8 Sets of: 3 Clean & Jerks in 3 Minutes

Last time I did this workout, I lifted 125lbs. Deciding to up the ante, I went for 135lbs. to my surprise, it didn’t seem as heavy as I had expected. Next time – heavier!

WOD
3 clean and jerk every 3:00 for 8 rounds.
Choose one weight and stay with it all 8 rounds.

My weight: 135lbs

Sydney Olympics Weightlifting 105+kg [...]

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Power Clean and Jerk 225

dis is my cuz liftin 225 pounds!

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The Clean and Jerk

Today I did some work on the clean and jerk. I’ve been working with Mark on the “hip pop” which is the explosive second stage of the lift, just as the barbell clears the knees.

I need to focus on the beginning of the lift so that the tension on the barbell is such that if [...]

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Jumping rope trips me up…

…literally. For some reason, I couldn’t keep up a good pace today, getting tripped up with the jump rope every 5 or 10 reps. One more thing to work on!!

Workout of the day:

21 power cleans @ 115#
50 double unders (or 150 singles)
15 squat cleans @ 115#
75 double unders (225)
9 clean and jerk @ 115#
100 double unders [...]

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Workout of the Day – September 25, 2008

Am I sore from yesterday's workout!! All those pullups and situps and squats and pushups!! It's enough to make me want to go back to step aerobics class!!

This morning's workout was no easier. There is no name for it. Maybe I'll call it, "Near Death Experience, 9/25/08."

Warmup (same as yesterday):
10 Pullups
15 Pushups
20 Air squats
Row 500 meters

Workout of the day:
3 rounds for time of:
12 Pull-ups
20 Double KB clean and jerk
15 Double KB squats
20 KB snatch each arm
10 Knee to elbows

Used a 26# KB as I only had 4 hours of sleep and was still very sore from yesterday's workout.

Time: 25:48

Video: Knees to Elbow

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