Video – April 29, 2011

Missed a week’s worth of video, we won’t do that again! Documenting the journey has lots of benefits. Squats continue to move up, deadlift is better, bench is better. Wondering how long this steady growth can go!

Cleaned the garage a little bit too!

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 27, 2011

The clean is confusing…still looping, tried to do some drills with it. Frustrating day!

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 25, 2011

Squat weight is creeping back up, bench is getting heavier, deadlift is moving…another day in the bag.

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 22, 2011

New challenge! These Olympic lifts are highly technical! Gillian is “looping” all of her cleans and snatches. When you watch the video, as the bar approaches her thighs, it changes directions outward, away from her body. We will work this movement with more precision in the future.

This is tough stuff!

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 20, 2011

Bumped the squat back down to 185lbs. The weight will come back. We believe that learning to do the movement correctly now will pay off in the long run.

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 15, 2011

Watching the video, we saw that Gillian’s knees were coming together at the bottom of the squat…planning on coming back down in weight so that she can finely tune that movement.

In Strength,

Mac

Video – Video – April 15, 2011

Squat continues to grow! Power Cleans are getting heavy, but still seem to be moving. Another day of training in the bag.

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 13, 2011

In Strength,

Mac

Video – April 11, 2011

Those of you that have had the pleasure of meeting with Gillian, working with Gillian, spending any time with Gillian, particularly in the gym know one thing for certain – She is infectious.

Gillian has a mind that is steadfast in purpose. Her life has been dedicated to personal fitness and furthering the fitness of those that she comes in contact with.

Gillian was a Level 10 gymnast, a body builder, and an elite CrossFit athlete, competing in the 2008 and 2009 games – as most of you know, she took 3rd in 2008.

Gillian has taken on a new personal challenge. She has dedicated herself to exploring the bounds of her abilities in a very technical sport – Olympic Weight Lifting.

Three to five times a week, we train in our garage…I learn more from watching her than I can express…so I will post videos of her workout, throw in a few comments…the rest I will leave up to you…

In Strength,

Mac

P.S. For those of you that don’t know – Gillian is my wife!