PR: Clean and Jerk, Clean Only

New personal records set September 22:

• Clean and jerk:  195 lb.  (A 2.5-lb improvement.)
• Clean:  200 lb (A 7.5-lb improvement.)

These PRs are only small improvements over the benchmarks set almost exactly a year ago, but given the injury, illness, and lost training I've experienced since then, I'm pretty happy with these results.

Since I'm skill-limited rather than strength- or power-limited on the clean and the jerk, I find ramping up in very small steps (2.5 lb) to be very helpful.

PR: Grace

Tonight, I set a new personal record for the WOD called Grace*:  5:39.  That's a 34-second improvement.  Next time, I'll aim for 5:30.

* 30 clean and jerks at 135 lb.

PR: Grace

My personal record for the workout known as Grace* is 6:13, set on April 19, 2012.

* 30 clean and jerks at 135 lb.