Today's WOD:
5 rounds for time
400 M run
15 KB swings (52lbs)
30 Squats
I nerfed the workout a little by using 45lb kb, my shoulder wasn't feeling quite right earlier in the day and I didn't want to push it. My kb swings aren't perfect yet, I'm having issues with moving my hips back. I don't move them back far enough, so I can't generate max power. I think of it like my body is like a rubber band. The more the band streches, the more potential energy is availible to be converted into kinetic energy. Same could be said about a pull up kip, the father back and up you move your legs the more power will be generated during the forward motion.
Also worked on my pull-up form with Danny. Appearently I've been using a difficult grip.
This is how I've been gripping the bar:
This, appearently, how I should grip the bar:
Pardon the use of props, but an unopened bottle of wine was the only cylindrical thing I could find. But by placing the thumb above the bar, I can rest my palms on top of the bar and use more of my forearm muscles, rather than my finger muscles. This also may explain why my pull-ups suck near the end, even though I feel like my lats are strong enough to carry me through. This might make things like Badger a little easier. ...I have a strange feeling I will get to test out this new grip soon....
3 comments:
Hmmm... was it really unopened? ;)
haha, yes it was unopened. Although every week I allow myself to sub out the apple for two glasses of wine in my night time snack. Mmm, wine, cheese, and peanuts.
Would you like some cheese with that wine? :)
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