Strength Skill:
- Snatches (2 sets of 5, 3 sets of 3)
On paper, snatches don't seem that difficult: Just grab a barbell with a wide grip and fling it overhead in one fluid motion. In practice, though, even hang power snatches -- where you start with the weight suspended above the ground and end with your thighs above parallel -- pose a significant challenge to the coordination-impaired (like me).
Oddly enough, though, the thing that bugged me the most today was the hook grip, a method that calls for wrapping one's fingers around both the thumb and the bar like this:
Over the past few months, I've gotten used to using a hook grip when practicing barbell cleans, but the wide grip required for snatches put more pressure on the inside part of my thumbs. I didn't enjoy the discomfort, but with practice, I'm sure I'll get accustomed to snatching with a hook grip sooner or later.
Metcon:
- Run 400 meters
- 15 dumbbell power cleans
- Run 400 meters
- 15 dumbbell squat cleans
- Run 400 meters
- 15 dumbbell squat clean-thrusters
The best (read: most difficult) movement was saved for last -- when everyone's legs and arms were already on fire. The RXed weight for men? A pair of 45-pound dumbbells. So did I go RXed? Oh, hell to the no.
Result: 10:04.
