And last ~49m hammer.
Have you ever heard of a Chinese Martial Art called Pau-Qua? The internal twisting and winding you exhibit in these throws would make you a natural.
Damn good form, Carl. I keep pulling the arms in and trying to muscle it. Came to the hammer late in life and its fustrating as hell. On a side note, they’re finally redoing the Track and Field at the college I throw at. Not sure how long the whole job takes but I’m throwing out of my backyard for a while.
[quote]soldog wrote:
Have you ever heard of a Chinese Martial Art called Pau-Qua? The internal twisting and winding you exhibit in these throws would make you a natural.
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No I haven’t. I don’t know much about Martial Arts. I do Shaolin Kung Fu, as I understand a very traditional form. I’ve only been doing it for about 7 months, and not very often at that. I’ll have to look it up to see what you are talking about.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Damn good form, Carl. I keep pulling the arms in and trying to muscle it. Came to the hammer late in life and its fustrating as hell. On a side note, they’re finally redoing the Track and Field at the college I throw at. Not sure how long the whole job takes but I’m throwing out of my backyard for a while.[/quote]
When I watch these videos, its amazing to me how little of what I think I’m doing actually gets done. My footwork and balance need a lot of work, but I do mostly have the long arms part figured out. With the arms bending, I think its another one of those “too strong for own own good” things going on. Its not the strength per se, but the pattern we have learned from deadlifting, cleans, and other types of pulls.
Our learned tendency is to pull back on something that is supported in front of us by our arms, which screws up a hammer throw in many different ways. The thing that finally worked for me in keeping my arms long was first, think of pushing the ball around in a circle, and second, imagine the ball going as far to the left as possible when it gets to 90 degrees. (zero degrees in front of you, angles increasing in the direction of the turn.) If I can have straight arms at that point, the rest of the throw usually follows. I don’t claim this is optimal or correct, but that’s what keeps my arms straight. Hammer is the most frustrating, interesting, and rewarding of all the throws.
10/20
Snatch: 52.5/3, 63/3, 74/3, 80/3, 85/3, 92.5/3
Back Squats: 84/5, 98/5, 112/5, 115/5, 118/5
Bench: 60/5, 70/5, 80/5, 82.5/5, 85/5
Snatch High Pulls: (95/5)3
Pullups: (BW + 2.5/3)3
Time: 60 min
Worked a little slower today, new rep max in snatch – will shoot for 97.5 Thursday, -2kg from rep max on squats – looks like 124 or 125 Thursday, tied rep max on bench – go for 90 on Thursday.
Not the prettiest snatches I’ve ever done, I’m pulling my shoulders way too far back.
Having have been out of oly stuff since forever, all I can say is that lift is a thing of beauty. Damn cool vid
Carl
Your snatches keep looking fast and easy.
So are you going to compete in the masters that’s is going to be at the American Masters in Nov 1 and 2?
The way you are snatching it looks like you can do at least 110 kg.
How is your C&J doing?
Thanks j_willy3, I noticed your were doing some cleans the other day.
Jorge, I’m not going to the American Masters. November 1st is my daughter’s birthday, otherwise I would. The Masters National meet is in April in El Paso. That’s what I’m shooting for. I think you are right about the 110+ snatch. Going from triples to singles I usually gain about 15 kgs and that 92.5 triple was easy. My C&J is probably about 130 right now. I got a relatively easy 125 four weeks ago.
The 2008 meet is at the facility where I train when I am in the States. (I myself am not an o-lifter.) Great focus on your lifts, Carl, all business.
[quote]1Geech wrote:
The 2008 meet is at the facility where I train when I am in the States. (I myself am not an o-lifter.) Great focus on your lifts, Carl, all business.[/quote]
Are you talking about the American Masters in Savannah? I’ve never been there, but many meets are held there.
10/21
Cleans: 62.5/3, 75/3, 87.5/3, 94/3, 102/3, 110/3
Jerks: 62.5/3, 75/3, 87.5/3, 94/3, 102/3, 110/3
Front Squats: 81/5, 95/5, 108/5, 111/5, 114/5
Press: 48/5, 56/5, 65/5, 67/5, 68/5
Clean Dead Lifts: (125/5)3
Bent Rows: (80/3)3
Time: 75 min
Front squats felt harder than they should have, have to wait till Friday to see how I feel before deciding what to attempt. 68 in the press was not too bad, will try 70 Friday. The 110 cleans and 110 jerks were both easy. 110 C&J attempt Friday.
Last set of cleans.
Last set of jerks.
[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
Last set of cleans.[/quote]
I gotta work on my bar speed. Nice work Carl.
Beautiful stuff, CD. Very clean.
[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
Carl Darby wrote:
Last set of cleans.
I gotta work on my bar speed. Nice work Carl.[/quote]
Thanks. I’m not trying to be nitpicky here, but as a mathematician, I can’t help myself. More bar speed just makes the bar go higher. “Pulling under” speed is what makes the lift quick. I know what you are saying, but I think its beneficial for technique to alter the focus.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
Beautiful stuff, CD. Very clean.[/quote]
Thanks.
Is the pun intentional?
[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
skidmark wrote:
Beautiful stuff, CD. Very clean.
Thanks.
Is the pun intentional?[/quote]
Um - no, surprisingly.
Skid is funny even when he isn’t trying…
Carl, your work and your log are just damn impressive. I’ve always been amazed at the raw athletic power that OL possess. Add in the throwing and you have a powerful combination.
I will never be coordinated enough to do a lot of OL but I like to combine the powerlifting style with some more traditional athletic training (jumps, sprints, relay work). I think this is why I like DeFranco’s stuff so much.
thanks for all the videos, they almost make me tempted to try olympic lifting sometime…ALMOST