Shoulder Press 1X7 on Wednesday, 4.13.11. Key point when doing strength WOD's is to concentrate on the technical aspects, since during a Metcon we become focused on going faster and setting a PR either with time or # of rounds. Naturally technique will start to breakdown as the body tires, so if you practice technique principals during the strength days you will hold technique longer during the Metcons, which will result in faster times/higher # of reps.
Case in point on Wednesday, I was thinking of all the key aspects for the shoulder press: Foot placement, drive through the heels, solid core, hand placement on bar, elbow position from bar, driving bar over head w/ lockout. As weight increased and I was resting between sets thinking, picturing next lift I noticed my shoulders were not fully back, I was standing fully erect all other aspects in place...a very slight pull back on my shoulders and all of a sudden my lumbar curve was more solid and my overall alignment was improved. Results my PR Shoulder Press is back and now I am more confident of taking it to the next load.
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