What Joel said. If you were not an Olympic lifter, I'd recommend you not go so low on your squats. Since you are an Olympic lifter, I'd recommend you stretch, stretch, stretch.
I figured you were still stretching, but I had to check to make sure. :) I like the Glenn Pendlay trick of using a loaded bar to force the knees down and forward. You could also just sit in the...
Technically speaking, deadlifting in any kind of heel is not ideal. But I've been deadlifting and pulling in my Oly shoes for so long that, the one time I showed up at the gym in my Chuckies to hit...
I deadlift about twice my max C&J. For C&J, hook grip feels fine. When I've tried hook grip for my deads, I've found myself swearing a little and rubbing my thumbs afterwards. Maybe if I taped my...
I should mention that, after training for weightlifting for about 2 year and not deadlifting at all, I finally got a wild hair and tried conventional deads one day. I ended up adding 10 pounds to a...
My daughter has the same problem with keeping her butt down and I suspect for the same reason as you: Her legs are long and her arms are short. Not everyone's body shape accommodates a good,...
Don't mind me. I'm just sitting in the corner here, grinning like an idiot. Everything Joel said sounds good to me, even the parts I didn't understand. :)
It's not hard. Long, boring warm-ups that include swearing and gritted teeth followed by awesome lifting followed by 3-4 days of staggering around like a peg-legged pirate.
Yeah, that last clean was the real deal. Controlled pull, good pop, fast under the bar, fast elbows, high elbows, and a slow victorious grind out of the hole. Sweet...
I have old videos of myself from when I was first getting started. I try not to watch them. It's as painful as a video of one's self in the school play, unable to remember one's lines. Yeah,...
Great job, Jani! Your snatches looked as smooth as buttermilk. I may have to contact your coach to get some pointers. ;) The cleans are still a work in progress but, I swear, during one of your...
Yeah, not eating will seriously mess with your lifting. Remember that guy I keep talking about? You know, Mr. Tiny Calf, AKA Chad Vaughn? I had a chance to see him eat once. It was lunch time. ...
