Not being sarcastic, perfectly fine to clean (and jerk) close to your frontsquat max if your technique is solid. Most of us are much stronger at pulling than squatting (compared to elite weightlifters) and can pull the bar into position pretty effortlessly.

Yeah, I was going to say that as well. I can only dream of cleaning what I can front squat, because my technique is not very good. Get stronger and you will smash your PRs.

FitNotes Workout - Thursday 1st October 2020
Body Weight: 88.0 kgs

** Hang Clean **
- 72.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 72.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 72.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Split Jerk **
- 70.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 75.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 78.0 kgs x 0 reps
- 78.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 78.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 80.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 80.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Snatch Dead Pull **
- 80.0 kgs x 5 reps
- 80.0 kgs x 5 reps
- 80.0 kgs x 5 reps

Yeah at the moment I am quite a bit weaker than 1 or 2 years ago, but a much better weightlifter.

FitNotes Workout - Sunday 4th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.7 kgs

** Snatch **
- 58.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 62.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 66.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 66.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 66.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Clean & Jerk **
- 72.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 72.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 76.0 kgs x 1 rep [2+1]

** Barbell Front Squat **
- 80.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 80.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 85.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 85.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 90.0 kgs x 1 rep

@Arjun: happy now? ;-)

Haha yes, what's your max front squat?

That doesn't seem like a fair statement. Your training intensity at its highest seems to be a very long way from going hardcore. Given your size and how consistently you've trained is there a particular reason why you're not lifting much heavier weights by now? I've front squatted >90 at 2/3 your body weight (*) and I barely train the lift nor care about oly lifts in general. No hate here btw, just trying to understand.

* Not that this was a bragworthy achievement. And I'm sure you go deeper on your fronts than I do. Was simply making a point about training intensity.

Training max for this cycle is 100, but haven't done a heavy fs in a looong time. Would expect to hit a grindy 110-115kg at end of this cycle

Well yeah it's mostly just out of personal choice, but some random points in response:
- Don't mistake a long running log for consistency
- Had some knee issues (among other things) along the way
- I'm training for weightlifting and am (well, used to be for a long time) technique limited anyway
- I sleep too little, eat too little, work too much and am training in the early AM in a rush to get to work on week days
- Going "hardcore" has resulted in "gym burn out" and injuries in the past

But, having said all that, I have finally managed to be training consistently again in the last two months, have found a pretty sweet routine even while working a rather intense job, and have high hopes of hitting nice PRs on the lifts that count (and also on the ones that don't really matter to me along the way) in the next couple of months.

Yeah I did just see there are some gaps.

Not a weightlifter, but it seems to me like if you increased your legs, hips, and pressing strength by 20 percent, you'd be able to lift ~20% more with your same imperfect technique. In other words there are probably guys with 10kg more muscle than you who are just as weak as you at WL but can snatch and c&j more just due to raw strength. Performance is usually a lot more complicated than one weak link.

Well, yes, to an extent. But could still make more sense to prioritize technique training

FitNotes Workout - Monday 5th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.7 kgs

** Power Snatch **
- 57.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 57.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 57.0 kgs x 3 reps

** Hang Clean **
- 72.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 72.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 72.0 kgs x 1 rep

** HBBS **
- 106.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 106.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 106.0 kgs x 2 reps

The carryover from raw strength into weightlifting is extremely disproportionate if you have poor technique.

A 20% jump in strength can have an very marginal effect on sn/cj when those problems are not caused by weak muscles, but inefficiency.

FitNotes Workout - Wednesday 7th October 2020
Body Weight: 87.7 kgs

** Clean & Jerk **
- 72.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 72.0 kgs x 2 reps

** HBBS **
- 96.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 96.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 102.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 108.0 kgs x 2 reps

** Clean Dead Pull **
- 89.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 89.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 89.0 kgs x 3 reps

FitNotes Workout - Saturday 10th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.6 kgs

** Snatch **
- 70.0 kgs x 0 reps
- 70.0 kgs x 0 reps
- 70.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Clean & Jerk **
- 77.0 kgs x 1 rep

** HBBS **
- 108.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 108.0 kgs x 2 reps

** Snatch Pull **
- 76.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 76.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 76.0 kgs x 3 reps

FitNotes Workout - Sunday 11th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.6 kgs

** Power Snatch **
- 52.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 52.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 52.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 52.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 52.0 kgs x 3 reps

** Hang Snatch **
- 56.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 56.0 kgs x 3 reps
- 56.0 kgs x 3 reps

** Split Jerk **
- 80.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 80.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 80.0 kgs x 1 rep

FitNotes Workout - Wednesday 14th October 2020
Body Weight: 87.7 kgs

** Snatch **
- 60.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Clean & Jerk **
- 68.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Barbell Front Squat **
- 85.0 kgs x 2 reps
- 85.0 kgs x 2 reps

Tapering

FitNotes Workout - Friday 16th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.9 kgs

** Snatch **
- 50.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 50.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 50.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Clean & Jerk **
- 60.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 60.0 kgs x 1 rep

FitNotes Workout - Saturday 17th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.9 kgs

** Snatch **
- 40.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 40.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 40.0 kgs x 1 rep

** Clean & Jerk **
- 50.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 50.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 50.0 kgs x 1 rep

End of taper. Big day tomorrow

Good luck! Is it a competition or are you testing your maxes?

Thx! Just testing, no competitions due to covid

FitNotes Workout - Sunday 18th October 2020
Body Weight: 86.9 kgs

** Snatch **
- 74.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 77.0 kgs x 0 reps
- 77.0 kgs x 0 reps
- 77.0 kgs x 0 reps

** Clean & Jerk **
- 82.0 kgs x 1 rep
- 85.0 kgs x 0 reps
- 85.0 kgs x 0 reps

+1kg pr snatch
+2kg pr c&j

Fine, I'll take it 77kg should deffff be there next time

Congrats on PRs! My snatch is 9 less than yours and C&J 8 more than yours. I'll race you to an arbitrary number.

Bodyweight snatch

My long time goal / pipe dream / nemesis

Think you are probably a big favourite to win that race though

You need to get stronger, I need to fix my crappy technique. I would put you as favourite just because weightlifting is your main focus. But you're on!

Agreed. But to get stronger, which probably requires getting heavier as well. You can just fix your technique while remaining skinny