Stronger is the new strong
The last couple of blog posts have probably been a bit of a downer to read, so today I’ve decided to keep things upbeat and share some good stuff.
So ..
I told you a few blog posts back that I’ve been “greasing the groove” which basically means I practice one particular movement often.
Although technically I have two movements I practice almost daily – overhead squats (which I’m going to talk about today) and handstands.
I practice overhead squats because having a heavy bar above my head while I squat scares me and I practice handstands because I find them fun and they balance out the suckfulness of having to do overhead squats.
Anyway in the past two weeks my overhead squats have come along leaps and bounds! Last week my PB was 27.5 which is a huge achievement considering it took me months to work up the courage to use the girls olympic bars which weigh 15 kilos.
This week I was worried. I lifted last weeks PB weight and then I stood forlornly under the bar. All I could hear was Coach G’s voice ringing in my head “Every week the weight you lift should go up”.
Hmmm I’m not sure about that – 30 kgs? ..
I loaded the bar, stood under it, closed my eyes and before I chickened out I made a deal with myself that I’d just go for a single ..
When I lifted it off my shoulders and held it overhead I thought “f**k this is heavy” but again I consoled myself that I only had to do one rep ..
I did 3! 3 @ 30 kgs!
Now I just have to get those reps up .. but 3 @ 30 kgs? I’ll take that as a win!
Till next time