Follow-Through

I joined a softball league a few weeks ago (as I referenced earlier), and after my first day of practice I found myself the next day researching tips/advice on how to swing like a "pro." Growing up my favorite baseball player was Ken Griffy Jr. I really liked how powerful he was at bat, and yet, his speed in the outfield was not something to "balk" at. None-the-less I thought that it would be good to do a bit of resarch on how to get a bit better on my technique while up to bat.

After viewing a few websites that had different tips to offer I noticed one particular tip that I know I could use... Follow-through. When I bat I tend to slow bat speed after I make contact and lose that follow-through. The same thing goes for the road of fitness. To become a beast in whatever your goals are you (and I) need to follow-through. Yes, there are sometimes obsticles that will get in our way. I realize that. I experienced those obsticles this last week when I had to bail on my 1RM attempt on the squat. Yesterday and today I did NOT train, because I had some issues with my neck.

So, next time you don't want to get up and train remember whatever it is that motivates you. Whether it's the LGN training regimine, or it's the "I don't want to be out of breath after 2 flights of stairs," or it's the fact that you dissappear when you turn sideways... It doesn't matter what your reason is- remember it, and act.

Monday though will mark the beginning of my next 7 week cycle where I will again focus on the major lifts. My alarm on Monday will sound at 5:30, and I will have a decesion to make. Do I sleep in for another 2 hours or do I get up, down a shake, and hit the garage. We'll see what happens, but after this blog post I'd BETTER get up out of that bed and hit the weights. Monday is squat day, and it will be great. I got some great tips from the seminar that Dave Tate did at CrossFit about squatting. His lecture focused on technique flaws.

During the whole session he kept correcting her as he coached. Knees out, butt back, weight on heels (you can see her toes lifted up). I know my tendancy is to let me knees cave in. So, here's to Monday's squat day. 5 sets of 3 reps.