Noi, I hadn't. The programme is currently for brute strength, hence the focus on canon lifting with assistance exercises. The Olympic lifts are in there simply to keep the technique in at this point. With roughly an hour for each workout, cranking out the requisite sets with everything else in the programme would be a toughie.
My end objective is to ramp the Olympic lifts and this will probably change in mid-December with my next programme review (December at some point).
Another problem I cause for myself is my insistence on not using straps. When coupled with an inability to drop the bar due to a floating floor and the gym being in the middle of the office building, my chosen approach (no straps) doesn't help.
I've started using a hook grip when straight up grip starts to fail, but it's still not the ultimate answer to the question.
Anyway, DAY 2: glutes and CNS was still fried from yesterday's squatting which wasn't a good thing, however...
- Hang clean (4x3): (40-60-70-80) Happy to find that 80kg went up pretty quickly which is a good sign. Which is interesting because...
- Deadlifts (5-4-3-3): (70-110-140-110-110) These were REALLY hard. Glutes would just not fire for these and it was a massive grind.
- Barbell rows (5-4-3): (80-90-100) first two sets were fine and 100kg was pretty tough on the legs and glutes, but strangely not on the back and arms.
- Bench (5-4-3): (80-85-90x2) These seem really difficult at the moment, but I was realy up for them as they were independent of the legs. The last set collapsed because it just felt HEAVY. Still, it's good that strength is coming back from previous weeks, so I'm happ overall.
Gym was RAMMEd this morning, so no videos. Hopefully a return to pre-lunch training will allow some voyeur vids of shoes vs. no shoes.
Also might mean a bit more rest between sessions, meaning some more interesting lifting. Oh, yeah - here I come.
My end objective is to ramp the Olympic lifts and this will probably change in mid-December with my next programme review (December at some point).
Another problem I cause for myself is my insistence on not using straps. When coupled with an inability to drop the bar due to a floating floor and the gym being in the middle of the office building, my chosen approach (no straps) doesn't help.
I've started using a hook grip when straight up grip starts to fail, but it's still not the ultimate answer to the question.
Anyway, DAY 2: glutes and CNS was still fried from yesterday's squatting which wasn't a good thing, however...
- Hang clean (4x3): (40-60-70-80) Happy to find that 80kg went up pretty quickly which is a good sign. Which is interesting because...
- Deadlifts (5-4-3-3): (70-110-140-110-110) These were REALLY hard. Glutes would just not fire for these and it was a massive grind.
- Barbell rows (5-4-3): (80-90-100) first two sets were fine and 100kg was pretty tough on the legs and glutes, but strangely not on the back and arms.
- Bench (5-4-3): (80-85-90x2) These seem really difficult at the moment, but I was realy up for them as they were independent of the legs. The last set collapsed because it just felt HEAVY. Still, it's good that strength is coming back from previous weeks, so I'm happ overall.
Gym was RAMMEd this morning, so no videos. Hopefully a return to pre-lunch training will allow some voyeur vids of shoes vs. no shoes.
Also might mean a bit more rest between sessions, meaning some more interesting lifting. Oh, yeah - here I come.
