“Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you.” ~ Zig Ziglar Prior to training for rank III biathlon and the Vegas Classic, I had finished Level 20 of the Fitness Protocol with the 16 kg kettlebell in July, and had been training the jerk and longcycle with…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, no athletes were stirring, not even a mouse; the platforms were packed in storage with care, the buckets were sealed, no chalk dust in air; The lifters were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of kettlebells danced in their heads; And mamma in…
“High expectations are the key to everything.”~ Sam Walton Friday Jerk Training I decided to finish out this week’s training by increasing the length of my jerk sets by one minute, and to raise the weight of my lockout and rack holds. I warmed up with my usual joint mobility stuff and some jump rope…
I’ve been doing double jerks on Mondays, but without a proper warmup. I therefore began my workout with a couple sets of double jerks with my 12 kg bells. I concentrated on the first and second dip, as well as the rack, getting my muscles used to the movement and my mind into exercise and out of the external crap.
I was lazy and skipped my workout Friday. I had planned on Long Cycle Clean and Jerk practice but got busy with things around the house. Some things are just more important than others. My plan for 2009 is to make rank in the WKC system, level VII at a minimum. I’m not in a…
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