Skill Work - Turkish Get Up

Worked on some Turkish get ups.

Weightlifting Complex 

1 power clean + 3 front squats (115 lb. - 215 lb.)

With the deadlift cycle ending last week, the new cycle will be focused on Olympic weightlifting (Oly). Usually the gym has an Oly fundamentals class on Saturdays but I'm not able to make it most weeks. Incorporating more Oly work into weekly classes is exactly what I need to improve my lifts. The next few weeks are going to be fun, and todays weightlifting complex was a great start to the cycle.

I haven't done heavy power cleans since April with my heaviest lift at 205 lb. I hit a PR on my power clean at 215 lb and I think I could have gone a bit heavier. I was surprised I was able to clean it since the lift didn't feel great. The pull was okay but the extension and catch was a bit sloppy. Hopefully I will continue to get better over the next few weeks.

WOD

AMReps 9 minutes

3 thrusters (75 lb.)
3 lateral burpee over barbell
Add three reps every round

The burpees were my speed bump. The thrusters were not too bad. I was able to go unbroken until I hit the round of 12. I finished this workout with 15 thrusters and four burpees for a total of 79 reps.

Weighted Plank Hold - 3x60 seconds, 35 lb.

Finished the day with some weighted plank holds. I was able to hold the first round of 60 seconds. I had to take a five seconds rest during the last two rounds

Tuesday

Started Wednesday with a short medicine ball warm up that consisted of sit ups, cleans and Russian twists. After the warm up we started on warming up for the days skill/strength workout, jerks. 

Jerk Complex

1 push press + 1 power jerk + 1 split jerk

I think the first half of this weightlifting cycle is going to be focused on clean and jerks. We started with power cleans and front squats and on Wednesday we did jerks. I've been wanting to practice more jerks since I'm not proficient in that movement. My goals for this workout were to practice heavy jerks and work on my rack position. Started with a weight of 75 lb. and worked up to 185 lb. I think I could have gone a bit heavier but I was on my seventh set and the reps caught up with me.

My split jerk felt good, but I need more work. My drive could be better as well as my foot work. I will try to do some footwork drills at home to see if it helps. I worked on my rack position, mainly keeping a full grip on the bar. I need to work on my mobility to make it easier to grip the bar.

WOD - Tabata, 8 rounds

Knees to elbows
Box jumps
Dumbbell snatch (40 lb.)

My main goal for this workout was to push the intensity and stay consistent. The intensity portion of that goal went out the window after the first round of knees to elbows. I completed eight reps in the first round but I knew that was not sustainable. My hands were feeling raw and my abs started to tighten up but by the last round I was down to three reps. During the box jump set, I kept a pace of five reps per round. I was still tired from the knees to elbows and I was doing step downs instead of rebounding. I was starting to feel fatigued by the time I reached the dumbbell snatch set. I wasn't happy with my pace but I don't think I could have pushed myself harder. I was keeping a four rep per round pace but it was becoming more difficult towards the end.

Friday

I didn't do as well as I wanted in this workout. I wanted to at least finish 60 reps on double unders, and 15 on wall balls and hand release push ups. After the first three rounds I was able to finish 45-50 reps on the double unders and 10-15 on the wall balls and hand release push ups. The last round had my lowest reps. I couldn't string many double unders together, tripping up every 5 - 15 reps. Fatigue played a factor in the wall balls and push ups. I finished the workout with 282 reps.

Lift Heavy and Level Up!