8:30am - 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, 2+2
Arm bar 16kg with 3 presses, 1/1
8:45am - Training session - 20kg TGU / 40kg Hike Swing Park, 24kg SN
3x:
20kg TGU, 1/1
40kg HSP, 5 singles
24kg SN, 5/5, on the minute for 15 minutes (up from 10 mins last week)
150 reps (up from 100 last week)
Arm bar 12 kg, 2+2
Arm bar 16kg with 3 presses, 1/1
8:45am - Training session - 20kg TGU / 40kg Hike Swing Park, 24kg SN
3x:
20kg TGU, 1/1
40kg HSP, 5 singles
24kg SN, 5/5, on the minute for 15 minutes (up from 10 mins last week)
150 reps (up from 100 last week)
9:15am - Complete
Notes - Very good training session. Feeling very mobile these days, and very strong, gaining in strength. Good things are happening. I had not snatched for that long or that many reps in a long, long time. Would have to check my training logs but I came pretty close to a PR in reps for the 24kg today. I think the most I may have had in the past was 160 or 170 in an individual training session. The last couple of sets, the last 3 sets, were tough. Very, very tough on the hands. Calluses were getting pulled, and the bell was getting sweaty. I had a couple of reps on the L I really did not like. So I really chalked up and even chalked the bell directly, which I usually don't do. That was the ticket, as some of the issue abated and I was able to finish with good technique and solid power. The snatch really does wonders for me in terms of body comp - consistent snatching and I notice changes in definition in my pecs, abs, traps. I really love the athleticism of the movement. I don't seem to have the greatest conditioning and I can obviously continue to improve the technique to make it easier and more efficient, but I do feel like I am snatching very powerfully. I like the 5/5 sets because it's enough to be tough, but I don't lose focus on form "just trying to get the reps" like I do in timed sets with higher reps (7/7, up to 10/10 for the 5 minute test etc.). It's not what is needed right now in the training protocol, but at some point I will enjoy snatching heavy for low reps, the 28kg again, and would love to test the 32kg for ladders of 1, 2, 3, mixed with 1H SW. Something for after the SFG in November. For now it's all about the 24kg and just owning that bitch.
Notes - Very good training session. Feeling very mobile these days, and very strong, gaining in strength. Good things are happening. I had not snatched for that long or that many reps in a long, long time. Would have to check my training logs but I came pretty close to a PR in reps for the 24kg today. I think the most I may have had in the past was 160 or 170 in an individual training session. The last couple of sets, the last 3 sets, were tough. Very, very tough on the hands. Calluses were getting pulled, and the bell was getting sweaty. I had a couple of reps on the L I really did not like. So I really chalked up and even chalked the bell directly, which I usually don't do. That was the ticket, as some of the issue abated and I was able to finish with good technique and solid power. The snatch really does wonders for me in terms of body comp - consistent snatching and I notice changes in definition in my pecs, abs, traps. I really love the athleticism of the movement. I don't seem to have the greatest conditioning and I can obviously continue to improve the technique to make it easier and more efficient, but I do feel like I am snatching very powerfully. I like the 5/5 sets because it's enough to be tough, but I don't lose focus on form "just trying to get the reps" like I do in timed sets with higher reps (7/7, up to 10/10 for the 5 minute test etc.). It's not what is needed right now in the training protocol, but at some point I will enjoy snatching heavy for low reps, the 28kg again, and would love to test the 32kg for ladders of 1, 2, 3, mixed with 1H SW. Something for after the SFG in November. For now it's all about the 24kg and just owning that bitch.
