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4-Block Cycle 1

This document outlines a 16-week training cycle with daily workouts focusing on Olympic weightlifting movements like snatch, clean and jerk, and front squats. Each week includes strength, power, and conditioning exercises performed at percentages of the lifter's one rep max. Lifters are instructed to track their progress and ask questions in the comments.

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4-Block Cycle 1

This document outlines a 16-week training cycle with daily workouts focusing on Olympic weightlifting movements like snatch, clean and jerk, and front squats. Each week includes strength, power, and conditioning exercises performed at percentages of the lifter's one rep max. Lifters are instructed to track their progress and ask questions in the comments.

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CATALYST ATHLETICS TRAINING CYCLE - www.cathletics.

com
Cycle: 4-Block Cycle 1
16 weeks
The first cycle we ever posted
-------------------------Wednesday October 31 2007
- Snatch - 85% x 1 x 4
- Clean & Jerk - 85% x 1 x 4
- Front squat - 85% x 2 x 3
3 rounds for time of:
25 kipping pull-ups
10 Turkish get-ups (5/side) - 35% BW
15 DB push press - 20% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday November 1 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday November 2 2007
- Snatch - 80% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk - 80% x 1 x 2
3 rounds for time of:
100 m sprint
10 box jumps
15 GHD sit-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday November 3 2007
- Snatch - 90% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk - 90% x 1 x 3
- Front squat - 90% x 2 x 3
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday November 4 2007
Rest Day

-------------------------Monday November 5 2007


- Snatch - 85% x 1 x 4
- Clean & Jerk - 85% x 1 x 4
- Front squat - 85% x 2 x 3
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday November 6 2007
+ 2 x
-

Muscle snatch + snatch balance - work up to a med/heavy muscle snatch - 1


3 sets
Snatch - 80% x 1 x 5
Clean & Jerk - 80% x 1 x 5

4 rounds for time of:


10 KB snatch (5 each arm) - 25% BW
20 Russian twists - 15% BW
10 kipping pull-up - 100% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday November 7 2007
- Snatch – 90% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk – 90% x 1 x 3
- Front Squat – 90% x 2 x 2
<br style="font-style: italic;" />3 rounds for time of:
200 M sprint
10 clapping&nbsp; push-ups
15 Knees to elbows
20 walking lunges
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday November 8 2007
Rest Day
Most likely you're quite near death at this point. That's normal. We won't think
any less of you if you scale the training down--Don't be a hero!
-------------------------Friday November 9 2007
- Muscle clean + Tall clean &ndash; 1 + 1 x 3 &ndash; keep light, work techn
ique
- Snatch &ndash; 80% x 1 x 5
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 80% x 1 x 5

For time:
1000 m row
20 push ball - 12% BW
20 kipping pull-ups
750 m row
15 push ball
15 kipping pull-ups
500 m row
10 push ball
10 kipping pull-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday November 10 2007
- Snatch &ndash; 95% x 1 x 2
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 95% x 1 x 2
- Front Squat &ndash; 90% x 2 x 2
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday November 11 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday November 12 2007
- Snatch - 100% x 1 x 1
- Clean & Jerk 90 % x 1 x 1
- Front squat - 90% x 2 x 1
Post numbers and questions to comments.

-------------------------Tuesday November 13 2007


- Snatch - 80% x 1 x 2
- Clean & Jerk - 80% x 1 x 2
3 rounds for time of:
500 m row
30 sit-ups
2 15-ft rope climb
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday November 14 2007
- Snatch - 90% x 1 x 1
- Clean & Jerk - 100% x 1 x 1

- Front squat - 90% x 2 x 1


3 rounds for time of:
30 Jumping pull-ups
20 <a href="/resources/exercises/index.php?show=exercise&sectionID=3&exerciseID
=33">Sprawl ball</a> - 10% BW
20 KB cross chops 25% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday November 15 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday November 16 2007
- Snatch - 80% x 1 x 2
- Clean & Jerk - 80% x 1 x 2
3 rounds for time of:
10 sand bag power clean - 30% BW
15 ring dips
10 Turkish Get-up sit-ups (5 each side) -- 25% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday November 17 2007
- Snatch - 95% x 1 x 1
- Clean & Jerk - 95% x 1 x 1
- Front squat - 90% X 2 X 2
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday November 18 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday November 19 2007
- Snatch - 80% x 1 x 3
- Clean & jerk - 80% x 1 x 2
- Front squat - 90% x 1 x 1
Post numbers and questions to comments.
--------------------------

Tuesday November 20 2007


- Snatch - 90% x 1 x 1
- Clean & Jerk - 90% x 1 x 1
- Front & lateral planks - 3 x near max time
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday November 21 2007
- Snatch - 85% x 1 x 2
- Clean & jerk - 85% x 1 x 2
- Front & Lateral planks - 3 x near max time
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday November 22 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday November 23 2007
Snatch - 50% x 1 x 3-5
Clean & Jerk - 50% x 1 x 3-5
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday November 24 2007
- Snatch - Record attempt
- Clean & jerk - record attempt
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday November 25 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday November 26 2007
- Back squat &ndash; 75% x 3 x 5
- Snatch deadlift &ndash; work up to 105% x 3
- Push press &ndash; 5 x 3
- Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x max (add weight if you&rsquo;re able to do more than
10 reps on all 3 sets)
- Turkish get-up sit-ups &ndash; 35% BW x 6/side x 3 sets
Post numbers and questions to comments.

-------------------------Tuesday November 27 2007


- 3-position snatch &ndash; 60% x 3 sets
- muscle snatch + snatch balance &ndash; 1 + 2 x 3 sets
4
5
5
5

rounds for time of:


KB upright row - 35% BW
KB swings &ndash; 35% BW
KB snatch / arm &ndash; 25% BW

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Wednesday November 28 2007
- Front squat &ndash; 75% x 3 x 5
- Clean pull &ndash; 100% x 3, 103% x 2, 105% x 1
- Rack jerk behind the neck &ndash; work up to heavy single
3 sets of:
Front plank &ndash; near max time
Lateral planks &ndash; near max time
3 rounds for time of:
10 Burpees
10 Sand bag clean to shoulder &ndash; 50% BW
300 m row
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday November 29 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday November 30 2007
- Snatch push press + overhead squat &ndash; 1+ 2 up to heaviest set possibl
e
- Power clean + push press + push jerk &ndash; 60% x 3 sets
3 rounds for time of:
50 m sprint
20 KB cross-chops
15 kipping pull-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday December 1 2007

Snatch &ndash; max


Clean & Jerk &ndash; max
Back squat - max
DB/KB Windmill - 25% BW x 5 x 3

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Sunday December 2 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday December 3 2007
- Front squat &ndash; 80% x 3 x 5
- Clean deadlift &ndash; work up to 110% x 3
- Push press &ndash; 5 x 3 - try to increase the weight from last week
- Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x max (add weight if you&rsquo;re able to do more than
10 reps on all 3 sets)
- DB Overhead sit-up - 15% BW/arm x 6 x 3
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday December 4 2007
- 2-position clean (hang, floor) &ndash; 60% x 5 sets
- Push jerk + jerk &ndash; 1 + 1 x 5 sets &ndash; heavy but manageable weigh
t
3 rounds for time of:
10 KB 1-arm swing + clean + push press (per arm) &ndash; 25% BW
20 box jumps &ndash; above knee height
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday December 5 2007
- Back squat &ndash; 80% x 3 x 5
- Snatch pull &ndash; 103% x 3, 105% x 2, 108% x 1
- Rack jerk &ndash; work up to a heavy single
For time:
700 m row
20 sit-ups
10 sandbag cleans to shoulder &ndash; 40% BW
500 m row
30 sit-ups
13 sandbag cleans to shoulder
300 m row

40 sit-ups
15 sandbag cleans to shoulder
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday December 6 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday December 7 2007
- Snatch balance &ndash; heavy single; Then 90% of that single x 1, 80% x 1
x 2
- Tall snatch + hang power snatch &ndash; take to heaviest tall snatch for 5
sets
4 rounds for time of:
10 jumping lunges
5 clapping push-ups
10 kipping pull-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday December 8 2007
- Snatch &ndash; max single
- Clean & jerk &ndash; max single
- Front squat &ndash; max single
3 sets of:
20 russian twists &ndash; 10% BW
front plank &ndash; near max time
lateral plank &ndash; near max time
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday December 9 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday December 10 2007
- Back squat &ndash; 85% x 3 x 5
- Snatch deadlift &ndash; work up to 115% x 3
- Push press &ndash; 5 x 3 &ndash; heavier than last week
- Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x max (add weight if you&rsquo;re able to do more than
10 reps on all 3 sets)
- Windmills &ndash; 25% BW x 8 x 3

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Tuesday December 11 2007
- Muscle snatch &ndash; up to heavy single
- 2-position snatch &ndash; floor, hang &ndash; 65% x 5 sets
3 rounds for time of:
5 box jumps - waist height
10 ball slams - 10% BW
10 1-arm DB hang power snatch - 20% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday December 12 2007
- Front squat &ndash; 83% x 3 x 5
- Clean pull &ndash; 103% x 3, 105% x 2, 108% x 1
- Rack jerk behind neck &ndash; work up to heavy single
3 rounds for time of:
10 Turkish Get-ups - 30% BW
10 sand bag power clean + push press - 40% BW
100 m sprint
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday December 13 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday December 14 2007
- Overhead squat &ndash; up to heavy single, drop 20% for 2 x 2
- High hang clean + hang power clean &ndash; med-heavy x 5 sets
- Chin-ups &ndash; 3 x max
4 rounds for time:
5 box jumps - waist height
200 m row
25 sit-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday December 15 2007
- Snatch &ndash; 90% x 1
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 90% x 1

- Back squat &ndash; 90% x 1


- GHD sit-ups + russian twist &ndash; 10(1 + 2) x 3 sets
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday December 16 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday December 17 2007
-

Front squat &ndash; 75% x 3 x 5


Clean pull &ndash; work up to 100% x 2
Push press &ndash; 5 x 3 &ndash; same weight as last Monday
Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x near max reps
Turkish Get-up sit-ups &ndash; 25% BW x 10 x 3

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Tuesday December 18 2007
- Tall clean + clean &ndash; light weight x 5 sets
3 rounds for time of:
500 m row
10 DB power clean + push jerk &ndash; 20% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday December 19 2007
-

Back squat &ndash; 75% x 3 x 3


Snatch shrug &ndash; 100% x 3 x 3
Rack jerk &ndash; 85% of best jerk x 1 x 5
Chin-ups &ndash; 3 x near max

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Thursday December 20 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday December 21 2007
- Snatch balance &ndash; 80% of best snatch x 2 x 3
- Muscle snatch + snatch + hang snatch &ndash; med-heavy x 4 sets

- Pull-ups &ndash; 60% of numbers from Monday


- Front & lateral planks &ndash; 2 sets, nothing heroic
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday December 22 2007
- Snatch &ndash; max single
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; max single
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday December 23 2007
Rest day
-------------------------Monday December 24 2007
-

Snatch &ndash; 85% x 1 x 4


Clean & Jerk &ndash; 85% x 1 x 4
Front Squat &ndash; 85% x 2 x 3
Overhead DB sit-ups &ndash; 40 total &ndash; 15% BW/DB

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Tuesday December 25 2007
- Muscle Snatch + OHS + snatch balance &ndash; heavy muscle snatch x 4 sets
- Snatch &ndash; 70% x 1 x 5
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 70% x 1 x 5
2 rounds for time of:
50 m sprint
20 1-arm KB swings 25% BW
Rest 2 minutes
2 rounds for time of:
15 pull-ups
10 box jumps &ndash; med height
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday December 26 2007
- Snatch &ndash; 85% x 1 x 4
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 85% x 1 x 4

- Front Squat &ndash; 85% x 2 x 3


3 rounds for time of:
20 KB side bends &ndash; 30% BW
15 GHD sit-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday December 27 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday December 28 2007
-

Tall Clean + hang clean + push jerk &ndash; med weight x 3 sets
Snatch &ndash; 70% x 1 x 5
Clean & Jerk &ndash; 70% x 1 x 5
Front & Lateral Planks &ndash; near max time

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Saturday December 29 2007
- Snatch &ndash; 90% x 1 x 2
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 90% x 1 x 2
- Front Squat - 90% x 2 x 2
2 rounds for time of:
(1 minute rest between rounds)
20 <a href="/resources/exercises/index.php?show=exercise&sectionID=3&exerciseID=
33">sprawl ball</a> &ndash; 10% BW
20 pull-ups
20 ball slams &ndash; 10% BW
500 m row
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday December 30 2007
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday December 31 2007
- Snatch &ndash; 80% x 1 x 4
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 80% x 1 x 4
- Front Squat &ndash; 80% x 2 x 3
2 rounds for time of:
300 m row

10 box jumps
25 sit-ups
1 min rest
Wednesday we'll be attempting to hit 100% on the snatch and clean & jerk. If you
're feeling slow or the weights are feeling heavy today, do fewer sets with 80%.
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday January 1 2008
- Snatch &ndash; 70% x 1 x 4
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 70% x 1 x 4
- Front & Lateral Plans - 3 easy sets
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday January 2 2008
- Snatch &ndash; 100% x 1
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 100% x 1
- Front Squat &ndash; 100% x 1
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday January 3 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday January 4 2008
- Snatch push press + overhead squat + snatch balance &ndash; light x 2 x 4
- Snatch &ndash; 70% x 1 x 5
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 70% x 1 x 5

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Saturday January 5 2008
- Snatch &ndash; 90% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 90% x 1 x 3
- Front Squat &ndash; 90% x 2 x 2

4 rounds for time of:

100 m sprint
12 pull-ups
50 m sprint
8 DB push press 20% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday January 6 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday January 7 2008
- Snatch &ndash; 90% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 90% x 1 x 3
- Front Squat &ndash; 90% x 2 x 2
5-8 rounds for time of:
5 KB swings &ndash; 32% BW
5 kipping pull-ups
5 KB cross chops (each side) &ndash; 25% BW
5 clapping push-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday January 8 2008
- Clean & Jerk drill of choice - pick a drill to work on your weakest point.
10 minutes or work; keep light
- Snatch &ndash; 80% x 1 x 5
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 80% x 1 x 5
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday January 9 2008
- Snatch &ndash; 90% x 1 x 1
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 90% x 1 x 1
- Front Squat &ndash; 90% x 2 x 2
3 rounds for time of:
10 Box jumps &ndash; knee/mid-thigh height
20 sand bag power cleans &ndash; 30% BW
600 m row
30 seconds rest
Post numbers and questions to comments.

-------------------------Thursday January 10 2008


Rest Day
-------------------------Friday January 11 2008
nutes
-

Snatch drill of choice - pick a drill to work on your weakest point. 10 mi


or work; keep light
Snatch &ndash; 80% x 1 x 5
Clean & Jerk &ndash; 80% x 1 x 5

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Saturday January 12 2008
- Snatch &ndash; 95% x 1
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 95% x 1
- Front Squat &ndash; 95% x 1 x 2
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday January 13 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday January 14 2008
- Snatch - 90% x 1 x 2
- Clean & Jerk - 90% x 1 x 2
- Front squat - 90% x 2
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday January 15 2008
- Snatch - 85% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk - 85% x 1 x 3
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday January 16 2008
- Snatch - 75% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk - 75% x 1 x 3

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Thursday January 17 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday January 18 2008
- Snatch - 50% x 1 x 3
- Clean & Jerk - 50% x 1 x 3
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday January 19 2008
- Snatch - PR attempt (3 max)
- Clean & Jerk - PR attempt (3 max)
- Front squat - PR attempt
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday January 20 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday January 21 2008
- Back squat - take up to a med-heavy single
- Press - 5 x 3 med-heavy
2 rounds for time of:
200 m sprint
15 pull-ups
10 Turkish get-ups - 25% BW
15 pull-ups
200 m sprint
2 min rest
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday January 22 2008
For time:
1000 m row
5 sandbag clean + push press - 50% BW
30 KB swings - 30% BW

750 m row
10 sandbag clean + push press
25 KB swings
500 m row
15 sandbag clean + push press
20 KB swings
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday January 23 2008
-

Snatch - 5 x 2 light-med weight - work speed and technique


Front squat - take up to med-heavy single
Snatch push press - 5 x 3
Pull-ups - 3 x max

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Thursday January 24 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday January 25 2008
- Clean & jerk - 5 sets - doubles for the weaker part of the lift, e.g. 1 cl
ean + 2 jerks
- Snatch pull - 95% x 3 x 3
20-15-10 reps of:
Wall ball - 10% BW
Kipping pull-ups
Ring dips
90 sec; 60 sec; between rounds
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday January 26 2008
-

Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Back squat
Ab work of choice

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Sunday January 27 2008
Rest Day

-------------------------Monday January 28 2008


-

Back squat &ndash; 78% x 2 x 5


Snatch deadlift &ndash; heavy single
Push press &ndash; 5 x 3
Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x max (weighted for 3 x 8 if you can do 3 x 15 unweight

ed)
- Glute-ham sit-ups &ndash; 3 x 15
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday January 29 2008
- &nbsp;Power clean + push jerk + jerk &ndash; 80% of best power clean x 4 s
ets
- Tall snatch &ndash; 5 x 2 - med weight; work speed

3 rounds for time of:


8 1-arm DB snatch - 20% BW
5 ball slams - 15% BW
1 min rest
3 rounds for time of:
5 box jumps (high as possible)
12 KB cross-chops - 25% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday January 30 2008
- Front squat &ndash; 75% x 2 x 5
- Clean pull &ndash; heavy single
- Rack jerk behind the neck &ndash; heavy single
3 rounds for time of:
13 KB swings &ndash; 30% BW
18 Jumping ring dips
23 kipping pull-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday January 31 2008
Rest Day

-------------------------Friday February 1 2008


- Power snatch + OHS + snatch balance &ndash; 80% of best power snatch x 4 s
ets
- Tall clean &ndash; 5 x 2
7 rounds for time of:
200 m row
5 burpees
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday February 2 2008
- Snatch &ndash; heavy single
- Clean & jerk &ndash; heavy single
- Back squat &ndash; heavy single
<br style="font-style: italic;" />Rest 10-15 minutes between each exercise
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday February 3 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday February 4 2008
-

Front squat &ndash; 81% x 2 x 5


Clean deadlift &ndash; heavy single
Push press &ndash; 5 x 3
Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x max (weighted for 3 x 8 if you can do 3 x 15 unweight

ed)
- Glute-ham sit-ups &ndash; 3 x 15
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday February 5 2008
- Power snatch + overhead squat + mid-hang snatch&ndash; med weight x 5 sets
- Mid-hang clean + push press + jerk &ndash; med weight x 5 sets
Rounds in 10 minutes of:
5 kipping pull-ups
5 sit-ups
5 jumping squats
5 clapping push-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.

-------------------------Wednesday February 6 2008


-

Back squat &ndash; 78% x 2 x 5


Snatch pull &ndash; heavy single
Rack jerk &ndash; heavy single
Turkish Get-up sit-ups &ndash; 30% BW x 8 x 3

3 rounds for time of:


100 m sprint
10 sand bag power clean + push press - 35% BW
10 KB deadlift high pulls &ndash; 30% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday February 7 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday February 8 2008
- Power clean + front squat + mid-hang clean - 5 med-weight sets
- Overhead squat &ndash; heavy single

3 rounds for time of:


500 m row
15 push-up + 3 kick-backs
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Push-up + kick backs: Perform a push-up and jum
p both feet forward to the hands and immediately back into push-up position 3 ti
mes. This constitutes one of the 15 reps.
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Saturday February 9 2008
- Snatch &ndash; heavy single
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; heavy single
- Front squat &ndash; heavy single
Rest 10-15 minutes between each exercise.
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Sunday February 10 2008
Rest Day

-------------------------Monday February 11 2008


-

Back squat &ndash; 84% x 2 x 5


Snatch deadlift &ndash; heavy single
Push press &ndash; 5 x 3 &ndash; try to add weight from last wk
Pull-ups &ndash; 3 x max (weighted for 3 x 8 if you can do 3 x 15 unweight

ed)
- Turkish get-up sit-ups &ndash; heaviest for 3 x 8
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Tuesday February 12 2008
- Muscle snatch &ndash; heavy single
- Snatch &ndash; 65% x 2 x 8
- Clean & Jerk &ndash; 65% x 8 sets (2 reps of the weaker lift per set, e.g.
1 cln + 2 jrk)
3 rounds for time of:
200 m sprint
15 wall ball &ndash; 10% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Wednesday February 13 2008
- Front squat &ndash; 78% x 2 x 5
- Clean pull &ndash; heavy single
- Rack jerk behind the neck &ndash; heavy single
3 rounds for time of:
16 1-arm DB split snatches &ndash; 15% BW
20 KB cross-chops
25 kipping pull-ups
Post numbers and questions to comments.
-------------------------Thursday February 14 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Friday February 15 2008
- Muscle snatch &ndash; 80% of Tues x 2 x 3
- Power snatch &ndash; 60% (of best snatch) x 2 x 4
- Power clean + jerk &ndash; 60% (of best CJ) x 1 x 4

5
5
5
5
5

rounds for time of:


box jumps &ndash; 20-30&rdquo;
ball slams &ndash; 10% BW
<a href="/resources/exercises/videos/ohSusie.mov">Oh-Susies</a>
kipping pull-ups

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Saturday February 16 2008
-

Snatch &ndash; 90% x 1


Clean & jerk &ndash; 90% x 1
Back squat &ndash; 90% x 1
Core work of choice

Post numbers and questions to comments.


-------------------------Sunday February 17 2008
Rest Day
-------------------------Monday February 18 2008
-

Front squat - 84% x 2 x 5


Clean pull - work up to 100% x 2
Push press - 5 x 1 heavy
Pull-ups - 3 x max (weighted for 3 x 8 if you can do 3 x 15 unweighted)
DB overhead sit-ups - 15%/DB x 8 x 3

Post numbers and questions to comments.


<br style="font-style: italic;" />This is week 4 of the current mesocycle. We'll
be tapering slightly in order to attempt records on Saturday.
-------------------------Tuesday February 19 2008
- Muscle snatch - take to a tough but manageable double for 3 sets
- Power snatch + snatch - 60% x 3 sets
- Clean + push jerk + jerk - 60% x 3 sets
3 rounds for time of:
10 sandbag power clean + 2 lunge - 30% BW
30 sit-ups
10 KB swings - 25% BW
Post numbers and questions to comments.

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