Friday THoughts 72
Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Thoughts. Let’s get into it.
Daily Walking Challenge
Did you get your walk in yesterday? It was Day 1 of our annual Daily Walking Challenge. If you missed the sign up or were late to the party, just let me know today that you want in. The rules are simple - take a 20 minute walk every day until April 19. Get to stepping!
Seacoast Ergathon
Tomorrow’s the day! See yesterday’s blog post HERE to catch all the details and come cheer us on!
Space Squats
“The squat is probably the most common and famous compound exercise on Earth, as it is on orbit.”
Cleaning in the River
There’s a lot of stories about these old pictures of Soviets performing the olympic lifts in the water. The reason I heard they did it was for similar reasons a powerlifter might use bands in the current age - accommodating resistance. That’s a fancy way to say make certain portions of the lift more challenging or easier. In this case, the barbell starts underwater, it’s heavy pulling up, heavier than it normally would be. When the bar breaks above the water, the water is no longer creating drag on it, so it now feels lighter. This type of lifting can work on your speed and power, while helping some break through strength plateaus.
Breakfast Burritos
These look good.