Blake's strength + Olympic Lifting Log

[Blake Nelson]

high bar back squat 205 3x5

push press 150 3x5

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snatch 135 8/10

c+j missed 3 attempts at 185

high bar back squat 210

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[Blake Nelson]

snatch 140 8/10

c+j misses at 185

high bar back squat 215 3x5

push press 155 3x5

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front squat 3x3 185

bench 200 3x3

pull ups and push ups

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snatch 145 3/10

realized i need to fix my form on the high bar olympic style back squat. Too much hip drive and I cant stay upright.

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[Blake Nelson]

Switching over to the novice weightlifting progression from 70sbig.com/Rip:

Monday
Clean and Jerk heavy
Snatch for sets across


Tuesday
Squat
Press
Chin-ups


Thursday
Snatch heavy
Clean and jerk singles across


Friday
Squat
Bench
snatch grip deadlift

6-7-10 training

snatch 8 singles with 30 sec breaks at 135 hit 8/8

c+j work, started at 155 ended up at 175

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Snatches felt great, aim was off on a couple but overall the went well. Speed is really picking up. As for the cleans, in an effort last week to catch the bar more in the full clean position, I inadvertantly destroyed my form. I thought my misses out front were caused by a lack of shoulder flexibility since my bench has gone up but it was really just becuase I was murdering the 3rd pull. This will be fixed promptly.

[Blake Nelson]

high bar back squat 3x5 at 205lbs

bench press 3x5 at 197.5lbs

wide grip pull ups 3x5

dips 3x5 weighted with 25lbs

[Blake Nelson]

Originally Posted by Jacob Rowell

Hey Blake, I don't post here much these days, but I've been training at TWR for a few years. Good luck with your training, and welcome aboard over here.

Thanks for the comment. Hopefully I see you over at the WR sometime.

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snatch
140x1
145 1/8

c+j
180x2
185 2/4

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[Blake Nelson]

Maxed out today in the core lifts.

olympic squat 260

bench 230

strict oh press 140

deadlift 315

I tried to stay pretty conservative with the maxes, i had about 5-10 more pounds in me but it wasnt worth chasing those just to start a program.

Olympic lifting will still continue, but im thinking i will do a progression that looks something like this

monday
squat, bench and assistance work

wednesday
olympic lifting and assistance work

friday
deadlift and oh press and assistance work.