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Man those cleans are no joke.

Rough day for me...think I tried to cram too much in.

195# 5x5 bench - check
120# 5x5 OHP - check
185# 5x5 rows - check
135# x8 squat cleans - check
155# squat cleans - FUCK NO AAAHHG. Totally fatigued and I had to bail on the clean. Looked like a douche.

Ended with front rack squats til I shit my pants.

Harry_Manback wrote:FUCK NO AAAHHG. Totally fatigued and I had to bail on the clean. Looked like a douche.

We all been there my man.

FS up to 295# yesterday, tried for 305# PR but no luck
Snatch up to 185# (after two misses at 185#), tried 195# but not luck

Got one of these in yesterday

So hey, how's it been? I'm on the end of my deload week and cannot wait to get back into real weights soon.

My DL is up to 380#, C&J at 155#, and squat reps are up to 255#. Bench reps are still stuck at 185#. I'm hoping that I can break my bench plateau after this deload but we shall see.

Bassist_Diver wrote:So hey, how's it been? I'm on the end of my deload week and cannot wait to get back into real weights soon.

My DL is up to 380#, C&J at 155#, and squat reps are up to 255#. Bench reps are still stuck at 185#. I'm hoping that I can break my bench plateau after this deload but we shall see.

That DL is nice man, ~2.5 x BW for you. That is quite impressive

ahhh yiiissss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoogpQ0xFXw

WHY CANT I STILL NOT EMBED VIDEOS.


FUCK.

So-so day today at Oly

Cleaned like total shit, missed 205 off the blocks, then next attempt put it into my throat. Eventually did clean 215 off the ground. Totally demoralizing

But I did PR my FS at 138kg/305#, also a PR double at 275#

I tried power snatches for the first time today and definitely need to get my balance taken care of. One of the Oly coaches said it'll take about 3 months to get really good at them, which would be fine if my finances weren't total shit right now and I'm weighing the option of staying at my current awesome gym or dropping down to $10 a month Gold's (which is mostly machines, an overcrowded weight area, and only one squat rack).

I've been having a lot of problems properly racking my cleans and as a result my elbows have been pointing down and spraining my wrists. I might hold off on them for a while until I get my flexibility up.

And finally, I'm also going to be doing lighter DLs for a while to fix my form; I've developed a kind of insane arch when I do them so it's time to correct. I don't think I'll need a belt but it's definitely a possibility.

What's a good time in the day to workout? I'm often finding myself really tired nearing the end of my session. Sometimes I'm yawning and have zero energy left. Other times I'm OK. I know I have a mental illness that causes that and my medication does too, but I'm wondering whether a particular time of the day is better or whether there is anything I should eat, if anything, before a workout.

Bassist_Diver wrote:I tried power snatches for the first time today and definitely need to get my balance taken care of. One of the Oly coaches said it'll take about 3 months to get really good at them, which would be fine if my finances weren't total shit right now and I'm weighing the option of staying at my current awesome gym or dropping down to $10 a month Gold's (which is mostly machines, an overcrowded weight area, and only one squat rack).

I've been having a lot of problems properly racking my cleans and as a result my elbows have been pointing down and spraining my wrists. I might hold off on them for a while until I get my flexibility up.

And finally, I'm also going to be doing lighter DLs for a while to fix my form; I've developed a kind of insane arch when I do them so it's time to correct. I don't think I'll need a belt but it's definitely a possibility.

yea snatch is quite difficult. Takes lots of coaching and work.

As far as racking goes, is your upper back tight? That can be one source of difficulty. Other things to check for are grip width, how you are gripping the bar, and if you are stretching your wrists out a bit beforehand.

AngryGoldfish wrote:What's a good time in the day to workout? I'm often finding myself really tired nearing the end of my session. Sometimes I'm yawning and have zero energy left. Other times I'm OK. I know I have a mental illness that causes that and my medication does too, but I'm wondering whether a particular time of the day is better or whether there is anything I should eat, if anything, before a workout.

Eat something beforehand. I used to like to work out fairly early but overtime seem to like afternoons more. My body is looser and I feel better at that time.

I usually work out at around 2PM, but I haven't been up for long at that point. Again, the illness leaves me completely debilitated in the mornings, even if I wake up at 10:30 and have gone to bed at 12 the night before. So my afternoon is more like the average person's late morning. I would wake up and then have cereal a little later at around 11AM. Then at about 1PM I would have a couple of bananas for energy. Sometimes I'm OK and sometimes I'm not.

I usually go OLY lifting on some caffeine as well. Probably about 1 energy drinks worth (sugarless kind)

Is there anything other than caffeine I can take that will naturally boost my energy levels? Not avoiding caffeine or anything, I'm just curious because I don't actually take anything with caffeine in it and I'd rather take something I'm already used to.

AngryGoldfish wrote:Is there anything other than caffeine I can take that will naturally boost my energy levels? Not avoiding caffeine or anything, I'm just curious because I don't actually take anything with caffeine in it and I'd rather take something I'm already used to.

Probably but nothing that I personally know of.

new05002 wrote:

Bassist_Diver wrote:I tried power snatches for the first time today and definitely need to get my balance taken care of. One of the Oly coaches said it'll take about 3 months to get really good at them, which would be fine if my finances weren't total shit right now and I'm weighing the option of staying at my current awesome gym or dropping down to $10 a month Gold's (which is mostly machines, an overcrowded weight area, and only one squat rack).

I've been having a lot of problems properly racking my cleans and as a result my elbows have been pointing down and spraining my wrists. I might hold off on them for a while until I get my flexibility up.

And finally, I'm also going to be doing lighter DLs for a while to fix my form; I've developed a kind of insane arch when I do them so it's time to correct. I don't think I'll need a belt but it's definitely a possibility.

yea snatch is quite difficult. Takes lots of coaching and work.

As far as racking goes, is your upper back tight? That can be one source of difficulty. Other things to check for are grip width, how you are gripping the bar, and if you are stretching your wrists out a bit beforehand.

Yeah, I'm keeping it tight and using a fairly wide grip. I have very long forearms and fingers so the same coach said cleans are going to be especially difficult for me.

AngryGoldfish wrote:Is there anything other than caffeine I can take that will naturally boost my energy levels? Not avoiding caffeine or anything, I'm just curious because I don't actually take anything with caffeine in it and I'd rather take something I'm already used to.

Food? When I need a caffeine boost before workout I usually turn to brewed tea without sugar.