Aaron
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Photo Credit: Angela Clancy.
Oly Strength WoD -
For Max Loads:
Hang Power Snatch
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- Strength Day y'all!
- Going heavy on one of the technical lifts! There are 10 (TEN!) working sets to get through so lets consider starting out around the 60% mark and build slowly from there if you're moving well. Try to move ups in percentage terms rather than the gold ole 2.5kg at a time. (Think around 5% in the earlier rounds to 2-4% in the later ones). This will ensure you are manageable loads to start with to hone in on your positions but pretty soon it WILL be feeling heavy!!
- Remember that Olympic Lifting is equal parts technique, mobility, speed and strength. Just simply pulling at that bar with your arms isn't going to get you very far. Like we said before work ALL the positions. Feel them out first up at very light loads. Only add weight on to the next set if you are moving well. Adding too much kg from one set to the next almost always results in a pretty big deviation in form. Yes, of course the idea is to lift Heavy. Yes, of course the idea is to see if you've got a new PR in the tank today. BUT no! It's not a day to just try & beat your buddy's score by 1kg just because you want bragging rights!
- Nail those positions, stick your landings and go have some fun with this one! Little by little, a little becomes a lot.
- Lift Heavy*. Have fun!!
- *= "Heavy" is a relative term. Meaning that the actual number of kgs does not matter. What does matter is that YOU have lifted as Heavy as you were able to safely, & in turn YOU forced an adaptation upon your own body.
- Hold the standards. Form is priority as always.
- Modify as needed.
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