Friday, October 4, 2013

8th & I

For time (10 minute cap):

15 snatches (105)
18 burpees
12 snatches (125)
18 burpees
9 snatches (145)

Score:  6 snatches at 145 (video)

Notes:  This went about as well as I could've hoped.  I showed significant improvement over last year (1 snatch at 145 in November 2012).  Yet, I can still see some ways to improve.  Snatches were great at 105, but I took a 25-second rest between reps 10 and 11.  Looking back, I definitely could've powered through all 15 reps and then used to burpees to get air.  Snatches were great at 125, too.  However, yet again, I took two 25-second rests.  I think I could go 6 and 6 next time and skip one of the rests entirely.  Snatches at 145 were just plain heavy.  I started having to catch with a wider stance and pressing the bar out of a bit, which I really don't like to get in the habit of doing.  I've improved a ton here, but still don't quite have the power reserves to bang away in the "championship" rounds.  More snatch-specific pulling work will help with this (snatch-grip deadlift, snatch pulls, snatch high-pulls, etc.).  My shoulders are rounding forward a bit, which makes it tougher to get full shoulder extension.  I was very happy with my transition speed (moving right into burpees and then putting the plates on).  My "global" conditioning held up pretty well throughout the entire 10 minutes.  I give this another go in a couple of months.  With a little more aggressiveness in the early stages and just slightly improved strength and conditioning levels, I should be able to finish this one next time well within the time cap.