Sometimes you gotta grab onto something heavy and just pull - make sure your core is the strong link!
Nothing too detailed here, just a healthy reminder to:
a.) Create tremendous intra-abdominal pressure when you lift. This is the appropriate breath hold in combo with the tightening of inner and outer unit musculature to create optimal torso rigidity. In short: hold your lungs at 75% capacity, fight your abdominals out like a sneeze, and GO! (Please make sure you get a yearly physical). I teach this concept with all the teams and groups I work with and go into extreme detail during 1on1 sessions. I apologize for cursing over it today - keep checking in and I'll continue to drop some nuggets as '11 rears on!
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b.) Remember "functional training" is only that, if it empowers you to do something that you want to do. Keep on with your deadlifts, cleans, thrusters, zercher squats, 1-arm alternating kettlebell split snatches, etc. There is a time for focused skill and strength gains in one area and a time to expand your ability to harness generalized motor programs that keep you strong and athletic for the real world. To truly master both - realize that all training is functional in the long run. More on my thoughts on this in the future.
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