Barbell Connotations: Posture & Position

Does weight training come with a negative connotation in your view of the world? Let’s talk about it. Does it invoke imagery of egotism? Danger? Vanity? Does lifting heavy weights seem to invite injury? Or, is it that it’s non-essential? The list of common negative connotations can go on for nearly as long as you’ve got time to read. 

That being said. Here’s another view all together. Lifting weights, specifically heavy ones, is a practice of maintaining posture and position under different stressors. 

The funny thing about posture is that it’s a word with wonderful connotation. Position (or form) also has a beautifully positive connotation. In fact, what if we could remove all of the egomania from lifting heavy and keep all of the postural intentionality and position priority. 

With this view, there isn’t much space for imagery and connotations about injury and bravado. Instead, there is an excited essential need for an increasing external load to challenge our ability to maintain incredible posture and position. In fact, how could one justify letting posture become so fragile as to not challenge it with a heavily loaded barbell?

7/1/20 WOD

DEUCE ATHLETICS GPP

16-16-16-16

Barbell Reverse Lunge

 

Complete 4 rounds for quality of:

:30 Inverted Handstand Hold

-Rest as Needed-

 

Complete the following for time:

20 Plate Viper Press (45/25)

20 Double Unders

40 Squats 

40 Double Unders

80 Lateral Plyos

80 Double Unders 

100 (Situps + Pushups) 

100 Double Unders

DEUCE BACKLOT GPP

EMOM 10

Odd: :15 Hollow Hold + 15 Hollow Rocks

Even: Max Hypoxic KB Swings + :30 Max KB Swings

 

Then, every 3 minutes for 6 rounds, complete the following for time:

200m Run

10 KB Snatches (53/35)

12 Pull Ups

DEUCE GARAGE GPP

8-8-6-6

Front Squats

 

Then, complete 3 rounds for quality of:

10 Snatch Grip RDLs

20 KB Goblet Reverse Lunges

 

Then, in 12 minutes, complete the following for reps:

60 KB Swings (53/35)

800m Run

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AMRAP

3 Burpees

6 Shoulder-to-Overhead (115/75)

9 Squats