Monday, August 29, 2011

Quest for BW Press


**Darwin Barbell Club Challenge**
Get a Fu*king BW Strict Press...Why Because is probably the most badass thing you can do in the gym....
"You cannot find a better test of pure strength than a Two-Arm Press with a
barbell. Whenever a man starts to talk to me about “knack” in lifting, I give him
a fairly heavy bar-bell and ask him to make a Two-Arm Press.... If the legs are held
straight, nothing will send that bell up except strength, and you need the strength
in the triceps of the arm, the small of the back, and particularly in the deltoid
muscles on the points of the shoulders. No skill is required to press a bell aloft
after you once have it at the chest, and that is why I consider the Two-Arm Press
as the best strength test".

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Sorta Half-way Point, 2011 Goals

So looking back at our begining of the years goals, we've had some injuries and some change of focus toward other aspects of fitness/competition, but remember our #1 rule is to keep the Goal the Goal (thanks Dan John). Lets make a strong effort to accomplish what we started. Every one on Team Darwin is hitting the competition circuit hard, I think we've done 3 olympic weightlifting meets, 1 powerlifting meet, 3 grappling meets, 4 endurance events...keep it up Gentlemen.


Eric
Short Term: (wrist injury, as a result made a bunch of PR's in powerlifting)
Snatch: 85kg, 87kg
C&J: 105kg, 107kg
Total: 190kg
Longe Term:
Eat Cleaner
BW 210lbs (Check)
Total: 200kg
Clean: 110kg
Snatch: 90kg
Front Squat 120kg
Joe R
Short Term:
snatch 93kg, 97kg (check)
c&j 125kg, 130kg (check)
total 210kg (check)
long term
bw 205-210lbs
hbbs 181kg
snatch 102kg
c&j 136kg (check)
row every week
Clarke
Short Term:
Snatch - 63kg
C&J - 84kg
50 miler < 9 hours (close enough)

Escape from Alcatraz < 4 hours (check)

Compete in weightlifting meet (check)


Long Term:

Sign up for 100 miler


Joey
2011 short term:
snatch 92kgs
c&j 128kg
Increase Running (check)
2011 long term:
snatch 90-100kg
c&j 136-143kg
snatch balance 250lbs
HBBS 450lbs
deadlift 500lbs
Purple Belt w 2 stripes
Win atleast 2 tournaments

Sunday, August 14, 2011

2011 CT Open Weightlifting Meet

8/07/2011 Connecticut Open Results
Joe R: Snatch 95kg,100kg, 105kg -miss
C&J 130kg, 135kg, 140kg(PR)
Total 240kg (PR)


Eric: Snatch 70kg, 75kg-miss, 75kg-miss
C&J 92kg, 96kg, 96kg
Total of 166kg
***first meet after wrist injury***