Monday, August 3, 2015

Elizabeth

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  1. JustinAugust 3, 2015 at 8:12 AM

    8:28 full squat clean PR! Very stoked about that one.

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  2. Craig FletcherAugust 3, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    Damn I sucked! 10:25 RX'd with full squat cleans. Weak sauce. On 1/20/12 I did it in 9:37. Too much standing around and not enough mental toughness on the squats. Drank 4 beers last night and had plenty Saturday night too, and went to see Motley Crue Friday night. That never helps.

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  3. UnknownAugust 3, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    Well, now after reading Justin's time, I'm going to go change my diaper! I did hanging Squat cleans (back issues) and used 95 lbs. TT 10:00

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  4. Craig FletcherAugust 3, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    After reading Justin's time I need to do this over after some clean living. Pusscake!

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  5. Craig FletcherAugust 3, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    I know Justin is better at lifting big boy than the rest of us, but this gap is too large, I feel challenged by it, that's why I love the blog. I have to do this one again... here is some Wisdom from Josh Bridges on the subject:

    Breaking the Mental Barrier Written by Josh Bridges
    (Editor’s Note – It’s been a while since we posted this, but it seemed like a good time to remind everyone of the power they have inside them if their mental game is sound.)
    The mind is a powerful thing, it can help you get through tough times, or it can cause you to crumble like Greg Norman in the ‘96 Masters. The strong learn how to handle and control their mind when it starts to rant, rave and tell them to stop what they’re doing. The weak let it take over and OWN them.
    Is it possible to develop strategies to break your mental barrier? Absolutely. I prevent this little boss in my head from taking over in a couple of ways.
    One more rep.
    When that voice inside your head is screaming at you to “put down the barbell” or “get off the bar,” you fight back with one more rep. Completing just one more rep when everything inside of you is telling you to stop is a sure way to grow your mental muscles, and the next time you might do two more reps. Over time, this builds and you begin to control that voice.
    Small Goals.
    When I am in the middle of a workout, I always have small goals in my head. Small goals add up to big goals. For example, if my workout calls for 30 heavy thrusters, my first goal might just be to get to 5 thrusters. When I get to 5 and still feel good, I start thinking, “good, I’ll do 5 more without rest,” and when I get to 10 and start to feel fatigued I might just talk myself into “two more.” But at 12, I might use the “one more rep,” and then do it again. After a few “one more rep” goals, I am at 16 or 20 . . . and all of a sudden I might be close enough to 30 to either take a quick break and knock out the rest in one set, or even finish it off by chipping away on more rep at a time.
    Break through that wall.
    My old wrestling coach used to yell at us when he saw us start to break mentally, “Break through that wall, it’s the only way to get strong.” He would say it over and over again. We would barely be able to stand up on the mat, but we never wanted to lose the mental battle, so we would fight and fight until we physically could not stand any longer. That became so deeply ingrained that now when things get rough I can still hear his voice yelling “Break through that wall.”
    Your body can handle more than your mind thinks it can. Don’t let that little boss in your head beat you; go out there and show it that you are the boss!

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  6. UnknownAugust 4, 2015 at 6:38 AM

    With all the back and forth of yesterday and then the inspiration provided by coach Bridgges and Fletcher I had to take Elizabeth on this morning. I don't recall having done this before, I didn't look I will, regardless I used 115 for my cleans, which included full squat TT 9:04.

    Then we did some skill work on cleans with Dan, my brother-in-law.

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  7. Craig FletcherAugust 4, 2015 at 8:15 AM

    Good job Jason! Did you do full squat cleans and "thumbs to armpits" ring dips? If so, I feel like I underperformed even more.

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  8. UnknownAugust 4, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    I did do full squat, that's why I scaled back to 115. The dips I did to 90, I got to where I was only able to do 2 at a time, those are still rough on my.

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  9. Craig FletcherAugust 4, 2015 at 3:32 PM

    Impressive. I need to stop drinking beer.

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  10. UnknownAugust 4, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    I know you big lush.

    It is amazing how sluggish and underperforming I can feel the next morning after only 2.

    Do it again in two weeks with a clean day/night before and a good night of sleep and I bet you destroy it.

    Actually, the article you posted helped as well. I set rep goals for myself and hit everyone. So on the round of 15 I went in knowing I was going to do a minimum of 5 reps every time I touched the bar and I went 7, 6 and 2 then on the last round I went 6 and 3.

    It really did help.

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