[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
CK - How are you gonna get me scorchingly irritated? Do I really seem that hard on myself?
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I can irritate anybody. It’s gift.
I was more trying to remind you that you’ve shown a pattern here of identifying areas you’re not happy with, relentlessly attacking them, and then beating them. I’m fully expecting you’ll do the same with your Oly lifts. You may not feel like you’re elite, but you’re shockingly strong. Throw into the mix you got there without getting roly-poly, and with totally decent cardiovascualr conditioning, and you’re pretty damned outstanding.
yeah, i’ve been trying to squat-jerk and it didn’t take me long at all to realize there is no way i can get even close to paralell on an overhead squat with my hands in anything narrower than a snatch grip. might keep working on this, though…
Your upper body looked good on the OH squats, but you seemed to be coming up on the balls of your feet and not your heels. I wish I knew what to tell you to correct it.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
So I’m not really understanding why you’re having such a struggle with the OH squats. Is it shoulder flexibility? My gosh, I just may be able to outsquat you one day if my shoulder cooperates. Now there’s a motivating goal for me![/quote]
Where do I start?.
I’ve never done them before in my life so I’m having to learn the movement from scratch.
Holding the bar overhead with a snatch grip is very taxing on the shoulders and upper back in a way I’m not used to. I’m getting really sore in lots of new places.
It’s also quite challenging in terms of balance and my lack of flexibility in this exercise makes it even more difficult, which all adds up to make it tough for me. I don’t think I’ve ever grunted and groaned so much with 88lbs. I’m hoping I’ll improve quickly though.
Joe - You say you know nothing about the O lifts? well that makes two of us.
Cavalier - I have not forgotten your broomstick squats, which is why I have a ton of respect for you, because now I realise how hard it is to have to start from scratch in order to improve.
Carl - Thanks for the reply. I think the flexibility will come, it’s just going to take time.
Kevin - Thanks for checking in. I think you’re right, the overhead squat certainly points out your weaknesses as far as flexibility and mobility are concerned. I often read how weightlifters had the flexibilty of gymnasts. They weren’t kidding.
Kent - Thanks for the compliments. I don’t get many, what with training alone and all. You’re like my very own personal cheerleader.
Alexus - You look pretty flexible to me. Maybe every weightlifter is disatisfied with their current flexibility regardless of how good it is.
UN42 - Your analysis is spot on. My heels come up and my weight is too far forward. It’s something I’ve got to work on.
@ 132 lbs x 2-2-2-2
@ 143 lbs x 1-1
@ 154 lbs x 1-1-1
Back squat @ 385 lbs x 2-2-2 (supersetted with) GHR @ bw x 5-5-5
Push Press @ 209 lbs x 2-2-2
Leg Curls @ 80 lbs x 8-8-7
Overhead Squats @ 88 lbs x 6-6-6
I think I’m getting addicted to snatching. I have to stop myself from doing them all workout. Every so often you hit one perfectly and it just flies up with virtually no effort, feels amazing! I was surprised how easy the ones on 154 lbs were.
Squats feel harder than normal because I’m used to doing them first.
Love the Vids! looking strong, I don’t know how you can do those olympic lifts. I am not cordinated enough to do them. I would end up hurting myself and possably everyone in the general area…lol
I think I’m getting addicted to snatching. I have to stop myself from doing them all workout. Every so often you hit one perfectly and it just flies up with virtually no effort, feels amazing!
yes. if i had to pick only one exercise to do for the rest of my life it would be snatching. i don’t even have to think about it as nothing else comes close.
i only appear to be flexible because my Oly shoes have a heel raise of about 2.5cm. i got them altered to raise the heel about 2x more than the standard heel raise. without them i can’t break paralell on a front squat unless i adopt a sumo wide stance. i’ve got next to no ankle dorsiflexion.
i know it is a bit tricky since you just got your new weights and all, but i reckon Oly shoes would make a huge difference to your squat if it were possible for you to get some.
Based on the speed the bar is moving during your snatches I think once you get the form down your numbers will shot up. You’re getting such good advise here I hate to ask but have you read Dan John’s “From the Ground Up”. (I personally put Carl’s knowledge above DJs but Carl don’t have a book out.)
strausberg sock? yes… i’ve been thinking about those… not paying 70 bucks for one, though, especially since i’d need 2. am thinking about trying to rig up some kind of home contraption…
I think I’m getting addicted to snatching. I have to stop myself from doing them all workout. Every so often you hit one perfectly and it just flies up with virtually no effort, feels amazing!
yes. if i had to pick only one exercise to do for the rest of my life it would be snatching. i don’t even have to think about it as nothing else comes close.
i only appear to be flexible because my Oly shoes have a heel raise of about 2.5cm. i got them altered to raise the heel about 2x more than the standard heel raise. without them i can’t break paralell on a front squat unless i adopt a sumo wide stance. i’ve got next to no ankle dorsiflexion.
i know it is a bit tricky since you just got your new weights and all, but i reckon Oly shoes would make a huge difference to your squat if it were possible for you to get some.[/quote]
I was thinking of having my shoes’ heels raised a bit more myself. I thought it might make squatting and snatching more stable…
it might help your squat be more stable. it will change the geometry of the pull, though. the heel raise seems to shift the centre of balance forwards which reduces the need for the knees to come in front of the toes. i’m still trying to find my pulling positions with my new heel raise. i think the weight might be a little less stable overhead, too, since i’m kinda sorta lifting in high heels.
you can experiment with different heel heights by standing your heels on something of the appropriate height. better still would be to tape something to your shoe, though, so you can jump your feet into a different position as needed.
Harry - The more I read the more confused I get. I need it kept simple!
KP - Pheww. thank goodness for that. Feel satisfied with the fact you can out chin me.
Alexus & DCA - At least give me the chance to get some “high heels” before you start raisng yours even higher!
UN42, Bulldog - Very funny. In a way I feel I’m missing out on the bro-tard stories by training at home, but in reality I’d probably get majorly pissed off by that sort of stuff.
08/04/2011
Bike ride - Top and back - 6.5 miles in 36 minutes.
Lovely dry, sunny day, very little wind. Perfect weather for cycling. Felt great to be alive!!!
Triple extension refers to simultaneously extending hips, knees, and ankles in the second pull. Big debates over whether you should be trying to do this or not. Catapult adherents say to just worry about extending hips upwards, any ankle extension is coincidental, and not to worry about knees fully extending aside from getting the hips high.
