Monday, October 24, 2011

Form is Everything

I think I tweaked my back a bit with last week's deadlifts.  I did an AMRAP set of 135lb and now my lower back feels a little bit off. I could tell that my form was not great at the time and should have stopped. I struggle with lifting technique b/c I don't have a coach and causing myself injury is my #1 concern. I'm pretty sure it's not serious and will get better with rest and stretching. I've read enough disc horror stories to make me very cautious.

Had a couple of great frisbee games last week and all of the lifting sessions were ok.  I went to the gym late Saturday night and ended up loading the wrong plates on one side for my squats (two 2.5lb plates on one side and a 5lb and 2.5lb plate on the other) and never noticed until I took off the plates.  Whoops.  :)  BJJ was ok. We covered a lot of advanced techniques with a class full of white belts.

I'm not very happy with myself for not tackling mobility like I should.  I don't think it would prevented me from tweaking my back, but it will hold me back.  Must address!

I feel like I've turned a corner in frisbee...definitely attacking more and at least getting in the vicinity of guys who are leaping for the disc.  Would like to test myself by defending Bleek to see if my defense has improved as much as I thought.

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