[quote]glenn pendlay wrote:
I really liked your clean, you timed it well and caught it nice and tight. There is one flaw that I think I see but the angle makes it hard to be completely sure. You seem to be starting the second pull too low. Next time you warm up, take note of where the bar is contacting your thigh. It should definately be on the upper half, not in the middle, not on the lower half.
On the jerk, I cant really see the geometry of the split position because of the camera angle, but, the way you were unable to hold the split position without drifting and then recovered forward tells me t hat something is wrong. You either just didnt step the front foot out far enough, or you let the front knee drift over the toe instead of holding the split position with the lower leg vertical.
To fix this you need to adjust to a split position that you can hold perfectly still in for 2-3 seconds after you have caught the bar, then recover by stepping the front foot back to midline, then stepping the back foot forward to the finish position with feet parallel.
When you have found a position with your warmups that lets you do these two things, its likely that you will have fixed your problem. As you move up in weight try to stick with this for a few workouts, then gradually phase out holding the split for 2-3 seconds, but always try to recover as I explained.
On the snatch its very simple, you are moving the bar forward around the knees as it comes off the floor, and this is causing the catch to be forward. Push the knees back harder and concentrate on getting your weight on your heels by the time the bar at your knee.
Hope some of this helps.[/quote]
Thanks a lot Glenn your input has been very useful and I will implement it more into my Weightlifting work outs this and next week and hopefully show you some improved lifts!
I was wondering if I could pick your brain again I have been coaching Robin for about a year now and he sticks his hips up all the time in maximal squat lifts and it kills his recovery from cleans and snatches.
Here are a couple of videos to illustrate the problem.
These are both 90kg attempts the first title is a typo.
I have tried all sorts of things with him like pause squats trying to really emphasise his hips coming forward out of the hole and it has helped a bit but he is still presenting this problem and it is holding back his squats strength big time.
I was wondering if you have ever come across anything similar and if you had any hints on how to sort it.
Big Thanks again.
Marc.
