I went to The Weight Room yesterday, and worked on my jerk and deadlift 1Rm. The Jerk was weak. Even though my press has gone up, my jerk is at 170. I thought it would be a lot higher, but I couldn't seem to keep my elbows locked. Next time, I think a lot of the problem is in the technique.
My deadlift was another story, I pulled 405, my first time at 4 plates. Thought I had some problems with rounding my back a little, and I raised my hips early out of the hole, it felt like I had a lot left in me. I think my goal of 450+ will be coming sooner than I thought.
Other than that, I've been going over some ideas I have on future training cycles. I still want to get my powerlifting goals, but I've been itching to get back into CrossFit. I wonder if I can get where I want while CrossFitting? The deadlift and press are a given in time, especially if I were to do something along the lines of the ME Black box by Coach Rutherford. I think there's still some juice left in those lifts without having to do anything too complex. Beginning my work back into CrossFit doing workouts like Fran (21-15-9 95# thrusters and pull-ups), Diane(21-15-9 225# deadlifts and handstand push-ups), and Elizabeth(21-15-9 135# cleans and ring dips) would certainly boost my pulling and overhead strength. But like I have said before, nothing quite compares with putting a lot of weight on your back and squatting it.
Anyways, I've got 3 weeks left of the Performance Menu Mass Gain cycle. I'm on the strength portion of it, lets see how it goes.
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