Wednesday Form: Clean it up a bit.

Medicine Ball Clean (click here to see moving version at CrossFit Eastside)
Arms straight, drive hips, shrug, create weightlessness of ball at hips (still arms straight), elbows down and back, while dropping into squat under the ball.







One aspect to work on in fitness is Proprioception: it's the ability to sense the position, location, orientation, and movement of the body. It's how you know your hand is on the mouse at the computer and your finger is on the left (not the right) button (without looking). Or when writing, it's how you know you are getting close the end of the page and need to start a new line (again, without looking). Obviously, in exercise, Proprioception is crucial.

It will be how you know you are executing a movement correctly. Your brain tells your body to move, yes. But your body then sends feedback to your brain (proprioception). So as you do exercises, don't focus solely on the movement. But also think about the signals your body is giving. Does that squat feel right? Can I tell from my hips, that my plank is too high? Can I tell I'm curling instead of shrugging on the Cleans?

See how important? Then you're in charge of your fitness, because your body can self-correct. Begin focusing on how the correct, full ROM exercise feels. Get your body to learn that, and your brain to understand the signals from your body. Then you can clean it up yourself anytime your form gets out of whack.