I haven't been to jiu jitsu since my belt test because I've had a cold, so no new techniques (or blue belt beatdowns) to report. I did, however, manage to make it to the gym for some lifting today. I woke up feeling better than I had all week, and my muscles were begging for something to do besides sitting.
So I get through my squats and my deadlifts, and I was putting away the weights and about to put the bar back on the pins when, for fun, I decided to push jerk the bar a couple of times. I was doing it squat-style, when the guy next to me told me I could get better balance on my "push press" if I put one leg back.
Um...thanks? I told him I was going more for a squat-style jerk, and pretty much left it at that. I didn't want to be rude when someone was actually being nice in the rawr-man-hulk section of the gym, but at the same time...so many things wrong! A) I wasn't doing push presses, b) I wasn't trying to do a split jerk, c) it's not like I tilted over or lost balance at any point during my push jerks.
Don't get me wrong. I understand completely that I'm a lifting neophyte. I'm still nervous about lifting by myself without anyone to help keep an eye on my form, so obviously I would appreciate any help in that department. But at the same time, I obviously need to be able to sift out erroneous information from "helpful" people. Sometimes, I really wish I was back at CrossFit 516.
So I get through my squats and my deadlifts, and I was putting away the weights and about to put the bar back on the pins when, for fun, I decided to push jerk the bar a couple of times. I was doing it squat-style, when the guy next to me told me I could get better balance on my "push press" if I put one leg back.
Um...thanks? I told him I was going more for a squat-style jerk, and pretty much left it at that. I didn't want to be rude when someone was actually being nice in the rawr-man-hulk section of the gym, but at the same time...so many things wrong! A) I wasn't doing push presses, b) I wasn't trying to do a split jerk, c) it's not like I tilted over or lost balance at any point during my push jerks.
Don't get me wrong. I understand completely that I'm a lifting neophyte. I'm still nervous about lifting by myself without anyone to help keep an eye on my form, so obviously I would appreciate any help in that department. But at the same time, I obviously need to be able to sift out erroneous information from "helpful" people. Sometimes, I really wish I was back at CrossFit 516.
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