Topic: The Road to a 181KG Clean and Jerk

[Justin Ott]

Feb 8
after yesterdays hard work out my knee actually feels better
in pounds today
warmup
snatch
barx5
95x5
135x5
145x4
155x3
160x2
165x1x4
(getting the hang of going real low on the snatch)
C&J
95x1+3
135x1+3
150x1+3
170x1+3
185x1+2
195x1+2
205x1+1
215x1+1
(cleans are feeling great, getting nice and deep)

[Justin Ott]

Feb9
in pounds
warmup
snatch
barx5
95x5
135x4
150x4
160x3
165x3
170x1x4
C&J
135x1+3
150x1+3
160x1+3
170x1+2
185x1+2
205x1+2
215x1+1
225x1+1
Front squat
135x3
150x3
170x3
185x3
225x3
235x3x6

knee feels better, snatches are deep, cleans are deep, jerks are strong. All is well. I am loving lifting and having a great time. There was a time when I thought I would never catch on to the full technique and now it is rewarding to see the technique coming along.

[Justin Ott]

Feb 10
in pounds
warmup
snatch
barx4
95x5
135x4
150x3
160x2 (miss, got under them but must be tired from yesterday becuase I couldnt stand up with it overhead)
C&J
135x1+3
185x1+2
205x1+1
225x1+1(I power cleaned this one, I dont know why but i did)
back squats
205x5
225x5
245x5
265x5
295x5
stretching.

[Justin Ott]

Feb12
still sore and tired so light and quick today
in pounds
warmup
95x5
135x4
145x4
C&J
145x3+3
185x3+3
205x3+2
225x3+1
stretching

[Justin Ott]

Feb 16th
in Kilo's
warm up
snatch
40x4
50x4
63x2
72x2
77.5x1 power snatch and 2 deep catches but no stand up
C&J
45x1+3
55x1+3
66x1+3
77x1+2
90x1+1
100x1+1
Clean Pull
77x3
90x3
100x3
110x3x3
Front Squats
55x5
66x5
77x5
90x3
100x3
110x3

[Justin Ott]

Feb21
in kilo's
warmup
snatch
barx5
40x5
45x5
52.5x4
63x4
72x3 (2 catch and misses and 1 successful deep snatch)
77.5x1x3 (power snatches, cant catch the heavier weights deep, yet)
C&J
45x2+3
55x1+3
66x1+3
77.5x1+2
90x1+1
95x1+1
clean pull
80x3
90x3
100x3
110x3
front squat
66x5
77x5
90x3
100x3
110x3x5

[Justin Ott]

Feb22
in kilo's
warmup
snatch
barx5
45x5
50x4
60x3
72x2
77.5x2 (one miss, my problem is not catching the bar far enough back)
C&J
50x2+3
67x1+3
78x1+2
90x2+1
95x1+1
snatch pull
95x3
105x3
Back squats
90x5
105x5
110x5
117x5
125x5
strecthing

[Justin Ott]

Feb 23
warmup
in kilo's
snatch pulls
61x5
102x5
107x5
110x5
C&J
61x1+3
70x1+2
Cheap barbell collars broke :( so workout ended. Time to order a decent bar from Pendlay