Olga in the receiving position of her push jerk. Beautiful form. Without a doubt the females of Orange Coast have better form on average on the technical lifts than the boys. Why is this? Are they more talented athletes? Of course just ask them! A more rational reason is that because women lack the overall brute strength that men do they need to be sharper and more precise with their form in order to execute the lifts. Last night saw some horrific form from the boys on both push jerks and hang power cleans. Exactly the reason why only two guys Rxd the workout. 155# is not heavy on a hang power clean nor a push jerk. However it is heavy enough that it will not allow all but the strongest of athletes to “muscle it”. A jerk is a beautiful movement. It must be executed with both coordination and blinding speed and aggression. A push press will not suffice. On the hang power clean their is zero time for diddling around. Without extra momentum gained through pulling up from the floor the weight must explode upwards via the opening of the loaded hip and knee. At 155# a reverse arm curl will not work (exception is our resident manimal Andre who I witnessed reverse curl about 45 reps last night.)For the rest of us a proper clean motion must take place in order to move the bar from waist level up to the rack position. Another reason that the females have developed more sound fundamentals is that they progress up in weight more conservatively. They spend longer working with lighter weights which allows them to focus more on their form. Guys seem to be concerned with one thing only. Time. Take a lesson from the girls and back off the weight until the form is there. You will ultimately go much further.

Lysanne reading your comments on yesterdays blog I was reminded of this video and of the amazing things that the human body can accomplish. While the world may seem as if it is conspiring against you right now you will fight through this period. Many people much weaker than you have beat cancer and so will you. The human body and even more important the human spirit can accomplish incredible things. You will defeat this cancer and you will come out on the other side a stronger more capable woman, athlete, and mother.

WOD

10 rounds for time of:

10 pullups
200 meter run