Hi Koing and Jonty did you have times when you guys were clarked clean. I have been having this issue for a while. Probably too fatigued? anything that have helped you guys to get out of that situation
If you don’t have it mentally just step away from the bar and regroup. Save it for another day.
How to get out of the situation? Grow a pair, trust your technique and don’t try heavy Cn when you are really fatigued.
Koing
Now, when we say clarked, we’re talking about when you set up for a lift but somewhere on the way up you decide it’s not going to happen and just do a pull, right?
If it’s a mental thing, maybe the weight feels heavy or the confidence isn’t there or whatever, generally I’m done with that exercise for the day. Might drop 20kg and do a quick single, but for the most part I’m moving on immediately if that happens. It’s very rare that I’m able to get back my mental edge during the rest time between sets. I’ve been able to fight through it a handful of times, but mostly, no dice.
Sometimes if I clark the weight it’s because I lost position on the way up, either due to fatigue, or laziness, or lost focus for a second, or whatever. Those times, it’s a matter of bearing down, sacking up, and doing the lift right.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
Sometimes if I clark the weight it’s because I lost position on the way up, either due to fatigue, or laziness, or lost focus for a second, or whatever. Those times, it’s a matter of bearing down, sacking up, and doing the lift right.[/quote]
I get terrible bouts of clarking and I used the think it was all mental but it is often me getting out of position. Usually it has to do with my hips rising too fast. Which was great to figure out because it is a lot easier to deal with than a mental issue! And when it was mental, if I assumed it was a position thing so I could give it another shot and not get that @&&$&&&!!! mental block.
If I really can’t get past it I lower the weight until Im good again and work at it and go up again. I recommend lowering the weight and getting a good lift in rather than giving up after clarking it because ending after clarking 4 attempts is not going to help you mentally!
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
Now, when we say clarked, we’re talking about when you set up for a lift but somewhere on the way up you decide it’s not going to happen and just do a pull, right?
If it’s a mental thing, maybe the weight feels heavy or the confidence isn’t there or whatever, generally I’m done with that exercise for the day. Might drop 20kg and do a quick single, but for the most part I’m moving on immediately if that happens. It’s very rare that I’m able to get back my mental edge during the rest time between sets. I’ve been able to fight through it a handful of times, but mostly, no dice.
Sometimes if I clark the weight it’s because I lost position on the way up, either due to fatigue, or laziness, or lost focus for a second, or whatever. Those times, it’s a matter of bearing down, sacking up, and doing the lift right.[/quote]
I just move on the few times it’s happened in training. It’s always when I’m just too tired to be doing the weights.
Koing
[quote]Koing wrote:
I just move on the few times it’s happened in training. It’s always when I’m just too tired to be doing the weights.
Koing[/quote]
Same here, usually with me it’s just that I’m too tired, so it’s not going to happen. Maybe it’s mental, not sure really, as I don’t do it that often.
Either weight is too heavy, you are too fatigued or you are lacking concentration/motivation. You can either man up and smash it (if it is a weight you should be able to lift easily i.e.85-90%) or if it is a PB perhaps rethink your rest periods/ technique. I had this the other day with a 160 clean, dropped the weight got my technique sorted out and went back up. Sometimes, as Jonty says, it is just not going to happen that day. Get some good technique to finish on a high and move on.