Lucky Girl!!

Yes, that's me. :)
SOMEHOW, I was lucky enough to score a 1-on-1 coaching session with Pavel Tsatsouline yesterday. I was thrilled at the prospect of having just a few minutes of his time, to get a proper deadlifting form established. To my great surprise and delight, Pavel extended that few minutes to just over an hour - and as many of you know, just a few minutes with Pavel results in a REAL good quantity of hugely valuable advice and information - let alone an hour! (My notes from yesterday are extensive!) I'm very grateful for Pavel's tremendous generosity - and am determined to put these new methods to such diligent practice that the results will be fast and furious!

This was my first time ever deadlifting a barbell... and I really liked it. There is something simply satisfying about picking up something really heavy - without feeling *strain* anywhere. ...To feel stronger afterward, rather than strained, or injured... I'm amazed to have no soreness today. Then again, it's not like I was lifting 300lbs. I'm not exactly sure what weight I got up to, (telling you, I'm a true novice when it comes to weights!) but it might have been around 160. I may have done around 15 lifts total - and wow, did I learn a lot - breathing & tension techniques, form from head to toe, grip, speed, plyometrics... like I said, the list of particulars is long.

He then wanted to see the weighted pistol and pull-up, and we worked on the pull-up for maybe 15 minutes, which was fantastic. Many more drills to practice there, and now I'm really feeling like I could work up to a 24kg weighted pull-up in time for RKCII. :)

After class later that evening, I managed the 32kg TGU again - this time on my weaker side, so that's a PR. It was not easy!! Really close to losing it, actually, and had I an ounce less determination, would have missed it for sure. Attempt on the right side actually felt REALLY strong, but I screwed something up on the ascent, and lost it. I'll be borrowing a 28kg to work on these.