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

[schabowy90]

Muscle driver tryouts/meet may 18th. Whose goin

[ftwrestler]

^^^ not i

anyone else pretty beat up lately?

[BongoBanger]

anyone have anytips/stretches for lat flexibility/flexibilty under the bar in cleans?



brb hold the usapl jr and open squat record
brb switch to high bar again
brb people at 69kgs now make my squat look like ****.


**** it im bulking to the mid 160s and cutting water weight.

[ftwrestler]

anyone have anytips/stretches for lat flexibility/flexibilty under the bar in cleans?



brb hold the usapl jr and open squat record
brb switch to high bar again
brb people at 69kgs now make my squat look like ****.


**** it im bulking to the mid 160s and cutting water weight.

what do you high bar?

[dbk1]

anyone have anytips/stretches for lat flexibility/flexibilty under the bar in cleans?



brb hold the usapl jr and open squat record
brb switch to high bar again
brb people at 69kgs now make my squat look like ****.


**** it im bulking to the mid 160s and cutting water weight.

real talk, f*cking zoda man

I got to do heavy c+j singles today for the first time in over a month. easiest 120 I've ever done. also set a b squat pr for a double. got real forward on the second rep

[huntito]

anyone have anytips/stretches for lat flexibility/flexibilty under the bar in cleans?



brb hold the usapl jr and open squat record
brb switch to high bar again
brb people at 69kgs now make my squat look like ****.


**** it im bulking to the mid 160s and cutting water weight.

1) Walk up to an empty barbell in a squat rack
2) Put your elbows on top of the barbell, like a clean grip but over the bar
3) Stretch your lats by pushing your head through the hole, towards the floor
4) ????
5) Profit


I do mini bulks/cuts between 94 and 105kg's. Basically just dreambulk and lift heavy until I hit 230lbs, then eliminate almost all starch from my diet and watch the calories until I hit just above 207 again. Currently at 213lbs.

real talk, f*cking zoda man

I got to do heavy c+j singles today for the first time in over a month. easiest 120 I've ever done. also set a b squat pr for a double. got real forward on the second rep

Fuark man when will it be my turn for bumper plates again... i miss it so much. brb all i can do is snatch balance, muscle snatch and power clean light ****ing weights all the time

[Smolovicus]

^^^ not i

anyone else pretty beat up lately?

brb failed a 295 squat last week when I hit 290 3x5 with moderate difficulty the week before

why the phuck can't I just squat consistently week to week... completely throws me off for a good 2-3 weeks when it happens, too.

[BongoBanger]

what do you high bar?

Hit 190 for 3 singles the other day. (30kgs below my low bar max)

real talk, f*cking zoda man

I got to do heavy c+j singles today for the first time in over a month. easiest 120 I've ever done. also set a b squat pr for a double. got real forward on the second rep

dude jim is possibly the best coach for me, he pled before oly and went through a ton of the same issues im going through.

ps cj looked caake brah.
pps. they changed around the oly schedule? wtf.. 530 was perfect for me.
ppps. **** zoda, ima pass him soon enough.

1) Walk up to an empty barbell in a squat rack
2) Put your elbows on top of the barbell, like a clean grip but over the bar
3) Stretch your lats by pushing your head through the hole, towards the floor
4) ????
5) Profit


I do mini bulks/cuts between 94 and 105kg's. Basically just dreambulk and lift heavy until I hit 230lbs, then eliminate almost all starch from my diet and watch the calories until I hit just above 207 again. Currently at 213lbs.

Ive always done something like that for pl but never got really much past 155-160.

[CuriousGM]

anyone else pretty beat up lately?

Beat to living hell man, I groan every time I have to squat; may be time for an off week.

[ftwrestler]

Beat to living hell man, I groan every time I have to squat; may be time for an off week.

twas thinking the same thing.

next week is exam week, so maybe that is a good idea

[Ensix]

did 3x135kg skwat today, next friday is 3x140kg, 3 for 3, fuarkkk

[dbk1]

Hit 190 for 3 singles the other day. (30kgs below my low bar max)


dude jim is possibly the best coach for me, he pled before oly and went through a ton of the same issues im going through.

ps cj looked caake brah.
pps. they changed around the oly schedule? wtf.. 530 was perfect for me.
ppps. **** zoda, ima pass him soon enough.

god damn it what is with you light motherfkers and back squatting so much.
jim is just a good coach all around imo lol. i think considering what he has to work with he's done a really great job. btw what's your best snatch/c+j/clean?
yea the schedule is kind of ****ed, i wish it was less obvious sometimes that it was a cfit box first and foremost :/ but it is the only oly club in the city
there is a joke that every time i come back to philly for break, zoda snatches a pr and i lift like ****. he hit 102 when i was there for spring break lol

[lwild]

Apti... what a beast

[BongoBanger]

god damn it what is with you light motherfkers and back squatting so much.
jim is just a good coach all around imo lol. i think considering what he has to work with he's done a really great job. btw what's your best snatch/c+j/clean?
yea the schedule is kind of ****ed, i wish it was less obvious sometimes that it was a cfit box first and foremost :/ but it is the only oly club in the city
there is a joke that every time i come back to philly for break, zoda snatches a pr and i lift like ****. he hit 102 when i was there for spring break lol

snatch was 90 at ecg, i worked up to 75 yesterday ad lbc pretty easily, cj 100.. lol. and clean is 142.xx(315lbs). i was a pler so that explains the squat and ****ty snatches/jerks. i think my squat is good but not great right now. i want to hit somewhere like 230-240 at 75ish and ill be estatic. for whatever reason oly lifters have higher squats than plers despite it being a competition lift for us. Ill be at lbc once between now and next thursday, so im going to run the first week of smolov for the hell of it. I absolutely hate knowing that my best competition lift isnt as good as i thought it was.

I watch the crossfit box there occasionally and each time there is something that completely blows my mind going on, they were bouncing medicine balls in a circle with the lion king theme song on yesterday, i have 0 clue wtf it was.

i dont understand zoda, i remember when he first came to pl he looked like an average kid then he was squatting to depth 3+ plates. pretty sick.

[dbk1]

snatch was 90 at ecg, i worked up to 75 yesterday ad lbc pretty easily, cj 100.. lol. and clean is 142.xx(315lbs). i was a pler so that explains the squat and ****ty snatches/jerks. i think my squat is good but not great right now. i want to hit somewhere like 230-240 at 75ish and ill be estatic. for whatever reason oly lifters have higher squats than plers despite it being a competition lift for us. Ill be at lbc once between now and next thursday, so im going to run the first week of smolov for the hell of it. I absolutely hate knowing that my best competition lift isnt as good as i thought it was.

I watch the crossfit box there occasionally and each time there is something that completely blows my mind going on, they were bouncing medicine balls in a circle with the lion king theme song on yesterday, i have 0 clue wtf it was.

i dont understand zoda, i remember when he first came to pl he looked like an average kid then he was squatting to depth 3+ plates. pretty sick.

lmao strong difference between c+j and clean. makes sense with your squat #s though. are you focusing more on oly or powerlifting. must be a little bit of pl or u wouldnt care so much about your squat lol.

the cfit box is like a dr seuss book, chit just going on all around you. when you go to get water it feels like you're in a war zone lmao.

he is just a god damn freak man. her literally does not look like he's ever lifted ever. and yet 102/120 with a 170kg b squat and a 143 f squat. pisses me the fukkkkk off. lol.

[huntito]

Apti... what a beast

where you watching it?

[Greco-Roman]

congrats to everyone who competed in unis, pretty sure greco took silver in the 62s which is ****ing awesome.

jag and schabowy both doing real good in a DEEP 77kg class

Thanks man!!! Yes I did.

[lwild]

where you watching it?

I have Eurosport on cable.


You can also stream Eurosport 1 and 2 at www dot mypremium dot tv

They broadcast the A groups live.

[BongoBanger]

lmao strong difference between c+j and clean. makes sense with your squat #s though. are you focusing more on oly or powerlifting. must be a little bit of pl or u wouldnt care so much about your squat lol.

the cfit box is like a dr seuss book, chit just going on all around you. when you go to get water it feels like you're in a war zone lmao.

he is just a god damn freak man. her literally does not look like he's ever lifted ever. and yet 102/120 with a 170kg b squat and a 143 f squat. pisses me the fukkkkk off. lol.

im 100% toward oly now (despite what my sig says) I am still going to do pl raw nationals though just because i want to win them before i leave pling. I want my squat number higher for when my technicals catch up, hell i want to do well as possible in oly, being stronger only helps. and plus chicks dig a heavy back squat.

Also I think his fs is at 150 now. lol. I

[schabowy90]

Ft can you give some pointers in the power/squat jerk since you've been doing it so long? Gonna implement into my training.

Also today was fun. Snatch balance 115 for a double.

Bear complex one set. (Pc + fs+ pp+ BS + BTN pp) up to 110

[ftwrestler]

Ft can you give some pointers in the power/squat jerk since you've been doing it so long? Gonna implement into my training.

Also today was fun. Snatch balance 115 for a double.

Bear complex one set. (Pc + fs+ pp+ BS + BTN pp) up to 110

anything specific you are looking for? shoulder flexibility is key, heavy on the external rotation.

[huntito]

Ft can you give some pointers in the power/squat jerk since you've been doing it so long? Gonna implement into my training.

Also today was fun. Snatch balance 115 for a double.

Bear complex one set. (Pc + fs+ pp+ BS + BTN pp) up to 110

in on this too, since I dont think im going to be a split jerker anytime soon srs

[schabowy90]

anything specific you are looking for? shoulder flexibility is key, heavy on the external rotation.

I'm pretty lucky with short legs king torso so and good mobility so that's not the issue. I mean more so the actual movement. I'm guessing its the same concepts. Stay on your heels in the drive, maybe some pointers on keeping that perfect alignment? bar stacked on shoulders stacked on hips stacked on heels.

Does it just take time to feel it out? I've never ever been comfortable with the split jerk, I just pull it out if my ass during competition. My speed and shoulder strength compensate probably.

I have the body for a squat jerk tho, and considering I hit +2kg of my snat h pr for a double on snatch balance I feel maybe it'd be worth a shot to try out for fun and see where it goes.

[forcefedfreak]

Big squat PR from one of my lifters today:

[SG55]

Muscle driver tryouts/meet may 18th. Whose goin

I most likely am, then I will pay a visit to the Attitude Nation gym

[DaTruth1]

Why do people spot a back squat, they just get in the way if you need to dump the weight.

[ftwrestler]

I'm pretty lucky with short legs king torso so and good mobility so that's not the issue. I mean more so the actual movement. I'm guessing its the same concepts. Stay on your heels in the drive, maybe some pointers on keeping that perfect alignment? bar stacked on shoulders stacked on hips stacked on heels.

Does it just take time to feel it out? I've never ever been comfortable with the split jerk, I just pull it out if my ass during competition. My speed and shoulder strength compensate probably.

I have the body for a squat jerk tho, and considering I hit +2kg of my snat h pr for a double on snatch balance I feel maybe it'd be worth a shot to try out for fun and see where it goes.

yeah do them behind the neck for doubles and triples to get used to the position. i try to place the bar as far behind my head as possible so i can lean forward into the weight. this allow me to stack the weight. Getting under a squat jerk is so easy. It is standing back up that is tricky. i still (in my opinion) suck at them. my best is 130kg, but i have yet to replicate. I place my feet like i would a front squat, then while catching it my feet come out like catching a snatch. Paused OVH squat helped getting used to the bottom position.

looking straight up while driving up for the jerk helped me a **** ton.

sorry i am all over the place. on these tips. I will do some tomorrow to refresh my memory

i have some squat jerk vids on my youtube channel

[forcefedfreak]

Why do people spot a back squat, they just get in the way if you need to dump the weight.

Some people don't feel comfortable dropping that much weight brah. The Chinese spot front squats...

[ftwrestler]

Some people don't feel comfortable dropping that much weight brah. The Chinese spot front squats...

also placebo effect. it allows you t oforget about having to bail if you fail the lift so you have full concentration on the actual lift

[strengthsthetic]

also placebo effect. it allows you t oforget about having to bail if you fail the lift so you have full concentration on the actual lift

yeah but that shouldn't be on front squats because it's so easy to dump? I can see why they would do it on backsquats though