Fitness

I recently set a powerlifting total of 1100 lbs (499 kg, just shy of 500 kg) between squat, bench, deadlift. In September, I decided to de-emphasize the powerlifting main lifts (dropping to 2 sessions per week) and just try to maintain those the best I could while I pursued other goals:

• Get under 200 lbs (90.7 kg) in body weight
• Do 10 pull ups in a single unbroken set
• Run 5k in under 25 minutes
• Olympic lifting total (Clean and Jerk, Snatch) of at least 300 lbs/135 kg

Now, 2 months in, I've made some slight progress:

• No perceptible loss of strength on powerlifting, but I've cut my weight from 215 lbs to 210 lbs.
• Pull ups are up from 4 to 7 in the last 6 weeks. Probably not a strength/endurance improvement but just a consequence of getting slightly lighter in weight.
• Ran 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, a very slight improvement from being able to run 2 miles in 20 minutes
• Learning the fundamental movements on snatch, refining some bad habits on clean and jerk. Haven't tested 1RM yet but have gotten comfortable with the basic movements by snatching 95 lbs (43 kg) and cleaning and jerking 135 lbs (60 kg).

Later this winter I might try to focus in a bit more on one of these specific goals, but it's nice to try to be a bit more well rounded instead of just lifting for strength.