Crossfit log for Thursday, July 25th

You know those race reports where you got a personal best(PB) but didn't meet your goal and you should be happy because a PB is PB but you just can't be happy because you really felt you had it in you to meet your goal despite the fact that is was an arbitrary goal but somehow you are still disappointed?

Yeah that. That's what last night's Olympic lifting class was like. My previous best C&J was from last October, 160# and I really had to fight to get it overhead.

I worked up to 155# easily. Then jumped to 175#, the clean was tough, but I managed it, and the jerk was a snap, I almost laughed out loud.

So naturally I tried 185#, I had jerked 180# at the Y with a rigid power lifting bar, I was sure I'd be able to jerk 185#. Well that remains to be seen, after 3 attempts I couldn't clean it. I caught it once, and looked like I had it, but I bailed, I guess I just didn't feel solid under it. And that was that. I really should've tried 180#. Next time.

So a PR is a PR.

Progress update of revised weightlifting goals. Derived from intermediate level for my body weight at http://www.exrx.net

Lift / target weight / current PR
Bench / 190lbs / 185lbs Apr 30, 2013 (up from 165lbs)
Deadlift / 300lbs / 285lbs Apr 25, 2013 (up from 265lbs)
Press / 130lbs / 120lbs May 14, 2013 (up from 110lbs)
Power Clean / 185lbs / 157lbs May 6, 2013 (up from 155lbs)
Power snatch / 140lbs / 105lbs May 6, 2013
Back Squat / 255lbs / 235lbs May 23, 2013 (up from 215lbs)

New Clean and Jerk PR:

Other lift PRs:
Front Squat 200# Apr 18, 2013
Push Press: 155# March 25, 2013
Clean: 175# May 23, 2013
Jerk: 180# Jun 18, 2013
Snatch: 130# July 22, 2013
Clean and Jerk: 175# July 24, 2013 (up from 160#)