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Week 94/26/2020 I Had a very eventful week this week, I had a great shot day and I got a new personal trainer. Things have been less stressful in school and I have a new style of training. The personal trainer uses better reps, and less weight to build up muscle fibers for real instead of show. We focused on pushups, curl-ups, and kettlebell work, not to mention jumping rope to improve footwork and speed. All of those aspects are important in the ring for speed, form, and control. Every day I have to do 20 pushups, 10 stack pushups, 20 curl-ups, and a lot of jumping rope, as those numbers may sound little, its impact is not, it will give you work. Speaking of things starting to work, my shot throws are more consistently working, I am rotating well, getting good distances, and being consistently controlled. I think this is a product of balance and focus, I feel a lot more comfortable in the ring and that not only makes me calmer but causes me to be more fluid. I threw 50’3” this week and I am proud of that, I did well getting low, but I could have gotten lower, even my new trainer made the comment that getting lower would help me. I sent the video to my coach and he said all good, except for one thing, not low enough!! If I really get low and explode up I could boost my throw by multiple feet. I also need to start throwing the shot at the right height, I had one great throw form-wise but it was way too high, as you may know, that is a distance killer and should be fixed. It can also cause potential back problems as I had before, I arched my back and it caused severe pain that even inhibited my throwing. Lastly, my foot turn int the middle is getting a lot better and that is making my throws smoother and also making me more patient in the middle, giving me balance and good power. Overall, I have a TON of room to grow and improve and I’m looking forward to it all!
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