Arien's weightlifting log

[Arien Malec]

Friday:
sn: Mills 20, hit up to 130#, better and better
c&j: nothing nothing nothing
fs: 195#x2, 185x2.
Same upper back rounding. All I can figure is that the snatches are killing my upper back.

[Derek Weaver]

Makes sense. Good volume and increasing intensity on the snatches is probably wiping out the other lifts.

Good work though.

[Arien Malec]

Thanks -- took one step back and one forward today:

sn: Mills 20: up to 125#
fs: 195#3, 175#x4
chins

[Derek Weaver]

Is the next day going to be 20 reps @ 135 or back to 130, then 135?

I like density stuff a lot. Especially when done for strength rather than strength endurance. Strength endurance stuff leaves me with so much doms it isn't really any good.

[Arien Malec]

Same workout until I hit all my reps. I'd move up when I hit 135#.

I need to add in this approach for jerks until I can jerk what I can clean. Then full-on Mills 20/20 (20 snatches, 20 c&j). But still working up the work capacity.

This, plus reps at a set weight are my staple go-to workouts.

[Arien Malec]

Thursday:
sn: started with M20, got bored, ramped up to a single at 125#, failed at 130#
j: worked up to 155#
fs: 195#x3, 185x4
Definitely off my peak. Working on fat loss again -- 5 more lbs would help a great deal, but have to earn it first.

[Derek Weaver]

Where are you failing on the snatch? On the catch or somewhere in between?

[Arien Malec]

Just tired and under-fed.

[Arien Malec]

Ate too much today so decided to workout. Wrong way to do things.

Shoulders starting to feel the snatches, so will be giving them a bit of a rest.

cl: up to 175#, failed at 185#. Pulling it high enough, but not fast enough under it.
fs: 195#x4, 175x4, bs 185x5. Last set was feeling like it wanted to be an all out set, but that's stupid on lower calories.

My body seems to be resisting going below 182-3#. I figure my body comp goal will be hit at 178ish but I've been down to this level a few times, and just resist. Might have to start actually obsessively planning and WAM.

Have a couple of trips coming up -- they generally help get through weight plateaus, since I don't eat much when travelling -- too much going on.

[Derek Weaver]

WAM... uh oh. Not a bad idea though.

Re: snatches. Makes sense they would start to act up. Even ramping volume after the shoulder issue and not doing them for a while could add up.

Good on you for being smart.