Fast But Smooth

I love this saying, and find myself repeating it in my head while hiking, running or even sweeping the living room.

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

Recently, I’ve talked a lot about how we need to be able to produce strength quickly, and how that impacts our overall strength. Moving quickly is a main part of the equation.

Have you ever seen someone try to pick something up that’s just too heavy?

The lifter can try to overcompensate for a lack of strength through speed. The result?

A jerky or yanking motion opposed to a smooth production of force. People get hurt when they try to jerk weights or objects from the floor.

The point of today’s discussion: we want to be fast, but only if we’re stable, only if we’re smooth.

Fast in poor position is a mishap waiting to happen. Let’s master those positions, be stable, then work on speed.

Justin Miner