Before meeting Kevin at 6:30am I did about 5 quick minutes of my standard kettlebell warm-up minus arm bars. Body was feeling pretty good. I slept in and was not as warmed up as preferred but it was ok.
6:35am - Training session with Kevin. We did some basic primal move and then got into things.
We did some TGUs, 16, 20, 24, really working on locking out the elbow. This is something that just needs constant attention from me, primarily just due to being somewhat tight in the thorasic area, traps, etc. I am WAY less tight than in the past but with overhead pressing and other movements, and just frankly added bulk in those areas plus the shoulders, I have to keep focused on getting to lockout and keep it there.
We did a few goblet squats with the 24, and then got into 1H SWs with the 24 and then the 32 as Kevin wanted to see how I was doing. Lots of improvement with the 32 has been experienced over the last month and it feels strong. We worked a bit on making sure I get a deep hip hinge on each rep as snatching can tend to take some of that away and people drop into more squatty swings which you don't want. Kevin did not think this was a big issue for me but just a reminder needed there. Plus deep hip hinges make for snappy swings, more float, and thus stronger reps and the ability for more reps.
We then did some PR with the 24, 28, and then the 32. Set of 3 with the 24, 2 with the 28, and then some singles with the 32. I was getting the bell up on the 32 without major issues but it could have been more efficient. We worked on a very useful cue for me and that was after cleaning, DO NOT let any breath out. Keep the tension and then press the bell and get the exhale on the press. With heavy 32 cleans Kevin noticed I was leaking a little tension by taking a breath after the clean. After we eliminated this, the bells went up much easier and stronger. We also worked on some cues to get the bell in a more vertical position with the forearm in the clean (a "wider" clean at the top of the shoulder so to speak), so I was in the position to press with no wasted movements. This was a little different and I will have to groove this, but it will be a technique improvement.
I believe I may have the cue now that is going to get me to a 36 kg press, towards the ultimate goal of pressing 1/2 bodyweight, the 44.
We then worked a bit on tall kneeling presses with the 16 kg, something we are going to use to help groove that clean to press position. Felt great, I love those, an old Ross staple.
We finished off by snatching the 24kg with some sets of 3, 6, 9 reps on each side, just practicing the snatch. Kevin liked what he saw and the snatch will continue to be a staple of training for the next several weeks.
In between all of this we talked various training tips etc. as well as SFG vs. RKC certs. SFG wins as expected...:)
8:00am - Finish
Great session, I feel like we covered quite a bit of ground with a lot of lifts and is was very good practice for me to get Kevin's eyes on my lifts as it always is. Here's to more progress---
