Triskaidekaphobia - Joshua's Training

**Joshua** · 9th March 12, 01:43 PM

Travelling up North for work this weekend until Thursday. Since I'm going to miss my Saturday weightlifting session (St. Pats), I started looking for gyms.

Who knew there was more than one olympic weightlifting gym in the Baltimore/Jessup/Columbia area of Maryland?

So, tomorrow I train a little, and next week (since I'm all alone in a hotel and am choosing not to go out drinking after work) I train a lot.

**Joshua** · 10th March 12, 02:58 PM

Awesome day on powersnatch and squats. I felt like crap, nasty headache and everything felt really heavy - but I still bested my numbers by last week by 5 kilos. I would like to see myself pull a 100kg powersnatch this year.

Powersnatch:
2x3 @ 40kg
1x3 @ 50kg
1x3 @ 55kg
2x2 @ 60kg
1x2 @ 65kg
2x1 @ 70kg
2x1 @ 75kg
2x1 @ 77.5kg/170.5lbs
1x1 @ 80kg/176lbs

Backsquat
1x3 @ 90kg
1x3 @ 105kg
1x2 @ 110kg
1x2 @ 120kg/264lbs
1x2 @ 130kg/286lbs
1x1 @ 140kg/308lbs

Cooldown was quite literal, jumping into a very cold pool for about 15 minutes.

**Alan H** · 11th March 12, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Joshua

Travelling up North for work this weekend until Thursday. Since I'm going to miss my Saturday weightlifting session (St. Pats), I started looking for gyms.

Who knew there was more than one olympic weightlifting gym in the Baltimore/Jessup/Columbia area of Maryland?

So, tomorrow I train a little, and next week (since I'm all alone in a hotel and am choosing not to go out drinking after work) I train a lot.

Might as well put the time to good use!

**Joshua** · 12th March 12, 06:09 PM

I.FOUND.GYM.MECCA

Little gym around Columbia, MD called "the Colosseum". This place has an old York weightlifting bar (like mine) and a full set of Werksan Bumpers.

I must admit, I overdid it. But it was ALOT of fun. I went ahead and paid for a week pass, so now I'm going to have to go back, regardless of how sore I am tomorrow. Finishing off eating grocery store food (chicken, pork pate, and spinach).

Warmup:
Powersnatch + Hang PowerSnatch+ 2 Overhead Squats
2x3 @ 40kg

Powersnatch:
1x3 @ 50kg
1x2 @ 55kg
1x1 @ 60kg
1x3 @ 55kg
1x2 @ 60kg
1x1 @ 65kg

Snatch (Squat Snatch):
2x2 @ 50kg

Power Cleans:
1x3 @ 70kg
1x2 @ 80kg
1x1 @ 90kg
1x1 @ 95kg
1x1 @ 100kg

Clean Pulls
1x5 @ 110kg / 242lbs
1x3 @ 140kg / 308lbs

Front Squats
1x1 @ 100kg / 220lbs
1x1 @ 105kg / 232lbs
1x1 @ 110kg / 242lbs
1x1 @ 120kg / 264lbs

Landmines:
2x6 @ 25kg

Box Jumps:
5 @ 21"
5 @ 24"
5 @ 27"
3 @ 30"
3 @ 33"

In other words... GET SOME!

**Alan H** · 13th March 12, 11:11 AM

Allrighty, then...THAT is a workout!

**Joshua** · 13th March 12, 05:38 PM

I expected to take it easy tonight.

I didn't live up to my expectations - I've really got to fix that weak military press.

Front Squat
3x50kg
3x70kg
3x80kg
3x85kg
3x90kg
2x100kg / 220lbs
2x110kg / 242lbs
2x115kg / 253lbs

Squat Clean
2x70kg
1x80kg
1x85kg
1x90kg

Behind-the-neck jerks
1x50kg
1x90kg
1x100kg / 220lbs
1x110kg / 242lbs
2 misses @ 120kg / 264lbs

Strict Military Press
3x50kg
2x3x60kg / 132lbs

Kettlebell pullthroughs ala Weight For Height
15x20kg / 44lbs

**Alan H** · 18th March 12, 10:37 PM

I wouldn't call that a layoff day!

**Joshua** · 21st March 12, 04:25 PM

Throwing Today

I felt like crap and my throws sucked. And that's all I got to say about that.

14lb stone
23.4'
foul
25.5'
24.3'
25.9'
26.7'
25.9'

42lb WFD
26.8'
22.0'
24.2'
20.10'
21.2
foul

5 42lb weight for height throws (no measurement, just punching the sky)

**o1d_dude** · 21st March 12, 11:40 PM

Sounds like you weren't having fun...

**Alan H** · 22nd March 12, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Joshua

Throwing Today

I felt like crap and my throws sucked. And that's all I got to say about that.

14lb stone
23.4'
foul
25.5'
24.3'
25.9'
26.7'
25.9'

42lb WFD
26.8'
22.0'
24.2'
20.10'
21.2
foul

5 42lb weight for height throws (no measurement, just punching the sky)

Some days you're the bat, some days you're the watermelon.