Monday, August 23, 2010

8.23.10 - Deadlifts + Burpees, Box Jumps, Toes to Bar

243.6

Strength:
Deadlift
5-5-5-5

Metcon:
30-20-10
Burpees
Box Jumps
Toes to bar (knees to elbows)

22:19

This thing sucked. If there are three movements designed to elicit poor performance from me, these are the ones.

Food:
Coffee
Taco Salad
3 chicken tacos

Notes:
Goal today on the deadlifts is to get at least 2 sets of five at 305. So, I'll probably do something like 275 - 290 - 305 - 305. This will likely slow me down for the rest of the week, but it will help my deadlift for sure.

Update: on the deads, I stayed at #185 while Jessica helped me with my form. Basically, I'm not keeping my back rigid on the pull, which is a problem. Key is to exaggerate the arch and make sure I'm pushing my chest out. I'm not sure how to handle this going forward but it seems like I need to take a few weeks and work up from #185. The core issue here is hamstring flexibility, which seems to really be the limiting factor for me in a lot of things, and I'm sure there's a muscle imbalance factor contributing as well.

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