OK,this may be of interest to some. I had this huge plateau moment this night,regarding cleans. I first started doing cleans maybe a little less than a year ago,although I did cheat curls far earlier a lot.
Around last winter I was almost locking out 70 kilos in the power clean,one legged. Then after a while,I switched from barbell lifts to all kinds of odd lifts,partially because I could not use a barbell or attend a gym. But I was still doing the same movement patterns,roughly,and thinking there will be a huge transfer.
So now it’s starting to hit autumn,one seasonal change away from being a full year,and I loaded a barbell with 81kg and yeah,I could high pull (note:single leg lifts,my dead is around 90/200) fine,but I got stuck continental,and could not lock it to finish. Disappointment after disappointment,I kept lowering a few disks until I got to my ancient 70kg (154p) and I could not move it any better than when I last tried. I felt like giving up iron for life, or giving up life.
I did a fair few submaximal and maximal lifts before and was a little bit tired,so maybe my CNS was a little fried,but I still can’t forgive the sight of this very easily. If there is a lesson in here,then maybe it is that certain lifts are more delicate neurologically than one could expect,and I’ll just have to work them in their purest form. I know I can do that,though this does not exactly encourage me.
Pretty rich answers. I have the sincerity to explain about my problems and you answer with this grade school level mockery? You know little about me and I have nothing to prove to any of you insecure,herd minded bigots taking self-serving shots at my ability based on highly distinct lifts and circumstances.
If the mods appreciate this kind of behaviour,I think I can find a better forum to talk in. My post may serve valuable to people who have,consider or have to go through a similar training phase as I.
Anyway,I figured I was having a pretty bad day. I’m feeling great again and putting up good numbers but don’t think I’ll share.
[quote]Alffi wrote:
Pretty rich answers. I have the sincerity to explain about my problems and you answer with this grade school level mockery? You know little about me and I have nothing to prove to any of you insecure,herd minded bigots taking self-serving shots at my ability based on highly distinct lifts and circumstances.
If the mods appreciate this kind of behaviour,I think I can find a better forum to talk in. My post may serve valuable to people who have,consider or have to go through a similar training phase as I.
Anyway,I figured I was having a pretty bad day. I’m feeling great again and putting up good numbers but don’t think I’ll share.[/quote]
So you can do 400 lbs in the clean then, right? Can you explain what you meant?
grade school mockery? We’re calling you out on a lie. Either this thread is a lie, or you were trying to be cool and posted E-stats in the quoted thread.
[quote]Alffi wrote:
Pretty rich answers. I have the sincerity to explain about my problems and you answer with this grade school level mockery? You know little about me and I have nothing to prove to any of you insecure,herd minded bigots taking self-serving shots at my ability based on highly distinct lifts and circumstances.
If the mods appreciate this kind of behaviour,I think I can find a better forum to talk in. My post may serve valuable to people who have,consider or have to go through a similar training phase as I.
Anyway,I figured I was having a pretty bad day. I’m feeling great again and putting up good numbers but don’t think I’ll share.[/quote]
[quote]DragnCarry wrote:
Alffi wrote:
Around last winter I was almost locking out 70 kilos in the power clean,one legged.
I’d like to see a video of just anyone doing a one-legged power-clean. That would be awesome! Am I missing something here?
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wait, wat? How the fuck did I miss that LOL.
