Ooooh... new training block time.
Had a chat with the coach, today, about both programme and objectives and - despite my wish to compete in the 105kg category - his perspective is that I started training too late in my life and - as such - have the wrong type of training objectives (Olympic lifting goodness) to get to 105kg without significant compromises in terms of:
1) Overall mobility;
2) Competing against guys who have been training for a lot longer than me (and gone up through 85-94-105 categories);
3) Guys who are a lot stronger than I will ever be.
He is of the opinion that - over the next few months - I should not have any trouble dropping down to a working weight of 88-ish kg to compete in the 85kg category. This would require serious dietary management (something I'm not used to) and focussed training and recovery, as I don't deal well with calorie deficits.
I'm a bit disappointed with this if I'm honest, but I know it makes more logical sense than trying to bulk on my current training regime (power-strength vs. mass). I'm carrying around 15% BF at the moment, so assuming I get to 8%-ish, that's 7kg off. Further down the line, if I manage a clean bulk with my current training, then the 94s might be an option, but I don't have 10-15 years to go at this like proper lifters.
Right. So what does this training block look like?
DAY 1
Power clean from hip (3*2-5)
Hang clean (4*2-5)
Clean (4*2-5)
Jerk (3*2-5)
DAY 2
Front squat (5-2-1-2-3-3)
Overhead squat (4-4-3-3)
DBSS (4-4-3-3)
DAY 3
Power snatch from hip (3*5)
Hang snatch (4*2-5)
Snatch (3*2-5)
Snatch balance (3*2-5)
DAY 4
Pull ups (5*5) with DB bench (5*5)
Close grip lat pull down (5*5) with floor press (4*5)
Standing military press (4*5)
DAY 5
Front squat ((5-2-1-2-3-3)
Single leg squat (4-4-3-3)
Reverse lunge (4-4-3-3)
I'll shuffle the days around so I start on Day " tomorrow, and see how much pain I'm in...
This will be amusing...
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