Hand was still a little raw so kept it light, focusing on position work. did a few snatches, singles, doubles, triples working up and down the weights.
Few light and fast squats then for a few sets of triples.
Finished off with a few light and pleasant clean deadlift triples.
This light session was very welcome after I got roped in to doing a few light circuits yesterday.
Bum strengthening and general prehab tomorrow.
I warmed up. I trained again. Snatch then clean and jerk then zombie squats. I tore a callous for the first time in about 4 years but Alex helped me to tape it up and I was able to continue training.
Not going to be much to report until after the Celtic Nations competition in Cardiff on December 7th really; I'm just focusing on positional work and mobility. I'm moving well.
Bring it on! :)
Went out to Platinum in Balbriggan to train with a friend. Different sort of a warm-up, no rolling, just lots of band work.
Worked on bench up to 50kg, not bad considering I haven't done it in almost 2 years, maybe more. Made sure I was using my back properly and shoulders felt really good with this.
Did 140kg rack pull for triple for kicks, no warming up. Needed straps for it, grip is weak today.
Next did some reverse hypers and ghr. Used to be my lower back was the only thing working in the deadlift but glutes have now passed it out.
Finished off with some control band pullups and inverted rows. Fun session, really enjoyed it and felt like it could be some use for shoulder power.
Headed to the physio then for shoulder tightness (irony is not lost on me at all) and the knee niggle. She gave me some stretches and exercises to do. Generally I'm in good nick but need more mobility work!
I'm giving up weightlifting to become a professional mobilityer!
Great day today. Felt loose even before warm-up. I put this down to some light circuit training with my sister and niece yesterday followed by some mobility work. I already spend about 2-3 hours on mobility a week but perhaps I need more.
Worked on snatch doubles today. Doubled 50kg for four sets; Another day, another pb! No misses at all and they all felt pretty good.
Next I worked up clean and jerk doubles. I doubled up to 55kg then worked on singles to 65kg. I did 3 sets. First set was a little soft and pressy, the other two were essentially good lifts but the jerk was a little delicate. I'm definitely overthinking these. Because the jerk hurt my wrist when I first started training a few months ago and then started hurting my shoulders once I'd gotten over the wrist, I'm just plain scared. I'm going to strengthen up all the positions and be patient and I will eventually get over it.
Bah, too many words; I just need to lift more!
Finished with back squat triples up to 104kg, fairly easy once I embraced the hate.
Good day overall, quite enjoyed that.
Monday: Haven't trained since Thursday so I spent a little longer warming up, foam rolling, mobility, activation etc.
Snatched up to 49kg for five doubles. I had a couple of misses along the way but these were very much a lack of concentration and rushing it off the ground. When I took my time setting up, they were great. I'm very happy with this; like the last couple of weeks doing doubles and triples, these are numbers that I never would have hit before. I continue to be amazed by my new found consistency.
Even though the knee feels fine, I'm still a little nervous of full cleans so I just worked on power clean triples. I worked up to 60kg for a few sets of triples. These are so much fun; DEE SMASH! Again, these are numbers I haven't hit before but when I lifted before, I always focused on singles and never did doubles above 80% and rarely did powers. I'm really enjoying the variation.
Finished with a few sets of front zombie squat triples at 64kg. Felt great for the upper back and shoulders. I quite like these.
Great day training, I'm happy with how things are going :)
Tuesday: Couldn't sleep last night and was weak as a kitten. Worst day ever. Had very little time to train so rushed warm-up. Rack jerked up to 58kg for doubles, got squished, knocked back to 55kg for doubles and got a mix of a few good reps and got squished and pressed out a few times. At least the shoulders didn't hurt which makes me quite happy. I'd rather be weak than injured!
Finished with 5x5 snatch grip deadlift no hook (SGDNH) at 64kg which were doable once I turned off my brain. Bah, gotta have the bad days to know when it's good!
Warm-up: check
Had a small bit of a knee twinge from the cleans on Tuesday night; think I caught one slightly off to the side so being my usual over cautious self, I decided to stick to powers today. I worked up to 47kg for four very easy sets of doubles. These were fun! DEE SMASH!
Tried out a few rack jerks then and got up to 60kg before the shoulders said no. I just have no strength with these at the moment even at light weights because I'm too nervous about the rotator cuff twinges, even before it starts hurting. I'm overthinking them. I've still got the benefit of the positional work even if it was slower than sludge.
Can't wait to get this sorted.
I love snatches and power snatches! That is all :)
