Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Hindsight is 20:20

I came away from my last tear pretty lucky. The tear sealed by the end of the day; all I have is a blood callus. Following Rif's golden Rule Don't Tear, I stopped when my callus separated from the flesh bellow. This separation is what precedes a tear by a few snatches.

I found matching heart rate monitor pieces and monitored my heart rate during VO2Max 20:20 (non standard) protocol. It took a few sets to get my heart rate up, but by the end I was at 182 bpm. I got 26 sets in (13 L, 13 R) of 11 reps for 286 snatches.

I am pretty sure I can meet make initial target of 20:20 for 20 minutes (30 sets) once my skin is up to it. But for now I'm stopping when I get a hot spot or similar serious warning. Once I get 20:20 for 32 minutes (48 sets) I plan on bumping up to 12 reps. 13 1/3 reps is the same cadence and 10 reps in the 15:15.

Once I get to 13 reps for 32 minutes of 20:20 or once I move up to GTG presses with the 28kg,
I plan to recalibrate with the 24kg and drop back down to the 15:15. If I hit 13 reps for 32 minutes of 20:20 before I am ready to jump to the 24 kg, I will go to the 30:30 (non standard) protocol.

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