RUSSIAN MODIFIED TRAINING - DAY 1B, WEEK 8 (2013APR25)

Taking 170kg for a ride!

Back Squat:
20 x (5)2
70 x 5
95 x 3
115 x 3 (3:3:45)
125 x 3 (3:6:48)
140 x 3 (3:9:51)
155 x 3 (3:12:54)
160 x 3 (3:15:57)
165 x 3 (3:18:60)
170 x (3)2 (6:24:66)
170 x 1 (1:25:67)
170 x 2 (1:27:69)

Push Press:
20 x (5)2
70 x 3 (3:30:72)
80 x 3 (3:33:75)
95 x 3 (3:36:78)
100 x 3 (3:39:81)
110 x 1 (1:40:82)
120 x 1 (1:41:83)
130 x F (1:42:84)
128 x F (1:43:85)
126 x F (1:44:86)

Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Press:
70 x 3
82 x 3 (3:47:89)
90 x 3 (3:50:92)
97 x 3 (3:53:95)

* Notes:

- Super workout.  Hell-a-lot better than yesterday's blunder.  I was a little apprehensive about the back squats as 170kg is 90% of my 1RM, but I managed to push through them without much trouble.  However, I did get hung up on my last set of 170kg was only able to squeeze out 1 rep before having to rack the bar -- I believe my feet weren't positioned properly and the lift felt a zillion times heavier than normal.  After readjusting the feet, I was able to comfortably knock out the last two reps without any problems.

- Push presses were manageable and after finishing my prescribed sets up to 100kg, I decided to push further to attempt a new PR.  That never materialized but I'm becoming more comfortable attacking 120kg with success.  130kg was a little to ambitious and each subsequent attempt was lackluster.  There's always another day.

- I included behind the neck snatch grip push presses to hopefully address my weak reception issue in the snatch.  The movement was fairly easy until I started with 97kg.  Even though the movement is extremely short, it places a considerable amount of stress on my wrists, which I may have strained from yesterday's snatch debacle.  Nevertheless, I plan on including this particular exercise more often into my training regimen with the thoughts of correcting the snatch weakness.