Timothy Friel
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Does anyone think that the swing times could be modified to all even sets and utilize one arm swings? Just a thought I had
Does anyone think that the swing times could be modified to all even sets and utilize one arm swings? Just a thought I had
I go with them as a warmup - light weight, vary the reps but nothing taxing.
-S-
Hope this is helpful to you. Your idea is fine, too.
-S
Day 1 did the goblet squats with 32kg; 3x5 wasn't a lot of volume at that weight. Would there be any issue doing 3x10 squats?
I'm trying to break my Crossfit habit of doing swings to overhead
The instructions say to do them within 8 minutes; any issues with doing them much faster than that?
Did the first two days of the program and have a few questions.
Did the swings with 24kg; will definitely jump to the 32kg for the swings. I'm trying to break my Crossfit habit of doing swings to overhead; if I'm being explosive with my hips I'm having trouble keeping the bell below eye level or slightly above. Any tips on getting proper height, I'm guessing that jumping to the 32 will help with this some?
I would say yes. Something I’ve learned over the last year is that programs state specifics for specific reasons. Might not be obvious what they are until you see the results. I’m always tempted to do a program “but with this instead of that”, but I’ve found it’s rarely a good idea. So now I approach programs with the mentality that you should follow the program to the letter or not at all. Don’t follow it 90% and expect the results.
Not a crossfit habit. Ovethead swings are called snatches. There are many programs that include snatches (my personal favourite being Viking warrior conditioning). Only this program calls for swings so do swings. Maybe use the 32kg if that feels more comfortable or you could tense your lats more and “push the bell down” at the top of the swing. Either option is good assuming good form IMO.
Again I’d say yes. Follow the program. Maybe take an extra minute between presses and pull ups or just enjoy the long rests. You could focus on doing the exccentrics as slow as possible. This would fill time by building time under tension. But cannot stress enough that to get the results promised by the program you must follow the program!