Friday 100730

July 30, 2010

News

  • Suffer on Saturday is ON at City Park tomorrow at 9am.
  • The EmerFit Training Camp is next Saturday (August 7th) not tomorrow. We have heard from lots of people who like the idea but cannot make the 7th. If we don’t get 5 people signed up we will move the camp to October. September is already booked with the Body Tribe Seminar.
  • The linear progression is almost over. Check out the “Introduction” section of next week’s training plan for details of what is coming in August. (Yes, the training plan is out early due to the CrossFit Football Certification).

Commentary

The Need For Practice

As many of you know Dr. G is one of our top CrossFit Games competitors. The video above is of a personal record in the snatch. Its an increase in 20 pounds from his previous PR that was set at Sectionals. This video was shot during a max attempt this week after three weeks on a custom Olympic Lifting program. The keen observer will notice a couple of significant flaws in his technique in this video. If we can fix those things I believe we can easily add another 20-40 pounds to his snatch.

Dr. G did not get significantly stronger in the last three weeks he simply practiced A LOT. He practiced the Olympic Lifts and their supplemental lifts (e.g. the snatch balance, clean pulls, etc) four times a week for three weeks. After the Colorado Open he will go back to this for a while. He needs to add another 40 pounds to his snatch and to his clean and jerk for the 2011 CrossFit Games season.

We have seen the same types of improvements in many of our “regulars” during this summer’s linear strength progression. Yes, you have been getting stronger too but you have also been practicing the primary lifts A LOT. And we have seen it transfer to your other movements. Throwing a med ball around is easier when you can back squat 225 for 3 sets of 5 versus 175 for 3 sets of 5.

The point? Practice is important and effective practice is rarely random.

Posted by Chris | Filed Under blog 

Comments

2 Responses to “Friday 100730”

  1. Tracee on July 31st, 2010 6:24 am

    Nice job Chris. With your dedication and persistence, that extra 40 pounds will be here before you know it! Keep goin’!

  2. Ali on July 31st, 2010 7:08 pm

    Nice work Chris!!