Friday, July 17, 2009

Karen Friday

GTG
Squat 3x5 @ 100
OHP 62 x 3 (fail on four), 62 x 2 (fail on 3) then a quick 3 @ 56, 5 @ 56
PC 3x5 @ 56 - really struggling with form

3 comments:

Sam Crish said...

Slow down and go in a progression.
On July 3rd you did this
"60 x 2 (fail)"

Then on the 9th you did this:
"3x5 @ 56"

So 62 (or even 60) isn't necessarily the next place to go.

You need smaller plates. Instead of ordering them and paying too much, go to home depot or lowes and get a some cheap 2" inner diameter washers. weigh them at home on a food scale or whatever. You can then glue or tape them together. Ideally you can make a combination that is between 0.5 and 0.75lbs per "plate".
Then use those for smaller jumps.
I may be wrong but I think that a certain 2" washer is 0.5lbs by itself.

Sam Crish said...

what's the deal with PC form?

Chris said...

Things to keep in mind on PCs: 1) don't pull too fast off the floor - acceleration builds gradually until you are above the knee, then explode, 2) don't bend your arms until you've reached the top of the pull - you should be shrugging aggressively and jumping the bar before you bend your arms, and 3) elbow turn over must be FAST to get under the bar - bring them high and catch the bar on the shoulders.