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Incremental
Step by step. Jump by jump. Punch by punch. That’s the way we learn. Thinking about the idea of initial speed as applying to the learning process, what is a good speed to start with when first practicing a drill? … Continue reading
Lock it Out
Jerk or snatch, lock those elbows out. Spoken less cryptically, if you’re throwing the bar overhead, throw it hard. Make it count. If the elbows end up bent at the top, you’ll have to press it and that’s way more … Continue reading
Incremental
Step by step. Jump by jump. Punch by punch. That’s the way we learn. Thinking about the idea of initial speed as applying to the learning process, what is a good speed to start with when first practicing a drill? … Continue reading
Lock it Out
Jerk or snatch, lock those elbows out. Spoken less cryptically, if you’re throwing the bar overhead, throw it hard. Make it count. If the elbows end up bent at the top, you’ll have to press it and that’s way more … Continue reading
Is This Getting Easier Yet?
If you are always pushing at the margins of your capabilities does it get easier? No. Perhaps showing up to class gets easier. Perhaps the idea of intensity gets easier but the actual effort remains just as difficult because effort … Continue reading