Mon, 25 May 15
I don't know why (I like to think it's because I'm actually improving my technique though), but today it actually felt like I knew WTF I was doing on my snatches. I felt the slingshot sensation I have come to associate with keeping the bar in close to my body and pulling myself under the bar on almost all of my reps today. This, along with the presence of my cat-loving amigo and newly certified Graston practitioner, Gregg Inocencio, DPT, helped raise my spirits from murderous rage brought on by excessive moving stress to actual laughter at my own unique brand of hilariousness by the end of training. I did make one faux pas when I forgot to use the axle bar for my banded tugging, but that was not a huge deal considering my decreased mental state.
Snatch
complex x 45
3x65
2x85
1x105
12x2x115
Banded DL (bow and arrow style)
5x95 + light band - Insufficient band tension
5x95 + 2 light bands - Bett(er)
3x185 + 2 light bands
6x3x245 + 2 light bands
I was going to set this up in the rack, but it turns out that the lowest safety pin setting I have is too high to use for banded DL and as I don't have the luxury of band pegs and I do not like using the short bands that much, I went old skool and set it up bow and arrow style. There exists a possibility that I may be able to have a home gym in the garage in my new house, which would literally be a wet dream come true. But I'll need a little more time to get the details of that figured out. If so, then it will be time to invest in a truly gnarly power rack with band pegs, plate storage, the works. Fingers crossed.
SS: Log Clean & Jerk (clean once)/Band Assisted Pullups
complex x 85
3x135/3xBW
5x{3x185/3xBW - light band}
I had planned to do pullups with body weight or with added band resistance, but my right distal bicep was irritated enough from all the awkward stress I have been placing on it from moving that I switched to using the bands to lighten the load rather than increase it. No conditioning today because I am increasing my volume of more CNS intensive work during all three of my gym training days and I want to take this first week to assess how well I am able to recover from this in case it's too much and I need to tweak things down a hair. I don't really foresee any problems since I will only be training at an increased intensity for 4 weeks and then deloading in the 5th week, but better to ease into it than play Bulgarian roulette with the prowler and then have to try and triage my stupidity. If this week goes well then I will add it back in next week.