Above is a photo of Nick working a 45# single arm dumbbell thruster. A pretty decent sized load that helps to build both strength and stability. Nick is a strong fella that is pretty solid in his full range of motion. He maintains deep squats (below 90) into solid overhead lifts (head popping through at the top). When working any movement in a workout, this is what we should all strive for... full range of motion. It's how you get the best work with maximum results. So now that I have pumped Nick up a bit, it is time to pick him apart (all for the purpose of learning so that we can all improve). In the top photo, Nick has some technique issues. Time for you to be the teachers! Can anyone identify these technique issues? Post your thoughts to comment. For the record, he did do a full squat. This photo was captured on the way up to his thruster.WOD~
21-18-15-12-9-6-3
Front Squat
Push ups
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ReplyDeleteBecky ~ 73# 13:00
Sue ~ 63# 14:03
Tracy ~ 35# 14:51
Bob ~ 95# 16:41
Steve A ~ 95# 15:55
Joe ~ 135# 17:29
John ~ 95# 17:30
Happy Friday!!
He's on his toes instead of generating the thrust from his heels. Wish I could do 45lbs!
ReplyDeleteSteve B. said,
ReplyDeleteI concur with Mike. Also, are knees too far past toes or is this unavoidable?
You are both correct. His knees are traveling forward and thus, he is on his toes because he didn't catch the weight evenly. You can see that his feet are slightly staggered which creates the shift of momentum onto the toes. With a broader, solid stance he will be able to control the weight better and thus allowing the weight to generate through the heels. Nick didn't do anything wrong, through this workout, his form was good and in the safe range. This was at a point of his workout when he was beat down, tired and couldn't generate enough force to pull the weight up to the desired location. Nice job coaches (Mike and Steve B)! Good eyes!
ReplyDeleteNick 18:28 115#
ReplyDeleteMike 22:56 93#
Jamey 15:45 105#
Tai 23:31 115#
Gary 17:07 93#
Chief 13:03 95#
BZ 18:51 95#
Front Squats can be really humbling. Nice way to fight through this wod!
Can't walk today. Hate you (haha). Telly
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