Jim vs. Clean & Jerk, Clean Pull, Back Squat

I actually got a stitch in my side during my warm-ups today. I’ve been gone too much, too long.

Clean and jerk
125 x 1
145 x 1

Clean pulls
135 x 2
145 x 2

Back squats
145 x 5
165 x 5
185 x 5

Went heavier for the C&Js and the back squats, lighter for the clean pulls. They all felt better for it, and the pulls also benefited from my willingness to just drop the weight after each rep.

But seriously: six workouts this month. Not quite as bad as last June, but it means in the first two months of 2012 I’ve only worked out 19 times. I’ve managed 18 workouts in a single month twice in the last year.

So I know damn well I can do better.

Jim vs. Push Jerk, Push Press, Overhead Squat

And then I got sick and missed twelve days of workouts. Awesome. Been a while since it happened — by which I mean, like two weeks — and I’m still always frustrated when it does. Got back into it today, tho.

Push jerk
125 x 1
145 x 1

Push press
115 x 2
125 x 2

Overhead squat
100 x 3
110 x 3

I did what was practically the bare minimum number of sets today, but I did push all the weights up from the last time I did this workout. So there’s that.

As it is, though, if I get in once more before the end of the month, February will have included an absolutely pathetic six workouts. Yeah, there was travel, and two bouts of sickness… but still. That sucks.

Jim vs. Snatch, Snatch Pull, Front Squat

More barbells, which I gotta say I like.

Snatch
95 x 1
105 x 1

Snatch pull
115 x 2
125 x 2

Front squat
165 x 3
185 x 3

What else is there to say?

Jim vs. Many Pushups

I know I just did this one, but travel is travel.

Three rounds for quality:
Push-ups x 10
Wide push-ups x 10
Lateral push-ups x 10
Narrow push-ups x 10
V-ups x 30

Instead of the two minutes rest between rounds, I just packed.

Jim vs. Clean & Jerk, Clean Pull, Back Squat

Day 3!

Clean and jerk
115 x 1
135 x 1

Clean pulls
145 x 2
155 x 2

Back squats
135 x 5
155 x 5
175 x 5

Good one. The clean pulls were tougher than expected, but everything else felt strong. I like this program, but I don’t think I’ll be doing all three days each week; I need more metcon. So I’ll probably do two days per week, cycling through 1-2, 3-1, 2-3.

Jim vs. Push Jerk, Push Press, and Overhead Squat

Well, it was inevitable: I went home sick last Tuesday, and that kept me from working out for a solid week. Made it back into today and did Day 2 of tMBPitW… but went kind of light with it.

Push jerk
115 x 1
135 x 1

Push press
105 x 2
115 x 2

Overhead squat
95 x 3
105 x 3

Light or not, I was sweating before I was halfway through. I seem to have at least learned to ease back in after an illness. Overall things felt OK: the OHSs were tough, but the jerks felt very strong. The Vibrams seem to help with the pop on the Oly lifts, somehow.

I’ll probably get in Day 3 this week… then I’m traveling again.