Forum: Olympic Lifting

Hi guys, I decided to break down and start a blog yesterday. I know I post a ton in my journal here and in the forum, but I've always wanted to have a little space in the web of my own, too, and now that I have a gym at home I figured it was a good time to start enblogginating. It'll...

Hi guys. Please don't laugh too hard at my naive question. I am 22 years old, 6'4 and weigh 102kg. I can Squat 150kg for 1 rep, DL 150kg for 1 rep and Bench 110kg for 1 rep. I have no experience whatsoever with Olympic lifts. Is it possible to get skilled and strong enough, at my age,...

Is Broz's copying of the "Bulgarian Method" allegedly without the use of restoratives the cause of his gym's disappointing performance? Or does he simply have horrible luck with his athletes?

Everyone knows that olympic lifting has more benefits and most people find snatches and c&j's really fun to do. Just look at my signature for one thing. Why is powerlifting, even though it isn't in the olympic games, so much more popular and common for people to do?

So I drove down to South Jersey this morning and picked up a barbell, some iron plates, a squat rack thingie and a bench from weak_fat_guy. Everything is set up in my garage now, so I should be able to stop missing workouts! No bumper plates, Oly bar, or rubber flooring (or platform... someone want...

Already posted in the PL section, but I figured some of you guys in this forum might miss it. Edit: It's 207. Not sure why I typed 207.5 in the title. GyVmcLC0bB8

Put myself up to volunteer and help with the 2012 olympics. Had a selection process and then an interview. Got an email the other day offering me a job with the "Training Site Team" which I believe is the training halls. Going to be fcuking awesome!! Will be trying to get lots of behind the...

I met one of John Broz' students yesterday and he told me he squats every single day. I decided to try it out for myself. I squatted 245# yesterday and today tried to warm up with 155lbs... and had to fall backward on my ass to dump the weight after getting pinned in the hole. Now granted I played...

Well guys. I have went and done it. I am building my own home gym. Over the next few weeks I expect to get everything I need. I did some work for one of my coaches and he gave me a 20 year old Eleiko bar. It is still in excellent condition. It has a minor issue. One of the sleeves can be...

Couldn't find this in the thread index (nice idea there), maybe just more info than I could get through. The question is Push Press vs. Military Press, is one more applicable than another or is it best to mix them up, or does it really not make a difference?

It's in the mega thread. But it deserves its own thread. Akkaev because of spinal surgery, klokov unspecified medical reasons. Let's get real, they don't want to get popped.

Not sure if serious, but North had a spotlight during the PanAmerican games thanks to his enthusiasm. http://deportesar.terra.com.ar/rumbo-a-2012/videos/0,,342958.html This is what weightlifting needs to grow as a sport...lul, wat? Just in case your wondering, video tittle translates to:...

So, i've been gone for a while, out with a back injury, but I'm making it back slowly...well as slow as I'll go. I'm trying to build a base of explosive, speed, and strength for strongman this summer and fall. I was trying some westside type stuff and it worked well for a long time, but then I...

Thread for discussion on the 2011 WWC in Paris Link to results: http://www.iwf.net/results/results_results.php?placecod=190 Link to live scoreboard: http://www.iwf.net/scoreboard/scoreboard3.php Link to entries: http://www.iwf.net/events/2011/WWC_Paris/Final_Entries.pdf

I am an aspiring Olympic Athlete. Without going through the long details of how I came to this point, I find it important to inform you of the following things: #1. I have over ten years of experience with weightlifting and training - not competitively, mind you, but the actual procedure of ...

Hey guys. I'm not a regular in this section, but I thought you all would be among the most knowledgeable about the power clean. I just started learning it on my own a few weeks ago, beginning with the jump. I've been reading up on it and watching videos online, but it's still really awkward when...

I know this has probably been asked to death, and I've reread all the John broz interviews I can find, and it seems like is he one question that I either couldn't find or didn't understand. After you max for the day, and you back off the weight, are you supposed to work back up to a max,...

What is the ideal way to incorporate bench pressing into Olympic lifting (type, sets/reps,light/heavy, etc)? I haven't used my bench in a while and I want to get my money's worth out of it.

Leonid Taranenko's 540 pound clean and jerk in 1988. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D845ugFQh2U Leonid Taranenko's 585 WR Clean & Jerk in 1987. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsXY7KxegAc Feel free to post any videos that are olympic lifting related, including PR's or videos of other...

i need your input to determine my fate i clean and jerk 160 and snatch 133 @ 90 bodyweight oh yea, and backsquat 200, frontsquat 175

I was wondering if people who start out overhead squatting generally have the most trouble with flexibility and their numbers go up quickly as they get more flexible. I tried overhead squatting yesterday and was having too much trouble with only 65 pounds(going ATG) so I had to go down to 55lbs. ...

now i searched the forum, ive searched the internet, ive have asked questions of some of the lifters/coaches i know, but i still feel it is a clouded issue within weightlifting. what should you eat? there are a lot of american lifters that feel paleo is a right way. Japanese, chinese and...