Friday, February 14, 2014

2/14/14 Friday February 14, 2014 (heavy TGUs, 24kg SN 10 mins)

7:10am - Original Strength and Primal Move - 45 minutes (little extra time today)

7:55am - Kettlebell warm up

1/2K halos - 8kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
1/2K halos - 12kg, 4X each side / each leg (total 16X)
16kg Roll to press (TGU start) - shoulder cam shafts, each arm
Arm bar 12 kg, 1+1
16kg SL DLs, 3/3

8:10am - Training session - Focus on TGUs, SN the 24kg for 10 minutes any way possible

TGU 20kg, 1+1
TGU 32kg, 1+1
TGU 24kg, 1+1
TGU 36kg, 1+1

DB DL with 36kg/32kg, 5, 2X

8:30am - break - work phone call - resume at 8:50am

SN hold with prying 24kg, 5/5 L/R

SN 24kg for 10 minutes - 156 total reps (PR) (142 total reps last week) (134 week before)

Went like this: 8/8, 8/8, 8/8, 8/8 (64 reps), rest at 7:00 remaining; 8/8, 8/8 (96 total reps) rest at 5:24 remaining; 5/5, 5/5 (116 total reps) rest at 3:30 remaining; 5/5, 5/5 (136 total reps) rest at 2:00 remaining; 5/5 (146 total reps) rest at 1:00 remaining; 5/5 (156 total reps).

Last week went like this.  8/8, 8/8, 8/8 (48 reps), rest at 7:15 remaining; 8/8, 8/8 (80 total reps) rest at 5:15 remaining; 8/8, 8/8 (112 total reps) rest at 2:30 remaining; 5/5, 5/5 (132 total reps) rest at 1:00 remaining; 5/5 (142 total reps)

Week before went  - 8/8, 8/8, 8/8 (48 reps) rest at 7:45 remaining; 8/8, 8/8 (80 total reps) rest at 6:00 remaining; 5/5, 5/5 (100 total reps) rest at 3:30 remaining; 5/5, 5/5 (120 total reps) rest at 1:30 remaining; 5/5, 2/2 (134 total reps)

9:05am - Complete

Notes -  Damn, PR in the snatch, by a margin - 14 more reps than last week, nearly a 10% improvement in one week.  Things are really coming together.  I looked down and saw 5:24 left on the clock today and knew I had hit 96 reps - damn today is the day I proved to myself I can pass the SFG snatch test, 100 reps in 5 minutes.  That was hard, but I had gas in the tank, and if I had taken the test today I would have crushed it.  I was trying not to get going too fast because I had 10 minutes to snatch, not just 5.  But those first 4 sets of 8/8 were just awesome and once I was able to not set the bell down and get that 4th set, I knew things were going to be good.  Now, to just keep focused on mobility, keep improving my overhead lockout, shoulder stability, etc.   The training plan Kevin has laid out is coming together and this is a lot of fun.  As for the TGUs, those continue to be good, just continuing to get used to the 32kg and the 36kg, they are not easy.  With the bell in the left hand by roll to elbow still needs work.  It is certainly better with the cues I have been working on (pull hard with opposite elbow, push into the ground with the grounded foot, etc.) but I need more confidence on that side.  I tend to rush the roll to elbow a bit, it seems like a confidence issue.  Still, I am getting the reps in, and they are definitely not bad, just need to keep refining.  Great week of training.