Fitness - 1 Rep Max Snatch PR & 1 Rep Max Clean & Jerk PR - 4/10

To round out this de-loading week I got after some serious strength work. I really wanted to find out where some of my olympic lifts were at so I set my sights on new PR's in both the snatch and the clean & jerk

Snatch: Work up to 1 rep max
1x1 - 100 Kg (220.5#)
1x1 - 105 Kg (231.5#)
1x1 - 107 Kg (235.9#)

I am totally stoked on these numbers. I used to struggle with 90 Kg, this was a massive effort. I had the whole gym behind me and It was an awesome feeling when I nailed it. Scott gave me a ton of coaching throughout the session and helped a great deal.

I failed at 105 Kg once before getting it the second try and I failed at 107 Kg twice before getting it on the third, I was riding pretty high after I stood it up.

Clean & Jerk: Work up to 1 rep max
1x1 - 120 Kg (264.5#)
1x1 - 125 Kg (275.6#)
1x1 - 128 Kg (282.2#)

Calories burned during snatches and clean & jerks: 599

I feel great about this effort as well. I feel like I had a little more in the tank and could have gotten 130 or 131 Kg's but i didn't want to push it. I wanted to end the day on a good note with a successful lift. Plus, I was spent after the kettle bell work and all the snatches. My shoulders were feeling it pretty tough.

I failed at 128 before getting it the second time. It was a matter of not driving the jerk hard enough and then not getting underneath it deep enough. I felt really good on the cleans though, which I expected. My 1 rep clean max is currently 141 Kg.