Flipper's Weightlifting (and eventually maybe gymnastics and other stuff) Log

[John Filippini]

2009.09.22
Snatch: 4x45, 3x52, 3x61, 2x70, 1x75(f2), 2x75, 2x1x78, 83(f), 83(f)
Snatch Pull: 5x60, 4x70, 3x78, 3x87, 3x3x91
Back Squat: 5x85, 4x100, 3x116, 2x132, 3x1x150

Notes:

1 - Snatches just felt off today. No power, things were out of alignment etc.

2 - Snatch pulls felt the same, but the last few sets came together really nicely. Hopefully if I can bring that feeling back into my full snatches, life will be good.

[John Filippini]

2009.09.23
Clean+Jerk: 4x60, 3x70, 3x80, 2x90, 2x96, 2x1x102, 107(f)
Clean Pull: 5x80, 4x90, 3x102, 3x113, 3x3x120
Front Squat: 5x70, 4x80, 3x95, 2x107, 3x1x121

Notes:

1 - Clean and jerks today were ok, but early sets left me really tired for the singles at the end. They matched my best triple at 80, and PR'ed my double by 6kg. Timing was just off by the time I attempted 107 and decided not to try again.

2 - Clean pulls were excellent, as were front squats. Does anyone smell a 120 C+J?

[Michael McKenna]

Smell it? I think it's sitting in the corner giving you sidelong glances.

When you do triples in the C+J, do you do three cleans and three jerks? Or 2+1 or 1+2? Just curious.

[John Filippini]

For multiple reps I do them as complete lifts. So a triple would be Clean, Jerk, Clean, Jerk, Clean, Jerk. If you see something noted as (2+1) that means I clean twice then finish with a jerk. I missed the clean on the 107, otherwise I probably would've written (1+f)

[John Filippini]

2009.09.24
Power Snatch: 4x40, 4x45, 3x52, 3x2x60
Power Clean + Jerk: (3+2)x45, (2+2)x55, (2+2)x63, 3x(2+1)x72
Front Squat (FAST): 4x67, 3x80, 3x95, 3x2x107

Notes:

1 - Light day focusing a lot on speed. Gearing up for tomorrow and Sunday which will be testing days.

[John Filippini]

2009.09.25
Snatch: 3x45, 2x55, 2x65, 70, 75 Power Snatch, 80 Power Snatch, 83, 86, 89(f), 89(f), 89(f)
Clean+Jerk: 2x70, 2x80, 90, 100, 105, 110, (1+f)x115, 117(f)

Notes:

1 - Snatches started really good with a 6kg PR power snatch. Then I was still happy that I actually managed to have a repeat performance of BW snatch at 86. Back was rounded on all of the actual PR attempts though.

2 - Not sure if some of my plans this weekend will be conducive to lifting, so I just decided to test clean and jerk today too. Made a 2kg PR clean. Missed the jerk by grazing my chin. Not enough to hurt or anything, just enough to get distracted. Similarly fuzzy when I took 117. I think both lifts are right there and might even come in at the meet.

[John Filippini]

2009.09.28
Snatch: 3x45, 2x55, 2x65, 2x1x75
Clean+Jerk: (2+2)x60, (2+2)x75, (1+1)x90, (1+f)x100
Back Squat: 5x85, 4x100, 3x115, 2x130, 2x2x140

Notes:

1 - Tapering week before big meet this weekend.

2 - Jerks felt a little off at the end. I think I was just being a bit slow and was catching my right shoulder badly, because it was a bit sore at the end and I decided to stop.

[Michael McKenna]

John, I always felt like crap the week before my best meets. That's why you taper. 205 is yours.

[John Filippini]

2009.09.29
Snatch: 3x45, 2x55, 2x65, 2x1x70
Clean+Jerk: (2+2)x60, (2+2)x70, (2+1(f2))x80
Front Squat: 5x70, 4x80, 3x95, 2x2x110

Notes:

1 - Shoulder still bothering me in the jerks, quit that early, took the rest of the week off until Friday.


2009.10.02
Snatch: 4x45, 3x55, 2x2x65
Clean+Jerk: (2+2)x60, (2+1(f2)x70

Notes:

1 - Felt slow all over the place.

2 - More problems with my right shoulder. This is the one that I dislocated several years ago and caused ligament damage.

3 - Had the official ECG Masseuse Extraordinaire Mike Walters work on my shoulder. Apparently I have a few key points with problems - sub-scapular and interior serratus. I was dizzy and nearly passed out after he was done, but it paid off big time.


2009.10.03
Gold Cup Challenge
Snatch Attempts: 80 - 84 - 88 PR
Clean+Jerk Attempts: 110 - 115 PR - 117 PR
Total: 205 PR

Notes:

1 - NATIONAL COLLEGIATE QUALIFYING TOTAL!!!

2 - The meet went pretty much as perfectly as I could have hoped for. Lifted 6/6, qualified for collegiates, finally snatched BW in competition, snatched a 1kg training PR and 6kg meet PR, and C+J'd a 4kg training/meet PR. Now I just have to take a class so I can actually go to collegiates.

3 - Mike: Thanks for the support this weekend and helping to keep my head in it during the last week or two!

[Emily Mattes]

Whoa whoa whoa! Shame on me for not staying around! Congratulations on the big PRs--and I hadn't realized you'd gone 6 for 6!

As for classes, two words: WATERCOLOR PAINTING. YEAH!