So you're here with The Lifting Fix, a special Barbell WOD edition. In the first week of this Barbell WOD cycle, you're going to establish a 3-read max/max squat. When you do that, there's a few things you can do that will really help you out. And a big part of that is breathing and being set when you need to be set.
So you're going to get the bar out of the rack. Go ahead and get set in there. And before you squat, you want to make sure you have a full breath of air. A lot of people know that, but there's something people do they could improve upon.
So with that full breath of air, a lot of times people just freeze up and kind of fill their lungs, fill their chest. All right? Well, that's not ideal. Where you really need that air and need that pressure is through your midline, like pushing out against a belt if you're wearing a belt.
If you're not worrying about just filling your midline more, that's the weak point rather than your upper chest. So instead of filling your chest, you're going to breathe in and kind of put-- and get that whole breath of air into her stomach, into her midlife. Now go ahead and breathe, and after you hold it, do your squat. Boom, and then come up, you're gonna reset.
If you need to top off your air supply, go ahead, top it off. And again, top it off into your stomach, not into your chest. So go ahead, push a little breath. Oh, into her stomach.
nation side and then one time on your set, and she'd go to her next squat. So when you go to do your squats, if that's where it matches, between every set, make sure you have a full body of air. Remember, a body of air, not a chest of air. Nice and tight.
Build up to something that is reasonable and it never ties in. Always shoot about 5 pounds heavier at least of what your old PR was. Go for it. Alright?
