Goal setting & the Movement

Who hasn't heard the mantra "Those who fail to plan are planning to fail." Well, there have been many plans that have failed because they were based on a faulty premise. Realism must be at the forefront, meaning they most be realistic and attainable. For myself, I must have simple goals AND no more than three at a time. While the movement calls for PRs every night, it is important to do the RIGHT exercises that will increase the likelihood of achieving your goals.

In addition to the right exercises and doing them properly, you must live by the ultimate litmus test: TEST IT. You must also decipher how you feel as well, as per my last post where bench tested well but bar speed was slow. Then major fatigue set in. Now remember - this is only MY results. Your body may react totally different based on your body type or even your job.

On that notion, I did snatches tonight for the first time in a looong time. They always test well so that is great. But lately I have been breaking intensity (% of max) PRs and gotten away from volume and density. It appears that my belt is a little tighter and my waist line not so good. So I went after a volume record for snatches tonight, which I did at 5,020. Problem is, my wind was gone! It took forever and my lungs were really pushed to the max using only the 20K bell. My goal is to snatch the 40K and here I am dinking around with the 20K. Not what I want. But at the same time I want fat loss so I need to do higher reps. What a delema! While the 88# is an ultimate goal, I really do want to nail 100 reps in 5 minutes with the 24K (my best is 83). The other reason is I want to compete at the TSC. I need to at least be competitive in this last portion of the contest! So bottom line I have a decision to make.

Since it is summer time, I am really going to push for lowering body fat and getting my five minute numbers up. While the movement will tell me which PR to break (intensity, volume, density) I need to snatch EVERY week and maybe multiple times, not once every 2 weeks (that's only twice a month!). And the records need to fall HARD. When I see a 125# Kathi Burger getting 100 reps in five minutes and Mark Wilson getting 100 in 3.5 I realize I have work to do. I don't have the goal to run a marathon but I am tired of getting winded easy - so jacking cardio is a key goal at the present time. For me, that makes the most sense, and my adrenals will thank me for it. Enjoy:)