How you feeling after the deck squat pushpress rounds? Fun right?
At any rate, one thing I didn’t mention in the captions on this next video, but is mentioned in my previous jump videos is the importance of the landing. No matter what kind of jumping you’re doing at what intensity, land softly. You shouldn’t feel jarring or a big impact in your joints when you hit the ground. If you do, practice your depth drops to hammer in proper landing before moving on to jumping of any kind.
Pay attention to the way you move through your day today. Much of the time, if we’re moving something, we’re moving it pretty fast. When you pick up your bag off the ground, you’re not spending as much time lifting it as slowly as possible are you? Forget it. You want to grab it and go.
The moral of the story, we use power all day every day. So let’s train it.
Video demos posted below the workout. If you’re not comfortable with the unilateral high pull, then stick with the bilateral high pull. Record your time and loads.
It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey…. I agree and disagree with that on so many levels, particularly in the athletic realms. At any rate, I’m a few steps into my girevoy sport journey by now. I hope I was able to give some idea as to what it’s like and what happens at a g.s. competition.
In the end, what’s it all about? You and your set. Well, for what it is, here’s mine. Last time around it was 34 reps in around 7 minutes. This time personal best of 43 repetitions at the 24kg level, 6 minutes and change, 85kg weight class. Progress. The next steps in the journey.
If you can get this one, it has applications in so many different areas. Take your time though. Make sure to get extremely comfortable with the mechanics of the thing.
The grandaddy of all squats. Master this, and there pretty much isn’t a body weight exercise your legs and balance can’t handle. Sure, we can progress the pistol to a more challenging level, but let’s get the basics first.
Of course there’s more to developing a successful and efficient kettlebell snatch, but if you can get these first two points down, you’re setting yourself up with the solid kind of foundation it’s going to take to keep pushing forward.