Tuesday Test Out Week 2

As the sweat drop off my brow my taped and chalked thumbs began to twitch as my breathing got a little more faster.  I glared at the bar as a stomped my feet to the ground.  I set my back and took a deep breath as I reach down and placed my hands on the outside knurling of the bar.  I looked down at the floor and drew in and out three deep breaths followed by a fourth as a placed myself in the ready floor position.  I pulled the bad up off the ground kicking my head back and shifting the weight towards my heels.  I accelerated the bar after a brief contact with my hips in the power position and as the bar soared above my head...... I lost it and it crashed.

Today didn't go as well as last week. However, it's okay.  Something that I learned from weightlifting so far, is that not everyday is going to be an awesome PR (personal record) day.  Today went something like this for me:
*= MISSED
Snatch 1 RM- 185, 195*, 195*
Clean and Jerk 1 RM- 205, 215, 225*
Quarter Squats 3x3-Heavy
275, 295, 315, 325
Single Arm Farmer Walks 5 Trips- Heavy

Snatch went alright, I am still having issue with my technique, this is going to be address next my coach and I sit down to some coffee or tea and discuss everything.  The Clean and Jerk, didn't go so well for me.  This might have been due to feeling bummed out about the Snatch as well as not having my training partners there with me while I was lifting today.  I don't really think it was an injury issue today.  My knee did feel a little stiff this morning but ended up loosening up by the time I lifted this after noon.

Now for all of you meat heads that think I suck and that I am a weak pile of baby poop, let me discuss something with you for a second.  While yes, these numbers do not look good and my previous best are around 190 (Snatch), and 235  (Clean and Jerk), in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter.  Yes you might have better numbers than me if we went head to head today.  However, I really only care about what happens in a competition.  Lets say you hit 200 (ten pounds higher than my best) once, but I hit 185 multiple times a week throughout a total of 4, 8, or even 12 weeks and I go up to failure every now and again.  When competition comes, you have less than a 50% chance of hitting 185 correctly than I do.  While I have over a 90% chance of hitting 185 perfectly, and more than likely a 50% or greater chance of hitting a PR due to psychological factors.