Monday, September 7, 2020

Video Brief: https://youtu.be/4igpQ9MFV2w

“75% Emotional, 25% Physical”

It’s said that the hardest part about anything is starting. And that once we just take that first step, the successive action seems to just fall into place. And there’s absolutely merit to that… an object in motion tends to stay in motion (Newton).

But beyond the surface we want to recognize the truth about us as human beings… that we are emotional creatures. And that our ultimate success is less dependent on the physical actions we take, and more on the emotional backings behind them.

We can conceptualize “successful action” in this way: 25% of it is the physical side. The actual hands in the dirt, grunt work. This stuff matters, of course. But these specific and granular “whats” only account to a quarter of the recipe.

75% of it is the emotional side. The story that plays between our ears as we’re underway. We’re going to hit bumps in the road, and how we internalize obstacles determines our path forward more than anything else. How do we respond when it’s a “bad day?”, and we’re missing every single snatch attempt?

When we think about it that way, successful action isn’t just about what we’re doing, and far more about how we’re doing it. Despite the battle being in our hands, it’s won in our mind.

WARM-UP
With Workout Weight Medicine Ball
1 Minute Easy Bike
30 Seconds Squats to Medicine Ball
1 Minute Push-up to Down Dog
30 Seconds Medicine Ball Deadlifts
1 Minute Active Samson
30 Seconds Medicine Ball Slams

Barbell Warmup
5 Good Mornings
5 Back Squats
5 Elbow Rotations
5 Strict Press & Reach
5 Romanian Deadlifts
5 Front Squats

DEMO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLLMhalEWWI

MOBILITY
Dumbbell Ankle Stretch: 40 Seconds Each Side
Chest Stretch on Floor: 40 Seconds Each Side

“Big Baller”
AMRAP 18:
50 Wallballs (20/14)
40/30 Calorie Assault Bike
30 Deadlifts (225/155)
20 Double Dumbbell Push Presses (50’s/35’s)
10 Dumbbell Renegade Rows (50’s/35’s)

*Competitor: 10 Bar Muscle Ups instead of Renegade Row

HOME GYM
AMRAP 18:
50 Single Dumbbell Goblet Thrusters
40 Over-and-Back Hops Over Dumbbells
30 Double Dumbbell Deadlifts
20 Double Dumbbell Push Presses
10 Double Dumbbell Renegade Rows

Dumbbells: 50’s/35’s

Snatch Technique
(0:00-4:00): Build to a Moderate High-Hang Squat Snatch (Pockets)
(4:00-8:00): Build to a Moderate Hang Squat Snatch (Above Knees)
(8:00-12:00): Build to a Moderate Low-Hang Squat Snatch (Below Knees)