One Cue

I’ve written and talked about the “one cue” idea several times, so I’ll try and keep the summary quick. When you are working on something, keep your corrections and focus on one cue. Perhaps for a kettlebell swing, you think about keeping a neutral back. Maybe when you air squat you focus on looking forward. Whatever the case, you pick a SINGLE cue and stick with it.

The reason for the one cue rule is that, in my experience, having someone think of two or more cues will cause them to forget ALL the cues. Basically, we can only fix one thing at a time.

Alright, so that’s the one cue rule but I wanted to add something to that today. Suppose you are working on one cue and it is starting to work. The move is feeling smooth, maybe even effortless. This is the moment to keep sticking with that one cue but also open your senses to anything else that might be happening. See where that cue leads you. What else do you notice? What could you fix beyond that one cue? When you find that new cue that scaffolds off the old cue, make it your new “one cue”.

And in time, that cue will lead you somewhere else. You might find, after a while, you actually circle back to the first cue. Cool. No doubt by then your form will be even better and you will see something new.

Battle of Issus
Part 1: Barbell Technique
4 sets of 3 reps of unbroken clean and jerks
Do a fifth set at 80% of your heaviest set from above. Do as many unbroken reps as possible.
Part 2: Gymnastic Strength
Alternate 8
A: strict pull ups
B: strict handstand push ups
Part 3: conditioning
12 min AMRAP
5 toes to bar
10/10 split jumps
5 inbred cousins (20/14)

Check the whiteboard for numbers.