Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Overhead Squats 3-3-3-3-3

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  1. ChrisAugust 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    I'm just not that good on this lift. I tend to lose my balance at the bottom. Justin you have any pointers?

    Warmup- 95x5

    115x3,125x3,135x3,145x3,155x3(pr)

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  2. JustinAugust 10, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    A couplel of things Chris:

    1) Mobility. Shoulder and then do the stretch where you lie on your back with you ass about 2" from the wall and work your squat with your feet on the wall and back as flat as can be.

    2) Pick a point on the ceiling and focus on it through out the lift.

    3) Take a deep breath and hold it throughout each rep.

    4) Mentaly visualise the barbell centered over your heels in a straight line throughout the lift.

    5) Get set. My coach told me it should take between 5 and 10 seconds after jerking the bar into place to center the bar and activate your core and shoulders just to be ready to start the rep.

    6) Mobility mobility mobility. The lift really is mostly about lumbar flexibilty.

    WODoers: 135x3,155x3,185x3,205x0,205x1

    Today was tough. My shoulders were so fatigued from the muscle ups yesterday I just couldn't hold the bar up. I should have PRrd but didn't.

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  3. ChrisAugust 10, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Justin thanks for the advice. I'll certainly give them a try. I think doing them more often would help as well. I'm considering joining my local affiliate here. It's just so damn expensive though.

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