Brahskolnikov
First Post
Hey everyone, first post here.
Some info about me, I'm a 29 year old male with no health problems, usually hovering around 155lbs. I don't know my body fat percentage, but I'm fairly skinny.
I'm a long distance runner and I just started S&S as a way to improve my overall functional strength and for injury prevention as I work to improve my half marathon and marathon times. So far, aside from some form issues I know I need to improve, I've been alright with 24kg swings, but I might bump down to my 16kg in order to improve my form.
Where I find myself struggling is doing TGU's with my left hand. I know Pavel says "there's only a strong and stronger arm", but I don't think he was thinking of me haha. I can get up and down with my right hand alright, but my left hand is much weaker and I find myself shaking like crazy with my 16kg pressed for the duration. I can get halfway through the TGU with my left hand a couple of times, but I'm scared of dropping it or hurting myself on the way down. What do I do here? Should I just keep doing half TGU's with my left hand until I'm strong enough to complete the full motion, or should I invest in a lighter bell even though my right side is strong enough?
Some info about me, I'm a 29 year old male with no health problems, usually hovering around 155lbs. I don't know my body fat percentage, but I'm fairly skinny.
I'm a long distance runner and I just started S&S as a way to improve my overall functional strength and for injury prevention as I work to improve my half marathon and marathon times. So far, aside from some form issues I know I need to improve, I've been alright with 24kg swings, but I might bump down to my 16kg in order to improve my form.
Where I find myself struggling is doing TGU's with my left hand. I know Pavel says "there's only a strong and stronger arm", but I don't think he was thinking of me haha. I can get up and down with my right hand alright, but my left hand is much weaker and I find myself shaking like crazy with my 16kg pressed for the duration. I can get halfway through the TGU with my left hand a couple of times, but I'm scared of dropping it or hurting myself on the way down. What do I do here? Should I just keep doing half TGU's with my left hand until I'm strong enough to complete the full motion, or should I invest in a lighter bell even though my right side is strong enough?