Monday March 14, 2016

Foundational Movement

Front Squat

Set-up:

  • Stance is with the heels at shoulder width
  • Full extension at hips and knees
  • Bar “racked” on the shoulders (create a shelf with the shoulders for bar to sit on), hands outside shoulders, loose fingertip grip
  • Elbows high, upper arm parallel to the ground
  • Keep the chest up and brace the abdominals to maintain a neutral spine

Execution:

  • Hips travel back and down
  • Bottom of squat is when the hip crease is below the top of the kneecap (“below parallel”)
  • Knees stay in line with the feet
  • Head position is neutral
  • Keep the bar racked properly (“elbows high”) throughout the movement

Finish:

  • Return to full extension at the hips and knees to complete the movement

Strength*

Front Squat: E2MOM for 10 minutes (5 sets) 3 Front Squats

*Squat therapy for new folks/immature squats, Goblet Squats to force chest up if they want weight and can do so safely

WOD

For Total Time:

Row 1000m

then

3 Rounds

10 Front Squats (95/135)*

15 Box Jumps (24/20)

20 AbMat

 

*Don’t use more weight than you were doing during the strength. These are 10 reps, from the ground, try to do them unbroken.

  

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