just curious as to what other lighter lifters eat. im not ignorant on the subject, just curious
i would love specifics
Of course. Again, I'm not too meticulous, so my specifics may not be that descriptive though.
I essentially eat until I'm full, don't restrict the quantity, only the quality.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, [main meals], with anything in-between if desired.
Fruits are not restricted, nor are vegetables, even if it results in more carbs. I have cheeses, and all kinds of meats/fish. Nuts are fine too.
I don't have any bread/gluten/grain products/sugar/sweets. Drink almost exclusively water.
Milk seemed to give me stomach problems, although I'm not lactose in-tolerant, but I don't have any milk.
That what I have been doing at least. I find I don't feel bloated ever, and am able to function well with a rel. low bf%.
You're jerks need some rhythm... According to Jon North, the chinese do an exercise simliar to jerk drives, but it is more bouncing and it is to feel the rhythm of the bar and how the floats a bit at the top of your drive. If you figure out your rhythm you'll be able to push under way better IMO. Splitting longer might help too.
Do you have a video of this? I am having trouble picturing it.
My jerk has improved a lot with constant practice, my main problem, according to Takano, is that my back heel turns out. You'll see it in the video from today, it causes a lot of problems. It means I can't effectively compensate by bending my back knee, and my back heel will get forced into the ground on heavier jerks, you will see this in the video as well. I was a lot happier with the technique on the 102 than the 107.
Do you have a video of this? I am having trouble picturing it.
[youtube]A9pHzzM_1FA[youtube]
My jerk has improved a lot with constant practice, my main problem, according to Takano, is that my back heel turns out. You'll see it in the video from today, it causes a lot of problems. It means I can't effectively compensate by bending my back knee, and my back heel will get forced into the ground on heavier jerks, you will see this in the video as well. I was a lot happier with the technique on the 102 than the 107.
The biggest problem there looks to be you don't "snap" into place; aka, you're not moving fast enough. But also you barely drop your hips, your leg just goes straight back. Have you tried power jerks as an alternative?
1 In the fire he stood, his hands upon the iron. And Brodin came unto him and said 2 "I tell you verily, say unto thy squat rack "be light", and it shall be defeated. Say unto thy leg press "be moveable" and it shall be moved. 3 For all things are possible with swole, and through Brodin your shepherd. 4 [For] through Brodin you have the power to trample unmovable iron and bend it to your will as you would your soul.
Of course. Again, I'm not too meticulous, so my specifics may not be that descriptive though.
I essentially eat until I'm full, don't restrict the quantity, only the quality.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, [main meals], with anything in-between if desired.
Fruits are not restricted, nor are vegetables, even if it results in more carbs. I have cheeses, and all kinds of meats/fish. Nuts are fine too.
I don't have any bread/gluten/grain products/sugar/sweets. Drink almost exclusively water.
Milk seemed to give me stomach problems, although I'm not lactose in-tolerant, but I don't have any milk.
That what I have been doing at least. I find I don't feel bloated ever, and am able to function well with a rel. low bf%.
just curious. everyone i have ever lifted with is 85+kg
all them just eat 3 horses with some rice and lift. i never get to see how other little guys eat. i hope to compete in a 69kg next year
Originally Posted by jb4476
Do you have a video of this? I am having trouble picturing it.
[youtube]A9pHzzM_1FA[youtube]
My jerk has improved a lot with constant practice, my main problem, according to Takano, is that my back heel turns out. You'll see it in the video from today, it causes a lot of problems. It means I can't effectively compensate by bending my back knee, and my back heel will get forced into the ground on heavier jerks, you will see this in the video as well. I was a lot happier with the technique on the 102 than the 107.
you basically power cleaned it and did a front squat lol
you are stronger than you pull. and you are pressing out your jerks instead of pushing your self underneath it let you body go almost limp till it slams into place and stay tight (that is how i picture it)
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ffs don't try going for PRs when you have the flu... My strength was so **** today. TFW only get to max out once a month and I had to be sick this time. Everything felt heavy. Hit a 105 snatch (no pressout this time), but then missed 108 about 7 times. Tried cleaning 127 for a PR but missed that 8 times lol.
btw how does everyone feel about jump&shrug vs "catapult"? I always thought catapult made more sense in my mind, but lately I have been consciously trying to eliminate arm pulling and I am finishing my snatches on my upperthigh and not making hip contact but the weight is going up easier so that was interesting. Also, I am in Edmonton this weekend and lifted at a gym with a pretty reknowned canadian coach and all the tips he gave me were of the jump& shrug camp. I am starting to think jump and shrug makes more sense.
Do you have a video of this? I am having trouble picturing it.
My jerk has improved a lot with constant practice, my main problem, according to Takano, is that my back heel turns out. You'll see it in the video from today, it causes a lot of problems. It means I can't effectively compensate by bending my back knee, and my back heel will get forced into the ground on heavier jerks, you will see this in the video as well. I was a lot happier with the technique on the 102 than the 107.
Originally Posted by CuriousGM
The biggest problem there looks to be you don't "snap" into place; aka, you're not moving fast enough. But also you barely drop your hips, your leg just goes straight back. Have you tried power jerks as an alternative?
I think it's a combination of not letting your back knee drop, and what GM said - you are pushing the bar up and that will never be fast enough. Instead, think about just locking your elbows up as forcefully as possible rather than pushing the bar overhead. The dip and drive will propel the bar up high enough, you should not have to press on it to push it overhead, you should just consciously think of locking your elbows out as hard as you can. This in conjunction with your back knee dropping down as low as it needs to should snap you under the bar way faster. I think you should do a lot of warm ups or backoff sets with lighter weight, focusing on lockout speed.
I wanted to get your guys opinion on what kind of straps to use for snatches.
Up until now I've been using this style of straps:
They are good straps, that hole for the strap really makes it easy to lock myself in tight however that might not necessarily be as desirable when it comes to snatching where it might be better to have something thats easier to bail out of, specifically something like this:
So what would you guys say, is the second type of straps better for snatches than the first or is there not much difference?
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I've used every strap under the sun, and my faves are the Risto. At first I hated them, but the leather is so soft you barely feel it on your wrists, and because leather is stronger than other materials they are a lot thinner than other straps, so they don't get all bulky when you wrap them around the bar. For a guy like me that's important because I don't have very big hands so it makes it easier to get a good bite. Plus they are really long, which makes it easier to put them on the bar.
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"deadlifts are a great overall body exercise, but when you use straps, the only thing you workout is your pussy." -muscleman420
Look into werksan straps, not a lot of people lift in them but they're great, extremely soft, comfortable, and make bails easy
I had a pair of Werksan blue straps.
They ripped in about a month or two doing snatch pulls. I did use them a few times on a deadlift bar, which has sharper knurling than an eleiko, so it may have chewed them up a bit faster than normal.
However!, I e-mailed Werksan that they ripped, and they shipped me (only took 2 days) a new pair for free, so their service was excellent. I would definitely recommend them, the pair they shipped me has held up just fine.
2/3lb of ground 90% lean angus (well peppered.....srsly)
sauteed 1 whole red onion
2 cups of baby kale sauteed
1oz of white chedder shredded over the food.
lots of pepper and parsley
added in a piece of flax bread because i have a soccer game tonight
Training Saiyan since July 2012
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
-Albert Einstein
“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”
― Bruce Lee
ffs don't try going for PRs when you have the flu... My strength was so **** today. TFW only get to max out once a month and I had to be sick this time. Everything felt heavy. Hit a 105 snatch (no pressout this time), but then missed 108 about 7 times. Tried cleaning 127 for a PR but missed that 8 times lol.
btw how does everyone feel about jump&shrug vs "catapult"? I always thought catapult made more sense in my mind, but lately I have been consciously trying to eliminate arm pulling and I am finishing my snatches on my upperthigh and not making hip contact but the weight is going up easier so that was interesting. Also, I am in Edmonton this weekend and lifted at a gym with a pretty reknowned canadian coach and all the tips he gave me were of the jump& shrug camp. I am starting to think jump and shrug makes more sense.
I tell people at the gym that if they just want to power clean some weight for sports or for fun if they can actually jump and shrug hard they should be able to put up some pretty big weight. Problem is even jump and shrug isn't done correctly. Becomes more like deadlift and row.
I tell people at the gym that if they just want to power clean some weight for sports or for fun if they can actually jump and shrug hard they should be able to put up some pretty big weight. Problem is even jump and shrug isn't done correctly. Becomes more like deadlift and row.
going to start doing snatch/clean deadlifts more frequently
pls respond
Training Saiyan since July 2012
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
-Albert Einstein
“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”
― Bruce Lee
I wanted to get your guys opinion on what kind of straps to use for snatches. [/img]
So what would you guys say, is the second type of straps better for snatches than the first or is there not much difference?
I use the short and sweets from Ironmind. They're great for everything and they're open ended which makes them super easy to bail out of. However if you're the type of person (like me) who likes to drop your snatches after doubles/triples, then resetting gets annoying. I ended up taping the ends of my straps to make it quicker to reset after I drop the bar.
tbh I want long, open ended straps like Klokovs:
anyone know where I can find them???
And where the **** can a guy get Adistars in 10.5!? Can any olybrahs help me locate a pair used?? Someone's training parter/friend/client must be wanting to get rid of theirs.
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They aren't cotton they are that sliperry plastic nylon-y material, so they have pretty low friction once you let go and they release from the bar as if they were never there at all.
They aren't cotton they are that sliperry plastic nylon-y material, so they have pretty low friction once you let go and they release from the bar as if they were never there at all.
yeah my ironmind ones are that material.
tfw chikara is 30 minutes from my home lol
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1 In the fire he stood, his hands upon the iron. And Brodin came unto him and said 2 "I tell you verily, say unto thy squat rack "be light", and it shall be defeated. Say unto thy leg press "be moveable" and it shall be moved. 3 For all things are possible with swole, and through Brodin your shepherd. 4 [For] through Brodin you have the power to trample unmovable iron and bend it to your will as you would your soul.
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