Rules for Race to 50,000 Snatches

by adam on March 24, 2008

Rule #1- This is open to any and all people. My only request is this- If you start it, i expect you to finish it. Insane goals produce hardened people. I will promise anyone who can complete this goal (and ANY one can if they apply themselves) you will be a lot closer to achieving your personal life goals.

Rule #2 One arm snatches are the name of the game. I do not care what style you chose to employ. I think by the end of this you will have your own perfect style, if 50,000 reps does not teach you correctly, time to put away the kettlebells and take up sewing.

Rule #3. Scoring reps. David Whitley brought up a great point- He wants to use a heavier bell. He is a titan with these things, so i understand. So here is scoring for mens snatch
-16kg 1/2 point.
-24kg 1 point
-32kg 2 points
-40kg 3 points
-48kg 5 points

For the ladies
-8kg 1/2 point
-12kg 1 point
-16kg 2 points
-20kg 3 points
—If there is a lady who would like to use the 24kg, i will award 5 points, and i would like to see a YOutube video, because that is crazy strong.

So with this scoring system- I should call this the race to 50,000 points.

Scores are posted daily on Road Less Travelled. I will post a thread with my score (please dont laugh at me) add your score to the comments block. You do not have to say what you did each day-just a rolling tally of points.

Rule #4 There is no whining, crying, complaining, name calling, bad mouthing, or cheating in this.

Rule #5 I do not expect videos of any workouts, UNLESS someone posts something which is clearly a lie, or a world class display. If some one tells me they did 4,000 snatches in one day- I will expect some proof.

Rule #6 this is fun, so have fun.

Cat Imes told me it would take her at least 38 weeks to do this at her pace 1300-1500 a week. I can not do that many, so i think this will take me a Year.

Winner of the contest will be decleared “Baddest Ass person i ever knew” and i shall tell my great grand children your epic tale. Additionally they are several prizes, none of which as cool as that (IMO)

Come one, Come ALL.

{ 29 comments }

Mark Reifkind March 24, 2008 at 4:38 pm

200 reps/points

keilen March 24, 2008 at 4:43 pm

300 reps/points

Zach Coulter March 24, 2008 at 4:49 pm

Haha, 200 and 300 huh? Well, I’ll throw in my 160:)

Adam March 24, 2008 at 6:15 pm

80 for me today

Sean Schniederjan March 24, 2008 at 6:40 pm

96 for me.

this is a great idea, i hope a lot of folks get in on this.

Iron Tamer March 24, 2008 at 6:47 pm

300 reps with 32kg. 600 points.

Taikei Matsushita March 24, 2008 at 6:51 pm

54/54 of 32kg

208 points for me.

David, slow down a bit. Begging you (lol).

Taikei Matsushita March 24, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Correction, 216 points

Martin Schap March 24, 2008 at 7:18 pm

50 reps. I figure if I do this volume 5 days a week I will be done in roughly 4 years.

Adam March 24, 2008 at 8:01 pm

IronTamer your a bad, bad man!

Mark Reifkind March 24, 2008 at 8:34 pm

can we add in the 20 kg for 3/4 point/rep?

nikkiradene March 24, 2008 at 8:37 pm

530 points

(10 sets 20kg, 30 sets 16kg)

Adam March 24, 2008 at 8:53 pm

Mark

Yes, lets call it 3/4 points

Christopher Wells March 24, 2008 at 9:09 pm

And so it begins. 100 points on the left and standby Adm. Gorshkov; the stitches come out tomorrow!

Boris March 24, 2008 at 9:32 pm

120 pts

Brady March 24, 2008 at 9:55 pm

50 points

HeavyEquipment March 25, 2008 at 12:15 am

100 points, 24

Juice43512 March 25, 2008 at 4:58 am

3/24/2008= 150 points, assuming you’ll accept a 110# barbell as comparable to a 48kg KB.

3/25/2008= 150 points, 40kg ladders today.

Amy March 25, 2008 at 12:43 pm

132 points for me

66 w/16 kg

Iron Tamer March 25, 2008 at 2:20 pm

48kg 31 total per arm
1×1/1
6x5per arm
62reps x5points=310

40kg
5×5 per arm
50 reps x 3points = 150
460 today, 1060 total

Gabi March 25, 2008 at 3:13 pm

560 @ 12kg, 560 points

chad keilen March 25, 2008 at 3:50 pm

today
100 reps 24k = 100
70 reps 32k = 140
Grand Total = 540

chad keilen March 25, 2008 at 3:54 pm

yes that’s me 2nd to top with out 1st name, maybe i will add a pic b4 this is done, i had to learn to create a blog for this contest, that makes me already a winner

Taikei Matsushita March 25, 2008 at 4:47 pm

32kg 264 points
24kg 120 points

384 points for March 25

slong March 25, 2008 at 7:58 pm

60 today…

Christopher Wells March 25, 2008 at 8:39 pm

Snatches:235
Points:205
To Date:305

Mostly left…it’s complicated…

Connor Angrygoat Athletics March 25, 2008 at 10:26 pm

16kg Kettlebell
44 snatches
22 points

congenialityzx March 26, 2008 at 6:00 am

Jamie
Angrygoat Athletics
16 Kg Kettlebell
88 reps
88 pts

Nellie March 26, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Total 50 using the 16Kg. This is going to take a while.

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