Arien's weightlifting log

[Arien Malec]

Thanks, Dave. I need to focus sometimes on progress rather than where I am in absolute terms.

Monday:
Fs: 135x5, 155x5, 165x5, 170x5x2
Bp: 115x5x3
Chins: 3xmax
Knees to elbows 3xmax

Plus I rock on wii fit yoga

[Arien Malec]

Wednesday:
bs: 185x3x3
bp: 115x5x3
(trying to increase my press by way of my bench)
jerk supports: up to 200. @ 205, I couldn't hold things steady. Need more work on jerks
chins: 3xmax
1-leg rdls: 60x8x3, each leg.

[Arien Malec]

Thursday, Friday: walking about town.
Saturday:
fs: singles up to 205lbs, failed on 215, should have gone to 210. 205 is PR by 10 lbs
bp: 120x5x3
dl rack pulls: triples. Hit 365x3, 385x2 -- grip failed
chins: 5x3

20 minutes treadmill, watching olympic women's soccer, then olympic women's beach vollyball. For the sheer athleticism of it, of course.

Finished with 3 treadmill sprints.

[Arien Malec]

Sunday-Wednesday: rest and travel
Thursday:
I was excited to actually be able to do weightlifting again...
sn: went up to 42.5kg but hit a wall -- no pull
c&j: went up to 57.5kg, same deal
box sq: Did one set at 70x5, then 70x4 and failed, then went back but had nothing....

Really weird -- it's as if the snatches took everything out of my legs -- as if my fast twitch muscles weren't yet back from vacation. Don't know what happened.

press: 85#x5x2, 75#x5x3
chins: 3xmax

Hopefully my fast twich fibers return from vacation next workout...

[Arien Malec]

Friday: rest
Saturday:
trying to kick the fast twich fibers in gear --

hps: triples up to 47.5, then 45x3x2
j: doubles up to 65, then 65x1x3
fs: 75x3x3
hs hold: 45 secs, 20 secs

[Arien Malec]

Sunday: camping, hiking, wine tasting
Monday:
CA WOD
bs: 205x3x5
sdl: 145x3x3
pp: 110x5 (too tough) 100x5x4
pullups: 10x3 (can't do 3x10)
situps: bw+ 24kg x 10 x 3
side planks: 3xmax

[Arien Malec]

Wednesday

Fs:145 x 3 x 8
Shp: 125 x 3 x 3
Jerk behind neck: up to 155 then 135x1x3

No metcon - need more recovery

[Arien Malec]

By the way, I hate jerks behind the neck. The movement feels strange, and I nearly hurt myself with the bar crashing down on my neck. Regular jerks from now on.

[Arien Malec]

Friday:
tall sn + 2x sn bal: up to 38.5, then down to 32.5x1x3
ohs: up to 61, then 52.5x1x3

Probably could have gone higher on the ohs -- felt stronger than last time I tested a max, but balance was the limit after weeks of no heavy snatching.

Skipping chins for tomorrow. Skipping metcon.

[Arien Malec]

Maybe should have skipped Friday.

Saturday:
sn: up to 47.5, nothing higher. Form is the issue here.... Bleah. Always happens when I lay off from snatching heavy for a while
c&j: up to 65, slight pressout. Probably could have pushed higher, but wanted to save something for squatting
bs: up to 97.5, failed at 102.5 but just barely.
chins: 4 sets
abs: 3 sets of standing ab wheel rollouts