TRANSITION, RECOVERY, AND REST

The 12 week Russian Modified Training Program is over.  Although, the program was extended to 14 weeks, it produced fairly notable results; specifically, I added 10kg to my clean and jerk — increasing from 140kg to 150kg.

However, I wasn’t quite as fortunate with the snatch.  I started the program at 130kg and ended exactly where I started — at 130kg.  I suppose it’s better than regressing but having absolutely no progress is equally demoralizing.  I did have a snatch at 133kg, which I lost after partially standing — it was very close but would have been considered a failed attempt on the competition platform, so I can’t honestly count it.  Thus, the snatches were a bust!

Furthermore, I injured my low back in the process of attempting to establish a new snatch PR, which in hindsight was a very stupid thing to do.  I should have saved the attempts for another day, because I’m unable to train at all now.

Therefore, I plan on taking the next week to recover and rest my back.  The plan is to stay active — maybe workout with weights hovering around 50-60% of my 1RM (much like a deload week) — and prioritize mobility and flexibility prior to the next program.

I haven’t made a definitive decision on my next cycle, but I am leaning towards a shorter cycle of maybe 4-5 weeks.  Until next time — Go add “One More Kilo” to the bar.