May Conditioning Challenge - 1/2 Bodyweight Hang Clean and Press

[Oblivian]

What to do
Max # of reps within 3 minutes of Hang Clean and Press with 1/2 of your bodyweight

Rules
-Any type of Hang Clean (full or power) and any type of Press or Jerk (split, power, etc.)
-The bar may never touch the ground. The bar may be slightly rested on legs or rested in the pressing position if fatigued.
-A hang clean to press is 1 rep, not 2 reps.
-If your bodyweight falls in between weights that you have, round up to the closest weight you have.
-All presses must be locked out, however a pause is not required. Make sure you get your head through.
-If you fail a press, you do not have to re-do the clean. Attempt to press again to complete your rep.
-If you are too fatigued to complete any more reps, you must hold onto the weight until the 3 minutes is up either in the hang clean position or the press position.

*Please give your bodyweight and weight used when posting your number of reps.

Scoreboard (* denotes a tie)
1. btwrestler119 - 45 reps (Bodyweight = 180 lbs, Weight Used = 90 lbs)
2. firstrower - 42 reps (Bodyweight = 198 lbs, Weight Used = 100 lbs)
3. frankiefingerz - 41 reps (Bodyweight - 158 lbs, Weight Used = 80 lbs)
4. mdecker - 37 reps (Bodyweight - 260 lbs, Weight Used = 135 lbs)
5.* Ezra - 34 reps (Bodyweight = 200 lbs, Weight Used = 100 lbs)
5.* Oblivian - 34 reps (Bodyweight = 178 lbs, Weight Used = 90 lbs)
6.* Carlo "Machete" Juarez - 31 reps (Bodyweight = 118 lbs, Weight Used = 60 lbs)
6.* tri4ben - 31 reps (Bodyweight = 165 lbs, Weight Used = 85 lbs)
6.* FlameBoy - 31 reps (Bodyweight = 174lbs, Weight Used = 87lbs)
6.* Ironmaidenfan#1 - 31 reps (Bodyweight = 162 lbs, Weight Used = 81.4 lbs)
6.* Scarymonster - 31 reps (Bodyweight = 181 lbs, Weight Used = 91 lbs)
7. right hand lead - 29 reps (Bodyweight = 160 lbs, Weight Used = 80 lbs)
8. ktrp - 26 reps (Bodyweight = 180 lbs, Weight Used = 90 lbs)
9. cXs808 - 20 reps (Bodyweight = 155 lbs, Weight Used = 80 lbs)

 

[tri4ben]

-If you are too fatigued to complete any more reps, you must hold onto the weight until the 3 minutes is up either in the hang clean position or the press position.

Sweet Jesus!

 

[Oblivian]

Sweet Jesus!

I'm an evil man. Don't worry, I'll do a test run today. I'll video tape the suffering.

 

[WildCard]

Niccceee I like it

 

[Oblivian]

I failed because of my own rule! I got 33 in and couldn't hold onto the bar anymore. I had no idea how much time I had left, but it was only 20 seconds! I'm thinking I could get 40 on another day. I may upload my video but I have to condense it first to get it on youtube. It's a .avi file and I've never tried condensing those. Any free programs you'd recommend?

My weight is 179 lbs so I used 90 lbs. It's tougher than you would think.

Edit: Got it to work on some trial version.

 

[netei]

I already thought it'd be hard so if it's even tougher then it's gonna suck! I use FormatFactory for converting stuff. It's free and converts video (as well as audio, images, and ISO's) into a lot of different formats and is pretty flexible in the options area.

 

[ronin0352]

Nice. I like this challenge. Perfect since I'm working on my cleans too.

 

[frankiefingerz]

Yessss....daddy like!!!

 

[Gary Peters]

I might give this a run on Thursday!

 

[IronMaidenfan#1]

Nice challenge guys, looking forward to it. :icon_chee

 

[firstrower]

That seeems insaanneee, i'll give it a try today or tomorrow

 

[Ian Coe]

Might give this a go friday

 

[TMMAray]

I think I might do a test run of this tomorrow after my normal workout to see if I'm capable of putting up any kind of decent number. If that goes well, I'll do a real attempt.

 

[Borb]

This was a lot harder than I thought. You don't even wanna know how poorly I performed.

 

[ktrp]

In light of the embarassment, I'll get a nice low bar for everyone to confess.

I got 16 in first try.

I went too slowly. The holding the bar for 3 minutes made it brutal. I tried to pace myself early, but the fatigue from just holding the damn bar was not fun at all. I believe I could do more in 2 minutes then 3, even after making adjustments.

 

[vince89]

ooh cool challenge, i havent done any cardio in a few weeks but I'll definately have a go at this some point during the month.

 

[ronin0352]

In light of the embarassment, I'll get a nice low bar for everyone to confess.

I got 16 in first try.

I went too slowly. The holding the bar for 3 minutes made it brutal. I tried to pace myself early, but the fatigue from just holding the damn bar was not fun at all. I believe I could do more in 2 minutes then 3, even after making adjustments.

Hook grip and/or rest with the bar in the rack position FTW. I'm really looking forward to doing this one. I may even do a test run before my meet.

 

[Oblivian]

In light of the embarassment, I'll get a nice low bar for everyone to confess.

I got 16 in first try.

I went too slowly. The holding the bar for 3 minutes made it brutal. I tried to pace myself early, but the fatigue from just holding the damn bar was not fun at all. I believe I could do more in 2 minutes then 3, even after making adjustments.

The holding onto the bar is brutal. I don't think I'll fail at pressing at any point or fail on a clean. I think the grip issue is the worst. Next time I go at it, I'll probably rest on my shoulders a bit more instead of resting in the hang clean position. I think I can belt out 40, but I just need to tough out holding the bar that long!

 

[Zerocrew1984]

I don't think I'll try this due to injuries but I really like this idea. Nice job, Oblivian.

 

[XTrainer]

I've never really done hang cleans before. I wonder how I'll hold up?