Saturday, May 22, 2010

A slightly better training week

I still seem to have a bit of remnants of the cold from last week but not enough to interfere much with training. My training this week went like this:

2010-05-17

Warm up

2x20kg Jerk: 3 x 1 min on / 1 min off @ 8rpm

2x20kg Jerk: 2 x 1 min on / 1 min off @ 6rpm

16kg Snatch: 4 minutes @ 14rpm

Body weight work

2010-05-18

Warm up

2x20kg Jerk: 3 minutes @ 6rpm

16kg Snatch: 5 minutes @ 14rpm

Body weight work

2010-05-19

Warm up

2x20kg Jerk: 2 minutes @ 7rpm

2x20kg Jerk: 2 minutes @ 7 rpm

16kg Snatch: 5 minutes @ 14rpm

Body weight work

2010-05-20

Warm up

2x20kg Jerk: 2 minutes @ 8rpm

16kg Snatch: 4 minutes @ 14rpm

20kg Swing: 20/20

Body weight work

2010-05-22

Warm up

2x20kg Jerk: 3 x 1 min on / 1 min off @ 8rpm

2x20kg Jerk: 2 minutes @ 6rpm

16kg Snatch: 5 minutes @ 14rpm

Body weight work

I guess I’m starting to understand what Cate Imes means when she refers to getting “comfortable with discomfort.” GS really is about learning to deal with discomfort by being mentally calm and physically as relaxed as possible. I am starting to learn how to remain comfortable with the snatch sets but the Jerks will definitely take more time. Luckily GS can be a life-long pursuit so there is no rush.

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