Training - 3rd & 4th June 2014

3rd June 2014

Snatch: D1RM: 155, 3x2 @ (145*,145*,145*)
Clean and Jerk: 4x1+2 @ (170,170,170,170)
Front Squat: D3RM: 225, 205x5
Bss x2, Ab Wheel

4th June 2014

Snatch: 4x3 @ (135,135*, 135*, 135)
Clean + Hang Clean + Jerk: 4x1+1+1 @ (165*,165,165,165)
Snatch Pull: 3x3 w/ rebend @ (145,145,150), 2x2 w/ rebend: (155,155), w/o rebend: (165,170)
Russian Twist x3


Bleh on both days. I think I'm going too heavy on some of the back off sets. I was fine with at the beginning of the training cycle, but recently I've just been too tired.

Which is a major problem, I'm generally tired from work/commuting/lack of sleep. I'm thinking that I'm going to take Tuesday/Wednesday off next week to get 5 days of rest, and see if I can come back strong after that.

Training - 31st May & 1st June 2014

31st May 2014

Snatch + Hang Snatch: 4x1+2 @ (130*,130,130,130)
Clean: 4x3 @ (170,170,170,170)
Snatch Deadlift: 3x3 @ 155, 2x2 @ 165

Felt decent. Bit sloppy on the cleans, forgot to adjust for a new starting position I had been enjoying (lower hips), so just gotta keep that in mind. Rushed the session a bit so I could go watch X-men.

I must say, that movie was absolutely brilliant. I am a bit biased though, X-men and Superman are the only super hero things I was ever super into as a kid.

1st June 2014

Snatch: Won't even bother writing anything, was messy and bad...Got upto 150, lots of misses
Back Squat: 235x2x6, 220x3x8, 185x10 reps
BSS + Ab Wheel 3x

Really crappy day for Snatching. Actually been a pretty bad week for Snatches. I dunno, just wasn't feeling it. Couldn't lock out. I was also trying a wider pulling stance. I think I may stick to the wider pulling stance, since it does make it easier to get around the knees, but further observation is required before that decision is made.

Hopefully things pick up on Tuesday.

Training - 30th May 2014

Clean and Jerk: D1RM: 205, 185, 195*, 185
Snatch Balance: 135x3x3
Paused Front Squat: 3x3 @ (195,200,205)
Bss x3, Ab Wheel x3

Again, super tired but it turned out to be a decent session. Took a CJ attempt at 210, but I guess I wasn't fully trying and was a bit too gassed to really do it.

The Saga of Zammar the Great #10: Candahar pt.7

Story Recap:

Abasi managed to escape the destruction of Kampalla with three soldiers - Imad, Hadi and Jamil. Together they made for Kairo to warn the pharaoh of the new danger, but were waylaid and found themselves in Candahar. Upon discovering Candahar's acceptance of white people, Abasi and his friend Omir decided to recruit people to overthrow the city's leadership. Before they could do so however, they were dragged into battle as a horde of Und’kal bore down on the city.

Ren and her guide Maria found themselves on the city's walls to join boomerang throwers in ranged defense. They watched helplessly as Zammar battled a Kal Prime. He defeated the alien but was mortally injured in the process. Tristan brought Zammar’s lifeless body to relative safety in front of the city's gates. Arion, Zammar’s horse, encouraged Tristan to give Zammar a mysterious liquid. Miraculously, it somehow resulted in revival of the man’s heart beat.

After the battle of colossi, the two armies re-engaged in combat.

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Abasi's spear pierced through the side of the Kal, coming to a sickening halt as it hit a hard bone-like substance. He pulled it out with a gush of black blood. The alien shrieked in surprise at his attack, turning quickly to look down at him with four eyes. It raised a talon menacingly, revealing its teeth in an angry snarl. Anticipating the attack, Abasi leapt over the dead body next to him, landing hard on the blood stained ground on its other side. The gash on his back burned with pain induced from the impact. Ignoring this, he turned quickly and prepared to move out of the way of another swing, only to cry in pain as a sharp spasm shot through his left leg. It straightened beneath him instinctively, throwing him back to land hard against some other corpse.

"Fuck!" He cried, cursing his old age and the white man that had impaled him in the side of the leg many years ago. The Und'kal walked over to him slowly now, reveling in its hunt. "Fuck you!" Abasi yelled, brandishing his spear and thrusting it forward to stab at the beast. It bounced off the tough hide, useless with his bad leverage. His leg remained locked as the creature revealed deadly teeth in a malicious grin.

Then, just as the Kal's shadow fell across Abasi, another spear pierced its side above the previous wound. Imad ran around the shaft, jumping on the alien's torso and swinging his scimitar around to cut the hard skin at its throat. The Und'kal didn't have time to turn as blood gushed profusely out of the gash. Its shrieks of pain simply came out as muted gurgles and the twitching body crumpled to the ground.

Training - 28th May 2014

Snatch: 4x3 @ (130,135*, 135,135)
Power + Hang Clean + Jerk: 4x1+1+1 @ (160,165,165*,165)
Snatch Pull w/rebend: 3x3 @ (145,145,150), 2x2 @ (155,160), w/o rebend: 2x2 @ (170,170)
BNSP: 3 sets @ 65, 2 sets @ 75
Russian Twist 3x

Pretty good session. Missed the last snatch on the second triple set, but other wise it felt good. Missed a hang clean, not really sure why. Cleans were feeling a bit bleh but it's alright.

Snatch Pulls were good, started keeping my hands on the bar throughout the set, I think it's a good way to train the weak back muscles if I'm lowering the weight with control.

Training - 27th May 2014

Snatch: D1RM: 155, 3x2 @ (145*,145*,145)
Clean and Jerk: 4x(1+2) @ (170,170,170,170)
Front Squat: D3RM: 215, 190x5, 200x5
Ab Wheel 3x

Tiring day at work and lots of traffic on the way home, and really humid weather so I was generally not set up for an amazing training session. Did alright, bit less than good but oh well, happens.

Missed second rep of back off sets 1 and 2, dunno just felt a bit lethargic about it. Pulled myself together for the last set, CJs felt good.
Accidently used 190 instead of 200 for the first back off FS set :P

A week of training - 18th May 2014

Hehe, long hiatus but sort of back.

First training log after a long hiatus.

Was doing a strength cycle, which is pretty boring to watch so I decided to not video that :p

Back to a classical focus now. Things are feeling good and consistent.

Training in my garage on my ghetto, improvised platform. Some soft stuff under it compresses a fair bit, which is an annoying loss of energy in lifting. My current hope is that it just makes me stronger!!!

Looking forward to a successful term of training.

I guess calling it a "Weekly training video" is a bit inappropriate, it's more like a weeks worth of training :D