Update

OK so I've decided to stop the 5.3.1 program on account of my new membership to Cougars' Weightlifting Club over at the Sleeman's Sports Complex in Chandler. As of the end of May I'll no longer be a member of Riverside Fitness at Toowong (my commercial gym) and I'll be attempting to get to Chandler 3 times a week.

I'm getting coached by Miles Wydall who has agreed to take me on as a future competitive olympic lifter and he's writing me up a personal strength training program for 3 days a week training.

Since I've started training at Cougars' (12th of May 2012) I've learnt the basics of most of the important lifts, being the Clean and Jerk, and the Snatch. As of today I've been 3 times, most of it was basic training with the bar and weights up to 40kg but nothing heavier, very focused on technique.

I'm told once the program is in effect I'll be doing some very heavy strength training, including heavy squats and push press along with the obvious power cleans, cleans, jerks, clean and jerks, power snatches and snatches.

So lets see if I can hit some of those yearly goals for real! :)