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190125

Workout of the Day

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Clean and jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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Doug Brubacher
June 22nd, 2023 at 3:07 am
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CFWUx2 burgener 2*95cj/106/117/128

135 146 157 168 173.5(2f,s) 179 184.5(f)

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Matthieu Dubreucq
November 7th, 2019 at 2:01 am
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This should probably become a pre requises to receive financing. Instead of putting the emphasis on finding something (and pushing the data to find what they want), it should be the goal that the study is reproductible and transferable to humans.

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Matthieu Dubreucq
November 7th, 2019 at 12:55 am
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I like how Boveri himself already had some parts of the truth. It just didn’t catch the attention of the scientist at the time? Or is there a reason why no one at the time challenged is position?

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Shawn Hakimi
October 29th, 2019 at 1:15 pm
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135-180-190-190-190-190-190 Rx'd

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Nate Gordon
March 7th, 2019 at 9:20 pm
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175-185-195-200-205-210-215

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Sam Pat
March 2nd, 2019 at 11:31 pm
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one sided dumbell clean and jerk - 15 lbs

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Kevin Miller
February 21st, 2019 at 3:30 am
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165-170-175-185-190-195-200

Squat cleaned first four sets. Power cleaned last three sets.

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Kury Akin
February 19th, 2019 at 3:14 pm
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PC&J @55.60.65.70.72,5.75.75kg. 33 222 11. Wrist and knee issues keeping me from Rx.

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Jeff Chalfant
February 16th, 2019 at 3:15 am
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198-213-223-233-233-233-223 not as dialed in today form wise. Cleans were all good but jerks still not dialed in since I switched feet. Should’ve gone lighter for better form in the last 3 sets. Did a few singles at 173 afterward for building consistency with good technique.


Last time: 200-210-220-220-225-235-240m

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William Ma
February 14th, 2019 at 12:20 am
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140

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Sebastien Hotte
February 10th, 2019 at 10:54 pm
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Full Squat jerk went up to 185Lbs

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Pyer-Hugh Dion
February 7th, 2019 at 6:16 pm
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135-155-175-185-195-205(fail)-200

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Jeffrey Adler
February 7th, 2019 at 3:36 pm
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315-335-355-365-315

15 lbs pr

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Kiron Simmons
February 5th, 2019 at 2:25 pm
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185lb - 195lb - 205lb (PB) - 225lb (fail clean) - 210lb - 215lb (new C&J PB) - 220 (got the clean new PB failed the jerk)

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Matt Crouse
February 5th, 2019 at 3:38 am
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95/135/155/165/175/185/200 pr

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Chris Martinez
February 2nd, 2019 at 3:45 pm
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Squat clean to 1 push press, 1 push jerk, 1 split jerk


1. 115

2. 135

3. 155

4. 155 (didn’t like form on set 3)

5. 175

6. 185

7. 185 (focus on form)

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Jeffrey Howard
February 2nd, 2019 at 11:19 am
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145lb-155-165-165-175-185-195F

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Clint Michael
February 2nd, 2019 at 1:03 am
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155, 185, 195, 200, 205, 210, 215(fail)

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ART SHELDON
February 1st, 2019 at 1:37 pm
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M50/5'5"/155


135-145-155-160f (jerk)-140-140-140-

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Julian Festor
January 31st, 2019 at 1:20 pm
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245lb

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Francisco Alférez
January 31st, 2019 at 10:53 am
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52-52-52-52-52-52-52-kg.

115-115-115-115-115-115-115-lb.

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Morgan Greene
January 29th, 2019 at 6:40 pm
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60, 70, 75, 80, 85, 88, 90

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Richard Foster
January 28th, 2019 at 1:02 am
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M47/170

Used dotcomscaled on instagram

Did 20 mins of clean progressions and

20 mins of jerk progressions.

Moving a lot smoother, looking forward to Jan 27th workout with squat cleans.

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Jerry Rzewnicki
January 27th, 2019 at 10:16 pm
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175

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John Nehra
January 27th, 2019 at 10:15 pm
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Clean and jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps


155-175-185-195-205(f)-195-200(f)


Notes: Pick loads that allow you to attempt to set a PR in later sets. These were all hang power cleans and push jerks, 200 is my PR in the clean which was limiting factor today.

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Kurtis Bowler
January 27th, 2019 at 4:59 pm
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105-115-125 miss-125 miss-125 miss-115-115

Did them one arm with a barbell. My left shoulder has been mad the last few days so I’m giving it a break.

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Mike de Graauw
January 27th, 2019 at 3:48 pm
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95/135/155/165/185/205/205

Matched PR for 3rd compare to. Ready to break it next time


M/59/6’2”/230

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Shannon Said
January 27th, 2019 at 2:08 am
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60kg, 70kg, 80kg, 80kg, 80kg, 80kg, 80kg

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Kevin Boudreau
January 27th, 2019 at 12:14 am
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235-235-235(f)-235-235(f)-235

Fails on the jerk, right arm was tight from the elbow, caused positioning to be off. Realized after 6th rep it wasn’t beneficial to lift again, may just delay recovery.


5 rounds 30 sec on/1:30 off of max cal ski erg

16/15/14/13/13

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Elliott Harding
January 26th, 2019 at 7:56 pm
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115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 155, 155.


Next time start first working set at 155.

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Elliott Harding
January 26th, 2019 at 7:57 pm

Not 155, I meant 150

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Elliott Harding
January 27th, 2019 at 4:04 am

Screwed this up.


Did squat cleans and forgot jerks.


Start at 95 instead and add jerks.

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Craig Collins
January 26th, 2019 at 4:07 pm
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my shoulder/wrist mobility was a joke

185-225-235-245-255-265(f)

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Claire Fiddian-Green
January 26th, 2019 at 1:38 pm
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100 lbs, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130 (failed two attempts). PR on 12/17/18 was 125 lbs so no new PR. Completed 1/26/19.

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Tj Cantu
January 26th, 2019 at 11:43 am
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135-135-145-155-155-165-165


Clean was no problem but the jerk started getting heavy and I wasn’t getting under the bar as fast and smooth as I should have. Need to practice with that load more.

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Dmitry Zolotyh
January 26th, 2019 at 10:10 am
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62,5-65-67,5-70-72,5-75-77,5(PR) kg

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Jesse Montagnino
January 26th, 2019 at 8:58 am
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155-155-155-155-160-165-170


D

55 throughout

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Gabe Bird
January 26th, 2019 at 6:19 am
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145 all reps.

Really struggling with coming under the bar. Weak knees make me timid to squat and lose the weight. No flexibility in the wrists to land weight on my delts so bar weight stays in my arms.

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Romain Grelier
January 26th, 2019 at 4:59 am
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115-125-135-145-155-165 lbs

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Kelly Haire
January 26th, 2019 at 4:34 am
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Worked up to 150 today. Failed my clean at 155 (current 1RM) twice but that’s okay. Got curious and ended up PRing my jerk from the rack at 165. Good day of lifting.

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Steve Carretta
January 26th, 2019 at 4:23 am
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110-120-130-140-150-160-175

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Nathan Bynum
January 26th, 2019 at 3:24 am
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Rx in #s: 95, 115, 135, 155, 175, 195pr, 200pr

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Jake Kiddoo
January 26th, 2019 at 2:58 am
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175-185-195-205-210-215. No max

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Hank McKibban
January 26th, 2019 at 2:40 am
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155-175-195-205(pb)-185-210(pb)-210(f)


20181218: 135-145-165-185-195(pb)-185-200(pb)

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Dezert Sky Kiddoo
January 26th, 2019 at 2:28 am
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145-155-165-175-180-185—190(PR! By 10)-95(fx1)

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Natalie Dennis
January 26th, 2019 at 2:22 am
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55-60-65-70-70-75-75(new PR)

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Camille Isabel
January 26th, 2019 at 1:35 am
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All in pounds:

85-85-85-115-117-120-125(new PR)

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Nathanael Akin
January 26th, 2019 at 1:35 am
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165-175-185-190(PR)-195(PR)-185-175


This was great. 185 was my PR. Very proud! Hoping to break 2hundo next time.

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Jacob Love
January 26th, 2019 at 12:18 am
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Weight in pounds:

205 - 205 - 215 - 225 - 235 - 245 - 255

I’ve done clean and jerks twice in the last month or two and had done virtually none for many months prior to, so I’m happy with getting to just over 90% of my all time PR (all time PR 280 lbs, which was about 3 1/2 years ago). Excited to keep working at it.

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Danny Bostwick
January 26th, 2019 at 12:12 am
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Still nursing a knee injury, so worked this into a bit of rehab work. Still was able to power clean and push jerk up to 225 pain free. Did a few box squats up to 225/5, then did some strict pull-ups. Got a set of 20!

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Tripp Starling
January 25th, 2019 at 11:52 pm
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1/25/2018:

155-155-165-165-165-170-170


Compare to: mid 2018

95(3)-115-125-135-145-155-165 lbs.


(12/2018)

95-115-135-145-155-165-175 (PR!)


The handstand holds are translating, as well as the L sit, for the jerk.

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Chad Fox
January 25th, 2019 at 11:48 pm
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Clean and jerk 3-3-2-2-2-1-1 reps

95, 95

115, 115, 115

135, 135

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Michael Arko
January 25th, 2019 at 11:32 pm
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Still rehabbing the shoulder, so I subbed 30 C&Js at 95lbs ("Grace-lite") but SLOWLY with a strict full squat, and a stop/hold at each position: 9:11

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Hendrik Bünzen
January 25th, 2019 at 11:18 pm
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80-85-90-91-90-85-85 all in kg

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Christopher Jacobs
January 25th, 2019 at 11:14 pm
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Hit my year long goal of 200!

155,165,175,185,190,195,200 Lbs. Felt great!

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Stacey Thompkins
January 25th, 2019 at 11:02 pm
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M/44/6'2"/185


Squat clean and jerk

165/170/175/180/185/190(PR)/195(PR)

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Tripp Starling
January 25th, 2019 at 11:53 pm

Congrats on pr!

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Mike Andridge
January 25th, 2019 at 11:59 pm

Congrats Stacey!

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Brian Rosenbaum
January 26th, 2019 at 1:03 am

Great work! With you at same height, 7 lb. heavier and 12 yrs younger than me, I've found that your WOD results are typically just beyond my capabilities. I find that checking up on your posts every once in awhile keeps me motivated and working hard. Just thought I'd say thanks for the continuing inspiration!

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Stacey Thompkins
January 26th, 2019 at 1:59 am

Thanks and Brian I hope I can still post #'s like yours when I'm 56 keep going strong my friend!

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Vincent Dahlqvist
January 25th, 2019 at 10:39 pm
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77-99-121-143-154-154-154

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Steve Adams
January 25th, 2019 at 10:33 pm
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115 lbs

135

155

165

175 PR

185 fail on jerk

185 fail on jerk

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Albert Kombe
January 25th, 2019 at 10:21 pm
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115-135-155-185-195-205-215lbs(missed)

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justin hatcher
January 25th, 2019 at 10:19 pm
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Male 37y/o 185lbs

185

195

205

215

220

220

220

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Kareem Elbasty
January 25th, 2019 at 10:09 pm
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90% (225)

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Reymond Kiddoo
January 25th, 2019 at 10:08 pm
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195-200-205-205-205-210-210

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Cy Azizi
January 25th, 2019 at 9:48 pm
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135,155,160,165(fj),165,170(fj),170

Rx(squat clean and push jerk)

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Shane Azizi
January 25th, 2019 at 9:47 pm
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185, 205, 215, 225, 235(f), 235(f), 230(f) rx(squat cleans and push jerks)

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Mike Navarro
January 25th, 2019 at 9:41 pm
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50#/50#/50#/50#/50#/50#/55#

dumbbells

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Andrew Mueller
January 25th, 2019 at 9:39 pm
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M/25/185#


185-205-205-205-205-205-205


Could have probably done a more weight but I didn't want to fail (no bumper plates).

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David Mitchell
January 25th, 2019 at 9:16 pm
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155,165,175,185,195,195,205

Full Clean each rep.

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Mark Yates
January 25th, 2019 at 8:41 pm
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lbs: 135, 155, 165, 175 (PR), 185 (F), 185 (F), 135, 135. Clean + split jerk. I do see progress, but I also know coaching would help a lot. And apparently my math abilities are not great. :)

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Coastie Nick
January 25th, 2019 at 8:34 pm
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135-155-175-185-190(fail)-175-175

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Brenton Whicher
January 25th, 2019 at 8:26 pm
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in LBs

80 - 100 - 120 - 140 - 150 - 160 - 170 (New PR)

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Brian Rosenbaum
January 25th, 2019 at 8:18 pm
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M/56/6'2"/178

165#, 170, 170, 175, 175, 180(PR), 185(fc), 185(fc), 185(fj)

...so close to getting 185#.

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Nicole Deaver
January 25th, 2019 at 8:07 pm
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65-75-85-90-95-100-105(PR)-110(F)


No new PR today, and same as compare to date, but 105# felt a little easier going up today.

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Jordan Eisler
January 25th, 2019 at 8:03 pm
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85-85-95-95-105-110-115

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Evis Shehu
January 25th, 2019 at 7:57 pm
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Did the beginner's version all in lbs:


65-3reps

65-3reps

75-2reps

75-2reps

85-1rep

85-1rep

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sebastien cote
January 25th, 2019 at 7:48 pm
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145 5x1. 150 x1 . 155 x1 .


followed by deadlifts

365 5x2 EMOM - 335 5X2 EMOM

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Brad LeCompte
January 25th, 2019 at 6:29 pm
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135 - 155 - 165 - 175 - 185 - 195 - 205(PR)

I was very excited about getting over 200lbs in the clean and jerk movement!

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Adam King
January 25th, 2019 at 6:17 pm
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95-115-135-145-165M-165M

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Nathan Michael King
January 25th, 2019 at 5:55 pm
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250/250/242/242/242/242/231

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Joel Vandruff
January 25th, 2019 at 5:54 pm
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165 185 205 225 225 230 135.

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Manchild Manchild
January 25th, 2019 at 5:50 pm
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dumbbells


7x120

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Rebecca Cunningham Rose
January 25th, 2019 at 5:45 pm
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40/45/47.5/50/50/45/45 (kg)

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Ian Heeks
January 25th, 2019 at 5:39 pm
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Wasn’t sure of how heavy I could handle so worked up from 60kg and set my PR as 95kg

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Kyle Smock
January 25th, 2019 at 5:31 pm
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M/44yo/5'8/#199

135/155/185/205/225/245_failed

power clean + split jerk

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John Clarke
January 25th, 2019 at 5:21 pm
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115-125-125-125-125-125-125


All cleans from hang - working through some low back issues

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NA
January 25th, 2019 at 5:16 pm
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10 minute warm up airbike

125#,135#,145#,155 PR ,145#,135#,125#

10 minutes D/U practice cool down

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Nathan Grandon
January 25th, 2019 at 5:09 pm
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#135x2, #155x2, #175x2, #185, #205, #225, #230

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Scott McQuoid
January 25th, 2019 at 4:46 pm
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Any suggestions for a cool down WOD to burn some extra calories?

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Beth Pace
January 25th, 2019 at 6:05 pm

Whenever I have the chance I do the following to work on my grip:

3 rounds

200 m farmer’s carry

10 ghd sit-ups

Dead hang to failure


For me some of my lifts could improve if my grip strength were better.

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Joel Wuollet
January 25th, 2019 at 4:38 pm
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All in KG:

45/50/55/60/65/65/65/60

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Lori Scharenbroich
January 25th, 2019 at 4:17 pm
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PR day!!! Pr’ed at 75 and just kept going. That felt amazing!!!


45/55/65/70/75/85/95

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Nicole Deaver
January 25th, 2019 at 8:03 pm

Awesome! Congrats on the new PR!

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Maher Alsayid
January 25th, 2019 at 3:48 pm
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Me and this workout are not friends :)

I'm progressing too slow on my squat clean and jerks / snatches

any advise appreciate it,

2x40, 2x50, 60,65 , 70kg 3 attempts was afraid of the weight but the 4th one i managed to squat clean but i was too deep to stand up so i dropped the weight.

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Mohamed Mounir
January 25th, 2019 at 3:22 pm
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135

154

176

187

198

204

209

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Federico Rossi Mori
January 25th, 2019 at 2:32 pm
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failed 80kg catch in jerk but not hard in clean

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Ethan Money
January 25th, 2019 at 2:15 pm
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65/75/80/85/90/95/100

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Viktor Wachtler
January 25th, 2019 at 1:56 pm
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Light day, focusing on technique. Full squat cleans&push/split jerks.

50-60-70-70-70-60-50kg

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Tarun Sharma
January 25th, 2019 at 1:44 pm
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50/50/55/55/60/60/62.5 (pr)

All in kg

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Kevin Jones
January 25th, 2019 at 1:43 pm
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Please stop posting weird unrelated “art”. It’s creeping me out.

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Il Xlll
January 25th, 2019 at 1:28 pm
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All @ kg


60-70-80-80-90-90-100

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Ryan Doherty
January 25th, 2019 at 1:13 pm
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135-155-165-175-185-195-205(f)

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Dave DeCoste
January 25th, 2019 at 12:11 pm
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165-165-175-175-185-185-185

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Lisa Stanley
January 25th, 2019 at 11:52 am
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I think I need a coach. Took a side view slow-mo video if anyone wants it.

1 95

2 115 F

3 95

4 95

5 95

6 95

7 115 F

8 95

I tried working on mechanics since the 95 to 115 evaded me, I believe for a lack of properly getting under the bar among other things.

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Nicole Deaver
January 25th, 2019 at 12:51 pm

I know how you feel! Whenever a clean weight evades me, that I should be able to get, my husband tells me I’m slowing down in my pull so not getting under it fast enough. Maybe it’s mental at that point? And sometimes my elbows would be more to the sides instead of forward in the rack position.

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Mike Andridge
January 25th, 2019 at 11:41 am
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Squat clean/jerk

135

135

145/145/145/145/145

focused on speed under the bar. Squat cleans are a weakness, so worked on that.

m/48/175

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Sebastien Fitzpatrick
January 25th, 2019 at 11:16 am
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1775lbs total

245 - 255 - 265 - 275 - 245 - 245 - 245lbs


Same at 181217, but felt much easier today.

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yuya shimazu
January 25th, 2019 at 7:45 am
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100kg,105kg,110kg,112kg,113kg,114kg,115kg

bodyweight:76kg


I wonder if it was a little to short.(>_<)

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kevin robinson
January 25th, 2019 at 5:02 am
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125

145

155

165

175

185

190 PR


Failed twice at 195

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Juan Acevedo
January 25th, 2019 at 3:12 am
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Intended Stimulus

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This is a high-skill heavy day. Athletes proficient with the clean and jerk should go for a heavy load. If the bar is moving well load it up and see where you land today. If mechanics are not there today, shoot for seven singles at a heavy weight with the intention not to max out but to find some solid reps at a higher percentage. Athletes familiar with this lift but not yet completely proficient should work the clean and the jerk independently and then try to attempt some heavy, but not maximal clean and jerks. Athletes new to "clean-and-jerking" should spend their time going through the progressions for these lifts.


OPTION 1

A. 5 rounds building from light to moderate of:


dip clean + hang clean + clean


then build to a heavy clean, don't add load unless mechanics are crisp.


B. 5 rounds building from light to moderate of:


tall power jerk + power jerk + split jerk


then build to a heavy clean, don't add load unless mechanics are crisp.


C. Then build to a heavy clean and jerk, don't add load unless mechanics are crisp.



OPTION 2

A. Spend 20 minutes going through the following progressions. Move to the next one only if the one before is crisp.


Scarecrow Power Clean

Tall Power Clean

Dip Power Clean

Hang Power Clean

Full Clean


then go through the squat clean variations of the above.


B. Spend 20 minutes going through the following progressions. Move to the next one only if the one before is crisp.


Strict Press

Push Press

Tall Power Jerk

Power Jerk

Split Jerk Position

Tall Split Jerk

Split Jerk



For videos of these movements check the movement library on the Catalyst Athletics website.

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Chris Sinagoga
January 25th, 2019 at 2:42 am
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Champions Club Scaling Notes


STIMULUS: Max effort with singles means one of two things: either we’re going for our pr, or we’re challenging our technique by limiting feedback (with a set of 5 for instance, reps 2, 3, 4, and 5 are adjusted and done based on how the previous one felt.) But as with all max effort days, just disregard the specific rep or set scheme if it means getting your purpose out of it (technique work, for instance). Rest as needed in between if it’s a max, or if it’s sub-max then maybe shorten the rest to make it feel heavier.


GROUP: One of the things I’ll do somewhat often on max effort clean and jerk days is pick one of the movements. With a veteran group, they can just do the full thing. With an intermediate or new group, I’ll watch closely while they’re going over technique; if, for example, the split jerk looks off or would be limiting an otherwise strong clean, we’ll just do max effort cleans for the day and save the split jerk for another time. If the technique all-around is not right to go heavy, then throw together a little AMRAP with clean and jerks, handstands, and either lunges or squats. Or do the affiliate owner special: clean and jerk 1 rep, clean some piece of equipment, clean and jerk 1 rep, clean another piece of equipment. Repeat until the place is spotless.


INJURY: The AMRAP format above makes for easier scaling from injuries. Keep all lower body or all upper body depending on what they need, as well as some midline progression like hollow or plank holds.


I’M SCALING THIS WELL IF: I pr, if I feel like I lifted heavy, or I feel the technique “click”


I’M SCALING THIS POORLY IF: I subbed bicep-curl Olympic presses for the clean and jerks.


GENERAL FEAR LEVEL (1=REST DAY, 10=PR-DRIVEN FGB): 3. Fun lifts. Athletic. Less humbling than deadlifts and squats.


GENERAL EMASCULATING LEVEL (1=WHO DOES RING HSPU ANYWAY?, 10=THIS TEENAGE GIRL IS DEADLIFTING MORE THAN ME): 6. Max effort days are always a touch above average (at least) because not everyone has “it” on that particular day, and it can be hard to admit that and adjust.

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Beth Pace
January 25th, 2019 at 6:02 pm

“Affiliate owner special”. Hilarious! Thanks again for your time and attention to the scaling notes!

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Chris Sinagoga
January 25th, 2019 at 6:07 pm

Thanks Beth. It's totally my own fault for half-assing the max effort days. But this at least gets me to do them more often than not!

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Js Smith
January 25th, 2019 at 2:01 am
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35#/45/55/65/75/80(PR)/85F

Wah hoo! FINALLY got past 75! 🥳

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Stacey Thompkins
January 25th, 2019 at 5:30 am

Very nice!!!

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Nicole Deaver
January 25th, 2019 at 10:28 am

That’s Awesome, congrats Js!

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Mike Andridge
January 25th, 2019 at 11:38 am

Congrats!

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Kevin Marshall
January 25th, 2019 at 2:00 am
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In Lbs

185-205-215-230-235-F240-F240

Made the clean and even had a 250 just couldn't get it over head

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Steven Thunander
January 25th, 2019 at 1:35 am
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Globo Scale... If you have bumpers at your globo go to town here. For those who do not, read on. Keep this to a weight you can manage and carry down to the ground if you do not have bumper plates available; in this I suggest warming up well, then picking a heavy weight and sticking to it. Another sub idea are heavy power clean singles (again something heavy but something you can control to the ground from the shoulder) followed by heavy barbell push press or push jerk singles (same rule). Do the push presses or jerks in the squat rack with the safety's at about mid chest height. If your gym prohibits overhead barbell lifting and/or Oly lifting, or you don't feel comfortable carrying down iron plates, use heavy Dumbbells instead.

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Wesley Martin
January 25th, 2019 at 1:04 am
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Light to heavy as possible I’m assuming?

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Max Guida
January 25th, 2019 at 1:36 am

As heavy as you are able, yes! This is from 181217: "Pick loads that allow you to attempt to set a PR in the later sets. If you are not comfortable with heavy clean and jerks, add a few reps to the early sets so you can drill mechanics. If mechanics remain sound, try to to lift loads that are relatively heavy for you in the final sets."

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Eric Maciel
January 25th, 2019 at 1:44 am

Each rep is meant to be relatively heavy. It is not a metabolic conditioning piece like the 1k row for time we did 2 days ago. Each rep should should also tax your muscles and nervous system where you need a 2-3 minutes rest between each rep. You can approach it as setting a 1 rep max for the day, or if you are just beginning, maybe aim in drilling in the movement by going 80% of your 1 rep max for each rep.


You can YouTube “CrossFit The Clean and Split Jerk” for the points of performance on this movement.

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