Snatch warm up
Snatch power pos (x3) hang above knee (x3) below knee (x3) with 35 kilos
Snatch 3x1 @ 60 kilos
C & J 3x1 @ 75 kilos
Front Squat 3x3 @ 75 kilos
Push Press 3x3 @ 60 kilos
I have been really trying hard lately to nail my second pull (in the snatch particularly) however my efforts have resulted in over thinking and messing up what I already had going on. It's encouraging to me that I really understand what I am working towards. The more one understands and breaks down their technique (without going crazy!) the more quickly your nervous system learns. I believe that subconsciously our brains are often what stand in our way of improving a difficult skill and analyzing, watching video, and thinking about the movement helps speed up the mind to body process. Some folks say "just do it over and over and it will eventually come together." This is absolutely how it works, but its really only addressing half of the process.
So today, I unintentionally discovered what it means to "find a groove" or "flow" to a lift. It's not a success/failure thing, similar to a big hitter on a hot streak, but more so a state of mind. I listened to music for the first time ever during a lift. Im obsessed with Nine Inch Nails and found that even angry songs helped me find this perfect balance between being aggressive in my lifts but easy going in between. I don't think it's something I will do often but it was a nice change of pace. Driving home I felt a weird high from what I had discovered. Something I always tell the rowers is "analyze during off strokes, warm up, and cool down, and when you are on, it will eventually come together." What I have been missing is that balance. I can't analyze what I'm doing all the time. Simple self corrections are different, and I did quite a bit of that today. What was different was my frame of mind from start to finish... with a little help from Trent Reznor.
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