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A Picture is Worth a Hundred Words or So: Mr. Webster Is Actually Doing Something Right
Chris Sinagoga | Monday, March 22, 2021 at 12:17PM Here is a picture from Saturday's chisel sesh of a strapping young gent named Mr. Webster.
Ol' Bad Knees on the High Seas was his knickname in high school and they have been plaguing him since 'Nam. For someone with bad knees a movement like burpee box jumps poses a lot of things that can go wrong for the lower extremities. So we adopted Carl Paoli's method called "blocking movement."
Blocking movement means setting a standard that "blocks" bad positions from happening and forces a good one to show. Feet together is not the best position for balance, power, or strength. What it does, however, is blocks bad positions from happening. In short, it's impossible to have bad form with feet together.
In this picture, Ol' Take My Pulse After A Warmup Run is on his way back down from the box with his weight ready to be absorbed. Because he is in a blocked position, his feet will be straight, knees will be out, and hips will be back. This is about as textboox as it gets. We want to exaggerate this in here so that in real life, when his feet are not together, he'll have a good habit built in.
