14 Comments

1. 

   Matt DeMinico on April 5, 2011 at 10:18 pm

   Y’all wish you came to Oly class every week? 🙂

2. 

   Donna on April 6, 2011 at 4:50 am

   crap.

3. 

   PFP on April 6, 2011 at 8:45 am

   What OLY classes?

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   Jason on April 6, 2011 at 8:48 am

   I have no idea if I’m going to do a squat clean and jerk, Squat clean thruster or Power clean thruster. I guess I’ll just go with what feels most comfortable tonight.
   Who’s with me this evening?

5. 

   Zuul on April 6, 2011 at 8:58 am

   Zuul’s in.

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   Pat E on April 6, 2011 at 11:08 am

   I have a feeling this is going to be a struggle for me to get 1 complete set in the 5 minutes….

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   BrianG on April 6, 2011 at 11:10 am

   JD,

   I just did it. Squat clean followed by split jerk was most efficient for me, but that’s probably because it was 20# over my BW! Good luck.

   P.S. Haven’t seen pics of AndyK recently!

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   Cara on April 6, 2011 at 11:29 am

   Split Jerks!!! Yeaaaaa! Why must they be spoiled by squat cleans…what is wrong with a good ol’ regular power clean?!

   Anyway – I’ll be there tonight for the fun

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   Vinny on April 6, 2011 at 12:42 pm

   Hey gang we know the site has been running super slow. We are working on it and it hopefull will be running better soon.

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    John B on April 6, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Split jerk? Sounds like a lot of wasted time to finish each rep. I’m thinking squat clean to thruster/push jerk. Why power clean it when you can catch it low? But, this is just a rookie’s opinion! 🙂

    I’m glad I got time on the new platform doing squat cleans at Oly Class!

    I will be there Friday morning. Work is screwing up my Sectional timing this week…so are all those back squats last night!

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    Zuul on April 6, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    I’m putting a patent on my ninja kick clean…

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    BrianG on April 6, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    John, I did split jerks because my 1RM split jerk max is 185+, whereas my 1RM on the push jerk is 10-20lbs less, am my thruster 1RM is even lower. I only weigh 144 so I had to go with my strength as opposed to what would be a faster rep. Muscle failure set in pretty quickly. I got 12 rounds.

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    Jason on April 7, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Hey Brian! Nice work! Especially at a 144!

    the thing with this workout is…the speed of the rep itself doesn’t really matter. the only way it matters is if you can keep going without resting. In this case – that’s not the case. People are going to end up in their comfort zone no matter what…this WOD actually got me ‘shaking’ half way though. Like I was in a fight or something.

    I’ll work on some good pics of Andy for you Brian!
    Stay safe…

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    BrianG on April 8, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Thanks, JD. I hit it again this morning and got 12 rounds plus 1 squat clean. I actually tried to pace myself a little slower at the beginning, which really didn’t work after 2 minutes. I could only go as fast as my muscles would allow, which is much different than the first to WODs, which I could go as fast as my lungs and mind would allow. Oh well, I’m satisfied. Good luck!

    I need to see a picture of Andy trying to explain why he didn’t sign up for the Open!

    Brian