Craig P
Level 7 Valued Member
Afternoon,
This forum is incredible so keep up the great content and nuggets of knowledge!
I've set myself a few mini goals recently. The most recent one I achieved last month which was 20 TGU in 20 mins with the 40kg...I decided that was a suitable target to 'earn' myself a 44kg bell.
My latest goal is to hit the SSST criteria with 200 snatches in 10 mins (24kg).
I've not set any time goals to achieve this as I'm working alongside my regular foundational training, and I am in no rush. However I've been chipping away nicely with:
10R on 60 secs
10L on 60 secs
For 10mins
Then adding a rep every other week. Last week I hit 15 reps each side every 60 secs with success.
However I found my grip working hard (which I expect) and was clearly glycolytic - breathing harder, heart rate > MAF, heavier legs.
My concern is that this will not be a sustainable method to train beyond a few more weeks. I mean in relation to leaning heavily on the glycolytic system ( for an extended period of time), which we know can be damaging to recovery.
I'm unsure whether to continue with this format or deploy a A & A approach along the lines of 15 secs work, 45 secs rest with extended volume...Doing this would mean at least 40 mins session time to complete 200 reps.
What approaches has anyone else taken to succeed with the SSST?
I haven't tested yet but I knocked out 120 snatches unbroken in 5.30 mins 3 weeks ago and definitely had more in the tank, although probably not another 80 (at the moment). So I'm not ready yet!
My other consideration is to perform glycolytic intervals with long rests along the lines of 20 reps R, rest 5 mins, 20 reps L rest 5 mins etc.
Thanks for reading,
Craig.
This forum is incredible so keep up the great content and nuggets of knowledge!
I've set myself a few mini goals recently. The most recent one I achieved last month which was 20 TGU in 20 mins with the 40kg...I decided that was a suitable target to 'earn' myself a 44kg bell.
My latest goal is to hit the SSST criteria with 200 snatches in 10 mins (24kg).
I've not set any time goals to achieve this as I'm working alongside my regular foundational training, and I am in no rush. However I've been chipping away nicely with:
10R on 60 secs
10L on 60 secs
For 10mins
Then adding a rep every other week. Last week I hit 15 reps each side every 60 secs with success.
However I found my grip working hard (which I expect) and was clearly glycolytic - breathing harder, heart rate > MAF, heavier legs.
My concern is that this will not be a sustainable method to train beyond a few more weeks. I mean in relation to leaning heavily on the glycolytic system ( for an extended period of time), which we know can be damaging to recovery.
I'm unsure whether to continue with this format or deploy a A & A approach along the lines of 15 secs work, 45 secs rest with extended volume...Doing this would mean at least 40 mins session time to complete 200 reps.
What approaches has anyone else taken to succeed with the SSST?
I haven't tested yet but I knocked out 120 snatches unbroken in 5.30 mins 3 weeks ago and definitely had more in the tank, although probably not another 80 (at the moment). So I'm not ready yet!
My other consideration is to perform glycolytic intervals with long rests along the lines of 20 reps R, rest 5 mins, 20 reps L rest 5 mins etc.
Thanks for reading,
Craig.