Recovery week interruptus, and plague

I was away last weekend and did two light recovery sessions on Monday and Tuesday last week.

Then, on Thursday evening, I developed the mumps, which I likely got from my housemate. Despite the fact that I am apparently way too old. So no training for me probably till after the June bank holiday, or later depending on how the symptoms progress. I've got to stay in the house under quarantine, and I'm already going nuts here.

I've already been in touch with everyone I can think of who I've been in contact with since I'd have been contagious, but in case I forgot anyone, early symptoms of mumps are feeling tired, loss of appetite, then you may develop swelling round the jaw. Or, you may not have any symptoms at all. If you've had 2 inoculations against it or had it in the past you should be immune. If in doubt a GP can do a test on you to see if you've got it. My GP says once someone's been exposed there's nothing you can do to prevent getting it, it'll either happen or won't, however I've heard from other sources that there's an inoculation they can give which might help.

If you suspect you're coming down with it or have it stay away from people, as it's so contagious. In the normal course of the illness it's unpleasant but has no permanent effects, however there are a few unlikely but possible effects that are lasting, so it's not something you want to be spreading.

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May

Long time no update, too much training not enough time! Attempting to do 5x a week training at the moment, although being into the summer now with weekends away diving in the mix sometimes it'll be only 4x or made up with 2 sessions in one day.

Things are going well in general, although jerks aren't too sharp at the moment - they just haven't been a focus of late. Have added in an extra session of rack jerks so they should come back up again soon.

Squats are going well, there's 2 easier and 2 harder (front squat triples and back squat 5s are the hard ones) squat sessions each week and have been able to add weight to those each week so far.

Thursday 30th April
Power snatch: warmup sets, 2@37 x 4
Snatch pulls: warmup sets, 2@46 x 3
Split jerks: warmup sets, 3@35 x 4
Back squats: warmup sets, 5@66 x 3
Press: 5@20, 5@30, 4@34, 5@30

Friday 1st May
Snatch: warmup sets, 2@42 x 3 (few misses - tired that day, lot of training that week)
Power cleans: warmup sets, 3@49 x 3
Clean pulls: warmup sets, 2@60 x 3
Front squat: warmup sets, 3@68 x 3 (personal best for triples)

Very tired this session, but got it in anyway as long weekend away was coming up.

Tuesday 5th May
Snatch: warmup sets, 2@42 x 3
Snatch pulls: warmup sets, 2@48 x 3
Cleans: warmup sets, 2@54 x 3
Front squats: warmup sets, 2@64 x 3

Wednesday 6th May
Power Snatch: warmup sets, 2@38 x 4
Split jerk: warmup sets, 3@36 x 4
Back squats: warmup sets, 3@80 x 4
Press: warmup sets, 5@31 x 3

Thurday 7th May
Snatch: warmup sets, 2@42 x 3
Power Cleans: warmup sets, 3@49 x 3
Clean pulls: warmup sets, 3@65 x 3
Back squats: warmup sets, 5@69 x 3

Saturday 9th May - session A
Power snatch from high hang: warmup sets, 2@32 x 4
Snatch: warmup sets, 2@40 x 4 (lighter day)
Jerk from split: warmup sets, 3@37 x 4

Saturday 9th May - session B
C+J: warmup sets, 2@54 x 3
Clean pulls: warmup sets, 2@62 x 4
Push press: warmup sets, 3@45 x 4
Front squat: warmup sets, 2@68 x 3
Plank holds: 3 holds with 5kg weight

Monday 11th May
Snatch: warmup sets, 2@43 x 4
Snatch pulls: warmup sets, 2@49 x 4
Power clean: warmup sets, 3@50 x 4
Back squat: warmup sets, 2@80 x 4
DB press: 3 sets of 5

Tuesday 12th May
Power snatch: warmup sets, 2@39 x 4
Clean: warmup sets, 2@57 x 4
Clean pulls: warmup sets, 2@67 x 4
Front squat: warmup sets, 3@69 x 3 (personal best for triples)
Plank: 3 holds with 5kg

Thursday 14th May
Snatch: warmup sets, 4 singles with 46kg
Snatch pulls: warmup sets, 2@50 x 4
Rack jerk: warmup sets, 57, 57, miss@57, 2@45, 2@50
Front squat: warmup sets, 2@69 x 4
Pulldowns: 3 sets of 5

Friday 15th May - session A
Power snatch from high hang: warmup sets, 2@35 x 4
Snacth: warmup sets, 2@41 x 4
Split jerk: warmup sets, 3@35 x 4
Push press: warmup sets, 3@46 x 4
Plank holds: 3 with 5kg

Friday 15th May - session B
C+J: warmup sets, 2@54 x 3
Clean pulls: warmup sets, 2@68 x 4
Back squats: warmup sets, 5@72 x 3

Definite fatigue setting in during last couple of days of this (and some sore legs after all that squatting). Taking a recovery week at the moment, back to heavy training Saturday 23rd.

Extend, extend, extend!

Tuesday 28th April
Warmup
Power snatches: 2@34, 2@37, 2@39, 2 misses@41, 2@39, 1+miss@39
Cleans: 2@35, 2@40, 2@45, 2@50, 2@54, 2@57 x 3
Clean Pulls: 2@50, 2@55, 2@60, 2@65 x 4
Front Squat: 2@45, 2@50, 2@55, 2@60, 2@64, 2@68 x 3

Thursday 30th April
Warmup, OHS, DS
Power snatch; 2@33, 2@35, 2@37 x 4
Snatch pull: 2@40, 2@43, 2@46 x 3
Jerk warmup
Jerk from split: 4@25, 3@30, 3@35 x 4
Back squat: 5@40, 5@50, 5@60, 5@66 x 3
Press: 5@20, 5@30, 4@34, 5@30

Squats very easy, presses very hard!

Friday 1st May
Warmup, OHS, DS
Snatch: 2@34, 2@37, 2@40, miss+1@42, 1@miss@42, 1+miss@42
Power cleans: 3@35, 3@40, 3@45, 3@49 x 3
Clean pulls: 2@45, 2@50, 2@55, 2@60 x 3
Front squat: 3@40, 3@50, 3@60, 3@64, 3@68 x 3

PR for triples on front squats today, yay! Very hit and miss on the snatches, partly down to fatigue after a tough week's training, partly due to me trying to get more extension and still needing to nail the timing change associated with that. Lots of work all week long on getting complete extension on both snatches and pulls. Seem to be getting somewhere with it.

Right shoulder full of knots, need to get that sorted. Foam rolling is helping, a good massage should sort it hopefully.

This site is strangely hypnotic and also educational:
http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/menu/menu.html