Day 1 Test- Snatch, Squats, Bench Press

The title says it all.... Just as I am tested in school, I am tested in training! Today was the 1st day of 5 days of Testing. What happens is, once every month, We are tested to see how much we have improved and how much our weights need to be increased for every repetition. This can also be motivating and demotivating, depending on the result of the exam. During the 1st day of testing we did three (3) of the five (5) basic gym exercises, (for field athletes) snatch, squats and bench press. The other two (2) exercises, power cleans and incline bench press were not attended to today.

We started off with a general warm up followed by a simple stretch for safety while being tested.
What the test incorporates is the constant increase in weight until you are unable to further increase, and the last weight of a successful repetition is considered your maximum weight. We also do a light weight of about 5-8 repetitions as a warm up prior to the test.

My results today were fairly well but I was very pleased! I increased in snatch, by 20 lbs, my bench press remained the same and my squats I felt could have increased but my coach decided not to let it increase due to lower back complications that was of concern.

As of today, my bench press is 205 lbs my snatch increases to 165 lbs and my squats remains at 315 lbs.... Considered motivating!!!