Here's the tentative plan for next week's testing:
Monday: Back Squat and Pullups
Tuesday: Press and Tabata Squat/pushup metcon
Thursday: Deadlift and Bench Press
Friday: Interval Metcon
Post to comments if you learn anything from Coach Burgener here.
I like how he breaks down each movement in the video. I liked his description of not dropping under the bar but think about pulling your body down. If you look at everything closely there is a lot going on but my challenge will be not to overthink it and just learn what the correct form should feel like.
ReplyDeleteIts true what you say about not over-thinking it (I sometimes have the same problem). But especially early in the learning process, its a good thing to be very cerebral with it all. Once you're proficient and the objective shifts towards actually moving heavy loads and fast, then its ok to shut off your mind a bit and just go. Bam!
ReplyDeleteThe third pull (the pull under the bar) is probably the trickiest one to learn and in my opinion least important of the three, because it occurs last. If the first two (floor to above knee, above knee to jump) aren't executed properly, then the third pull won't matter anyway.
Good thoughts though. It'll come for sure, you just have to be persistent and patient.
Josh: I think I get the concept of "no arm bend," but in the Bergener warm-up, the second part is the elbows high move. So how do you keep the bar close to the body (without bending the arms) while getting it high enough to pull your body under it? Ok, so I'm guessing the answer is "go fast," "get there," or "bam!"
ReplyDeleteThe arms do have to bend, yes (like you said, in order to keep the bar close to the body). But they bend not because you are actively pulling the bar up (like an upright row) but because the bar has enough momentum to continue to rise on its own after you've completed the jump. A caveat of this is that the jump must be completed (i.e. hips and knees FULLY extended) before the arms bend. Let's keep talking about this in class if you have more questions. Its good that you have questions.
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