5.30.2011

90 degrees in garage, love the heat.

High Bar Back Squat (HBBS) Smolov base mesocycle week 2/3 day 1/4
161x9x4
Easier than last Monday's four sets of nine. Only my calves are particularly sore day to day now. I can't seem to roll them for ****, I've used every implement I have and stretch that I know and I just can't get them feeling right. I'll have to call the chiro this week and get him to work on them.

My hip flexors and lower back are a little tight too, but manageable. 

Press deload
35x5
44x5
53x5

5.28.2011

High Bar Back Squat (HBBS) Smolov base mesocycle week 1 day 4/4
Squat
184x3x10
Felt better than yesterday. A couple of grinders, but good bar speed for the most part. Happy to be finished with week one and I feel like I'm adapting to the volume ok so far. 


30 consecutive pushups
Core was tired, chest was not

5.27.2011

High Bar Back Squat (HBBS) Smolov base cycle week 1 day 3/4
Squat
173x5x7
hard

5.25.2011

High Bar Back Squat (HBBS) Smolov base cycle week 1 day 2/4
162x7x5
Easier than monday, it's true that your body lies to you. All day I thought I was screwed for these, but they weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Granted, I thought they would be death march horrible.

KBs
swings 
3 sets of 20 or so (with 24 or 32, can't recall)
snatches
a few ea hand

5.23.2011

Trying the smolov base cycle... ?

Squat
151x9x4
Very difficult. Half is that this is hard as ****, half is that I didn't eat enough today.

Press
66x5
75x3
84x1+: 2, had 1(+?) in the tank but I almost blacked out

5.21.2011

Clean and Jerk
doubles to 110
125
135
145x1x2 (PR clean both times, F jerk both, but close) I need to work on my jerk form around 135 most likely. Missing those jerk blocks. 

Clean
150xFx2
150x1 PR (video linked)
I really fight for it here and get the 8kg PR. Felt good to stand up with this. 

Front Squat
up to 170
180xF, just tired. I think I'll normally have this.