Meet Report

[J.L.C.]

Ontario Open 2008

Ate a HUGE breakfast and weighed in at 82.3kg

Snatches

Warmups
Bar Work
40kg x 3
50kg x 3
60kg x 2
70kg x 2
75kg x 1
80kg x 1

Attempts
85kg - Good Lift
88kg - Good Lift
90kg - Good Lift, had to run it out a bit but not bad

Meet PR on the snatches!

Clean & Jerk

Warmups
Bar Work
40kg x 3
50kg x 2
60kg x 2
70kg x 2
80kg x 2
90kg x 1
95kg x 1

Attempts
99kg - Good Lift
105kg - Good Lift, this ties my best split jerk
110kg - Good Lift - 5kg PR!

Resulted in a 200kg total which is a 10kg total PR!

Pulled the 110 way too high as usual and the jerk wasn't pretty - but I got 3 whites!!

Best lifting to date, just a little over my 2 year anniversary.

Much thanks to Madaozeki for ALL the help he's been giving me over the past while

Here are the vids of today's lifts

[madaozeki]

Knew you had it in you! Nailed that 105 jerk, and the 110 would've been identical if you'd gone for it all the way.

(no really, your attempts were EXACTLY what I knew you'd attempt and make, all 6 of 'em)

This'll give you the confidence and spark to achieve bigger and better things! For the time being, enjoy it and congratulations! Awesome work

You peaked perfectly.

Let me know when you're ready for the next program

Oh, and welcome to weightlifting. You certainly look like a weightlifter now!!!

[J.L.C.]

There are some pesky flaws I'm seeing that I really want to work on (there's early arm bend on every pull), and it'd be great to get those cleans under control

But

That's the first time I've ever gone 6/6!!!

I'll be back in the gym on Monday so I'm ready for a new program (or to keep hammering the current one) - whatever you think is best coach!

[RyHam]

That was really cool to watch, especially after watching your progress videos.

I have a question: I noticed you do a substantial number of warmup lifts, going up to about 95% of your first attempt weight. Is this normal? If not, what benefit is there in doing it?

[J.L.C.]

Originally Posted by RyHam

That was really cool to watch, especially after watching your progress videos.

I have a question: I noticed you do a substantial number of warmup lifts, going up to about 95% of your first attempt weight. Is this normal? If not, what benefit is there in doing it?

Everyone has a slightly different approach to warming up. I do a bunch of lighter weights sets to get my joints loosened up and to make sure I'm hitting the positions solidly and consistently.

I make smaller jumps with the heavier weights approaching the openers just so that I'm not 'surprised' by how it feels coming off the floor.

I always battle with my nerves at competitions so I try to keep the warmup routine as close as possible to what I do in my training sessions. The more closely the meet day resembles my training days, the more relaxed and focused I can stay.

The Chinese women at this year's olympics had some insane warmup routines. I read that the 48kg winner did 22 snatch lifts (I think it was 22), including hitting her opener 3 times in the warmup room, before heading out to the platform!

[ArCaNe66]

It was 69 kg female Liu Chunhong who did her opener 120 kg snatch three times in warmup hall before stepping on platform.

[Baker19]

Originally Posted by RyHam

That was really cool to watch, especially after watching your progress videos.

I have a question: I noticed you do a substantial number of warmup lifts, going up to about 95% of your first attempt weight. Is this normal? If not, what benefit is there in doing it?

It's definatly the normal way to warm up..

The way my coach does it is a little differently. The first 5 or 6 sets are done at a really quick pace, and then it slows down significantly and then I go out to the platform.. But my last attempt is 95% plus.

I also usually miss my last attempt in the back but it doesnt make a difference.

Like last meet I went in the back 70, 72miss go out at 76 make it