This weekend I made sure I drank lots of water and ate properly. I also had hockey so I stayed active throughout the weekend. I probably should have tried to stretch each day but I did not.

3 rounds

12 KB Swings

10 Situps

8 Hand Release Pushups

6 Burpees

4 SDHP

2 laps of quad

For a complimentary exercise for hang cleans, I like to do something that has to do with upper body. I like this because although hang cleans are a full body exercise, I find it is tougher on your lower body than it is on your upper body. An exercise I like to do is lawnmowers.

The single leg RDL could help my deadlift because it trains the same muscle groups, just only on one side at a time. So therefore, it is helping your normal deadlift, just in a different way.

When turning in hockey you only use one leg and you must push from that one leg. This is similar to the single leg RDL.

The choice of who your partner is for partner workouts is big. If you have a partner who is off task, they could pull you off task as well. But also, if you have a good partner, they could push you to work harder.

Personally, I work better on my own. I could see how people could work better with a partner. Maybe when working with a partner they feel more motivated to work harder than them. Me personally, I feel like when I work on my own, I stay more focused and get more done.

Today hang cleans went well. I got my new max while keeping good form. I think I could still get higher on my hang clean. Today I got 145 lbs for 3. I think I can get somewhere from 150 to 165 lbs.

I enjoyed this thanksgiving workout. It took a long time and it was pretty difficult. I really  liked how you get options on what to do, so you basically create your own workout. If I did it again I would probably do the same exercises. This is because I did all the exercises that were best for me.

I partially agree with this statement. I find it is hard because unlike any other lift, you get absolutely no momentum when doing strict press. It is also the hardest because people to have this lift as their lightest one. So if we are going off of the weight, then it is definitely the toughest lift.

I would rate today’s difficulty a 4/10. I would probably have it at a 2 or a 3 but the running bumps it up a bit.

I would give myself an 8/10 on effort today. I worked hard but I paced myself on the running so that I could work harder with the rest of the workout.

I would replace the ribbons with overhead press. I find they work similar groups, but I find overhead is just a little tougher.

My hang cleans are improving. I can tell because when catching the bar, I am sat straight up now, instead of slouching over. Also, my low point has gotten lower.

So far this year, I have focused on making my form in all of my lifts better. If I want to lift as heavy as I can, I’ll have to have the best form I can. So far, I have noticed all of my forms have improved and I am looking to keep improving them.

Today we introduced the single leg RDL. I found it quite hard because doing anything with one leg is tough for me. My balance isn’t very good so anything unbalanced is tough. That being said, I like having a challenge, so I enjoyed this new exercise.

You use your balance everywhere you go, so using balance in class will help me everywhere. In hockey, balance will help me when turning.