Welcome to Episode 5, as I continue trying to get a really good “Acid Sam” time {{, A Base goal of 11 minutes and a perfect goal of 10:30 seconds.}}, An “Acid Sam” {{Named after my fab PT Sam Bradley. }} is 100 Kettle bell Snatches followed immediately by a standard “Acid Bath” fitness test.
The details and timings are:
100 Kettle Bell snatches
Sam is prepping me so I can match the “Russian Kettlebell challenge certification Requirements” , so I use a session kettlebell of 24kg which is a basic standard for someone of my size {{The weight you would take into a class.}}
Time: between 5 – 10 mins, with under 5 mins without the the Kettle bell touching the floor as the strict challenge (see details).
Details: The proper details of the challenge ( taken from) + the no set down rule:
- You may swing and change hands as much as needed
- You may set the kettlebell down and rest as needed
No Count Criteria
- Not locking out the elbows.
- Rebending the knees on the way up.
- Failure to stop all movement at the lockout.
- Pressing out the kettlebell to finish your lockout.
- Touching the chest with the working arm or passing through the rack position on the way down.
- Placing a hand on the knee or thigh.
Failure (strict challenge)
- You Touch the kettlebell with the non-working arm, unless you are switching hands.
- You drop the kettlebell rather than setting it down with control (at the end).
- You run out of time before completing the required number of reps.
- You Set down the kettlebell on the floor before the end.
Snatch Test Requirements:
Men’s Open Class:
- Up to 135 pounds 18kg 100reps / 5 min
- 136-150 pounds 20kg 100reps / 5 min
- 151-165 pounds 22kg 100reps / 5 min
- 166-250 pounds 24kg 100reps / 5 min
- Over 251 pounds 24kg 100reps / 5 min
- Over 251 pounds (mad option) 28kg 100reps / 5 min
Women’s Open Class:
- Up to 100 pounds 10kg 100reps / 5 min
- 101-120 pounds 12kg 100reps / 5 min
- 121-135 pounds 14kg 100reps / 5 min
- 136-200 pounds 16kg 100reps / 5 min
- Over 200 pounds 16g 100reps / 5 min
- Over 200 pounds (mad option) 18kg 100reps / 5 min
Acid bath
Details: The “Acid bath” is a standard fitness set which consists of the following:
For standards these all have to be done on the concept2 range of equipment.
Time: Men are supposed to do this under 6 minutes and Ladies under 7.
Progress and attempt times
Todays try was another bit of a failure, timing and technique wise I just have not got it right, I can do the individual parts, just not chaining the 2 challenges together properly, so its time to alter the timings a little bit, based off some items I have read online and a bit of experimentation, its seems the best way to do the 100 Snatches is
- 20 Snatches Off hand
- 20 Snatches On hand
- 15 Snatches Off hand
- 15 Snatches On hand
- 10 Snatches Off hand
- 10 Snatches On hand
- 5 Snatches Off hand
- 5 Snatches On hand
So the new split times for the various parts were.
- 20 Snatches Off hand (0:56)
- 20 Snatches On hand (0:56)
- 15 Snatches Off hand (0:42)
- 15 Snatches On hand (0:42)
- 10 Snatches Off hand (0:28)
- 10 Snatches On hand (0:28)
- 5 Snatches Off hand (0:14)
- 5 Snatches On hand (0:14)
- Transfer Over to Acid Test (using the Kettle Bell time) (0.20)
- 500m Ski Erg (1:50)
- 500m Row (1:50)
- 1km Bike Erg (2:20)
This may seem a bit complex but I’m finding that Seconds Pro is the best app for handling it.