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had my first meet yesterday, went 5/6, i was hoping to go 85/105 but got 80/102 for total of 182 at 87kg. it turned out to be a new irish u18 record! funny thing is that the lighter weight class is...

friday 5th:
i went to proper weightlifting gym today, it was so much better. everybody got their own platform and the atmosphere was 1000x better. the only problem is it is about a 45 minute train...

sunday 30th
on sunday i felt crap, i had no real motivation to train. i snatched 72.5 and back squatted. i got 130kg for 1 rep and left it that.
after sunday, i took two days off just to rest.
...

saturday 29th
snatches:
77.5kg
failed 80kg

back squats: 130kg
x3 x2 x3

push press:
up to 70kgx2

i got a 102.5kg clean and jerk yesterday. my best snatch is 82.5kg but i've barely been able to get 80kg since i did that. and not any type of competitive lift, but i glute bridged 400 pounds...

friday 28th
snatches: snatches have stalled a little bit over the past few days, just compared to the first couple of weeks.
77.5kg
failed 80kgx2
failed 82.5kgx1

clean and jerks:
got up to...

wednesday 26th
didn't feel good at all today, still a bit sick and just felt tired.
snatches:
70kg. i got this on my second try and it didn't feel good, so i decided to leave full snatches and...

tuesday 25th
couldn't train monday because i had a cold. it's still lingering but it was alright to train.
snatches:
worked up to 65kg. didn't want to go too heavy because my main focus tonight...

sunday 23rd
snatches:
got 80kg on the second attempt.
i went for the new PR with 85kg but failed it 4 times.

clean and jerks:
got up to 97.5kg (new PR)

back squats:
i worked up to a double...

saturday 22nd.
after such a good day snatching on wednesday, today wasn't too good.
i got 77.5kg on the third attempt, i then failed 80kg twice and left it at that.

clean and jerks:
worked up...

Thursday 20th
after not having done glute ham raises for so long, my hamstrings were stiff as anything. i forgot how much they took it out of your hamstrings.
clean and jerks:
got up to 90kg. it...

seriously, the main thing that helped me was just getting proper shoes. i could never catch it low. my first day with shoes, problem fixed. and also when doing warm up sets, increase the weight very...

Wednesday 19th
snatches:
snatches felt great tonight. got the 82.5kg (new PR) quite easily, and i went for the 85kg but ended up failing it twice.i was very close with the first attempt, but after...

tuesday 18th.
decided to push and pull today, just for something different.
bench press:
87.5kg (new PR, heaviest before was 85kg)

deadlifts:
got up to 165kg (new PR, heaviest before was...

monday 17th
clean and jerks:
worked up to 90kg and got it.(when i started this log, i didn't know that you couldn't press it out at the top, i only found out a couple of weeks ago, so that 90 kg...

sunday 16th.
snatches:
worked up to 80kg for an equal PR. failed it three times but got it on the fourth.

front jerks.
worked up to 92.5 for an equal PR. went for the 95kg but i failed it.
...

saturday 15th
wrist is still stiff but it felt alright to do the competitive lifts.
snatches:
i got 77.5kg, that felt pretty good so i went straight for the new PR with 82.5kg. i failed it three...

thursday 13th
wrist is starting to feel a good bit better but it was still a bit sore so i decided to some snatch pulls anyway just to get back into it. i worked up to 80x2 but i started to feel a...

i just take it day by day. i try to snatch at least 5 times a week and i try to jerk at least 5 times a week (it will change to clean and jerk, but right now my clean is quite better than my jerk, so...

No i was doing a jerk in a power rack.i'm not in an oly lifting gym so i didn't have boxes to drop the weights so i had to bring it back down to my shoulders.when i brought it down, i didn't catch it...