Tomo's O lifting experinece

[TomoUK]

12/12/06

Snatch

20 x lots

40 x 3
40 x 3

50 x 2
50 x 2

55 x 1

57.5 x 1

60 x miss - arse came upto quick

60 x 1 really easy

62.5 x miss swung it behind

65 x 1

67.5 x 1 PR When i get it right it goes up so easy even in pr territory, just need more consistency

70 x miss

Clean + Jerk

40 x 3 + 3

50 x 2 + 2

60 x 1 + 1

70 x 1 + 1

75 x 1 + miss (made complete mess of the jerk)

75 x 1 + 1

80 x 1 + 1 Pretty easy - left it here

Encouraging session, shoulder seems ok at the moment, touch wood!

Coach wants me starting at 65 and 80 on sat assuming the warm up goes to plan!

 

[TomoUK]

14/12/06

Basically a repeat of my last session, with the exception that i made the 70 kg snatch for a PR,

Overall im really happy with my snatch and clean but my jerk is rubbish due to the fact that ive never been able to practise it consistently becasue of my shoulder. At least Ill be able powerclean my opening lift on sat to accomodate my jerk!

Anyway the aim for sat is snatch 60, 65, 70/72.5, C+J 80, 85, 90

 

[TomoUK]

16/12/06

Empire Sports Olympic Weightlifting Club Xmas Friendly International Competition:

Snatch:

65
70 Miss
70 Miss

C + J:

80
85 Miss
85

150 total @ 78.3 Kgs

Was pretty satisfied with my first competition, lifting in front of 150+ people was quite exhilarating (and nerve racking) and i was seriously relieved when my first snatch went up so easily (end up power snatching it!). I was annoyed that i missed the next 2 tho, they both went up easy i just lost them behind slightly. CJ was ok i was struggling with my shoulder.

I was also pleasantly surprised by my weight, my scales at home must be well out cus i thought i was 83kg! Means i have another 4 or so kilos to play with than i thought.

I learnt a lot from it, main thing was about warming up, i started way too early because i was nervous and wanted to get on with it, but i think i peaked a bit early. I also learnt a lot from the more experienced lifters, noticing how they prepare and take their time between lifts etc.

 

[anotherbutters]

A few competitions like this and you'll soon be used to it and won't be so nervous for when it starts getting harder. It's great that you picked stuff up from the other lifters too.

Great job!

 

[TomoUK]

A few competitions like this and you'll soon be used to it and won't be so nervous for when it starts getting harder. It's great that you picked stuff up from the other lifters too.

Great job!

thanks for the support AB, yeah it was really useful watching some of the others, we have the current british no.1 at our club, always see him in training but seeing him lift in a comp was pretty cool, a couple of the girls lifting (from other clubs) competed in the last commonwealth games too so there was plenty of high quality stuff to watch and learn from.

 

[bigthrower]

You'll be the next Dimas!!!

I once PB'ed on the snatch, and then opened too heavy on the C&J, and bombed out!

I once failed to record a lift another time on the C & J because I had been doing lots of squats,snatchs, cleans and good mornings, and had not bothered to practice the jerk, I easily cleaned my opening C & j, and failed three times to jerk it.

after that my golden rule was deliberately open 10kg below what you think You can lift easily, and your real meet is 2 lifts in snatch, and two lifts in C&J

I snatched 130kg and jerked 165kg at 126kg,
I then started training and did 142.5 kg and 187.5kg at 107.7kg (in the old 108kg class!)

I did Squat bench deadlift all raw in a meet; 320,210,300kg at 109.8kg in the 110kg class in powerlifting, and did 330, 230, and 305 at 118kg in the 125kg class in powerlifting

I recently did my first clean and jerk in five or six years, 170kg, first snatch 120kg so even at 39 there's neural paterns and residual strength.

why am I telling you this, my first clean was 70kg and first snatch 50kg at 87kg many years ago.

good luck.

thanks for the support AB, yeah it was really useful watching some of the others, we have the current british no.1 at our club, always see him in training but seeing him lift in a comp was pretty cool, a couple of the girls lifting (from other clubs) competed in the last commonwealth games too so there was plenty of high quality stuff to watch and learn from.

 

[TomoUK]

thats good to know, thanks for the encouragement big thrower!

 

[super_rice]

hey tom, good job getting the first one out of your system.

i agree- the hardest part is the lead up and the warmup to it. at first it's like you wait forever, then it comes all too fast.

 

[bigthrower]

last two bits of advice from an old warrior, enjoy it, and stick with it, I feel healthy, thank god, at nearly 40. Last lifting session was yesterday, bit sore but happy.
best wishes,
bigthrower.