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Complications
Today’s workout was one of those “I need a crib sheet workouts”. The reps kept changing. The height of the box kept changing. The weights kept changing. Even the distance you were supposed to run kept changing. One solution to … Continue reading
Vertical
So much squatting. Sit back. Explode through the hips. Good stuff… until you go to press and you move your hips back which tilts the back forward which starts the bar on a diagonal path instead of a vertical one… … Continue reading
The Dance
How does function influence form? In the case of martial arts forms – strongly, we hope. Often times when students learn a form they can imitate the motions fine but there is still something missing. Then, when they are shown … Continue reading
Obvious Advice
Go faster. Don’t rest. Pick up the bar. Keep going. Don’t stop. Duh. Of course. And yet, some obvious advice bears repeating because it doesn’t always apply to the workout at hand. Some workouts are better accomplished with a sense … Continue reading
Game of Throws
The technique: we call it throw #4. Judo players call it “O Soto Gari“. The game: try and throw each other to the ground, with control. Being an introduction to the throw and the game of trying to throw one … Continue reading