Snatch high pulls and other weightlifting joys

Today I completed 4 sets of snatch high pulls at 90%. I LOVE snatch high pulls and clean high pulls! They're one of my favorite exercises of all time. When I first started weightlifting I hated any kind of high pulls. I sucked at them, and they completely exhausted me. Not only would high pulls tire me out for the rest of the workout, but I'd be physically wiped out the rest of the day too! It's amazing to me how the body can adapt if it's given the right stimuli.

I'm also amazed at how much more sleep I need now that I'm an olympic style weightlifter. Today after my workout I laid down to rest for a moment or two. I had no intention of falling asleep. I woke up 2 hours later. Since picking up weightlifting I sleep much more deeply. I never struggle to get to sleep and I rarely wake up during the night. I never needed this much sleep when i played football, trained MMA or triathlon.

Since the powerlifting meet I competed in a few weeks ago my elbows have been hurting when I do jerks or any kind of presses. I'm not sure what's going on there,  but I purchased a bottle of glucosamine chondroitin. Glucosamine really is a miracle drug. My Rottweiler used to run with me when I was a hard core triathlete. She'd average 25 miles a week. About the time she turned 7 her hips would hurt after long runs. I started giving her human grade Glucosamine and after a few weeks she never had problems with her hips ever again. On hindsight I suppose I should have started taking glucosamine as soon as I became really serious about weightlifting. Especially since I didn't pick the sport of weightlifting up until I was 38 years old.

Party time. Busted.

I got to leave work a little early yesterday. Plus my wife and Mother-in-law were planning on doing something early this morning and rather than drive 1+ hrs in the morning my wife was planning on spending the night with my mother-in-law. I figured I'd take advantage of the situation. I did a duathlon brick:15 min run/ 1hr bike/ 15 min run. I was done with my workout early and ready to PARTY!! I let the dogs in, ate a bowl of low carb cereal, left the cereal bowl on the TV dinner tray, threw my workout clothes on the floor, and watched an episode of The Ultimate Fighter 5. Oh ya, I'm an animal. This doesn't seem like a problem unless you know my dog got sprayed by a skunk Wed night. Now, I only let my dog in because I went out and did a sniff test first. It didn't seem bad at all, I swear! I figured it must not of gotten her as bad as I had originally thought. I went to bed at 9pm to see if I could catch up on some desperately needed sleep (see, when the wife's away, I'm a man out of control).

In the morning I went outside to load up my bicycle with the gear I'd need for work. When I went back inside the house smelled like skunk badly! Once I left for work I put the dogs back outside and opened all the windows in hope that the smell will be gone by the time my wife gets home. Ironman left a comment that I should of slept outside with Sonya (my dog) to keep her company. I probably will be sleeping in the dog house tonight:)