Ellyn, Steph, Joooooh, Bill, and little effort from me :) all worked to get me better at snatching today. Talk about remediation 101. Geesh. Sometimes I feel slightly ridiculous breaking down the lift and starting in basic and 'simple'(?) positions. Ridiculous is okay because if I don't fix it I will continue snatching what I have been snatching for years. No thanks, I'd rather get better. So I spent an hour (maybe longer) working with the bar and my teammates and coaches trying to get myself into the correct positions for the snatch. Most specifically the infamous space from right above my knee to my hip.
I should have recorded Ellyn trying to demonstrate to me how I snatch. It's borderline hilarious when she does it because it looks so spastic. I want to laugh as I type that.. but I know the next sentence has to be me explaining how spastic I look when I do that very thing with so much ease. It's not fair that I'm such a goon. But I'm getting better. Ellyn may be reading my blog too frequently because she came in to the gym today and said today was the day we were going to fix my snatch and I said, "finally!" She know's I was half-kidding when I said that because since day 2 of training with the team, I've wanted my form and technique to be perfect. On more than one occasion, and more like every practice (especially when I snatch) Ellyn tells me to be patient with myself and my progress. WAAAAYYY easier said than done. But the point of this side note was to validate my own twisted urgency and desire for immediate progress- and that bug I've caught has spread to Ellyn.. YAY! Now I can REALLY start to get better. :) She's probably going to regret ever saying that to me, but its too late.
Throughout practice every one had their eyes on me.. or at least one. When I would step up to the bar the team was there, when I wasn't understanding how to stay tight, Bill was there. When I would snap my knees back (they aren't supposed to do that), EVERYONE saw that, so I couldn't argue with Ellyn whe she said she saw it. When I wasn't making everything tight, Bill showed me how I could stay tighter. When Jooooh thought I was struggling mentally, he gave me a pep talk. When Ellyn was too frustrated with my ridiculous comments, Steph was there to clean up the mess... It probably will take a few more days of constant supervision and support to get me out of my crazy and awful habits. I will load some videos up here of my progress and/or shenanigans over the next few days... Maybe I'll have another crazy Friday night in Bridgewater.. so many possibilities!!
bottom line: I still need to work on snatch.. (yes I know, going on the end of week 3 and it's still not perfect.. what is going on?!), I have a great coach, and a great team that's supportive and helpful and often tries to level me out.. which I need on occasion. nogodeacs
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