Feb 22 2018

Private session with Coach

Published by at 9:48 am under Crossfit

On Wednesday, I got off work a bit early and was able to come to an earlier gym class. As it ended up, I had a private session with Coach Mike.
This was not a good idea.

Today we worked on the snatch, a weight lifting move that is quite challenging for me. 

Ok, it’s fucking hard.

It involves moving arms, legs, elbows, knees, toes, and shoulders all at the same time.

And doing it fast.

Thankfully, Coach Mike explained it to me as he would a an idiot who have never done a snatch in their entire lives. 

Because, essentially, that is what I am.

Thankfully, Coach Mike has the patience of a saint.

We did many, many, many, reps of this move from slightly different positions. 

Who knew there is the high snatch, the hanging snatch, and the full snatch?

I learned.

And when Coach Mike was telling me to do more reps, I just said OK. 

What I really meant was, “Ouch.”

Fine. What I really, really meant was, “Holy shitballs that fucking hurts.”

But I’ve learned it’s much easier to say, “OK” and, “Yes Coach.”

I did many, many, many reps of each.

My shoulders were screaming and yet I did more reps.

That was just the strength training part.

The metcon (metabolic conditioning, aka Hell) was yet to come.

I did it.

And I didn’t quit.

And Coach Mike was cheering me on the whole time.

In fact, it wasn’t such a bad idea to have a private training session.

He’s a damn good a coach to put up with my bullshit.

And to let me use his name in my blog.

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