Happy Thanksgiving!! The climbing gym was open this morning so I saw that as a good time to finish out testing my Fall Challenge lifts. We ended up going as a family so I climbed a few routes afterwards too. The family climbed around and did some cool climbs through hula-hoops!
My last two lifts were Snatch and Shoulder Press.
I had pretty much done 0 shoulder presses throughout the cycle. I really wanted to improve my deadlift so I made sure to make those lifts up as needed. But not so much the other two and it showed! My pre-test came in at 95# which is actually where I ended today as well. After hitting 95 I tried once at 105 and once at 100. I was able to get both just barely out of front rack but no where else. I really wanted to dip and drive to get it up, but I held back!
I took a little break and watched the kids so my wife could climb a little bit before coming back for the snatch. I drilled a little bit before adding some weight and snatching away! In the pre-test I ended up with 95#. Today I was able to get more and hit 105# which is just under my lifetime max. I tried 2x’s to get 110 up but couldn’t get under the bar!!
Based on these lifts here is my Fall Challenge 2018 data:
| Lift | Beginning | Ending | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solcana Total | 435 | 500 | 65 |
| Deadlift | 245 | 300 | 55 |
| Snatch | 95 | 105 | 10 |
| Shoulder Press | 95 | 95 | 0 |
| Jackie | 13:45 | 12:06 | 1:39 |
We will have to wait and see what the final results show!!