Post your lifting videos

[jb4476]

Anyone else have Oly lifting vids? I'm OK but I need to get way (way) better, technically at least. I would like to put up 115/145 for a 260 kg Oly total by the end of 2013. I think that is doable. My best front squat rep PR is 270 lbx8 at the moment so in theory I should be able to clean 300-315 lb ish, not yet though. Here's 102 and 107 kg on the C+J, the next video is a pathetically easy 107 kg clean, and then I ****ed up and missed 112, which was embarassing considering how high I pulled it. The last video is a BTN Push press PR of 225 lbx5.

[rdferguson]

^ I tried to get good at olympic lifting. I wasn't very successful. I've decided to leave it alone, at least for the time being. Here's some incriminating evidence against me:

[BrotherWolf]

Anyone else have Oly lifting vids? I'm OK but I need to get way (way) better, technically at least. I would like to put up 115/145 for a 260 kg Oly total by the end of 2013. I think that is doable. My best front squat rep PR is 270 lbx8 at the moment so in theory I should be able to clean 300-315 lb ish, not yet though. Here's 102 and 107 kg on the C+J, the next video is a pathetically easy 107 kg clean, and then I ****ed up and missed 112, which was embarassing considering how high I pulled it. The last video is a BTN Push press PR of 225 lbx5.

^ I tried to get good at olympic lifting. I wasn't very successful. I've decided to leave it alone, at least for the time being. Here's some incriminating evidence against me:

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I am very Jelly , If my wrist were more flexible I'd love to oly lift .. i tried but all i got was all sort of tendinitis and carpal tunnel flare ups in my wrists and elbows
now I am limited to occasional cleans and snatches but very seldom

[rdferguson]

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I am very Jelly , If my wrist were more flexible I'd love to oly lift .. i tried but all i got was all sort of tendinitis and carpal tunnel flare ups in my wrists and elbows
now I am limited to occasional cleans and snatches but very seldom

Is it just cleans that give you strife? Just snatches? Or both? I'm fortunate enough to have never had any real wrist issues with cleans, but frequent overhead squatting and power snatching gave me a torn muscle in my right wrist back in 2010, and it's only been very recently that I've been able to push heavy weights (on any pushing exercise -- this injury caused more bench press problems than issues with any other lift that could get affected by it, simply because of the heavy load involved in benching) without my wrist giving me grief.

[BrotherWolf]

Is it just cleans that give you strife? Just snatches? Or both? I'm fortunate enough to have never had any real wrist issues with cleans, but frequent overhead squatting and power snatching gave me a torn muscle in my right wrist back in 2010, and it's only been very recently that I've been able to push heavy weights (on any pushing exercise -- this injury caused more bench press problems than issues with any other lift that could get affected by it, simply because of the heavy load involved in benching) without my wrist giving me grief.

cleans, front squats and anything similar .. in fact I front squat rarely now and when i do I use a pair of straps around the bar
i hold on to the straps not the bar , relieves the tension on my wrists

[jb4476]

^ I tried to get good at olympic lifting. I wasn't very successful. I've decided to leave it alone, at least for the time being. Here's some incriminating evidence against me:

I mean, I still suck (a lot) at Oly lifting, seem to have issues with mental commitment to the pull in the snatch, resulting in the bar being too far forward. My best is 80/110 for a lowly 190 kg total, when your snatch is significantly less than half of your back squat, you've got a serious imbalance of strength to technique. For comparison, 191 kg is Andrei Rybakou's best snatch, and he's in my weight class (of course, he's also a freak snatcher, one of the best ever, comparable to Blagoev, Lu Xiaojun and Krastev).

[Ma110W]

Bump. Sorry for the shortness of the video, Ill try to get a better one next week. I stopped doing weighted pullups for a bit, so I started again last week. This is me doing pullups with 25lbs, I can only do two full ones, and then my last rep isn't all there, also, video was taken in the middle of my set. To be a bit more of a drama queen I was upset because someone was where I like to do my pullups, so I was grumpy having to do them at that station (but I was just happy to see my back progress.)

[rdferguson]

Bump. Sorry for the shortness of the video, Ill try to get a better one next week. I stopped doing weighted pullups for a bit, so I started again last week. This is me doing pullups with 25lbs, I can only do two full ones, and then my last rep isn't all there, also, video was taken in the middle of my set. To be a bit more of a drama queen I was upset because someone was where I like to do my pullups, so I was grumpy having to do them at that station (but I was just happy to see my back progress.)

I just started them again last week, too! They sure do hit the spot.

[pharty]

Bump. Sorry for the shortness of the video, Ill try to get a better one next week. I stopped doing weighted pullups for a bit, so I started again last week. This is me doing pullups with 25lbs, I can only do two full ones, and then my last rep isn't all there, also, video was taken in the middle of my set. To be a bit more of a drama queen I was upset because someone was where I like to do my pullups, so I was grumpy having to do them at that station (but I was just happy to see my back progress.)

Nice! I know exactly that feel when someone is in your usual spot! I can get 5-6 with 10 strapped on. Oh also I hate pull-ups. I know they work so freaking well but I hate them. Yet continue to work on them every week

[Ma110W]

Nice! I know exactly that feel when someone is in your usual spot! I can get 5-6 with 10 strapped on. Oh also I hate pull-ups. I know they work so freaking well but I hate them. Yet continue to work on them every week

What made it worse was that I patiently waited for one couple to leave the spot I was going to use, got my weight ready, then when they left, I went to go grab my stool, and some dude just walked right up to where my stuff was and started using the pull up bar for abs. Good job on your weighted pullups, you should post a video =)

[BrotherWolf]

Bump. Sorry for the shortness of the video, Ill try to get a better one next week. I stopped doing weighted pullups for a bit, so I started again last week. This is me doing pullups with 25lbs, I can only do two full ones, and then my last rep isn't all there, also, video was taken in the middle of my set. To be a bit more of a drama queen I was upset because someone was where I like to do my pullups, so I was grumpy having to do them at that station (but I was just happy to see my back progress.)

Very awesome video , your back looks strong
and I'am on spread with you

[adelgad562]

i would never post a vid of my lifts

but im mirin that snatch form guy...

[jb4476]

I'm fairly pleased with this one. 320x7 Olympic squat.

[BrotherWolf]

I'm fairly pleased with this one. 320x7 Olympic squat.

Nice job
makes me want to hit the gym

[rdferguson]

I'm fairly pleased with this one. 320x7 Olympic squat.

I'd be pleased, too.

[Squatticus]

I'm fairly pleased with this one. 320x7 Olympic squat.

mirin super knee bends

eventually ill post something thats not boring

[Big_Dip]

My latest, proudest video!

165x30

Dat gripstrength!

[jb4476]

Here's something a little different. Squat clean 106 kg for a triple:



It's muted, but the conversation between reps 2 and 3 is my coach telling me how much I suck. And he's right. The reason I'm jumping back about a foot is that I consistently fail to extend the hips, even if I extend the knees.

[wakechica]

3rd session in lifting shoes. This is my third set of 4@60 (having done 2x2@65 in between)

[rdferguson]

I'm so glad that this was 60kg. If it was pounds, I'd have to fire you.

[Squatticus]

3rd session in lifting shoes. This is my third set of 4@60 (having done 2x2@65 in between)

1. too many clothes on :/
2. work on keeping your back more upright looks like youre about to pin
3.i can tell your rocking a bit, try to keep the pressure on your heels/outter portion of your feet

[wakechica]

I'm so glad that this was 60kg. If it was pounds, I'd have to fire you.

Haha!!

1. too many clothes on :/
2. work on keeping your back more upright looks like youre about to pin
3.i can tell your rocking a bit, try to keep the pressure on your heels/outter portion of your feet

1. It's SOOO cold here
2. Yup, I know - its hard with long legs, perhaps you can aware me some of you're tall person/long legs top tips?
3. Yeah, I know - getting there slowly hah thanks

[BrotherWolf]

1. too many clothes on :/
2. work on keeping your back more upright looks like youre about to pin
3.i can tell your rocking a bit, try to keep the pressure on your heels/outter portion of your feet

I totally disagree, back angle is just about perfect if she's low back squatting which I think she is


looks like you relax your hamstring at the bottom that's why your knees have that forward movement when coming up
common issue with long legged people when trying to get depth , don't relax your hams and shove your knees out

looks very good to me

[Squatticus]

I totally disagree, back angle is just about perfect if she's low back squatting which I think she is


looks like you relax your hamstring at the bottom that's why your knees have that forward movement when coming up
common issue with long legged people when trying to get depth , don't relax your hams and shove your knees out

looks very good to me

disregard what i said. do that ^

[wakechica]

I know it's hard to tell, but do you reckon it worth getting the bar lower still?

[BrotherWolf]

disregard what i said. do that ^

not entirely, I agreed on #1

1. too many clothes on :/

[BrotherWolf]

I know it's hard to tell, but do you reckon it worth getting the bar lower still?

can't tell

the back angle seems spot on if you look at the bar in relation to your feet but if you think lowering the bar a bit would help try ... you can always switch back

I dont really see much wrong in your squat except what I already said, the last 2 reps you lose back tightness but it's to be expected as you get tired

[ilovethe80s]

I know it's hard to tell, but do you reckon it worth getting the bar lower still?

You've come such a long way on your squats!! It all looks perfect except for the bottom, where you are trusting your posterior until you are ready to come out of the hole, and transfer the weight forward as you reverse direction. But as you are coming up, you push the weight back onto your posterior. When the weight shifts at the bottom, the bar shifts forward just a bit too, not enough to make you have to good morning, but I think it is enough of a shift that where when you can get that to not happen at all, and you can keep all the weight in back, the barbell will feel even lighter and huge PR's to be had

For fixes, I'd suggest goblets as part of your warm up, maybe sit in the bottom of the goblet for a few seconds and just feel out which muscles you are using to support yourself. I find the 'traps into the bar' cue helps a lot with keeping the chest up on the way up and making sure that no shifting goes on in the hips, driving with traps just pulls everything up in order. If you are box squatting at all, make sure you don't plop or lose tightness at the bottom, and that you don't rock forward off the box.

Again, it looked awesome! You know I am a picky squatter lol, but that is just because the tiniest thing is what breaks you when it is max time

re the bar being lower, I wouldn't get too hung up on that, put it where it rests comfortably for you, but a very low position does force you to arch harder to hold it in place, so might be worth playing around with if you feel you are losing your chest/shoulder set up as your set progresses.

[Botika]

Ok gals and guys. Here are some recent vids of mine... would love your feedback! I took the squat one today because I was getting frustrated that I was stuck on 40kg for ages. I then, of course, managed to add 5kg. I haven't gone above 70kg on my deadlift.

[penny0527]

Ok gals and guys. Here are some recent vids of mine... would love your feedback! I took the squat one today because I was getting frustrated that I was stuck on 40kg for ages. I then, of course, managed to add 5kg. I haven't gone above 70kg on my deadlift.

Your head may be holding you back. You think you can't lift anymore when you actually can.