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Thursday February 23 2012
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  • Power Clean - 70% x 2 x 5
  • Hang Snatch (below knee) - 65% x 2 x 3, 70% x 2 x 2
  • Snatch Push Press + OHS - 75% x 3+2 x 3
3 sets; no rest:
2 min jump rope
12 DB push press
Wednesday February 22 2012
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  • Clean - 75% x 3 x 2, 75% x 2 x 3
  • Clean Pull - 95% (of clean) x 3 x 5
  • Front Squat - 80% x 3 x 5
Tuesday February 21 2012
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  • Jerk - heavy single; 80% of HS x 1 x 3
  • Power Snatch - 70% x 2 x 5
  • Push Press - 75% x 5 x 3
3 sets; no rest:
20 KB swings
10 DB chainsaw rows/arm
Monday February 20 2012
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  • Snatch - 75% x 3 x 2, 75% x 2 x 3
  • Snatch Pull - 95% (of snatch) x 3 x 5
  • Pause Back Squat - 70% x 4 x 5
Week 2 of 6
Sunday February 19 2012
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Rest Day
Saturday February 18 2012
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  • Snatch - 60% x 3, 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 1, 85% x 1, heavy single
  • Clean & Jerk - 60% x 3, 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 1, 85% x 1, heavy single
  • Front squat - heavy single
  • SLDL - 3 x 5
Friday February 17 2012
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Rest Day
Thursday February 16 2012
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  • Power clean - 65% x 3 x 5
  • Hang snatch (below knee) - 60% x 2 x 5
  • Snatch push press + Overhead squat - 70% x 3+2 x 3
6 sets; no rest:
5 pull-ups
5 push-ups
5 KB swings
The Pusher Don't Care
Matt Foreman  |  February 16 2012  |  General

What’s your opinion about ibuprofen?   I know it’s a subject that some of you probably aren’t hip to. Based on what I’ve seen on Catalyst Athletics, I think we’ve got pretty educated readers. It’s obvious from the comments I see on this website th...
Wednesday February 15 2012
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  • Clean - 70% x 3 x 5
  • Clean Pull - 85% (of clean) x 4 x 5
  • Front squat - 75% x 3 x 5
Tuesday February 14 2012
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  • Jerk behind the neck - heavy single; 80% of HS x 1 x 3
  • Power snatch - 65% x 3 x 5
  • Push Press - 70% x 5 x 3
3 sets; no rest:
500 m row
20 push ball (6# ball)
Monday February 13 2012
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  • Snatch - 70% x 3 x 5
  • Snatch Pull - 85% (of snatch) x 4 x 5
  • Pause back squat - 65% x 5 x 5
Week 1 of 6
Sunday February 12 2012
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Rest Day
Saturday February 11 2012
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  • Snatch - max
  • Clean & Jerk - max
  • Front or back squat - max
Friday February 10 2012
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Rest Day
Thursday February 9 2012
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  • Snatch - 40-50% x 1 x 5-8
  • Clean & Jerk 40-50% x 1 x 4-6
Adjust the weight and sets based on how you're feeling - if you're feeling tired and slow today, stick with the empty bar only.
Wednesday February 8 2012
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  • Snatch - 75% x 1 x 3
  • Clean & Jerk - 70% x 1 x 3
  • Snatch Pull - 90% x 2 x 3
Tuesday February 7 2012
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  • Snatch - 60% x 1 x 8
  • Clean & Jerk - 60% x 1 x 5
  • Light technique work of choice - 10 min max
Monday February 6 2012
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  • Snatch - 85% x 1 x 3
  • Clean & Jerk - 85% x 1 x 3
  • Clean Pull - 90% x 2 x 3
  • Back Squat - 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 2
Week 6 of 6
Sunday February 5 2012
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Rest Day
Saturday February 4 2012
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  • Snatch - 70% x 1, 75% x 1, 80% x 1, 85% x 1, 90% x 1, 95% x 1
  • Clean & Jerk - 70% x 1, 75% x 1, 80% x 1, 85% x 1, 90% x 1, 95% x 1
  • Front Squat - 90% x 1
Friday February 3 2012
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Rest Day
Thursday February 2 2012
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  • Power Snatch - 80% x 1 x 6
  • Power Clean & Jerk - 80% x 1 x 6
3 sets:
3 box jumps
15 DB push press
30 sec rest
What a Lovely Bottom
Matt Foreman  |  February 2 2012  |  Weightlifting

Okay, a little personal information is necessary to write this post. I have to talk about myself so I can transition into talking about you. For those of you who don’t know, I had a major knee surgery back in June 2011. It was ACL reconstruction, which is the big kahuna. My...
Wednesday February 1 2012
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  • Snatch - 70% x 1, 75% x 1, 80% x 1 x 4
  • Clean & Jerk - 70% x 1, 75% x 1, 80% x 1 x 4
  • Snatch Pull - 90% x 2, 95% x 2, 100% x 2
  • Back Squat - 80% x 3 x 3
Tuesday January 31 2012
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  • Power Snatch - 80% x 1 x 8
  • Power Clean & Jerk - 80% x 1 x 8
3 sets:
Box Jump x 3
Pull-ups x 15
30 sec rest
Monday January 30 2012
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  • Snatch - 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 2, 85% x 1, 90% x 1, 85% x 1
  • Clean & Jerk - 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 2, 85% x 1, 90% x 1, 85% x 1
  • Clean Pull - 90% x 2, 95% x 2, 100% x 2
  • Front Squat - 80% x 2, 85% x 1 x 2
Week 5 of 6
The Russian Baby Maker: The Best Hip Stretch You've Never Heard Of
Greg Everett  |  January 30 2012  |  General

I’ve mentioned the Russian Baby Maker a few times now on the website but have only managed to describe it briefly within a long article about warming-up. It’s a bit tough to describe without images and the name is sufficiently intriguing enough to generate quite a few requests for more i...
Sunday January 29 2012
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Rest Day
Rambling
Matt Foreman  |  January 29 2012  |  Weightlifting

I love it when I read things that get me thinking, because that’s when I get ideas for stuff to write.   One of the recent posts on this blog was from my friend Aimee Anaya Everett Fergie Madonna Spears, and one of the big questions in it was whether or not she wants to continue competi...
Saturday January 28 2012
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  • Snatch - 50% x 2, 60% x 2, 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 2, then to heavy single
  • Clean & jerk - 50% x 2, 60% x 2, 70% x 2, 75% x 2, 80% x 2, then to heavy single
  • Front squat - heavy single
Friday January 27 2012
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Rest Day
Win a $200 Catalyst Gift Certificate!
Aimee Anaya Everett  |  January 27 2012  |  General

Catalyst is doing an awesome giveaway! One entry will be randomly chosen to win a $200 gift card to Catalyst Athletics that can be used in the store OR for training! Rad!You must do the following to be eligible:1. Have a current subscription to the Performance Menu or subscribe before entering*. 2. ...
Thursday January 26 2012
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  • Jerk balance - 55% (of jerk) x 3 x 4
  • Split push press behind neck - 60% (of jerk) x 3 x 4
  • Hang power snatch (below knee) - 65% (of snatch) x 2 x 2, 70% x 2 x 2
  • Pin back squat (just above parallel) - 60% (of back squat) x 3 x 4
3 sets; no rest:
10 1-arm DB split snatch/arm
200 m row
Wednesday January 25 2012
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  • Block snatch pull + snatch (below knee) - 80% x 1+1 x 2, 85% x 1+1 x 2
  • Block clean pull + clean (below knee) - 80% x 1+1 x 2, 85% x 1+1 x 2
  • Snatch pull - 90% (of snatch ) x 3 x 4
  • Front squat - 75% x 2 x 5
Tuesday January 24 2012
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  • Jerk - 70% x 3, 75% x 3, 80% x 2, 85% x 2, 90% x 2
  • Hang power clean (below knee) - 65% (of clean) x 2 x 2, 70% x 2 x 2
  • Heaving snatch balance - 65% (of snatch) x 3, 70% x 3 x 2
5 sets; no rest:
5 push-ups
5 KB swings
5 pull-ups
Motivation
Aimee Anaya Everett  |  January 24 2012  |  Weightlifting

What do you do when the thing you thought you loved is actually making you miserable? You find the reason. You have a good way of lying to yourself… I think that is where the old saying came from: your heart wants one thing but your mind wants another. Here is my life story. And I am choke...
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