Calling all OL'ers......:)

[Smolovicus]

Can't wait to get back into oly lifting in 8 days, adipowers are waiting to be lifted in. I plan to squat every training day, (5 consecutive days a week), at the end of my workout for 1x10, I'll start with 100kg, need dem leg gains

starting up that dere squat every training day regimen myself

I walk around 6 miles a day up and down hills just getting to my classes (srs). Hitting 4-5 sets of 8-10 paused rock bottom squats. If I don't have 20 inch calves and mountainquads by December I'll quit lifting.

[ftwrestler]

starting up that dere squat every training day regimen myself

I walk around 6 miles a day up and down hills just getting to my classes (srs). Hitting 4-5 sets of 8-10 paused rock bottom squats. If I don't have 20 inch calves and mountainquads by December I'll quit lifting.

eat lots of steak


om nom nom

[schabowy90]

starting up that dere squat every training day regimen myself

I walk around 6 miles a day up and down hills just getting to my classes (srs). Hitting 4-5 sets of 8-10 paused rock bottom squats. If I don't have 20 inch calves and mountainquads by December I'll quit lifting.

Funny this reminds me I helped my gf move her apt between weeks two and three of smolov, my rest day, but felt awesome the next day.

I guess it was "active recovery?"



I'm bout to do 10x3 smolov w 160. Last day of the base cycle. Did 7x5 last night at 150... -_-

[strengthsthetic]

Nah just the fitness industry in general. Internet gurus like Zach Even-Esh and Elliot Hulse. Even-Esh "PR'd on Front squats" with 275(lbs) the other day because he's "just learning them."

Hulse posted a video a day ago doing snatches and he couldn't even do an overhead squat without some serious valgus fault. It's pathetic. And these dudes make thousands preaching to kids about how to lift.

CanditotrainingHQ is probably the only legit "fitness" channel who knows exactly what he's doing

[mchase126]

To be fair, Elliot Hulse admittedly sucks at Snatches and has been posting those videos for others to critique and help him work out the proper form. I've never seen him try and pass off any information about that lift in particular and everything I've seen from him about deadlifts, squats, and such (things that he claims expertise on) seem pretty decent.

I like Candito's channel too. I don't know anything about the other guy that was mentioned.

[Greco-Roman]

https://www.********.com/photo.php?f...count=1&ref=nf

Anyone doing this? Why is it on a weekday though?

[dbk1]

https://www.********.com/photo.php?f...count=1&ref=nf

Anyone doing this? Why is it on a weekday though?

its at my former gym hehe no idea why the date is on a weekday though.
it should be a pretty cool set up though, and I'm pretty sure nat's gonna be selling hookgrip merch when he's there.

[Greco-Roman]

its at my former gym hehe no idea why the date is on a weekday though.
it should be a pretty cool set up though, and I'm pretty sure nat's gonna be selling hookgrip merch when he's there.

Highly considering going. I'd have to miss class for that day but...meh

EDIT: It's not a weekday, I was looking at a November calendar, so I'm going to sign up.

[forcefedfreak]

To be fair, Elliot Hulse admittedly sucks at Snatches and has been posting those videos for others to critique and help him work out the proper form. I've never seen him try and pass off any information about that lift in particular and everything I've seen from him about deadlifts, squats, and such (things that he claims expertise on) seem pretty decent.

I like Candito's channel too. I don't know anything about the other guy that was mentioned.

I can't have a ton of respect for any S&C coach unless they have a profound knowledge of the snatch and C&J. Not only that, it's one thing to suck at snatch, it's another to have blatant movement faults in an exercise like the squat.

[ftwrestler]

I can't have a ton of respect for any S&C coach unless they have a profound knowledge of the snatch and C&J. Not only that, it's one thing to suck at snatch, it's another to have blatant movement faults in an exercise like the squat.

i am on spread for you too much

[mchase126]

Would you guys say that learning the Snatch has much carryover to other sports based on your experience?

I have only a very limited knowledge of these things, but I've met a lot trainers and coaches and 99% of the time, good or bad, they don't have very much technical understanding of something as specific and complex as the snatch. My own reasoning for this has been, with movements like the squat clean and squat snatch, it seems like taking the time necessary to learn proper technique wouldn't pay off very much in the way of performance for many other sports, when that time could be spent on other sport-specific training, and this must be why most trainers, coaches, etc haven't taken the time to develop an understanding of it.

[CuriousGM]

Would you guys say that learning the Snatch has much carryover to other sports based on your experience?

I have only a very limited knowledge of these things, but I've met a lot trainers and coaches and 99% of the time, good or bad, they don't have very much technical understanding of something as specific and complex as the snatch. My own reasoning for this has been, with movements like the squat clean and squat snatch, it seems like taking the time necessary to learn proper technique wouldn't pay off very much in the way of performance for many other sports, when that time could be spent on other sport-specific training, and this must be why most trainers, coaches, etc haven't taken the time to develop an understanding of it.

I dunno, I would say not snapping your sh*t up has pretty good benefits in other sports.

[mchase126]

I dunno, I would say not snapping your sh*t up has pretty good benefits in other sports.

I'm not sure what you mean... I'm implying you shouldn't learn the Snatch unless you take the time to learn the proper technique, but that takes a lot of time and patience for one specific move that may or may not have a worthwhile payoff for most other sports. I think you took that bold part out of context.

[strengthsthetic]

rebecca tiler snatched 85kg C&Jed 110kg

**** my life

[pb1993]

Have lurked thread for a while, first foray into posting. Mention of Hulse above re rustled my jimmies, makes me so mad that his representation of olympic lifting is now the most accesible one on youtube. Hulse 400k+ subscribers vs Klokov 20k subscribers

[Ensix]

rebecca tiler snatched 85kg C&Jed 110kg

**** my life

I know that feel lol

[forcefedfreak]

Would you guys say that learning the Snatch has much carryover to other sports based on your experience?

I have only a very limited knowledge of these things, but I've met a lot trainers and coaches and 99% of the time, good or bad, they don't have very much technical understanding of something as specific and complex as the snatch. My own reasoning for this has been, with movements like the squat clean and squat snatch, it seems like taking the time necessary to learn proper technique wouldn't pay off very much in the way of performance for many other sports, when that time could be spent on other sport-specific training, and this must be why most trainers, coaches, etc haven't taken the time to develop an understanding of it.

Highly dependent on the sport, but in most scenarios yes.

[CuriousGM]

I'm not sure what you mean... I'm implying you shouldn't learn the Snatch unless you take the time to learn the proper technique, but that takes a lot of time and patience for one specific move that may or may not have a worthwhile payoff for most other sports. I think you took that bold part out of context.

I meant the C&J, most football/soccer/etc coaches teach sloppy form on cleans which can lead to injuries pretty quickly. An injured athlete isn't doing much in any sport.

[wisdommaster1]

Have lurked thread for a while, first foray into posting. Mention of Hulse above re rustled my jimmies, makes me so mad that his representation of olympic lifting is now the most accesible one on youtube. Hulse 400k+ subscribers vs Klokov 20k subscribers

klokov doesnt really give out advice (would be awesome if he did) and considering all the videos are in Russian its not surprising he doesnt have a lot of followers. That being said he has the greatest clean video ever.

[mchase126]

I meant the C&J, most football/soccer/etc coaches teach sloppy form on cleans which can lead to injuries pretty quickly. An injured athlete isn't doing much in any sport.

Agreed. That's a whole different story.

[CuriousGM]

klokov doesnt really give out advice (would be awesome if he did) and considering all the videos are in Russian its not surprising he doesnt have a lot of followers. That being said he has the greatest clean video ever.

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God damn that's one emotional clean video.

Although this one still does it for me, there's just something supremely satisfying about the sound of the jerk. Not to mention he sounds like a living pneumatic pump.

[pb1993]

klokov doesnt really give out advice (would be awesome if he did) and considering all the videos are in Russian its not surprising he doesnt have a lot of followers. That being said he has the greatest clean video ever.

Klokov offered in one of his videos a while back for people to send him clips to analyse actually, im not sure how one would do that though, but I think he wants to practise his english so he can make monies in 'Murica w/ seminars.

Agreed on clean vid, gets me so fired up

[dbk1]

ft i did p jerks today and i thought of you nohomo <3

[ftwrestler]

ft i did p jerks today and i thought of you nohomo <3

live.love.jerk

[dbk1]

live.love.jerk

i am god awful at p jerks but we did them behind the neck and for soem reason they just clicked. felt like i could drive the bar alot better

[ftwrestler]

i am god awful at p jerks but we did them behind the neck and for soem reason they just clicked. felt like i could drive the bar alot better

fact: i can power jerk 15-20kg higher BTN

[Ensix]

http://www.allthingsgym.com/2013-eur...championships/

shiiet, clarence and milko are coming to my country and the city I live in, I must see them! I feel like a fangirl right now!

also I believe it is possible for me to volunteer in the competition, volunteer as a helper (I presume it's carrying/swapping plates, directing people etc). would be cool if I could get training footage of some great lifters.

[GoJu]

I can't have a ton of respect for any S&C coach unless they have a profound knowledge of the snatch and C&J. Not only that, it's one thing to suck at snatch, it's another to have blatant movement faults in an exercise like the squat.

You know he's a strongman and not a weightlifter, right?

You know he can deadlift 300+kg right?

No respect for S&C unless they have a profound knowledge of the oly lifts?

I guess Ed Coan was just some nobody then, I got over my 'OLY > ALL' attitude a long time ago, I think it might serve you do the same, just saiyan.

[forcefedfreak]

You know he's a strongman and not a weightlifter, right?

You know he can deadlift 300+kg right?

No respect for S&C unless they have a profound knowledge of the oly lifts?

I guess Ed Coan was just some nobody then, I got over my 'OLY > ALL' attitude a long time ago, I think it might serve you do the same, just saiyan.

Yes, I'm aware that he's a strongman. That doesn't excuse having gross mobility faults as a supposed high level S&C coach.

No, I have no idea what his max deadlift is. But it's not like each kg over a certain amount makes up for a lack of experience in another area.

Correct, I have no respect for S&C coaches who don't have profound knowledge of the Oly lifts since they are some of the best tools for creating speed, agility, power, strength, timing, and flexibility.

Ed Coan was one of the best powerlifters of all time, FYI.

[Robination]

Yes, I'm aware that he's a strongman. That doesn't excuse having gross mobility faults as a supposed high level S&C coach.

No, I have no idea what his max deadlift is. But it's not like each kg over a certain amount makes up for a lack of experience in another area.

Correct, I have no respect for S&C coaches who don't have profound knowledge of the Oly lifts since they are some of the best tools for creating speed, agility, power, strength, timing, and flexibility.

Ed Coan was one of the best powerlifters of all time, FYI.

What are you saying is wrong with Hulse's snatch? His knees go in or what?