And the answer is...
97
close...so close...but no dice.
That being said: 3 weeks and I'm having a rematch!
Still 12 weeks until my RKC. I believe between now and the RKC I will be able to pass some practice snatch tests 3-4 more times. And hopefully get my conditioning to sub 4:30.
My conditioning is *almost* there...three solid weeks of training and I'll should get it within 5 minutes. I had great pacing, but just rested too long around the 60-70 mark. Learning how to keep swinging the bell when you are that state of hypoxia is interesting. It would be like trying to run a 5K and mid race repeatedly picking up heaving weights and swinging them around with a 5K heart rate. Convincing yourself you have the strength when you are tired like that is tough.
Things that went well: pacing was good. I had a good pace even when I picked up the timing after breaks.
I fought hard at the end. At 4:15 I still had 20 reps to go and I FOUGHT to get them done in those 45seconds. My typical pace when I'm not tired is is 20 reps/50-55 seconds...so being fatigued at that point I still tried to get back on pace and tried to even think about going FASTER than my normal pace which was hard at the end.
Live to fight another day.
Bring it! Fight face ON!
1 comment:
12 weeks is basically forever. 97 --> 100 is just more than 3%. Can you improve by 3% in 3 months? Yes, you can, and you will. Could you knock 40 seconds off of a 5K in 3 months of training? Of course. How about going from 20 mph to 20.6 mph on the bike? Yep, very doable.
The fact that you mentioned 4:30 suggests that you believe it too. Don't even worry about it.
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