 2×10 deadlifts, and 8-8-9 back squats. The burpees weren’t as bad as I was expecting. Did all my C&J sets touch-n-go and they felt good. We finished in 12:06. Fun workout! I did put my belt on for this after the burpees were done.

Midline

3 Rounds of MB Complex

  • 10 Chest Pass
  • 10 Pass w/ Sit-up
  • 10/10 Twist & Pass
  • 10 Pass Straight Up

Always a good burn, especially those twist and passes.

Pistols Firing

Feeling a little beat up from the high rep workout yesterday.

Warm-up

  • 3 Sets
    • 8 Reverse Hyper (210#)
    • 30 band pulls (red)
  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • OH Stretching
  • C&J
    • 5×45#
    • 5×95#
    • 3×115#
    • 3×135#

Weightlifting

8:00 EMOM

  • 5 C&J (155#)

Trying to get more comfortable with touch-n-go at this weight because I get mental and want to drop it before I need to. I was able to get 6 rounds unbroken, fighting on the last 2 rounds. Then the final 2 rounds I did 3 unbroken and 2 singles. Step in the right direction

Skill

4:00 AMRAP

  • 30 Unbroken DU

I missed on my 30th rep 3 fucking times! My only other 2 misses were on the first rep. Just that little lapse in concentration. I did get 5 unbroken sets in, but should have been 8! Did this about a year ago with 6 unbroken sets.

Strength

18:00 – E90S for 6 sets (alternating every 90s between the movements)

  • 6 Supinated Pendlay Rows (165#)
  • 5 Strict HSPU

Was a grind on the final HSPU every round after all of the C&J, but I got every set done. The rows were a little harder than they should have been.

Conditioning

2 Cycles

  • 2 Rounds
    • 50m Broad Jump
    • 20 Pistols (alt)
  • 2:00 Rest

The first 50 meters of broad jumps weren’t that bad; I was getting good distance. After the pistols the way back was a grind and more like doing bunny hopes. I finished my first cycle in 4:14 and my second in 4:37 for a 10:51 total with the rest included. Happy to be doing pistols again! 😀

My legs are toast after the 132 wall balls yesterday. Probably a recovery day tomorrow.

Pistols on the Right

My golf game wasn’t much better today but took 3rd place in the 3rd (last) flight. Couldn’t get anything going all weekend to score. The heat the last few days has been nasty! Drains a lot out of you on the course. Went in to the gym a bit before 8pm to do work. Too damn hot to workout in the garage.

Warm-up

3 Rounds

  • 10 Reverse Hypers (210#)
  • 10 GHD Sit-ups
  • 5 Strict Pull-ups
  • 10 Push-ups
  • 10 Jump Squats

Nice and slow. Was not rushing at all.

C&J

  • 5×45#
  • 5×95#
  • 3×135#

Conditioning

CrossFit Open 11.3

5:00 AMRAP

  • Squat Clean (165#)
  • Jerk (165#)

These movements are counted as 2 separate reps in this workout. So if you miss a jerk, you can power clean it to get the jerk done since a squat clean won’t count until that jerk gets completed. I was alone so I made a deal with myself. I faced away from the clock and couldn’t look until I had completed 20 rounds. Had 20 seconds left and got in 2 more rounds for 44 total reps.

Midline

5 Sets

  • 5 Evil Wheels
  • 10 Floor Wipers (holding 40# DBs)

Should do those floor wipers more often since it’s a hip rotation exercise as well as great on the core.

I decided to try a pistol on the right leg, which I haven’t been able to do since October due to some type of issue with my rectus femoris. Did a couple no problem!

Better Back

Went out and walked a quick 9 holes late last night in the heat and then got a decent sleep again. Back was stiff and had a few pain shots getting up and just after waking up. Feels pretty good once I get moving though. In for Super Sunday after missing last week.

Accessory

12:00 EMOM (alternating)

  • 8 Step-ups (2×35# KBs, 20″)
  • 10 Reverse Hypers (210#)

Conditioning

  • 50 C&J (135#)
  • * 1:00 work/rest until finished

I did the first 10 touch-n-go and then got 5 more in that first round. Did 5 touch-n-go in the second minute and then 7 more. Dropped all the rest, going 12 and 11 in the last two, to finish at 6:49, including the 3×1:00 rest. I did wear the belt to help with my back and it felt good.

I was trying to think of what would be a good time for this and kept coming back to 5 rounds. I thought the pace would drop off a lot more after the first round, so I was pretty happy to get done in 4 rounds with time to spare.

30-20-10

  • HR Push-ups
  • Goblet Squats (53/35#)

I did sets of 6×5 push-ups, 20-10 squats, 5×4 push-ups, 12-8 squats, 6-4 push-ups, and 10 squats to finish at 5:47.

Midline

10 Rounds

  • 20s L-sit
  • 25s Rest

We did 8 rounds a couple of weeks ago, but it was the first thing of the day. Tough going today. I did the first 5 on rings, then 2 hanging from the bar, and finished with a fight for the last 3 on the rings.

Can’t Single

Only 2 more days of work after tonight (trying to finish up some stuff before I go on vacation). Can’t wait! Did a little bottom squat hold to warm-up, but dove right under the squat rack.

Back Squat

  • 10×45#
  • 5×135#
  • 5×205#
  • 3×255#
  • 1×295#
  • 1×320#
  • 6x1x340#

That ends week 3. Glad I decided to use the program as a template and just standardize on 5# jumps each week with the 5×5 and 2.5# with the 6×1. Those singles are a grind. Tried to go every 3 minutes today.

Moved over to a platform. Shoulder presses of 10x20kg, 5x40kg, and 3x60kg. Then a C&J with 70-80-85kg.

1 C&J EMOM until fail

I started with 90kg and added 2kg every minute. The jerks started feeling heavy a lot sooner than I expected. I hadn’t done the conversions so had no idea what was on the bar. I made it through the 10th and then missed the jerk in the 11th minute with 110kg on the bar. I had already decided I wasn’t going to make it because I didn’t even move my right foot forward. Did the conversion and now it all made sense, since it was 242.55#.

What was confusing is that in my head I was thinking I’d be starting around 185# with greens on the bar, but I had reds on, not blues! So it was over 198# in the first minute. Dummy!

Conditioning

7:00 AMRAP

  • 50 Jump Rope (singles)
  • 15 Wall Balls (14#, 10′)
  • 10 Pull-ups

I asked Michelle to come up with something short for me. The only stipulation was that I didn’t want a barbell since I’d just done all that heavy lifting. She came up with this little gem based off the Open scaled workout with singles and wall balls.

It was like I had never touched a jump rope. Could not get any type of rhythm with the rope and for a long time I was jumping twice for every turn of the rope, just the opposite of dubs. My body wanted to do double unders so bad that I couldn’t get the timing of the single spin down. The wall balls were a piece of cake, but fun to do so light. No danger of having to break up a set. I did the pull-ups all unbroken but they started to feel tough at the end. Finished 4 rounds plus 29 jumps. It was fun to do something different like that.

Rowing 4th

Yesterday was my first complete rest day after going 81 days in a row! It was 49 days of squats, 30 days of running, and a couple of days on top of that. Some days were just an easy 1 mile run, but still. It felt good to not do anything. I went to the driving range in the afternoon to work on my golf swing. This morning my HRV was up to 114, the highest reading I’ve ever had! A little surprising because I haven’t slept worth a shit most of the week.

Went to the gym at 10am.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • 50 Walking Lunges

Strength

Back Squat

  • 10×45#
  • 5×135#
  • 5×205#
  • 5×245#
  • 5x5x275#

First day of week 3. Tried to focus on locking in all of my back and driving up out of the hole. Rested about 3 minutes between working sets. Tried to do one rep right after the other with just a slight pause at the top.

Conditioning

12:00 EMOM alternating

  • 2 C&J (185#)
  • 4 Muscle-ups

I did a full squat and split the jerks. Tried not to pull with my arms on the cleans and drive under the bar on the jerks.

Bryan was working out with me and had to take off. I rested 20 minutes and then jumped on the rower.

Row 5k

I’ve been meaning to give this a shot for the last few months, but it didn’t seem like a great idea during all of the squats and then I was getting plenty of aerobic work with all of the running.

I wanted to stay under a 1:55/500m average and possibly go sub-19 for my time. I’ve tried this only once I think, going 19:34 on October 25, 2013. I held the average pace without much trouble, with about a 0.3-0.4s cushion. Stroke rate was too high for the first 2,000 meters, but then I settled in to a rhythm. Started to pick it up in the last 2 minutes. Got a nice 36 second PR at 18:58.5. Whenever I do this again, I think it’ll pay off to lower that stroke rate from the start.

2015-jul-4-5k-row

Core Galore

Last night I was exhausted from driving down state to golf in the morning and the long night run. Got nearly 10 hours of sleep. My legs are feeling some fatigue this morning but HRV was good. I’ve dropped 6 pounds since getting my diet back on point a week ago.

Warmed up for Super Sunday with Crossover Symmetry Activation, a 500m row, and some C&J with 45 and 95#.

Open Workout 13.4

7:00 AMRAP
3-6-9-12…

  • C&J (135#)
  • T2B

I haven’t done this since the Open that year when I got 82 reps. Got 75 today. I guess I should have gone back and read what I did back then. Whoops! Did the first 3 clean & jerks unbroken, then all singles. Did sets of 3 toes to bars until the 12 when I did 3 sets of 4. I could have easily beat that old score by stringing together more T2B.

Accessory

10:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 5 Pendlay Rows (165#)
  • 15 V-ups

I tried to squeeze each row for a second at the top. Focused on quality v-ups.

10:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 5 Deficit HSPU (2″)
  • 5/5 Weighted Step-ups (#106, 20″)

I did the first round of handstand push-ups strict and 3 in round 2 I think. Then a quick small kip. Held two 53# kettlebells for the step-ups. Actually started out at 24″, but 4 reps in I realized that was too high and flipped the box. Haven’t done them in a long time so forgot about the leg being parallel in the step. I think I might start doing these once a week to try to heal my quad.

Midline

Tabata Hollow Rocks

Horrible! Worst performance I’ve had with these that I can remember. I only made it through 3 rounds without an extra break. I think I got 119 total reps. Core was pretty shot after the T2B and V-ups.

Run Every Day

Didn’t rain all day like the forecast called for. Headed out for a run before 6pm. Went 2.71 miles in 26:50. Little on the humid side.

Pause Plus

Felt some fatigue in my legs when I woke up in the middle of the night. Got to CFi at 9 and warmed up with 100 walking lunges.

Back Squats

Pause Back Squats (1s in the hole) + Back Squats

  • 4+8 @ 45#
  • 2+4 @ 135#
  • 2+4 @ 225#
  • 1+2 @ 265#
  • 1+2 @ 295#
  • 1+2 @ 315#
  • 1+2 @ 325#

I had planned on working up to some heavy single pause squats, but then saw the combination at CrossFit Weightlifting and thought it looked fun to try. Definitely a new challenge doing for some regular reps after the pause squat.

Accessory

5 Sets

  • 12 JM Press (45-55-60-65-70#)
  • 12 Incline DB Bench Press (45°, 40-40-44-44-44#)

The JM presses felt easier today and I bumped up some of the sets. Not a lot of dumbbell options at the gym so I tried some kettlebells. Completely changes the incline pressing! I think the angle due to the KB ended up using the triceps a lot more and they were already smoked.

Gymnastics

  • 30s Muscle-ups
  • 1:30 Rest

I was going to try to get a set of 6 every time through. Did it in 21 seconds the first round, but then couldn’t get another 6. Did 5-5-4 the last 3 sets.

Conditioning

4 Rounds

  • 5 C&J (135#)
  • 10 T2B
  • 200m MB Run (20#)

Went unbroken the first two rounds, then single clean and jerks and 7-3 T2B the last two rounds. Finished in 9:29. Should have pushed to keep going unbroken. Been so concerned with squats lately that my mental game and conditioning has taken a hit.

5 Seconds Can Be A Long Time

Surprisingly I didn’t sleep very well last night. I figured being out in the sun would have me so wore out I’d sleep like a baby. I used the A/C in my room for the first time of the year too, so maybe that was it, but otherwise I would have been miserable hot.

Got to the gym a little after 9. Warmed up with 100 walking lunges and some bottom squat hold.

Squat Every Day

Jumping Back Squats

  • 10×45#
  • 5×75#
  • 5×95#
  • 5×115#
  • 5×135#

Pause Back Squats (5s in the hole)

  • 4×185#
  • 4×225#
  • 4×245#
  • 4×265#
  • 2×285#
  • 2×295#

Five seconds is a long time down there. Was starting to round on that final rep so it was a good stopping point. Makes 27 days. I wore the best starting at 245#.

Did an easy 800m run to start 10am class.

Conditioning

Partner Chipper

  • 200 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 150 American KBS (53#)
  • 100 Power Cleans (95#)
  • 50 Pull-ups

Teamed up with Bryan. We did sets of 20 wall balls, 15 swings, 5 cleans, and 5 pull-ups. The pull-ups sucked with no grip left and so much sweat dripping down on to the hands. Thought I might rip. We finished in 17:54.

Midline

3 Sets

  • 10 GHD MB Pass (14#)

Pretty simple.

Accessory

3 Sets

  • 15 Reverse Hypers (210#)