Forum: Olympic Lifting

2nd lifter...crazy legs http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3443316173291363362&q=2004+athens+weightlifting&total=17&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

want to help me get involved in oly lifting i really wanna try it out

Here goes: Quite a while ago I suffered numerous injuries, and the one currently interfering with my lifting is my left shoulder. Following extensive damage, a portion of the trapezius was cut and re-connected, as well as portions of the medial and posterior sections of the deltoid. Several...

What is the best set/rep scheme for boosting your powerclean. Just like days how many days per week you do the lift and your set/rep and weight percentages. I'm 165 pounds and I can clean 210 but I want to compete sometime and would like to get my numbers up a bit. Thanks!

i'm just starting out olympic lifting. i don't have a coach, so im getting info off videos, etc, to get the form right. heres a video of me power cleaning. any advice would be appreciated. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mCvXQ7GO5Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVH0H0Dbpro 418 @ 132 is INSANE. This is by far my favorite lift along with anything Pyrros Dimas did. I am fairly new to Olympic lifting and watching this is such an inspiration.

My top three lifters in terms of technique are: 94kg Ilya Ilin--amazingly fast, world champion at 16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfcZUt0xG7c 69kg Shi Zhiyong--lightning fast under the bar, his pull is like the blink of an eye, and then he is under. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME9SvgT3GEc...

i just started an olympic lift program. how much weight should i be adding and how frequently should i be adding it? any other advice regarding olympic lifts would help too.

what is the single best workout for strictly olympic lifting. reps

I bought these shoes to do cleans and stuff in but every time I wear them and stomp my feet on the lift they begin to hurt my on the sides and in general are uncomfartable.Lets hear some suggestions on which shoes to wear when doing the oly lifts/squats ect....... post pictures and prices if...

so yeah, this is random but i thought if any section would appreciate this, it would be this one. but Tommy Kono lives up the street and i got to meet him yesterday. He's a really nice guy and we talked for a bit about training and whatnot. He's very knowledgeable (well duh.) about the iron...

What otherlifts should I do to help boost my O-lifts?

John Davis John Henry Davis (1921 - 1984) Born: Smithtown, NY Named after the John Henry of legend, Mr. Davis went on to successfully represent the US at the world level for 15 years. This, despite the fact that his lifting career was interrupted by WWII, where he not only served, but...

im startin oly lifting program journal in PL journal section if u guys wanna check it out.

Anyone ever actually compete on this board or no? Ive done clean @jerk in competition but never the snatch so if you have competed please share with me things I should know ..........

Whenever I clean, for some reason I end up having to jump forward to catch the bar, and the bar doesnt land on my clavicles, but maybe in between my shoulders and biceps. Can anyone give me tips?s Maybe a weak full extension?

Is the hook grip a necessity on cleans? I am trying to get used to it on snatches, but do I need to use it on cleans? (1st post is a noob one, lol)

anyone do these ? for how many reps and sets ? whats your personal best ? how do you feel the isolation of the lift helps when doing full clean and jerks?

Hello everybody this is my first post on these forums. I am interested in the olympic lifts and want to progress in them. Anyway football starts up soon and i have only 2 days to lift. About an hour each day i think. Anyway i cannot seem to find a decent program(at all) for this. Can anyone outline...

Are there any sites that have a list of meets?

currently all I have for lifting heavy is my inzer powerlifting belt that is huuuuggggee and I need something a little more refined and still supportive and functional all at the same time. What do you see weightlifters wearing abroad when competing?Also does anyone know what the restrictions are...

What exercises and what can I do with my technique to avoid doing something like this? wrlifeLnmbo Right now if I think I am going to miss the lift I will just drop it or if I am already starting to get under the weight I will grab it with my free arm but neither of these seem to be perfect...

how old were most of you when you started im 17 and plan on starting whenever i go to college as there is no coach around here

Great article by Dmitry Ivanov about Alexeev and his training theories: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/7342/Atext3.html I particularly liked this part: "Here they've put up a lot of mirrors in the gyms. They're good for furniture but not for training. When an athlete looks...

anyone know what the age limits are for this event ? I know one can be 19 at the time of the competition but when is the latest the birthday can fall before one is considered a junior level lifter?