Events 9.6.03 - Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta

[Cuthbert]

More PRs today

OHP - BB Push Press/Jerk

Push Press
155x5
185x5
205x5

Jerk
225x3 PR!
235x2 PR!
245x1 PR!
255x1 PR!

300 WILL fall eventually... I think I may have been able to go higher... but I was tired

Followed up with some grip work: COC closes/negatives, pinch grip, and herc hold.

Conan's Wheel (on yoke)
465x80 feet... I pussed out on this one

Atlas Stones

I will preface this by saying that we weighed our stones; what we previously thought to weigh 308 is actually 286, and we got a few heavier ones that we needed to weigh as well.

175 to 48"
210 to 48"
286 to 40" PR!!! I have been working on this one for 6 months now...
185 to 56"
210 to 48"
245 to 56" PR!!! missed this last week.


All in all... a strong workout (minus conan's wheel, lol)... I feel beat, but very good.

Thanks for reading

Cuthbert

 

[revexrevex]

How did you learn form on the jerk? DId you practice with lighter weights before? Damn awesome

 

[Zander1983]

Gangsta? That jerk is damn gansta

 

[Cuthbert]

How did you learn form on the jerk? DId you practice with lighter weights before? Damn awesome

Honestly.... the jerk came pretty naturally. I started learning the power jerk by doing a push press, but spreading my legs apart to lower my range of motion a bit.... we call it a 'spread jerk' if that makes sense.

From there, I focused on bending the knees a bit, and developed a pretty decent power jerk. Shortly after, I started doing a split jerk... which felt COMPLETELY natural to me.

I wish I could be more help... but the movement just felt very natural from the start.

Cuthbert

 

[Cuthbert]

Gangsta? That jerk is damn gansta

lol... thanks.

 

[revexrevex]

So you did it split jerk style? Pretty impressive

 

[Lord_Suston]

nice work man; I could never get the feel of the jerk. how does the lifts compared, pushpress vs. jerk??? speed, amount of weight, comfortability

 

[b fold the truth]

Nice job!!!!

Did you weigh the other stones too?

B True

 

[Cuthbert]

nice work man; I could never get the feel of the jerk. how does the lifts compared, pushpress vs. jerk??? speed, amount of weight, comfortability

Overall... I don't think there is any comparison between my push press and jerk. I may be able to push press 225... but I don't know. I feel like I have a lot more explosiveness while performing a jerk, maybe it's because I know I'm dropping under it .

Besides... I'm at the point where it's instinctive to drop under anything i use leg drive on... so I don't push press as much anymore.

I guess I'm lucky in that the jerk feels completely natural... more so than the push press.


and yes revex, it was done split jerk style.

Cuthbert

 

[Cuthbert]

Nice job!!!!

Did you weigh the other stones too?

B True

Yeah; the three we got from Steve are 308, 325, and 335... we were told they were a LOT heavier... like 350 and up.

I guess it's ironic that we lose a 308... and gain another

Cuthbert