Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

This is the weekend of the 4th and we are to celebrate our independence! USA USA USA! My wife and I honored our country's separation from the red coats by hanging out at our friend Jake's house. We bocced a little ball, tossed a little bag, and drank a little beer...some of us drank a lot more than others...some of us ended up puking in a parking lot, haha. We headed down to Summerfest to catch a few songs by the Counting Crows, ate some good food, and watched the fireworks. ---side note--- I was discussing the fireworks with my mom this afternoon and when I mentioned that I thought they sucked and that there was no grand finale she appeared to take it personally and got really defensive. ---Secondary side note--- my mom has nothing invested and is no way affiliated with the Summerfest fireworks, she just really loves fireworks!

Yesterday, the 4th, my wife and I went to Menomonee Falls to visit with her family. We had a great time. We got there and had some drinks, swam in their very nice in-ground pool, played some games with some cousins, ate good food, celebrated our uncle Pete's 50th birthday and we also got our pictures from our wedding! Our aunt, Anna and her daughter Brianna did such an awesome job! After spending the day with the family my in-laws came over to our new place to check our furnished apt.out. They seemed to really like it. When it’s all said and done, my 4th was spent with friends and family. I had a great time hanging out with both of them. Nothing like a holiday to help you appreciate those closest to you!

On to my workout - tried something a little different today - no music and low lights. The atmosphere was very quiet. Only me lifting - not much other noise. I liked it, and I felt just as strong as I do when I crank some Eminem.

Blk.Sn.-4,3,3,2,2 finished at 130#s
Box Sqts - 5x5 finished at 275#

I videoed my last two attempts during my snatch sets. I think they are looking pretty good. I feel that my set-up posture is solid and my pulls are feeling fast. My catches are coming along as well - It feels natural for me to sit back and drop my hips when catching instead of bending at the knees and falling forward. What I need to work on still is punching my head through and pulling the bar apart.

Box Squats went well. I started out with 225x5x2, than moved to 250x5x2, and finished at 275x5x1. Last week I did 3 sets of 225 and 2 sets of 250. I think next week I'll do 3-4 sets at 275 and 1-2 sets at 315. I taped myself from all different angles and I know my depth is fine because of the box. My initiation seems to be good and I know my arch is set because my back is light up during mid-sets. But I need more cueing to keep my knees out at all times and according to my back shots it appears I might shift just a little to the left when I come up outta the whole. That and my head position sucks! I have to enlist the scrutinizing eyes of Jake "the anti-starting from zero" Bodi. His ability to pick apart your movements and give you advice to fix what he sees is exemplary.