Thursday, August 19, 2010

Snatch, short lc and soap experiment

Snatch 12, 20kg: 5/5
Snatch 24kg: 5/5,41/41

Lc 2x20kg: 10 rapid
Lc 2x28kg: 8 slomo

Lc 2x20kg soaped handles: a few reps 7?
Snatch 14kg soaped handle: a few reps



A nice little session. Did not want to go out too hard as I plan to try a max in lc at Saturday at Uddevalla KettleBells.

I came to think of whether soaped handle would also be a fun thing to try out. I have never lifted bells with soaped handles, had to try.

Two or three drips of soft soap on the handle; smear it out. A few squeeses from the water spray gun on your palms (the same one that you use to dampen your tee for jerks is fine). It became extremely slippery. Perhaps too slippery for indoor use. Cleans might work fine indoors. Spontaneously I felt maybe gloves or talcum is better. Soft soap, or såpa, however smells ten times better than both gloves and baby powder :-).

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

There's a competition coming up?

BTW, are you going to SM? Do you think a lot of people will be lifting?
http://www.kettlebells.nu/startsidan/sm-i-kettlebells-2010/

Alexander said...

Hi! Thanks for the link!
I think I will come to the SM; I would really like to come.

Will meet the two other interested lifters this weekend and plan. Then count my travel money :-).

No comp tomorrow, just hanging out and training, maybe I do a lift for the Rybinsk virtual lc, or else later in August.

Olof hosts a first oa-lc comp the 28th of August.

Alexander said...

Damn - you asked about the Sweden SM? I was thinking of the Suomi SM :-).

The Swedish SM - I wont compete, but hope to judge or do some other functionaire stuff.

Don't know how many... 12 for the first qualific comp in 2 weeks... looks good but one never knows before.

mikesharkey said...

I have been swinging my 28kg at work. And my work is in a restaurant kitchen, so when I come out for my break my hands are quite oily. When I finally brought some chalk I doubled my reps haha.

Alexander said...

:-)
That is a great idea to bring a bell to work. Some GTG throughout the day, will see if I can do the same.