The 2014 Worlds Masters Weightlifting Championships (Athlete Journal 53)
Everybody has their trials and tribulation stories of traveling. Mine are no different. So we won’t bother expanding on that. Everybody has their trials and
Everybody has their trials and tribulation stories of traveling. Mine are no different. So we won’t bother expanding on that. Everybody has their trials and
These were my last few weeks of training before heading off to Copenhagen for the 2014 Worlds Masters Weightlifting Championships. Monday I found myself very
Monday I started the week with an upper body circuit. I used 130lb for military presses, 140lb for inclines, 150lb for narrow grip pulls, and
Sunday My hand was still in bad shape, so Sunday was a repeat of Saturday. Monday The swelling was starting to come down and mobility
Sunday My body weight was solid at 187lbs. My program had me doing snatch work, starting with pulls off the blocks and the bar at
Overall this was a much better week. I’m feeling a little more optimistic. Saturday I took my time with my warm up. I was doing power work
I started preps for World Championships on August 3, 2014. I have a few concerns, the major one being I am working on fixing my
Saturday: Speed Snatch Day One week until competition. My wrist was feeling not so bad today, and the lump was diminishing. Speed snatch: 50kg for
Saturday: Snatch Day Today was speed snatch again, and my wrist was worse than last week. I tried to work my warm-up magic. Speed snatch:
Saturday: Snatch Day My left wrist was a little tender so I decided to take it very cautiously. Speed snatch: 40kg for 2 sets of
Saturday Speed snatch: 50kg for 2 sets of 5 70 for 1 set of 5 80 for 1 set of 5 The weights were starting
Saturday Saturday’s workout was clean and jerks. I started with: Speed clean and jerk: 50kg x 5 reps Speed cleans 1 jerk: 2 sets 4
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