Forum: Olympic Lifting

an old footage taken for the national tv Ftm2t5gxu1Q nothing special,just the national coach Christos Iakovou talks about the sport and explains the 2 lifts wuts good about this vid is that shows Pyrros and Kakhi trainning (Pyrros front squated 200kg i think)

Jared Enderton Interview Q_zaRgjEAH4 Q: Hey Jared, thanks for taking some time to chat with us today! What’s new with Jared Enderton? JE: No problem! It’s always fun to do these interviews. I’m still recovering from that sushi throw down we had with Sam Dancer last month haha! It was good to...

I wrote this article about getting mobile for Olympic Lifting. A few months back it became quite popular with MDUSA athletes and a few other individuals. Hope it can help a few of you! http://www.alexrothwell.com/articles/your-complete-guide-to-mobility-for-olympic-weightlifting

Here is an article from the company I work for regard the bottom position in oly lifting, Yours truly is the model for the mobility stuff. http://www.jtsstrength.com/articles/2014/11/30/10-drills-improve-bottom-position/

Hey, I'm just curious if anyone on here has been able to sustainably follow a program which include the FULL olympic lifts ( Not just basic power cleans or something) Along with powerlifting AND bodybuilding... I'm into strength sports but I also play football and throw the shot and discus in HS,...

Hey oly lifters, I'm going to max out on power cleans two weeks from today. How would you recommend I warmup? like what percentages and whatnot, to use until i max out.... ex: 70%x2, 80%x1 90%x1 100%x1... and if it helps i plan on hitting somewhere between 265-275 pounds thanks

Hey everyone, I've recently started incorperating oly training for power and speed (not so much focus on getting better at oly lifing) and I'm wondering if the program I wrote for myself will make me overtrain my back. WTY is basically lateral raises in differant positions while laying on an...

Only 45kg and did 3 x 10 sets for each. I squat 150kg and DL 200kg so I not that beat but its a different after feeling. Im shaking like a leaf in a storm. Is that enough volume? Should I be doing more?

I am thinking of getting them, as I am going to be focusing more on the big three lifts as well as oly lifts. mainly because they look cool tho....

I am trying to figure out which gym to go to in the Smyrna Area, I just moved and would like to get a few opinions. I am a power lifter and bodybuilder and im looking for a place that will have enough weights and less crowd. I have heard LA gets pretty crowded, but It does have many other options...

I saw the qualifying total for 85kg in the University division was only 203kg www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting/Resources/Athlete-Information-and-Programs/Athlete-and-Staff-Qualification-and-Team-Selection is this competition simply for anyone that attends a College? and if so how do i go about...

Hey young bros, One of our fine coaches who happens to be a member here, ForcedFedFreak, is collecting data.. Would you be so kind as to take a few minutes of your time and complete the questionnaire? Thanks, brahs! Let me know if you complete it so I can spread some greenz! :D

Hey Everyone, Im a new lifter to the sport but not to working out. Ive been lifting for a few months now and really focusing on building form and technique as I had enough strength to start at a decent weight. For the last couple of weeks ive cut out anything that doesn't develop my o lifts and...

Realize im jumping forward, cant seem to stop. Any ideas? been doing no feet, didnt seem to help much. Ty for any help. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJR6s9mB_Zc

does anyone has adipower here ? I need help with shoe size I have a converse shoe size is actually 8 UK.. it's a little snug I also have here 7.5 UK here and it's more snugger So I ued 7.5 UK size to convert it to US, and I ended up buying 8 US size. and also I've seen a lot of UK to US size...

Hey guys I just turned 20 and am getting back into olympic weightlifting. Well Kind of, did weightlifting in high school but we only did bench/c&j. Never snatched before however I am beginning this weekend to re-learn c&j which won't be hard and learning the snatch. I was clean and jerking...

I've been working out for nearly 8 years. Since day one I was squatting. I have been doing front squats for over 3 years. I stretch, although more recently than in the past... I'm flexible... and I STILL cannot get into a good bottom position. What is the fuking deal? It's so frustrating. I can't...

I'm currently nursing a lower back injury. I was diagnosed with spondylolysis in high school. I recovered and lifted throughout college with no issues. Now a year later, it is back, no pun intended. I was doing a ton of volume with the LSUS Program this fall and I think the volume slowly messed...

so been training for 1.5 years now And did hang snatches for the first time yesterday please critique form. very light weight xkeEm1dA2R4

I switched to a crossfit gym because my gym kicked me out for doing noisy deadlifts. So I was in the crossfit gym yesterday and a lot of people approach me because they recommend me to do some olympic weightlifting because they saw me lifting heavy on squats and deadlifts. and I said that I'll...

I'm curious about it because AFAIK on powerlifting is 1.5xbw bench 2xbw squat 2.5xbw deadlift what about in clean, jerk and snatch

I was just wondering if anyone new of the world record in just the Hang Clean or Power Clean? I would think it would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 lbs. In college, I Hang Cleaned 365x1 at 230 lbs which I think it pretty solid but I know that is probably warm-up weight for some...

Hi everyone, I was active on here over a year ago but I quit Olympic Lifting when all the injuries started presenting itself. It started with mid back pain, then patella tendonitis, shoulder impingement, and towards the end I learned I had two knee caps in my right knee... Well one large knee...

How far should the knees be pushed out aka how open should the hips be? It seems like half the sources say to really shove the knees out while the other half says to have the knees only out a little bit aka more forward. Thoughts on this? I usually squat with knees and toes only slightly open,...

I do CrossFit... Let's get that out of the way. Haha. But, I thoroughly enjoy WL. My bodyweight at the moment is 78-80kg not 100% sure and my lifts are 125 C&J (training... Not sure what it would be in comp) 105kg Snatch (did this in a CrossFit comp without any Oly shoes.)