03/09 Light day, 16kg
warmup + Turkish Get-Ups 2/2
Clean & Press: 2-rung x5
Pullups: 6,5,4 UH 3,2 OH
Snatches: 6/6 x5min

First day back. Used a rosin bag for snatches. Finger grip was better, but it was a "different" strain on calluses. Traction was almost scary. Overall, snatches first day back is probably not ideal; back's a little sore. Everything else felt great.

I'm finding with this volume of presses that ladder 1 is bumpy,...

johnbeamon

I hit six straight weeks of progress, and I need a week to back off. I knew there was a problem when I did a pullup ladder starting at 8 one day and did a "max test" the next day that ended at 6. Focus on complete I-Phase drills, dynamic stretching and plank work, and bonus work like pistols and dead lifts and pumps.

• Presses: 16kg MP 4-rung x 5 (50 reps) with both arms. 16kg TGU 2/2 and progressions. Goblet Squat under control up to 24kg. Knee still noisy, but not in pain.

...

johnbeamon

02/23/10 L
C&P: 5x2-rung
Pullup: 8+6+7+5UH (*1)
Bench Pistols: 3/3x2
SLDL: 5/5x2
Sn: 7/7x5 (*2)

*1 could not finish last rung of 4, and didn't do any OH. Completed 5 straight OH on Sunday, just burnt out today. *2 Did not adhere to strict :30/:30, but completed 5 sets in about 7min with sock gloves.

Kept clean form for presses. Need to practice perfect form on those. I get the feeling I'm training a sort of bent press on the left. ...

johnbeamon

A "grip" problem I've been bothered by since the 01/10/10 HKC is not muscular; it's neural. My left hand's given out 3 times during swings. To test in a way safer than swings, I took a Farmer's Walk with two bells. The tingle at my armpit became a burn in my forearm, then two fingers went numb. Ulnar nerve, definitely. Katie modified my Z-Health routine, and I've scaled back my workout some. Long-cycle C&P, different grip during swings, etc.

02/16 Light day
...

johnbeamon

02/09 Light Day
@16kg, warmup as usual: wall squats, halos
Presses: 5x2-rung
Pullups: 6 to 2 (3 and 2 OH)
Tactical Lunges: 2x3ea
Goblet Squats: 2x5
Snatches: 6/6 6min
Cool down as usual

Threw in lunges and squats for much-needed leg work. 6 straight pullups may be a PR. Working out kinks in snatch, but it's not native yet. 6/6 is not any more productive than 5/5; roll back and fix my form. I should take my time and do progressions with high...

johnbeamon