225# Snatch 3 - Bear 0

Enjoying the opportunity to sleep in on Good Friday. It's always a good morning when I get to stick around long enough to be there when my wife and kids wake up. Feeling a lot more relaxed than yesterday when I woke up. Picked up a portable STEM machine and had a nice 30 minute session last night to help relax my back a bit. I love that machine! Felt great rolling out of bed.

Even though I felt great, it still doesn't make my warm up any easier. I got into the gym and it took me something around 30 minutes to finally feel comfortable enough to touch a bar. Once I was done feeling old (reminded me of training with my old Coach back when I was 21...all I needed was a heavy dose of Tiger Balm to fill the air) I felt awesome! I was a lot looser than I thought would be possible.

SWOD
Snatch --- 1-1-1-1-1-1-1
PVC pro. - Bar pro. - 95 Snatch + Hang Snatch (2) - 135 - 135 - 155 - 175 - 185 - 195 - 205 - 210 - 225 - 225 - 225
- AARRRGGG! I've attempted 225 in three different sessions since I got 220 last Spring and all 3 times I've failed. Today was the first time I've attempted it without some sort of ailment (back and shoulder issues) and it happened to be the closet I've come yet. It still evades me, but I'm getting closer. Positioning is getting better throughout. Still need to be more consistent on my tempo through my knees. Punch is getting better, but I think that was my fault today. Right arm is strong, but on 3 attempts my left arm couldn't get locked out. Good progress and enough to keep excited about working towards the next time.

Fail #2