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Saturday morning snatch sesh. Keep it close. Stay efficient.

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Why be part of a team or train with others? The list is extensive, but my top 3 are:

1. Training with athletes that are above your skill level makes you better.

2. Working with a team lends accountability and motivates you to perform your best.

3. The bonds and friendships that are forged through sweat and effort are everlasting.

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Inaugural #FuBarbell IG video! Getting some work done on a Thursday afternoon: back squat heavy single at 116kg/255lbs.

If you couldn’t tell (check out where I get stuck), getting the hips open as you recover out of the hole stabilizes the torso allowing energy to continue driving up through to the bar.

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Body trajectory dictates bar trajectory. To allow the barbell to continue to travel back over the base of support, the shoulders must finish back and out of the way.

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In coaching, we want to try and provide cues that will address multiple issues at one time. Being that there are 1,001+ things to remember, simplification of technical processes will free up mental and physical capacities resulting in improved performance.

The flip side is that cues are just that — cues — and should address technicalities from a foundation of understanding bridged between the coach and athlete. I would yell “magic unicorns” if it got my athletes moving the way I want to see them move.

Thank you CrossFit Proper (@crossfitproper, @charisseskye) for inviting me down. Great seminar with great folks and PRs all around!

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Rockin’ my Bless The Gym gear thoughtfully sent over by @kendrickjfarris.

Not only do I look and feel like a super hero. I’m pretty sure it made me stronger while I was training.

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A good coach is that voice of reason; that vote of confidence during the heat of competition.

A good coach doesn’t need to push his/her athletes to train harder, but knows when to pull them back from training too hard and becoming injured.

A good coach is a leader inspiring his/her athletes to believe in larger message.

Does it warrant me even saying? Every athlete needs a coach :)

Photo Cred: @elpfeiffer

The fun continues with day 3 at San Francisco CrosSFit doing a workshop with the @WODTours group. Great group of athletes all eager to learn and have some fun!

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The word is out! Kendrick Farris (@kendrickjfarris) and I came together to put down the 5 most important things you MUST remember when snatching:

1. Set-Up: Tight back, loose arms, and get ready to drive the legs through the platform.

2. Focal point: Eyes to the horizon (or above).

3. Chest Up: Throughout the lift maintains position of the body.

4. Finish the hips and shoulders: Be aggressive!

5. Lockout: Light or heavy, put that bar where you want it to go.