Overhead Squat 5-3-1+ @ 67.5%/76.5%/85.5%
I enjoyed working on depth and control with Jos and Coach Alex "The
Assassin" Nenney: 35-45-55-65 I went a little off the program today because OHS is something I do not do
well ... at all. So I did the weight as RX'd (yes, I'm that weak on the
OHS!) but did more reps at the lighter stages to get depth and foot/hand
placement right. A lot of this seems to be a balance and extension strength
thing for me, so it felt good to work on rep after rep. Everyone seems to
have movements that are very natural for them and some that don't. I've decided not to get too hung up on what I can't do and focus on
improving on whatever I can do. Today, I worked on improving my depth and
control towards the bottom of my squat... tomorrow (or the next time), I'll
throw more weight on. I just have a feeling that if I try to blast off a lot
of weight without getting the right movement in, I'll defeat the whole
purpose of it. Snatches, power cleans, thrusters, front squats, or jerks feel more natural
to me because the movements are similar to how I might lift ice blocks,
backpacks, or anything we'd be managing on a climb. I can also leverage core
strength the same way as I do for yoga ... so once I got more familiar with
these lifts, it felt more comfortable throwing more weight on... I suppose
the goal is to do the same with these new movements. Metabolic conditioning: 5K run A steady 27:52 if I remember correctly. An improvement given that my time
was about the same prior to getting sick, my knees weren't sore at all
(THANK YOU, Coach Bryce!), and I had enough juice to hit the climber for 15
min when I got home.
I enjoyed working on depth and control with Jos and Coach Alex "The
Assassin" Nenney: 35-45-55-65 I went a little off the program today because OHS is something I do not do
well ... at all. So I did the weight as RX'd (yes, I'm that weak on the
OHS!) but did more reps at the lighter stages to get depth and foot/hand
placement right. A lot of this seems to be a balance and extension strength
thing for me, so it felt good to work on rep after rep. Everyone seems to
have movements that are very natural for them and some that don't. I've decided not to get too hung up on what I can't do and focus on
improving on whatever I can do. Today, I worked on improving my depth and
control towards the bottom of my squat... tomorrow (or the next time), I'll
throw more weight on. I just have a feeling that if I try to blast off a lot
of weight without getting the right movement in, I'll defeat the whole
purpose of it. Snatches, power cleans, thrusters, front squats, or jerks feel more natural
to me because the movements are similar to how I might lift ice blocks,
backpacks, or anything we'd be managing on a climb. I can also leverage core
strength the same way as I do for yoga ... so once I got more familiar with
these lifts, it felt more comfortable throwing more weight on... I suppose
the goal is to do the same with these new movements. Metabolic conditioning: 5K run A steady 27:52 if I remember correctly. An improvement given that my time
was about the same prior to getting sick, my knees weren't sore at all
(THANK YOU, Coach Bryce!), and I had enough juice to hit the climber for 15
min when I got home.
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