here's a pic of the aftermath. put me out of lifting for a month. after a month i could squat but could not grip a bar to do an oly lift. it took 2 months total before i could do an oly lift again.
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i've done the upper cut thing lol
also was jerking in a powercage (only rack available in the gym, with iron plates) after an extended leave from weightlifting cuz of the military, passed out at the...
i also enjoy this sport because of one set of rules and standards. there is no multiple orgs, a few allowing press-outs, and blah blah blah. it's all the same, everywhere. every competition.
pyrros dimas was the first lifter who captivated me.
then i seen a video of klokov the next day and he was the one who really pushed me into it
plus a heavy clean and jerk or snatch is more...
bad leverages i suppose. i have a pretty long torso with short arms so it made it hard for me.
cool thing is that it makes it easier to do oly lifts :)
as a pl'er, i deadlifted 405, squatted around 500, benched 405. had trouble snatching 185 and clean and jerking 245.
now, i know it was most likely due to sucky technique, but currently i clean and...
i think it depends on your body type. i personally have mine pretty vertical. for me, it eliminates the possibility of "whipping" my back to make the weight go up instead of using my leg power. and...
