LOAD - DAY 2, WEEK 1 (2013FEB13)

Happy Birthday Jared!

Chowing down in KC.

Snatch + Hang Snatch:

50 x 3+3

70 x (1+1)2

80 x 1+1 (2:2:76)

85 x 1+1 (2:4:78)

Snatch + Overhead Squat:

85 x (1+2)3 (9:13:87)

92 x (1+1)4 (8:21:95)

100 x (1+1)4 (8:29:103)

107 x (1+1)2 (4:33:107)

Reverse Back Squat:

20 x bar work

70 x 3

100 x 3

120 x 3/3/3 (9:42:116)

130 x 3 (3:45:119)

* Notes:

- First and foremost, I need to wish my oldest son, Jared, a very Happy Birthday.  He turns 21 today!  I miss you and hope to see you again soon.  Have a tall pint of Guiness for me!

- Rushed to get through the workout today.  Had a few errands to run and tried to get this done before I ran out of time, which I did.  I started off wanting to knock out some snatch + hang snatch complexes but my hand started to tear open again; therefore, I opted to switch over to a complex of snatch + overhead squats.  It went fairly well, but due to time constraints I couldn't push past 85% of my max snatch.  In hindsight, I should have continued with the snatch complex and done the reverse back squats at a later time.

- Speaking of reverse back squats, these little bastards were terribly difficult.  Having to generate enough force to break the bar off the rack pins took every ounce of energy I could muster.  Furthermore, I found myself wanting to shift my weight forward (onto the ball of my feet) in an attempt to dynamically start the lift -- bad freaking idea as it placed too much stress on the low back.  After reexamining my stance and general position under the bar, I focused on driving my heels down into the floor while lifting up my chest -- it worked wonders, as it enabled me to complete 130kg x 3.  If I had more time, I would have pressed on with higher weights but maybe this is a blessing in disguise?