The squat snatch is one of the hardest Olympic lifts to perform with a barbell. It's a little hard to explain what it feels like let alone looks like but I'll try. When the bar is gripped, it's uncomfortably wide. The bar should be close to the body, elbows and bar move up then you squat till you're under the bar. Your arms are locked and the bar is over your head. Once you are steady, you rise with the bar. When there is no resistance on the bar, I have no problem performing the lift. It wasn't until Coach Ruben said to add 10's (which made the bar equal 55 pounds) that my form went bye bye. At first I couldn't lift it up to my chest. Then it was squatting and letting the bar drop in front of me. Finally I did a snatch but with no squat. A fellow Crossfitter, Simone, said that my brain is stopping me from lifting anything that will go over my head so I won't be crushed. Coach Ruben's response was, "Nah, you can do this."
The whole ordeal reminds me of that saying "over my head". You know, like when something is too difficult to understand so it goes over your head. Kind of like how I feel when reading about marketing strategies and trying to understand the mind of a four year old. There's a verse in the Bible that reminds of how I could never truly understand God's thinking and ways.
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
I've been going through a weird season in life. I actually feel alone especially while hearing about the loving relationship my ex is in. I mean, how does he get to have a relationship when he's the one that demolished ours? I still have this vocal cord bump and every time my appointment comes, it's canceled and rescheduled for a later date due to unforeseen circumstances. The kids are extra feisty and the list could go on. I don't understand what God is doing in this season or why I'm being faced with craziness. To be honest, it can be a little overwhelming. The circumstances pile on like 55 pounds and trying to juggle it all throws me off that I'm left on my knees in prayer.
Even though I don't understand what is going on or what God is up to, I'm comforted knowing that God will never leave me or abandon me (Joshua 1:5). It's the "knowing" that gets me through.
As I return to my squat snatch, I did perform the snatch, maybe not with 55 pounds (try 45 pounds) and it wasn't perfect but knowing that people have done this before me and will do it after me gives me peace to keep at it and lifting the bar over my head.
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