Squat it out
>> Thursday, November 5, 2009
This morning my WOD was 5 rounds of 5 squats. I'm really trying to focus on my form, so I'm a little bummed this workout came up. I would have liked to test the waters a bit more before doing a WOD, but oh well.
On October 27th, I worked on my squat form at 95#- doing 30 squats at that weight. I felt very confident that 95# was "easy" so I decided that's where I would start today.
Here's where I ended up:
95
105
115
125
135 (3)
As you can see, I only did 3 squats at 135. On my 3rd squat, my form wasn't perfect- I felt my back curl slightly and my knees came in. Maybe I wasn't focusing enough, maybe my legs are still fatigued, maybe this, maybe that... the point is that I didn't get it and I didn't want to keep pushing with bad form. That's exactly the kind of mentality I'm trying to eliminate.
I didn't feel guilty for stopping after that, I was only 2 reps short of the WOD and I honestly think my priorities were where they needed to be.
Until tomorrow,
Kelsalynn
3 comments:
It's cool to hear you talk about the importance of proper form. I see so many seasoned athletes and weight lifters working out with massive weights and horrible form and it makes me cringe every single time. I worry that these people are doing serious damage to their bodies, and what's worse, it's not as good of a workout. Proper form goes a long way to making a workout really count. I'm much more impressed by lighter weight and proper form than I am by heavy weight and bad form. Hell, I can lift 250 lbs once or twice with bad form! And I'm a pansy!
So go you and your good form!
Sounds like sound logic to me!
I thought this was a birthing post for a second.
Great title.
:)
the Dad
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