Double session

A great nights sleep .. yes! Weight: 176 lbs. All the extra grub yesterday got my weight back where is should be, any less and I feel weak. Although my right elbow was sore from my silly over-doing of the pinch grip training, after a long Z drill session and they were feeling much better.

Z-Health R-Phase and some Neural Warm-up Level 2

24kg 20 Two-hand swings

Sumo DL Linear PTTP Cycle: (lbs)
Day 4: 160 x 5, 145 x 5

I'm sticking with barefoot. These were no sweat. I know this is the easy part of the cycle but I'm still happy as my back is fine with the Sumo style.

I tried an RKC style snatch test with my weak left side first. After 15 reps and I totally ran out of gas and had to stop. So I rested for a bit and then tried my right side.

24kg snatch:
1 x 15 left
1 x 25 right
1 x 5/5
3 x (5 x 5/5 @ 1set/min) 6 mins rest between every 5 sets.
Total: 200 reps

My left hand has developed some painful blisters in the palm area. I addressed this later in the evening after watching the 2nd DVD of the Brett Jones, Sr RKC, KB Basics. This DVD focused on grind and core lifts: windmill, TGU, MP, Front Squat, Single leg DL. Its impossible for me watch a DVD as good as this without lifting along:

24kg 4 x 3/3 Windmill
24kg 1/4, 1/5 MP left/right
24kg 2 x 1 Seated MP right side
16kg 2 x 1 Seated MP left side
32kg 1 x 2/1 TGU

MP ladders with 16kg left and 24 kg right:
3 x 1,2,3,4,5

Double 32kg 1 x 3 Double clean
Double 24kg 1 x 2 Hardstyle LCCJ
Double 24kg 1 x 1 Thruster

I was up for some late night snatch action. After the 1st set, my left hand blisters were really painful. I tried using my fingerless work gloves and that helped a lot although snatch was a little more difficult:

24kg Snatches:
1 x 7/6
1 x 12/10
Ladder R/L 1,2,3,4,5
Total reps = 65

50000 Snatch Race Total = 1080 pts

Wow! I passed the 2 percent mark.

Total volume for the day: 22518 lbs

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Diet and Nutrition Log

Breakfast:
1 bowl of Kitchari with sweet potato, and Green Gram Curry
2 cups of coffee with tbs of 1/2 and 1/2
2 dates

Morning Snack:
1 small handful of roasted almonds
1 Whey Protein shake with 4 oz Kefir

Lunch:
1 bowl Chinese 4 Season green beans with white rice
2 Fortune cookies
1 large orange

Afternoon Snack:
4 Dates
3 small handful of roasted almonds

Dinner:
1 bowl of brown rice with sweet potato and green beans
1 bowl of Green Gram Curry
1 small piece of pie
2 scoops of ice cream