Week ending September 18, 2009.

Work hours: 80

Diet: Declining somewhat - fat and protein are eaten whenever possible, but carb (including refined ones) consumption is going up as well. Weight is going up, which is a goal, but it's likely not the sort of mass I want.

Past workouts:

Thursday:

Power clean + clean - 175lb x 4

Snatch balance - 125 x 3 x 2. 135 x 3 x 2, 145 x 3

Push Press - 135 x 5 x 5

Friday:

2-position snatch - 135lb x 2 sets, 145 x 2 sets

Snatch pull - 165 x 5 x 5

Snatch push press - 115 x 5 x 5

Receiving the snatch on Friday was very weak; missed about half of the full snatches. Consciously doing an aggressive punch during the third pull helped, but it seems to be mainly caused by being "soft" in the squat. This will be worked on at a later time.

September 15, 2009

Coming off a productive weekend attending the USAW Club Coach Cert:

Physical state: Rested, 3-day weekend spent in NC

Diet: Binge eating means that I have been able to put on some weight, but it is fast coming off

Workout:

Power Snatch & Snatch - 135lb x 4

Jerk - 175lb x 3 x 5

Clean Pull - 205lb x 5 x 5

Back Squat - 225 x 3, 225 x 5 x 3

Metcon - Pull-up ladder, progress per minute

Notes:

Workout overall felt good. Will likely continue to follow p-menu for a while, but having attended the cert and now working with fellow coaches in DC means that I will likely try to begin my own programming, looking towards the Baltimore Open in January 2010. Goals: 100kg snatch, 120kg clean and jerk.