Sunday, February 8, 2009

Thanks Sean at Pioneer Valley Crossfit

I finally got to go to a box and get a some coaching from a CF instructor.  Sean "Dammit" Manseau, owner of Pioneer Valley Crossfit in Easthampton MA. took me through an Olympic lift warm up and helped me correct a couple of errors in my O-lifts.  
Since I'd never been to a CF box specifically for a workout or coaching, just certifications, I was really excited to go to one and have some instruction.  I initally signed up for the beginner course and when I arrived I was the only one that showed up so we didn't totally go through what Sean brings his potential clients through, which is kind of why I signed up for that in the first place.  So Sean described what he does with new folks, about explaing CF its purposes, risks, movements and what he does to evaluate them.  I've read a bunch on the CF message boards and in the CF Journal about folks new to CF (first timers) but had never experienced how an instructor would start them. Needless to say I was quite happy with Sean explaining all of that to me.  
As far as my personal lifting went I came away with a couple of corrections that will help me, first is that on cleans and snatches I have to make the bar touch my thighs before I start the 2nd pull and on my set up, how I start with my feet under the bar, not putting the bar over mid foot but between the end of my foot and mid foot, that little change helped me clear my knees a bit more easily before I started the 2nd pull.

Thanks Sean.

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