Forum: Olympic Lifting

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?

I want to get as strong as possible by October. I have been following Rippetoe's program for 4 months and have made good gains, but now the gains have slowed down alot. I am thinking about switching things up and bit and making a combo of all the compound lifts in Rippetoe's and Olympic lifts. I...

I really enjoy Oly lifting and support exercises like the overhead squat, but really lack the shoulder flexibility to do them with any type of effective weight. I had a rotator cuff/muscle imbalance problem for a while, and while my shoulder isn't frozen or anything the flexibility is lacking. I've...

Ok, this is more of a question really, and a thread everyone can contribute towards. If you know of any good gyms catered for Oly lifting, preferably with coaches, then post the info. If you know any in London it would be mighty helpful btw =D

I'm on Rippetoes and was thinking about swithcing it up a little and adding come olympic lifts in there to get some more strenght and power. Any suggestions?

Wuttup, I am just starting to get into olympic lifting. I am takin this summer to learn the olympic lifts better. I have been doing hang cleans/snatches for about 2 years now for my sport (shot put/discus/hammer/weight) and with straps because the main reason that we do them is for the explosive...

The olympic lifts have some of the hardest form to learn so I thought that a tread to help people learn proper form would be good. -Clean and Jerk- Preparation Stand over the barbell with the balls of the feet positioned under the bar slightly wider apart than hip width. Squat down and...

everyone in this section should decide on a person they want to moderate. then maybe we can get the mods to make that person the mod of this section. go ahead, discuss

Kind of a get to know you thread. Just give some info about your lifting. 1. Weight class 2. Best Snatch 3. Best C&J 4. Best Total 5. How long have you been lifting For me:

Well, the snatch has one, so the C&J deserves one too =) I prefer it anyway... Feel free to post vids of record breaking C&J's, your own ones, tips on form, purpose of the exercise etc. Basically so anyone wanting to know anything about the lift can come here.

yeah this section is taking really taking off!! general discussion on olympic lifting?

had to make it for such an awesome lift. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?Name=Snatch discuss lift

Some thigns don't deserve their own thread but are valuable. Where do you put these tidbits of information you come across and wish to share? Right here in general discussion... http://hercules.gcsu.edu/~mmartino/EXPLOSIVE%20TRAINING%20PROGRAMING%20FOR%20SPORT.ppt#257,1,Michael Doscher, MS,...

My routine at the moment: Mon - Squat and Deadlifts Wed - Bench Fri - Upper Back/Shoulders Assistance work at the end of the workouts as well.

Seeing as how form check threads appear constantly in other threads, why not this one? this thread will be used to help people with there form and keep form check threads to a minimal. Form check is on all olympic lifts including overhead press and powercleans.