Deadlift Form

Take a look at the following video.

I will give you a hint and let you know that his form is pretty bad, but I have seen similar form in several of our classes. If this young man were in your lifting group, how would you help him? Remember when making corrections people can only fix one thing at a time so I want you to prioritize. What are the top three things this athlete needs to do to fix his deadlift form?

For this weeks blog. I want you to list the top three things this young man can do to work on correcting his deadlift form.

What Am I Saying?

I use a lot of teaching cues during class in an effort to get you to move in a certain way. For this weeks blog I am interested in knowing how well you understand the most common cues I use in class. Below are five of the most common cues I use in class, for this weeks blog I want you to tell me what each one means to you. What do you think when I say these things? There is no right or wrong on this. I simply want to check for understanding and see if what I am trying to communicate is getting through.

Like last weeks blog, this one will not post, but will be sent to me first. Remember we have a short week this week, so get your blog done early.

1. Chest out, shoulders back
2. Push your ribcage down.
3. Knees out
4. Brace the core
5. Move through the hip

The Supercompensation Curve

For this weeks blog we are going to take a look at a theory of training that was first introduced by Nikolai Jakowlew in 1976. We are going to do this by trying to interpret the graph above. One of our school initiatives this year is to analyze and interpret complex text. In physical education, charts, graphs and performances can all be considered text.

For this weeks blog, I want you to analyze the graph above an answer the following questions.

Based on what you have learned in weight training so far this year, I want you to explain what this graph means to you and how it can be used to plan your training sessions.

Your comment will not post to the blog this week but will be sent to me so that I can review all of responses before posting at the end of the week.