Tomo's O lifting experinece

[TomoUK]

18/11/06

Had a light session with lots of reps today, just trying to work on my speed and get used to using straps as my hands are a mess at the moment!

Power Snatch

40 x 3
40 x 3
40 x 3
40 x 3
40 x 3

50 x 3
50 x 3
50 x 3

50 x 2
50 x 2
50 x 2

Power Clean + Jerk

50 x 3 + 1
50 x 3 + 1
50 x 3 + 1
50 x 3 + 1
50 x 3 + 1

60 x 2 + 2 (right shoulder felt a bit tight a nd inflamed again)
60 x 2 + 2
60 x 2 + 2

Back Squat:

40 x 5

60 x 5

80 x 3
80 x 3

100 x 2

110 x 1
110 x 1

80 x 3
60 x 5
40 x 7

 

[TomoUK]

22/11/06

Power Snatch:

40 x 3 (swinging a bit)
40 x 3

50 x 2
50 x 2

55 x 2

57.5 x 2 (missed 2nd)

57.5 x 1

60 x 0 (didnt stay over the bar long enough)

60 x 1 PR

62.5 x 1 didnt pull high enough - turned into a squat snatch

Power Clean:

50 x 3
50 x 3

60 x 3

70 x 2

75 x 2

80 x 1

82.5 x 1

85 x 1 PR

87.5 x 1 again didnt pull high enough - turned into a squat clean

Back Squat:

50 x 5
70 x 5

90 x 3

100 x 2
100 x 2

110 x 1
115 x 1

90 x 3

Good session, pr's on both power snatch and power clean, spend a fair amount of the session with the head coach and he seemed pretty pleased with me so im happy!

looking at 70 & 90 for comp in december

 

[bigthrower]

GOOD, and i'll bet you are starting to feel stronger as well, just keep it simple, and keep at it. The Drechsler book is great, and great for any strength sport.

22/11/06

Power Snatch:

40 x 3 (swinging a bit)
40 x 3

50 x 2
50 x 2

55 x 2

57.5 x 2 (missed 2nd)

57.5 x 1

60 x 0 (didnt stay over the bar long enough)

60 x 1 PR

62.5 x 1 didnt pull high enough - turned into a squat snatch

Power Clean:

50 x 3
50 x 3

60 x 3

70 x 2

75 x 2

80 x 1

82.5 x 1

85 x 1 PR

87.5 x 1 again didnt pull high enough - turned into a squat clean

Back Squat:

50 x 5
70 x 5

90 x 3

100 x 2
100 x 2

110 x 1
115 x 1

90 x 3

Good session, pr's on both power snatch and power clean, spend a fair amount of the session with the head coach and he seemed pretty pleased with me so im happy!

looking at 70 & 90 for comp in december

 

[TomoUK]

24/11/06

had to abort todays session, started doing clean + jerk, got to 70 kgs when my shoulder became so painful i had to settle for squatting. But, as i powercleaned the bar up so i could put it on the rack i got really dizzy and didnt know where i was for a few seconds. would have fallen over had i not been clingin to the rack! i guess this was related to the shoulder problem.

Im worried now because ive seen 2 diff physio's and the problem still keeps coming back, may get my shoulder scanned to see whats going on in there.

 

[TomoUK]

29/11/06

just to update my situation, i went to a shoulder specialist who told me i have tendinitis in my shoulder (he says its a common weightlifting injury), anyway he gave me a cortisone shot and told me to rest it for 2 weeks.

I told my coach this and he said he will sort out a leg strength program to get on with while i recover, apparently i cant even squat for the 1st week which is annoying.

 

[TomoUK]

The last 3 sessions i have been doing BW leg strength work which included alot of One Legs squats, lunges etc but now i am allowed to have weight on my shoulders again;

07/12/06

Back Squats:

40 x 5

50 x 5

60 x 5

70 x 5

90 x 3

100 x 2
100 x 2
100 x 2
100 x 2
100 x 2

90 x 3
70 x 5
50 x 7

Lunges

20 x 5 (Each leg)

40 x 5
40 x 5
40 x 5

BW Hamstring Exercise to which i cant remember the name:

5 sets of 7

Hyperextentions:

BW x 6
BW x 6
BW x 6
BW x 6
BW x 6

On sat i will do some light c+j and snatches, hopefully if the shoulders fine i can then train properly the following week and lift in our xmas comp on the 16th

 

[TomoUK]

10/12/06

First attempt at anything involving my shoulders since the injection so kept today gentle

Power Snatch + Overhead Squats

20 x lots

40 x 3 + 3
40 x 3 + 3
40 x 3

45 x 3 + 3
45 x 3 + 3

50 x 3 + 3
50 x 3

Power Clean

50 x 3
50 x 3
50 x 3

60 x 3
60 x 3

70 x 3
70 x 3

Power Jerks

30 x 3
30 x 3

40 x 3
40 x 3

50 x 3
50 x 3

60 x 3

Back Squats

50 x 5
60 x 5
80 x 3

102.5 x 2
102.5 x 2
102.5 x 2
102.5 x 2
102.5 x 2

60 x 8

Shoulder felt fine, hopefully it will in the morning as well - Heavy on tues if all is well

 

[anotherbutters]

Great journal! It's good to read someone's experience with the oly lifts from never having done them before.

Hope the shoulder stays fine.

 

[TomoUK]

Great journal! It's good to read someone's experience with the oly lifts from never having done them before.

Hope the shoulder stays fine.

glad you enjoyed, whats happening with your training? i noticed you havent had a journal running for a while.

 

[anotherbutters]

Yeah, I've made little progress this year because of injuries and not knowing how to fix them (took me 6 months before I went to a physio, who fixed everything). And then I took a couple of months off for holidays... But everything's alright now and I'm training harder than ever, in yet another come-back. I ought to be close to PRs in Jan, so I'll probably start another journal then.