CrossFit Over 40

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Monday, March 01, 2010

Sat - Jerk Press then Death by pullups

Worked up to 205. It is painfully clear that I am push pressing and not jerk pressing this weight. Goal #1 for me this year is to master the technique. Others in the gym can jerk press 40-50% more than they can push press. Mine are equal. So in theory, there is no reason that I cannot jerk press 250, 275 or 300!

300# would be an awesome achievement, and I promise to get there.

Death by pullups.
After jerk pressing ( I mean push pressing) all that weight overhead, my shoulders were already tired. So it is no surprise that I could not PR in Death by pullups. I got 14 full rounds and some change. Once again, I was not doing smooth kipping pullups. I was using brute force and determination.

See next post for related learnings.

3 comments:

  1. I guess we're in the same boat you & I - we both Push Press exactly what we Push Jerk. Time to up the ante and learn some technique!

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  2. You got it bro. Back to basics. Being strong is fun, but using technique and being strong is better.

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  3. I can't even imagine what would happen if we actually got the technique down. What with your strength and my speed we could be giving those big boys a run for the money!

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