Yesterday we worked on our cleans. The workout was "Grace" which is 30 clean & jerks for time. I was glad that before we got started that Bill made sure to spell out how frustrating it can be to learn the clean. We have seen beginners get frustrated almost to tears because of this movement. Remember that this is one of the Olympic lifts. World Class athletes spend the better part of their lives perfecting this movement. Don't get frustrated because you can't come in and learn the movement in an hour.

Do I say "pissed off" a lot? My 10 yr old daughter was telling me something about school and she blurted out that it really "pisses her off". Maybe I'm a bad Mother, but I totally laughed. There was just something very funny about hearing your child say "pissed off". Once I stopped laughing I made sure to scold her for saying it. Guess I'll have to try and watch my mouth with her little ears around.

Wanna know what doesn't piss me off? YOU GUYS! I didn't get to see all the classes, but the ones I got to watch were great. Everyone's cleans are starting to get more fluid and explosive. We're going to make olympians out of you guys!

Ryan get it over headRudy gets ready to clean