Tuesday, December 9, 2008

PULL UPS.....HANGING....WHAT ?


 Why? Why ? Why?  Simple. Really, if you think about it. There will always be something. Something that we can't do. If the old standard is applied we will continue to change things as soon as we get comfortable or capable of doing whatever it is we were doing. Change it and make it harder. If you can't do a pull-up train until you can. Then do two. Three. Add weight. More weight...and so on. We won't do this all the time but I think most reasonable people will agree. You should be able to pull your body up, men and women, at least once. Now what about this  'skin the cat' move? Well, it wasn't the full skin the cat. Just bring your knees to the bar. You have done it in the past. Your body is capable of doing it. We just need to ask it a few more times. And we will. Franco Columbo once boasted he was the strongest man in the world per pound based on every movement in the gym. Quite a boast. He probably was the most all around in strength based on his body weight. Strong like and ant. Wednesday We will review snatches and introduce a "corkscrew" technique. We had seen it in the pass but never drilled it. It will help save your hands. It won't save them, but it will help.

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