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A coach.

For raw strength? Back squats without a doubt.

Lots of weightlifters have competed in powerlifting. What you need to do is focus on weightlifting and add a session or two of bench press per week to your program.

Joint pains are ****ing horrible, they tend to take ages to go away. If it's nothing too major then I would recommend taking Cissus, that stuff is great for sore joints. It speeds up recovery and has...

Jesus! Have you ever done boxing?

I agree with you about jerks being shaky. My jerk is currently the same as my power clean (so nowhere near my full clean). Consistency is a real problem for me....

I am a relatively long-limbed lifter. My legs are about 3cm longer than my upper body and my reach is 6cm longer than my height. As such, I am mechanically disadvantaged when it comes to squatting...

OK, but let's look at the lifts most people are using to develop core strength. Out of all the lifts that significantly engage this musculature; the ones you see people doing in the gym every day are...

Kyphosis/rounded shoulders is a very common condition. It is especially prevalent in taller people who work desk jobs and live sedentary lifestyles. Bodybuilders who train chest excessively while...

Umm... what??? Sorry but unless you are using a multi-ply squat suit, there is no way you are full squatting anything close to 160kg when your deadlift is only 155kg. With a 155kg deadlift; I would...

Your abs are part of your core (they make up what is known as the anterior core). Any exercise that engages the core muscles will build your abs.

I strongly recommend front squats. Your core is...

Have you ever tried any combat sports/martial arts? IME this is the best thing you can do to channel that aggression and turn it into something healthy.
Freestyle wrestling is my favourite... it's...

This. Increased energy, motivation, self-confidence, lower bullsh!t tolerance (as I like to call it)... sounds to me like your testosterone is high. Not to be too personal but I bet your sex drive...

To be fair it does make me a lot hungrier than powerlifting. Energy expenditure is a lot higher in the Olympic lifts though, so that's to be expected. I don't eat like a bodybuilder though.
I'm...

Of course. I know if I didn't have to get up at 6:30 every weekday and work 40 hours a week, I would be sleeping and training a hell of a lot more.

That said; I have worked a few jobs and I really...

Frequency is much higher, yes. I'm training 6 days per week now instead of 3-4. Training sessions are also longer.

Hi,

Back in late March I made the decision to transition from powerlifting to Olympic lifting.
I did powerlifting on and off for 4 years. Bench press went from 100lb to 237lb. Squat went from...

Yeah sorry, I should have been more specific. I do them like this (not me in the video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQ435-Hebw

Low bar, flat back and always parallel to the floor.

Just to clarify: an ATG, Olympic-style FRONT squat?

Re-read my post please. I never said anything about maxing out on GMs. I said that my 1RM front squat is 250lb and that I can do GMs with this weight for an easy 5 reps. I max out on front squats now...

My thoughts exactly.
Heavy squats, good mornings, standing overhead lifts and clean pulls build rock solid obliques and abs.