SHORTY

New Snatch PR of 135# ! Old PR was 131# or 132# And this time I actually got underneath it, i did take a few tries but I got it. Only 100 more pounds for body weight snatch. ha! Unfortunately. between this, some slight soreness from Monday's deadlifts and that mornings massage I only got 155# in the clean and jerk. I cleaned 165#, but was just plain ol' shot after that. The jerk was just not flowing. So I called it early. Next time I would like to get 180# or 185!# Wishful thinking :)

I'm still running around busy as usual and not really training. I have been having trouble in my front squats. The right side of my back feels like its about to blow when I hit 195# in sets of three. The first one goes alright but the next two are frightening. I haven't gone up in weight for fear I will really pull something. Plus its really hard! I am pretty sure I have done over 205# for three to five. But I also thought that was on vimeo but I guess that was only like 165# or 175# so maybe I really haven't done sets at 205. Hmmm. I set a max pullup record. Old record was like 11 or 12, got 16 the other day. I think I could have done more if I regripped a little better but I lost it and fell off. I am still horrible at pullups. And finally I attempted "Fran" today (21-15-9 reps of 65# thrusters and pullps for time) I was dreading this. I can't even remember the last time I did this I think it has been over 6 months but I know my time was 6:46. I was hop

So much has been going on! Its been so busy its hard to even workout! Some highlights over the last three months are: Lost ring dip all together, due to some shoulder issues. :( Attended a CrossFit Kids Cert in Ramona California in August. Completed "Grace" as Rx'd (30 clean and jerks for time usi ng 135#) in 6min 27 sec. I want sub six next time! Quit working for Farmers Ins, should have done that long ago! Attended CrossFit Nutrition Cert with Robb Wolf here in town. Learned a lot! Started a personal Paleo diet challenge due to Nutrition Cert. Attended my first Olympic lifting meet in October (unsanctioned)! Setting a PR in the Snatch at 60 kgs or 132# (I totally power snatched it too! oops). Previously was 115#, I hadn't gone up in weight one because I don't practice very much and two I know I can power snatch it, it is catching it in the full squat I haven't figured out yet. I also set a PR in the Clean and Jerk with 80kg or 176#.