Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Starting to feel the Jerk

shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1 @ 155
Push Press 3-3-3-3-3 @ 165
Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 @ 155

I am finally starting to get this workout. While only the Jerk number went up (and by only 5 lbs) I started to get the feel for how this motion should work. I now have more shoulder and upper thoracic motion and I am able to really drive the weight up and back. The top of each lift worked much better and I felt the groove get more established with each lift. Time was a limiting factor today, so I could only rest 1:30 between sets, and that undoubtedly affected my numbers. I also couldn't revisit the press with my new found understanding of the movement. I am definately get more practice in with this on rest days and I am looking forward to my Jerk numbers going up.

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