A few days ago I got a bit zealous with front squats & during one set it felt like my spinal erectors separated from my spine. End of workout & time for a massage from my loving spouse.
Monday is always test day, but today I have a full day of asphalt work lined up so I certainly didn’t want to smoke my shoulders. So, what to do? How ’bout the Ultimate Snatch Test- 10 non-stop minutes of snatches with the 32kg ‘bell.
Since I’d had a few days rest and my internal battery was fully charged, I figured I’d shoot for 200, which would be a PR, but short of the record. I did a few warm up sets to see what kind of pace I’d need. Knowing that when things get blurry, my count goes to hell, so I figured I’d just count to 10, switch hands and repeat. I had my video set up so I could get a final count.
Up to minute 5 things were going well. At minute 6 I was behind a couple seconds only. Then fatigue set in around minute 8. I started switching early as soon as I lost speed. I had completely stopped couting. I had reps to make up and felt I was gaining speed & momentum. When the timer beeped I just locked out my last rep. Happily, since I felt I had my 200, I grabbed my camera for a rep count. Dead, absolutely fn dead. Fresh batteries,my friend, fresh batteries.
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Did you see “True Lies”? The scene with terrorist videoing boss’s message to the world? In the heat of the moment , battery dies, sweat starts to pour. “battery Aziz , battery…” Ironic and hugely funny…but I share your pain. UST is nasty.
Ooh. That would be a bit frustrating! Nice work though.