C+J
The skills we hone in the middle part of most classes are generally directly applicable to movements we use in WODS. Â Back squats, for instance, help us train patterns that show up in wall balls, box jumps and countless other motions. Â When we clean and jerk for load, however, we’re generally looking to squat clean and split jerk. Â These two movements are great for heavy weights, but not that efficient for moving medium weight for reps.
Today we’ll train the clean and jerk for use in WODs. Â This will mean we’ll most likely be looking to power clean and push jerk, possibly connect reps with a “touch and go” mentality and maybe even train the catch position in the power clean to be secondarily used as the dip in the jerk. Â All of these are really useful techniques to get the most out of these movements in a WOD, so take the time today to hone them in.
SKILL:
Clean and Jerk (WOD prep)
WOD:
7-6-5-4-3-2-1
C+J (135/95)
* 1 RC
WOD: 10:04 w/ 65# and rope climbs
5:23rx. Focused going unbroken on all sets of C&J. The set of 5 was not fun.
Nice work, 5:30am crew. It was good to see you all!
WOD: 7:30 Rx. Tried to follow Olivia’s lead with unbroken sets, but it was slower for me so I dropped.
I think it may have been slower for me too, but I’m forcing myself to TnG because I hate it so much. I’m glad you gave it a shot! Nice work today!
WOD: 6:48 @ 75# and rope climbs.
WOD: 9:50 – Did the first round at 135# and then realized that would take forever. Dropped to 95#
Derp.
6:08 Rx, nice job Olivia!