my mid term goal is to get some solid form in oly lifts, as to be more awesome at strength-oriented crossfit. also, i think i'll enjoy them much.
right now, though, my mobility and strength are shit. i want to spend some time working those two aspects so that when i learn olympic lifts, i learn them correctly the first time. pretty sure if i made a run at that now, my weaknesses would cause serious form issues that would have to be resolved down the road.
also, i dont see packing on some functional bulk as a bad thing. talked to a kid at work that pumps out like 60% more power during rowing than me, and i want to beat him out of spite.
i would also argue that you dont necessarily need strength to learn oly lifts. oly lifts can be decomposed into deadlifts, cleans, jerks, squats etc, none of which you need strength to learn. if you're using weights within reason that allow you to learn the oly techniques and form properly, there shouldn't be any more risk of screwing shit up or injuring yourself than there would be from doing deadlifts, squats, or presses.
on the other hand increased strength is always good and you may be right about enjoying certain cf wods more w/ less scaling or what have you. training to beat others out of spite is also one of the best motivators--basically the only reason im attempting this 300 workout later in the summer.
on another note, ive been eating far shittier this year than i did last year. my goal for the next 4 weeks is basicially 6 days on, 1 day off (1 day being when i can eat whatever i want in whatever quantities).
snatch and overhead squat are pretty much out of the question for now i think, given my shoulder mobility sucks one. lower body is getting there though. im so pleased with the gains in just like 2-3 weeks of working on this stuff, i figure ill keep it up a little longer before moving on to new things.
oh, the ss working loads...i had a pretty good idea of where i left off in early spring with it, and i did a ton of warmup sets of like 1-2 reps to confirm i wasnt biting off more than i could chew. spent a good 45 min reading the rippetoe book at the end of work today, realized i had been seriously skimping on warmups.
my mid term goal is to get some solid form in oly lifts, as to be more awesome at strength-oriented crossfit. also, i think i'll enjoy them much.
ReplyDeleteright now, though, my mobility and strength are shit. i want to spend some time working those two aspects so that when i learn olympic lifts, i learn them correctly the first time. pretty sure if i made a run at that now, my weaknesses would cause serious form issues that would have to be resolved down the road.
also, i dont see packing on some functional bulk as a bad thing. talked to a kid at work that pumps out like 60% more power during rowing than me, and i want to beat him out of spite.
how did you choose the weights for the wod today?
ReplyDeletei would also argue that you dont necessarily need strength to learn oly lifts. oly lifts can be decomposed into deadlifts, cleans, jerks, squats etc, none of which you need strength to learn. if you're using weights within reason that allow you to learn the oly techniques and form properly, there shouldn't be any more risk of screwing shit up or injuring yourself than there would be from doing deadlifts, squats, or presses.
on the other hand increased strength is always good and you may be right about enjoying certain cf wods more w/ less scaling or what have you. training to beat others out of spite is also one of the best motivators--basically the only reason im attempting this 300 workout later in the summer.
on another note, ive been eating far shittier this year than i did last year. my goal for the next 4 weeks is basicially 6 days on, 1 day off (1 day being when i can eat whatever i want in whatever quantities).
snatch and overhead squat are pretty much out of the question for now i think, given my shoulder mobility sucks one. lower body is getting there though. im so pleased with the gains in just like 2-3 weeks of working on this stuff, i figure ill keep it up a little longer before moving on to new things.
ReplyDeleteoh, the ss working loads...i had a pretty good idea of where i left off in early spring with it, and i did a ton of warmup sets of like 1-2 reps to confirm i wasnt biting off more than i could chew. spent a good 45 min reading the rippetoe book at the end of work today, realized i had been seriously skimping on warmups.