biggt protege - CN's Press/Pull Log

[SgtSlaughter]

Happy 21st bro

You pushed some great weight around for being hungover, lol.

 

[ChinkNasty]

haha thx guys, going out again tonight as one of my friends is back from miami...this'll conclude my 3rd day straight of hard drinking haha...I intend on training tomorrow and will post up if it happens, have a good weekend yall

 

[BiggT]

I remember those days, man.....3 years ago was my last trip to the beach with a bunch of friends and I drank 6 out of 7 days......now, I have 1 drink and it fucks me up, lol.....ENJOY!....by the way, stout title for the journal

 

[ChinkNasty]

aight, last week home in Ohio, MCATs next Saturday and back down to nashville for my last year next sunday...little hungover again but cleans, squats, and RDLs are on the slate today, postin up in a few hours

 

[ChinkNasty]

8/13 Lower

Power Clean: 45xwarm up, 135x3, 135x3, 185x3, 185x3, 185x3 (dont know whats happening, my mechanics are all off, didn't feel heavy but doesn't feel smooth either...)

Full Back Squat: 45x10, 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3, 340x3 (felt heavy today, left hip flexor is still botherin me)

DE Box Squat: 275x5, 275x5, 275x5 (all light, felt good)

Full Back Squat warm down: 225x7, 225x7

Romanian Deadlifts (off 4" block): 135x5, 225x5, 315x5, 345x5 (easy, double overhand clean grip)

-my cleans have been real ugly the past few weeks, maybe I just need a break, I was doing well earlier this summer but my rhythm and timing are all off now...

-squats are still being affected by a strained left hip flexor, wont go away..grr

 

[needtogetaas]

kill that shit bro.

 

[BiggT]

Nice pounds on the squats and RDLs......cleans are funny like that, when I have a few sessions where nothing is firing the way I tell it to, I just drop them and do snatches and clean pulls or something, the idea is to still do a quick lift and still pull heavy from the floor, it seems to cure the problem after 2 weeks or so. Sometimes the CNS just has enough of what you're forcing upon it.

 

[ChinkNasty]

yea I've been supplementing my cleans wiht some clean pulling but maybe I should just sub them in instead like u said...I got a question about the cleans biggt, do you jump and drive your feet into the ground hard when u power clean?

 

[BiggT]

yea I've been supplementing my cleans wiht some clean pulling but maybe I should just sub them in instead like u said...I got a question about the cleans biggt, do you jump and drive your feet into the ground hard when u power clean?

Yes, I do, I go onto my toes and stomp my feet into the ground.....you don't HAVE to, and many people clean correctly without stomping their feet, but it seems, for me, when I hear my feet stomp, it is pretty hard to screw up the catch, it keeps me moving fast.

 

[ChinkNasty]

Yes, I do, I go onto my toes and stomp my feet into the ground.....you don't HAVE to, and many people clean correctly without stomping their feet, but it seems, for me, when I hear my feet stomp, it is pretty hard to screw up the catch, it keeps me moving fast.

ok I got ya, I was taught to clean in high school with the stomp and for whatever reason I've phased them out and randomly I've been phasing them in and so I think thats what's screwing wit my motion a little bit, I'm caught in between a stomp and not stomping. I'll stick with the stomp for a while as you make a good point about making the catch easier.