5/3

3-May
AM
Squat snatch/double under gauntlet (regionals workout #5 2012)
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Immediately upon completion of your last set you have 3 min to
establish a 1rm jerk

PM
For time:
21-15-9
Deadlift 205#
HSPU
Box jump 24"

AM - 12 noon on lunch break.
http://youtu.be/1ZUhJj-5qXA

135# + 31 DU - missed 140, missed 135 once but got went for it a 2nd time and got it instead of doing du.
170# - missed 175, did 160,170
- was pretty frustrated after this. Shoulders felt weak on the jerk. Got mad when I missed 175. 
- Not happy with 135 but glad I at least got it. I want to be hitting 140 consistently. I haven't hit it in a while. I feel like I'm pulling from mid foot and not my heels so I'm catching it just in front of me so when it gets heavy I'm missing it. 

PM
9:50 - http://youtu.be/fbcRsimg7bA
DL - 8/7/6 - 5/5/5 - 3/3/3
HSPU - 8/7/6 - 6/5/4 - 5/4

BJ - slow steady step downs for 21, a few jump downs in set of 15 with step downs, 9 bounded all
-  happy with this, hspu were the easiest part. This was only 1:45 slower than my diane I did like a week or 2 ago, and the dl were 20# more. The dl felt heavy but they felt like the 185 did during Diane. When warming up the 155 felt real light and the 185 felt lighter. I feel more confident now that if they come up in regionals I'll be ready for them if i just touch on them a few more times. Caitlin did this in 11:05 and did the Diane the other week in 6 something. So I was happy with my performance. 

I was terrified of this workout but told myself to stick to my plan and take it 1 rep at a time and it helped so much. I took your advice from last weekend when we talked about diane and just rested a few extra seconds before hspu and it made a world of difference. I had no problem doing them today. 

I had a bad mental break down this afternoon before I went to the gym, same issue, I just started panicking and freaking out and stressing out about not knowing how to find a new path or what I want to try and do. I was able to get over and pull myself together before my pm session. I also had a great moment after my training session, I was just thinking to myself while putting my weights up and realized whatever the outcome at regoinals is, I will be happy because I know I will have tried my best and gave it my all. I have put in all the work and have had great coaching that has prepared me as best as I can be prepared right now. This is my first year training and competing as an individual so it has still been a huge learning year for me. I can only go to regionals with my game plan for each workout and execute that plan the best I can that day. I realized I am setting myself up for failure when I try to compare myself to the top athletes. Next year will be a year when I can start shooting to be able to compare myself with the top athletes in my region. And I can't wait. I'm super excited for regionals and the fun learning experience it will bring. 

I may need to read this before and after regionals to remind myself haha. 

I also learned how to be more efficient at bar mu tonight! Mike is doing a tutorial/clinic tomorrow on them at the gym tomorrow so he practiced tonight by trying to teach me how hes gonna teach the class, and I got way better at them by the end, I even did 3 in a row ub. That was a pr! I feel more confident at them now.