Showing posts with label thrusters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrusters. Show all posts

ALtering form

Al's non-stop motor, attention to detail, and willingness to learn have been paying off. Al has shown a tremendous improvement in his overall flexibility and is now hitting ideal depths for his squats. (Pictured: Al shows off his improved flexibility in his lower body while performing thrusters). 

Recipe Of the Day: Sauteed shrimp

WORKOUT
OFF DAY

What are Thrusters?

Thrusters work your entire body and are a great way to burn fat and improve your overall body strength. They're a combination of a front squat and a shoulder press -so, they definitely target your quads, hips, shoulders, and triceps. 

How do I do a thruster? Grab a barbell from a rack or clean the barbell from floor with an overhand open grip, slightly wider than shoulder width. Position barbell chest high with back arched. Place bar in front of shoulders with the elbows forward and high (elbows are forward from wrist position). Place the heels at hip width or slightly wider, position feet outward at approximately 45°. Descend until knees and hips are fully bent or until thighs are just past parallel to floor (lower hamstring hits calf). Knees travel outward in direction of toes. Extend knees and hips until legs are straight -carrying the momentum from your lower body and transferring the energy into a overhead press. Remember: Keep your torso as upright as possible throughout the movement.

Recipe Of the Day: Fruit roll ups

WORKOUT:
OFF DAY

P.R. night for Thrusters

Carmine locks out a new Personal Record on BB Thrusters during Wednesday night's workout.  Keep up the GREAT work Carm!

Recipe Of the Day: Paleo Pumpkin Bread

Workout: Max rounds in 20min
20 Push ups
20 Lunges
20 Press outs

Time it

Recipe Of the Day:

For time(yesterdays WOD): 1000 skips, 50 thrusters (95/65), 30 Chin ups (chest-to-bar)

Olga posted a WOD best of 21:07

Locking out thrusters

Recipe Of the Day:

Ron (above) and Olga (below) display good form, locking out their Thruster's during Tuesday night's workout!

Check the form...

Gary working on correcting his DB thrusters during Monday night's WOD:

 
Video 1: elbows flair out and knees buckle
Video 2: he catches himself and brings his elbows in under his hands and begins to apply more pressure outward on his knees
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Monday's WOD

Steve has his first introduction to "FRAN" and worked hard to lock out every single thruster.