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First casual 5am attempt at a "full"ish pentathlon. I used the 28kg for all exercises, I foresee modifying that as I progress to maximize reps/points, but I wanted to keep it simple to start.
I reversed the set and rep times, so rather than 6 work/5 rest I did 5 work/6 rest. Technically one could achieve this within standard timing by simply resigning one minute early, so I still count it. I wanted to keep my aims conservative to start to avoid injury. Scores:
Clean: 70 reps
Clean and press: 40 reps
Jerk: 60 reps
Half Snatch: 40 reps
Push Press: 60 reps
Score @28kg: 945
I was hoping to break 1000, but where I thought the Snatch would be one of my best events the fatigue lead me to cut it off early, not worth risking an injury that will fuck up my whole weekend.
On balance I think I was overly conservative on the clean and the jerk events, could definitely push those higher, or maybe even use my 36kg to get higher scores from every rep. Snatch I might sub the 16kg in so I can power through 108 like they're nothing, rest extra, and push the push press at the end for points? Pace is going to be a bigger problem than fitness on the clean and press, I just can't hit that many that fast, but it's one spot I'll definitely keep the 28kg.
Did a full Pentathlon today with the 16kg kettlebell. Got near full scores, but missed on the half-snatch. I suspect that this event is going to be the most difficult for me. Pacing just wasn't there. This showed me I really will need to get pacing right with the heavier bells, and work on technique. Every rep needs to be perfect to maximize speed.
Clean: 120 reps
Clean and press: 70 reps (Forgot to stop at 60, only counts as 60 anyway)
Jerk: 120 reps
Half Snatch: 94 reps
Push Press: 120 reps
Score @16kg: 1,028
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