Power Cleans & Back Squats Workout
Power Cleans 3x5 78 pounds
Back Squats 3x5 111 pounds, 111 pounds, 89 pounds
I had Praz observe me during back squats and it looks like I've been doing some stuff wrong, namely I'm not getting deep enough into the squat, not getting below parallel. I couldn't do it at 111 pounds, so I dropped down in weight, until I've got this nailed. He gave me some pointers such as:
- Widen my stance by a few inches
- Activate my knees, keep them from collapsing inwards
- Get out of the Vibrams, wear Converse instead
- Hold my breath during the squat
- Put more "bounce" in the squat, I should be springing up from the bottom, not moving up in slow controlled motion.
All of these tactics helped, but as I squatted deeper into those last couple of inches, I knew that I had been in poor form in the prior weeks, and now there was hell to pay. I think I'm going to need to find a box or a ball to position under my butt to use as a touchpoint so that I know I'm getting below parallel.
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