Full ROM is Very Important!

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating.”

-Sophocles

  Above: Kehau is a great example of a coachable athlete!  When asked to touch her chest to the deck on push-ups that's exactly what she does, even if it means modifying the push-up to her knees. 

Above: Kehau demonstrates what the top of a push-up should look like! Notice how she locks out her elbows and is active through the shoulder!  When she does her push-up her body moves together... beautiful!

Today's WOD:
"Angie"
For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups (with Ab-mat)
100 Squats
See February 28, 2011.

FULL Range of Motion (ROM) is VERY Important!

Sometimes we get caught up in going faster and heavier that we forget about our range of motion!  While it is important to push yourself and go harder, faster... you will only get better if you hold your standard for FULL ROM at all times!  You only hinder yourself as an athlete when you cheat the movement!  As coaches, we always love when an athlete is coachable and listens to our cues.  We do not correct you because its our job, we correct you because we want you to get better!  By practicing the full range of motion in any movement, you are more likely to get to RX faster than doing something half ROM!  For example, in Keahu's push-up (pictured above), she could have done them on hands and toes, but only going halfway down (not touching her chest to the deck).  But, she chose to do them on her knees so FULL ROM could be achieved!  She is developing her muscles for full range push-ups and will get to prescribed push-ups much faster this way!  Don't cheat yourself... full range of motion is very important!

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