Feature Video -These are the largest clean and jerks ever completed. Leonid Taranenko completes a 266kg clean and jerk in Australia in 1988 and Aleksandr Kurlovich cleans 266kg at te world weightlifting championships in 1987. These two mena re the only men to ever lift these loads in competition. Watch both left elbows on the jerks, Taranenko…maybe, Kurlovich…. good, but looks like it is going to break.
Week of training –
MON July 01/13 – Prep 1, Week 5
GYM CLOSED FOR STAT
TUES July 02/18 – Prep 1, Week 5
WARM-UP
Warm-up – back squats and high box jumps
WOD
A. Snatch 6 x 2 @ 85-90% – build the loads lightly across all sets
B. Snatch pulls 3×3 @ 95-100% – use projected best lift or current best lift for sets across
C. Front Squats 4×3 @ 85-90% – build lightly
D. Back extensions 2-3×6-8 – if time permits, load if necessary
WED July 03/19 – Prep 1, Week 5
REST DAY
THURS July 04/20 – Prep 1, Week 5
WARM-UP
Warm-up – back squats and high box jumps
WOD
A. Clean 6×2 @ 85-90% – build lightly throughout
B. Clean pulls 3×3@ 100% – use current best attempt or projected best for sets across
C. Back Squats 5 x 3 @ 85-90% – build throughout
D. Back extensions 2-3 x 6-8 – if time permits.
FRI July 05/21 – Prep 1, Week 5
WARM-UP
Warm-up – back squats and high box jumps
WOD
A. Snatch complex – hang snatch, snatch balance, behind the neck snatch push press 3-5 x 1+1+1 – rest as needed – use as tech/warm-up
B. Jerk off rack 8 x 2 – build throughout.
C. Behind the neck snatch push press 4 x 2- build lightly across all sets.
D. Jump back squats 4 x 5 @ 50-60% of best lift – build lightly
SAT July 06/22 – Prep 1, Week 5
REST DAY
SUN July 07/23 – Prep 1, Week 5
WARM-UP
Warm-up – back squats and high box jumps
WOD
A. Snatch 8 x 2 @ 85-90% – build throughout
B. Clean and jerk 6 x 2 @ 85-90% – build throughout.
D. Back squats 5.4.3-5.4.3-5.4.3 @ 80-90% – wave first set (build by 5’ish’% on each set) then build on each of those sets on final two waves by adding 1-3% more each wave. So, ex might look like this; 100,105,110 – 102,107,112 – 105,110,115
