Time is slipping away. The competition is 3 weeks away.
Snatch heavy single - 39kg. Felt off today.
Snatch balance - 3 sets of 2 - Went up to 27kg. I have lost ALL confidence on these for some reason. Neil mentioned that you should be able to snatch balance as much as you can snatch. And on the first day I tried these, I thought they were easy. I'm not sure what has happened, because I would take the bar off the rack and just stand there frozen. My body would not allow me to drop down into a squat. It felt like jumping off a cliff.
Back squat - 5 sets of 3 - Went up to 61kg.
Tuesday is C+ J day. My jerk is awful. I really want to spend time working on my speed, confidence and positions. I think I may rack the bar and do a jerk ladder instead of just cleaning it up every time.
My original "low" goal was to snatch 40 and C+J 55. I'm letting the 55kg goal go. I performed a very messy 54kg, but I'm not sure if I can repeat it. At this point, I want to focus on hammering home 40 & 50 to make sure I can confidently hit those weights at the competition.
Some days are just off. Try not to worry too much about it. I also struggle a lot with the jerk. Two things one of my fellow cross fitters recently told me for the jerk was:
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2. Try to move your front foot to the very front corner of the platform on the jerk. That will help you get lower underneath the bar so you can lock out quickly.
Hope those help! I'm so excited to come watch you lift!!!! :)