11 lbs, but I have less than 5kg to go I think. Can't say for sure since I am banned from the scale right now...
Hey Tracey!
Today: horrible shitty miserably bad workout. I feel like I'm coming down w something, stuffy, headachy, and sort of blecch.
C&J: 45x3,55x3,65x3x3,75x2,85x3x1
OK, so I could tell I was NOT using my arms at the lighter weights but then they came in again on the heavier sets. This is SO FUCKING FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES!!!
Garage gym is only slightly more than 2 months away... I need my own stuff.
S (BK, hang, BK) 45x2x3,55x3,60x3x3 way off on snatches today. Bad.
11 lbs, but I have less than 5kg to go I think. Can't say for sure since I am banned from the scale right now...
Ripped abs yet?
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OK, so I could tell I was NOT using my arms at the lighter weights but then they came in again on the heavier sets. This is SO FUCKING FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES!!!
Everyone goes through that 'fuck you OL' moment(s), thats when you know youre n=knee deep in this stuff
The lifts take faith and training is based around turning off the part of your brain thats saying 'wtf bitch, you wanna do what?'
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Garage gym is only slightly more than 2 months away... I need my own stuff.
Did you settle on a brand?
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S (BK, hang, BK) 45x2x3,55x3,60x3x3 way off on snatches today. Bad.
Snatch high pulls 75x3x3 meh
Drop snatch + OHS 45x2x2,50x3x2
30 crunches.
Buh bye.
You should post vids of some of your assistance stuff like pulls because if youre doing those incorrectly, then it just reinforces bad habits.
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Everyone goes through that 'fuck you OL' moment(s), thats when you know youre n=knee deep in this stuff
The lifts take faith and training is based around turning off the part of your brain thats saying 'wtf bitch, you wanna do what?'
Did you settle on a brand?
You should post vids of some of your assistance stuff like pulls because if youre doing those incorrectly, then it just reinforces bad habits.
1. Ripped abz... meh
2. I'm going Werksan b/c they donate so much to the sport... I'll support them in return.
3. Will do on the taping. I have a feeling I'm all wrong sometimes on the assistance pulls, really.
2. I'm going Werksan b/c they donate so much to the sport... I'll support them in return.
Good choice.
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3. Will do on the taping. I have a feeling I'm all wrong sometimes on the assistance pulls, really.
Thanks Manny!
Pulls pissed me off for a long time because they were so divergent from the actual lift for me. When I went to snatch, my head was in a certain mode but when I went to pull it would be a completely different mental state. Once I could get them to be closer to each other, training got way better.
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On your snatches your not reaching full extension in your second pull. I would venture a guess that your first pull is off. This is causing you to not get to the high block position with the bar.
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On your snatches your not reaching full extension in your second pull. I would venture a guess that your first pull is off. This is causing you to not get to the high block position with the bar.
Hey Ryan! Thanks for popping in!
Now, help a sister out... I've only been doing this since the beginning of January. What's the high block position, and how can I be sure that I reach full extension???
Manny, I don't know if I'm just not being aggressive enough, if I'm still trying to learn the right neuromuscular patterns, or what.... I'm still relatively new to all this and it seems like the way I'm positioning myself keeps changing (usually for the better) every couple of weeks, y'know? I do know that your advice about getting my chest up and my butt down helped quite a bit. I have a ginormous session tomorrow (Jim's at the Oly trials this weekend so it's just me n' the bar) and I'll try to work on this stuff.
Now, help a sister out... I've only been doing this since the beginning of January. What's the high block position, and how can I be sure that I reach full extension???
Its about mid-upper thigh for most people, depends on how long your arms are.
Getting full extension will take time, its something you have to feel and that youll know happens because the rep will feel easier than anything youve ever done. Best thing to do is some drills that activate the traps and keep working on your positions.
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Manny, I don't know if I'm just not being aggressive enough, if I'm still trying to learn the right neuromuscular patterns, or what.... I'm still relatively new to all this and it seems like the way I'm positioning myself keeps changing (usually for the better) every couple of weeks, y'know? I do know that your advice about getting my chest up and my butt down helped quite a bit. I have a ginormous session tomorrow (Jim's at the Oly trials this weekend so it's just me n' the bar) and I'll try to work on this stuff.
Thats it. Most of OL training is just about finding and reinforcing the right positions and then doing it until it becomes automatic regardless of weight. From there, then building strength can play a bigger role.
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C&J 3x15,3x25,3x2x30,2x35,1x40,Fx4 2.5,2x1x42.5 Failed on first set of 42.5, second set up on the left toe again, and third set felt right so stopped there. I was feeling a bit weak and woozy today again.
Clean high pulls 2x42.5,2x50 meh
Clean hang/paused explosive shrugs (whatever you call these, the things Manny does in his vid): 2x2x50
OK, cool thing on these--holy shit, I was exploding from the hang. It was great! My traps were actually doing the work.
Jerk balance +Jerk 2x20,2x30,2x35,3x2x40 felt much more vertical today on my dip. Cool.
Front squat 5x40,4x50,3x55,2x2x60 really, really tired. Left shoulder in the bony area got beat up with this; looks like I have a hickey there now.
Mil press 5x20,5x22.5,5x30
thanks for clarifying, Manny... and which drills do you think activate the traps most, other than what I've been doing?
Clean hang/paused explosive shrugs (whatever you call these, the things Manny does in his vid): 2x2x50
OK, cool thing on these--holy shit, I was exploding from the hang. It was great! My traps were actually doing the work.
Which ones are you talking about? I dont do high pulls...
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thanks for clarifying, Manny... and which drills do you think activate the traps most, other than what I've been doing?
Pulls/snatches/cleans from the high hang
Dead hang cleans or snatches
These are awesome for developing that trap activation. When you use your traps during a heavy pull, it feels like youre yanking the bar with your arms straight. You can also do those lifts in a rack if your back gets tired, just set the pins at the right height and rip it.
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I finally have found your log! LOL You would think that I would just click on your signature, wouldn't ya? Noooooooooooo........I've been looking for tkinsley as the OP for about a week....
Oh, well..........now I've found you!
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Hey Tina. I was just watching your videos again and I have to say, you are making amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing progress. You are looking great.
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Snatch (BK due to ghetto gym equipment): 2x3x45,3x55,3x2x65
C&J: BK/H/BK: 3x45,3x55,3x2x65,3x75,3x85,2x1 x85
---ok, I had one really excellent clean--I must have achieved full extension and shrugging b/c it just FLEW up--I actually had trouble whipping my arms around fast enough to catch it. However. After that wondrous one time event, it never happened again. The 85# sets were rough. I was catching more in a power clean for the most part, only did a full squat clean on one or two reps. Grrr. Jerks were fine.
Hang clean shrugs 3+x3x95 trying to get the explosive hip extension and the shrug synced up.
Back squats: 5x115,4x135,3x155,3x2x165,10x1 15 last set didn't kill me this week. I hate anything more than 5 reps now, it's official.
Well, today was a 330 AM workout. That's my excuse. I had an MRI of my left ankle at 6AM (that is a soothing hum, I conked right out and woke myself up w snoring, LOL), to be followed by the right ankle at 6 AM on Tuesday. I haven't been logging it but I started running again--only 20 mins at 5mph (sloooooooooooooow) and still with ankle twinges and pain, despite 3 months of no running at all.
Anyhooo...
Snatches: 2x3x45,3x50,2x55,2x65,2x2x70
C&J: 3x55,2x3x65,2x75,3x2x85
Snatch high pulls 3x65,2x3x75
Drop snatch + OH squat 2x2x45,2x50,2x55,2x2x60
OH squat 3x65,3x75,2x3x80
I was not at my best today. The problem is I can FEEL when I'm "off" somewhat now, but don't know enough about WHAT is screwed up to understand how to correct it. Cleans were better than they were last time, but I am sure I still am pulling with my arms for the most part; the few times when I'm sure I didn't, the bar doesn't go nearly as high and it's pretty sketchy on the timing--I'm JUST getting under it. Still a good catch but very close.
Well, I actually looked at it with the radiologist at lunch today, Tracey....
Apparently, I have a ganglion cyst posteriorly, and an osteophyte back there, too. However, pain is all anterior, so that ain't it.
There's some fluid between the two ligaments in that area, but all the individual ligaments appear "fantastic" and in fact, per her, were "the best she's ever seen". LOFL!
So, best guess is a mild tenosynovitis. Hell, I don't even know what that really is... but I do know that talk of injecting some steroids into the area is being discussed. Um, ouch? Anyway, no operable injury. That's a good thing I guess.
Well, today was a 330 AM workout. That's my excuse. I had an MRI of my left ankle at 6AM (that is a soothing hum, I conked right out and woke myself up w snoring, LOL), to be followed by the right ankle at 6 AM on Tuesday. I haven't been logging it but I started running again--only 20 mins at 5mph (sloooooooooooooow) and still with ankle twinges and pain, despite 3 months of no running at all.
Tina.............3:30???? YIKES! That's dedication! I thought getting up at 5 was early......LOL
I'm glad you have "some" idea of what the problem is. But, I really hope that you can find another alternative to the cortizone.....OUCH is right!
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Ha! I fell asleep during my last MRI too ... which was of my right ankle. They also found ganglion cysts ... I had them "drained". The doc went in guided by ultrasound and really just popped them. I think he did get some fluid out, but not a lot. My pain was primarily deep, posterior and anterior right at the distal fibula. Within a few weeks I had no pain, and regained full plantarflexion. Before, I had pain with walking, running, and I couldn't heel sit. They never mentioned steriods with me, but I'd bet that would settle them down. And just because the cyst is posterior and the pain is anterior doesn't mean that the cyst isn't causing the pain. Any sort of space-occupying lesion is bound to cause altered tissue stress. Remember that pain is a liar ... the location of the pain is not always where the dysfunction is!!
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So, best guess is a mild tenosynovitis. Hell, I don't even know what that really is... but I do know that talk of injecting some steroids into the area is being discussed. Um, ouch? Anyway, no operable injury. That's a good thing I guess.
Youll be snatching 100kg in no time.
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"When you begin to believe nothing is heavy, all weights become light." -Rossbow
"Just remember, somewhere there is a little Chinese girl warming up with your max."-Jim Convroy
"It's a round hole, dammit. Everyone fits."--Anonymous Mod at Strengthmill
Tina.............3:30???? YIKES! That's dedication! I thought getting up at 5 was early......LOL
I'm glad you have "some" idea of what the problem is. But, I really hope that you can find another alternative to the cortizone.....OUCH is right!
Yeah, you know, that risk of ligament rupture w corticosteroids.. me no likey....
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That ankle really is a mystery. I hope the MRI helps figure it out. At least it doesn't hurt when you LIFT right?
Not an iota! Thank goodness. I would've jumped off the top of the hospital by now if I couldn't run AND lift. Yikes.
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Ha! I fell asleep during my last MRI too ... which was of my right ankle. They also found ganglion cysts ... I had them "drained". The doc went in guided by ultrasound and really just popped them. I think he did get some fluid out, but not a lot. My pain was primarily deep, posterior and anterior right at the distal fibula. Within a few weeks I had no pain, and regained full plantarflexion. Before, I had pain with walking, running, and I couldn't heel sit. They never mentioned steriods with me, but I'd bet that would settle them down. And just because the cyst is posterior and the pain is anterior doesn't mean that the cyst isn't causing the pain. Any sort of space-occupying lesion is bound to cause altered tissue stress. Remember that pain is a liar ... the location of the pain is not always where the dysfunction is!!
Yeah, I know the whole referred pain deal, but this is really anterior--never never never been an iota of anything in the back, and there's fluid there (anteriorly). I don't get it.
I really think it's an incidentaloma.
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Youll be snatching 100kg in no time.
Ha! Riiiiiiight. I'd settle for 50kg for now.
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Hope they can fix up that ankle soon.
At least now you can brag about having the best ankle ligaments around. That is something to be proud of.
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She was totally hitting on you.
Hey now, I'm in the "don't ask, don't tell" zone... and, may I add, that I work with a bunch of teh gayz?
LOL!
Off to Tahoe for the long weekend. No lifting, no nothing. I'm just cool chillin' and drinking a bit of good wine.
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