Farmers Log

Training Over 35 Lifter
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George, BB, Ogre, Alexus, Strick, Germanone, Joe and KP - Thanks for your kind comments.

Cav - Yes he did. Father Christmas and Santa Claus both used here

DCA - You’re kidding me right? I’ve been snatching like this for the past 3 years (on and off) and despite quite a bit of work I have never progressed at all in terms of weight or depth. To say my snatch is stagnant is an understatement. I’m determined to fix that this time.

Dude - The dropping bit is a major issue for me (see following vid). 20 years of not dropping weights is a hard habit to break.

Harry - Sorry about that I was messing about with Youtube privacy settings. I HATE the fact that I do them with hardly any squat. I’m trying to fix that.

Kent - Thanks. I’ve no plans to compete really. Lifting is a very personal thing for me. I lift because I love it, I don’t mind not having a goal (other than to get better of course). It’s all about the journey for me.

Carl - Always grateful for the input. I’d already considered widening the grip because I could tell I was hitting at the hips too high as evidenced by some nice grazes on my stomach from my new rougher bar. Going to try that tip to stop the elbows bending too.

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29/03/2011

Didn’t ride today because it was a bit drizzly and after years of cycling to work in the rain I swore I would never cycle in the rain again if I didn’t have to.

Did some snatch practice instead.

I’m finding it really, really hard to drop the weights. Tried dropping onto some aerobic steps as a “stepping stone” to a full drop, but when I finally did drop it, it broke the step. After lots of frustration, by the end of the session I was finally starting to just about drop it. Think I was catching slightly lower too.

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You better be careful - OL will take over all your other lifting - especially if you’re a perfectionist who likes a challenge.

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Brilliant, Brett. I shouldn’t have gotten such amusement listening to you berate yourself.

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FB, that was an awesome video -some great work there.

I’m going to do your wife a favor (LOL) and tell you that OL shoes are de rigeur if you’re going to be doing full-blown snatches. It will make your lifts more stable, more SAFE!

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Does is make me a sick fuck that I laughed myself silly watching that and hearing you talk to yourself? Excuse the language.

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Nothing like a good snatch.

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[quote]Canada_K wrote:
Brilliant, Brett. I shouldn’t have gotten such amusement listening to you berate yourself.[/quote]

x2

Trying to psych yourself up to drop the weight…lol.
Even better with the accent.

yeah, yeah, I know…what accent…

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Dam, you’re a persistent son of a gun. Whew.

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Great Job Brett. That looks like more fun than herding minnows.

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[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Does is make me a sick fuck that I laughed myself silly watching that and hearing you talk to yourself? Excuse the language.[/quote]

snapper you are not alone!

Brett - thanks for the laugh! and you’re a better man than I

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Have to admit, I was laughing as well. But hands up everyone who’s never muttered swear words during a workout. I thought so.

And Strick’s right, I love the accent.

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Glad you all found my incompetence amusing! I mean, who can’t drop a weight?

Been mulling a few things over overnight. I’m clearly not flexible enough at the moment to drop into a full squat under the snatch so I’m going to start doing the Calstrength upper and lower body flexibility stretches 3 times a day. In fact, I just split a perfectly good pair of trousers doing them a minute ago. (note to self - do them in shorts).

And I’ve also realised I’ve wasted too many years training by not deciding exactly what I was training for. At various times I wanted to be massive but didn’t want to get fat, I wanted to be fast but still wanted to have the endurance to do long bike rides, I wanted to be a powerlifter one minute a weightlifter the next and even when I was doing the O lifts I didn’t want my bench press to suffer or my cardio to slide, any wonder I didn’t progress. I wanted to be ripped one day, have a great vertical jump the next. I NEVER EVER wanted to be a bodybuilder though! (That was for CK). So after 20 years training I’m average at everything and good at nothing. So I think it’s time I choose a goal and stick to it. And it just might be olympic lifting.

I will keep giving this thought.

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haha you are hooked :slight_smile:

that vid was hilarious. wait until you get the hang of dropping the weights - i reckon that is half the fun.

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[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Glad you all found my incompetence amusing! I mean, who can’t drop a weight?

Been mulling a few things over overnight. I’m clearly not flexible enough at the moment to drop into a full squat under the snatch so I’m going to start doing the Calstrength upper and lower body flexibility stretches 3 times a day. In fact, I just split a perfectly good pair of trousers doing them a minute ago. (note to self - do them in shorts).

And I’ve also realised I’ve wasted too many years training by not deciding exactly what I was training for. At various times I wanted to be massive but didn’t want to get fat, I wanted to be fast but still wanted to have the endurance to do long bike rides, I wanted to be a powerlifter one minute a weightlifter the next and even when I was doing the O lifts I didn’t want my bench press to suffer or my cardio to slide, any wonder I didn’t progress. I wanted to be ripped one day, have a great vertical jump the next. I NEVER EVER wanted to be a bodybuilder though! (That was for CK). So after 20 years training I’m average at everything and good at nothing. So I think it’s time I choose a goal and stick to it. And it just might be olympic lifting.

I will keep giving this thought.[/quote]

Focus is a good thing. And if it is Oly lifts, best of luck and more power to you.
Even though I, personally, find O lifts strange and scary. I read Carls’s and Tony’s logs all the time, but have no idea exactly what to comment. It just confuses me.

There does seem to be a plague of oly lifting spreading through the forum. I would blame Carl, as he was the 1st person I noticed doing them, when I started reading here. Then Tony came along and not only made them cool, but DCA cool. Next thing you know, I see variants in Harry’s log, then Steve’s, then others. Apparently it is highly contagious. But in your case, you have done them in the past. So you were already infected. Dormant?

I just don’t know!? Maybe we should quarantine you guys?

Have fun!

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Yes, KP, it does. Does it make me wrong that I like that?
Brett, I’m far from any expert and it might be the angle, but it seems like the bar is getting away from your body around the upper chest. Maybe if you videoed yourself from the side? And I’m glad you didn’t bust your head on the squat rack behind you, that would have brought internet video fail to a whole new level. i have found that for opening up my hips for squatting is to take a weight you know you can do but is still kinda heavy and just drop down and let the weight do the work for you. I have been doing that off and on for OH Squat with just the bar and found it really works my power back.

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[quote]LittleStrick wrote:

[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Glad you all found my incompetence amusing! I mean, who can’t drop a weight?

Been mulling a few things over overnight. I’m clearly not flexible enough at the moment to drop into a full squat under the snatch so I’m going to start doing the Calstrength upper and lower body flexibility stretches 3 times a day. In fact, I just split a perfectly good pair of trousers doing them a minute ago. (note to self - do them in shorts).

And I’ve also realised I’ve wasted too many years training by not deciding exactly what I was training for. At various times I wanted to be massive but didn’t want to get fat, I wanted to be fast but still wanted to have the endurance to do long bike rides, I wanted to be a powerlifter one minute a weightlifter the next and even when I was doing the O lifts I didn’t want my bench press to suffer or my cardio to slide, any wonder I didn’t progress. I wanted to be ripped one day, have a great vertical jump the next. I NEVER EVER wanted to be a bodybuilder though! (That was for CK). So after 20 years training I’m average at everything and good at nothing. So I think it’s time I choose a goal and stick to it. And it just might be olympic lifting.

I will keep giving this thought.[/quote]

Focus is a good thing. And if it is Oly lifts, best of luck and more power to you.
Even though I, personally, find O lifts strange and scary. I read Carls’s and Tony’s logs all the time, but have no idea exactly what to comment. It just confuses me.

There does seem to be a plague of oly lifting spreading through the forum. I would blame Carl, as he was the 1st person I noticed doing them, when I started reading here. Then Tony came along and not only made them cool, but DCA cool. Next thing you know, I see variants in Harry’s log, then Steve’s, then others. Apparently it is highly contagious. But in your case, you have done them in the past. So you were already infected. Dormant?

I just don’t know!? Maybe we should quarantine you guys?

Have fun![/quote]

Kinda funny regarding the plague of oly lifts(maybe better termed oly lift variations/). I personally think things are just resurfacing again as the always do. Years ago pwerlifters did power cleans, pulls, snatches OH presses etc and then things seemed to get so focused on just the powerlifts that the oly lifts (variations) faded away, now here they are back.
Just my 2 cents.

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[quote]Germanone wrote:

[quote]LittleStrick wrote:

[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Glad you all found my incompetence amusing! I mean, who can’t drop a weight?

Been mulling a few things over overnight. I’m clearly not flexible enough at the moment to drop into a full squat under the snatch so I’m going to start doing the Calstrength upper and lower body flexibility stretches 3 times a day. In fact, I just split a perfectly good pair of trousers doing them a minute ago. (note to self - do them in shorts).

And I’ve also realised I’ve wasted too many years training by not deciding exactly what I was training for. At various times I wanted to be massive but didn’t want to get fat, I wanted to be fast but still wanted to have the endurance to do long bike rides, I wanted to be a powerlifter one minute a weightlifter the next and even when I was doing the O lifts I didn’t want my bench press to suffer or my cardio to slide, any wonder I didn’t progress. I wanted to be ripped one day, have a great vertical jump the next. I NEVER EVER wanted to be a bodybuilder though! (That was for CK). So after 20 years training I’m average at everything and good at nothing. So I think it’s time I choose a goal and stick to it. And it just might be olympic lifting.

I will keep giving this thought.[/quote]

Focus is a good thing. And if it is Oly lifts, best of luck and more power to you.
Even though I, personally, find O lifts strange and scary. I read Carls’s and Tony’s logs all the time, but have no idea exactly what to comment. It just confuses me.

There does seem to be a plague of oly lifting spreading through the forum. I would blame Carl, as he was the 1st person I noticed doing them, when I started reading here. Then Tony came along and not only made them cool, but DCA cool. Next thing you know, I see variants in Harry’s log, then Steve’s, then others. Apparently it is highly contagious. But in your case, you have done them in the past. So you were already infected. Dormant?

I just don’t know!? Maybe we should quarantine you guys?

Have fun![/quote]

Kinda funny regarding the plague of oly lifts(maybe better termed oly lift variations/). I personally think things are just resurfacing again as the always do. Years ago pwerlifters did power cleans, pulls, snatches OH presses etc and then things seemed to get so focused on just the powerlifts that the oly lifts (variations) faded away, now here they are back.
Just my 2 cents.[/quote]

Yup - used to be not a gnat’s whisker of difference twixt BB, OL and PL cuz the dudes did 'em all. Now we have ‘specialists.’

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[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:

[quote]Germanone wrote:

[quote]LittleStrick wrote:

[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Glad you all found my incompetence amusing! I mean, who can’t drop a weight?

Been mulling a few things over overnight. I’m clearly not flexible enough at the moment to drop into a full squat under the snatch so I’m going to start doing the Calstrength upper and lower body flexibility stretches 3 times a day. In fact, I just split a perfectly good pair of trousers doing them a minute ago. (note to self - do them in shorts).

And I’ve also realised I’ve wasted too many years training by not deciding exactly what I was training for. At various times I wanted to be massive but didn’t want to get fat, I wanted to be fast but still wanted to have the endurance to do long bike rides, I wanted to be a powerlifter one minute a weightlifter the next and even when I was doing the O lifts I didn’t want my bench press to suffer or my cardio to slide, any wonder I didn’t progress. I wanted to be ripped one day, have a great vertical jump the next. I NEVER EVER wanted to be a bodybuilder though! (That was for CK). So after 20 years training I’m average at everything and good at nothing. So I think it’s time I choose a goal and stick to it. And it just might be olympic lifting.

I will keep giving this thought.[/quote]

Focus is a good thing. And if it is Oly lifts, best of luck and more power to you.
Even though I, personally, find O lifts strange and scary. I read Carls’s and Tony’s logs all the time, but have no idea exactly what to comment. It just confuses me.

There does seem to be a plague of oly lifting spreading through the forum. I would blame Carl, as he was the 1st person I noticed doing them, when I started reading here. Then Tony came along and not only made them cool, but DCA cool. Next thing you know, I see variants in Harry’s log, then Steve’s, then others. Apparently it is highly contagious. But in your case, you have done them in the past. So you were already infected. Dormant?

I just don’t know!? Maybe we should quarantine you guys?

Have fun![/quote]

Kinda funny regarding the plague of oly lifts(maybe better termed oly lift variations/). I personally think things are just resurfacing again as the always do. Years ago pwerlifters did power cleans, pulls, snatches OH presses etc and then things seemed to get so focused on just the powerlifts that the oly lifts (variations) faded away, now here they are back.
Just my 2 cents.[/quote]

Yup - used to be not a gnat’s whisker of difference twixt BB, OL and PL cuz the dudes did 'em all. Now we have ‘specialists.’[/quote]

You are so right. Remember Franco Columbo, BB that was a heck of a squat and dead and even did some strongman stuff. Perfect example.

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[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
I NEVER EVER wanted to be a bodybuilder though! (That was for CK). So after 20 years training I’m average at everything and good at nothing. So I think it’s time I choose a goal and stick to it. And it just might be olympic lifting.[/quote]

Lemme get this striaght. You consider where you’re at right now to be AVERAGE? Are you mental or blind? I strive to your level of average-ness. But I do agree that to be really exceptional at something you can’t walk the middle of the road. A guy has got to commit and surrender compeltely to the process. I sure can’t fault you for wanting to really focus.

And the only difference between bodybuilders and powerlifters is we don’t grow vaginas when someone tries to take away our carbs.