Snatch Verification

RKC Snatch Test with two days left: 24L, 24R at 145.7 pounds.

Staying In Tune

Just to keep form and condition up I had a 16kg day
40L, 40R

Back on Track

Thursday Morning I snatched 16kg for 40L, 40R RKC rules.

That afternoon, Dr. Cheng wanted to check my form.
I did 24kg 26L, 26R so enough for plenty of weight gain to spare.
He gave me a few tips so the actual test should be even easier.

Now my concern staying under 148 so I only have to use the 16kg for the Graduation Workout.

KBLA at the Park

There was a big party going on at the beach, so Sunday morning we re-located to Clover Park for the morning.
It was a peaceful change of pace.

Dr. Cheng got stuck out of town due to a cancel flight but Anton lead us capably.
It was a relatively light work out til "some Bozo" suggested we try the Graduation Workout.

We only did 50 yards (out of 100). Boy was that tough!

-Rich aka "some Bozo"

How Not to Lose Weight

Step 1) Jul 11, Get the Stomach Flu -- Spend hours on the porcelain throne
Step 2) Jul 18, Get Food Poisoning -- Spend hours on the porcelain throne.

Result 5 pounds in 8 days! -- But it comes back.

Cutting it Close

With my official RKC snatch test exactly TWO weeks away, I am grateful that my illness did not come three weeks later. It would have been hard to pass the snatch test if I could barely walk.

I hit my numbers again in an ugly manner. I had to disqualify on rep on the left as "Too Much Pressing" and I had to resort to a "allowed by the rule" knee bend on my last rep on the right.

I am still very light for my category. If it were only a matter of the snatch test, I would drop the 2 pounds to reduce my number by over 20%. At 143 it is one of the biggest drops by weight class.
(38 snatches at 143 Lbs, 48 snatches at 144 Lbs)

But, and a big one at that, is I need strength for the rest of the course.

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Edited to change RKC from "one week away" to "two weeks away"

8 Reps Short or 1.5 Pounds Over

I guess I'm still recovering from my illness, or I could have over eaten before workout.

20L, 20R.

But I weighed in at 144.5 Lbs! At 143 Lbs my # is only 38.
Regardless, I'd like to get back to 52 RKC snatches.


According to some research it looks like I could benefit from a little protein in addition to the caffeine I have been ingesting before my pre-breakfast workout. It had been working well while I was at Family Camp, but I couldn't find my beef jerky this morning. So, I made due with chocolate covered almonds. And as the almonds have less protein than th jerky, I had to eat a little more in mass and volume than I am used to. Afterwards, I found the jerky and had a little of that as well.
By the time I got to my snatches my stomach was working harder than it should have.

So I'l retest Friday, and see how bad my numbers really are.