My First Practical

I had my first practical exam in my class today.  We were given a list of 8 exercises, then our instructor would choose one from the list for each of us to teach him.  I went last in the group and he asked me to teach him how to do a barbell squat.  Barbell squats are not my favorite exercise, but I'm getting better at them.  Barbell squats are my instructor's favorite exercise (he can squat at least 440 pounds), but I was able to focus on how I would teach the exercise to a beginner.

I taught him how to do the movement without the bar first.  He intentionally made a mistake, rounding his back which is very bad in a squat.  Then he made another common mistake which was taking the bar off the rack too high on his neck (the bar should be on the traps or upper shoulders), which I corrected immediately.

I got 100 on the practical.  Wahoo!