Good form or no form

[clevermanka]

This week Andrew and I worked on form. Form Form Form Form Form. Which meant lighter weights and Attention to Detail. But as I look at the actual weight I was moving around, I see I've come a long way.

Snatch (from ground) 5x5 40#, 45#, 45#, 50#, 50#
Cleans to Thrusters 7x3 45#, 50#, 50#, 55#, 55#, 60#, 60#
Kang Squats 5x5 50#, 55#, 55#, 60#, 60#
Deadlifts 7x2 70#, 80#, 90#, 100#, 110#, 120#, 130#

That bodyweight deadlift is close enough I can taste it.

Comments

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Go you!!!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm goin'! GOIN' UP BABY. Aw yeah.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Schweeeeeet. ENSTRONGENING!

(Though I have to chuckle at the Kang Squats... those are what my terrible form looks like if I were to exaggerate it intentionally. *laugh* It's what happens b/c my low back is way stronger than my hamstrings, and my mechanics compensate for it, exacerbating the issue... which is why I have moved to front squats and trap-bar deadlifts as a corrective measure... if your coach is targeting low back/posterior chain weakness relative to your quads, those would definitely do the trick, I think. :-) )

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

if your coach is targeting low back/posterior chain weakness relative to your quads

That's one thing, yeah. He's also on a mission to find a way to help me consistently squat below parallel and those really help with that.

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

THought of you when I saw this post at Offbeat Home:

http://offbeathome.com/2014/05/lifting-weights

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

That. Was. Awesome. Thank you for posting it! I'm so sharing it.

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

I loved all the "Lifting! Hells yeah!" comments.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

you go!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Felt good doing it all again this morning, too!

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Favorite quote from Ladybro: My body is capable of so much more than just looking pretty

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[femfataleatron.livejournal.com]

Noice! Bodyweight deadlift is the first step... To som other weightlifting stuff...
I'm working on a bodyweight clean and jerk. If I lost 75 pounds I'd have it tomorrow:)
I'm working hard on my snatch form.
I love saying that. It makes me dumb, I know.
I also love dropping really heavy weights.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I love saying "snatch," too. Also, "clean and jerk."

This morning I bumped my last deadlift reps to 135#. If I have time on Thursday I might up all my deadlift reps by ten pounds and then see if I can go for a single at 150# when I'm done.