Forum: Olympic Lifting

srs, does anyone have this problem or is it just me? before weightlifting i comfortably fit a size W 28 - L 29 unfortunately im short, and going up weight class also means going up waist class im now a W 30, unfortunately no one caters to short people with larger legs (quads) and my ass sticks...

some background. back in the good old days when i was 23 and 1-T was legally sold over the counter i was pretty strong - 475 DL / 400 Bench ... but 1-T got pulled from the market, then i dislocated my shoulder in a bicycle crash, after that i gained so much fat i was embarrassed to show up in the...

Title says it all. I have no experience in Olympic style weightlifting, but I have lifted weights for 4 years to build muscle and stay healthy. Where should I go, or who should I talk to in order to begin?

..nvm.

Oly lifting has really started to interest me more, as I use it for shotput training. I want to start doing a full snatch, not just power, and I hope to compete one day. Buy everytime I try to do a full snatch, or an overhead squat, I can't get atg. Getting atg is no problem for my cleans, or...

Decided to try snatches, haven't done 'em in about a year or so. Pretty pleased with the result although form sucks. OzpXI9s7AU0 How can I learn not to bend my damn arms?

I love Olympic lifting. It feels like I've found the holy grail of getting strong as ****!! Whilst getting strong, I want to be a lot bigger than I am already. In my Oly programme i'm primarily using low reps, so not really that much room for faster hypertrophy gains. I'm thinking of adding a...

my coach told me to tuck my thumb under the other fingers for a better grip... do I have to do this? My thumb hurts so much and now my wrist since doing this.. I mean I just dropped all the weight on my head, I got shooting pain in my wrist in middle of the lift and dropped it.. will gripping it...

I am new to snatches, followed this lesson from californiastrength on snatches on youtube Snatch, Part 1, How To, Olympic Weightlifting by CaliforniaStrength http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6SjuAOjMEk I have been trying olympic snatches with light weights

First real power clean workout. I'm not doing the jerk/push yet, I'm trying to learn the movements separate first. Only 174lbs I fail on the first attempt, then get the second. I find I'm not getting under the bar quick enough Fail qqIUEBODXDo Make UvBkRkIrbLo I do front squats, but it...

Im a high school senior, never played any sports but love Olympic lifting. I weigh 150lbs,5'7 and can power snatch 135lbs, is that good weight for a person like me? Only other kids I know that can do at my school weigh near 200lbs or over. I can power clean 215 also but I know thats not crazy to...

post here your favorite complexes routines

Powerclean 155 but back squat ~380 parallel. I doubt this ratio is good. But there are hardly any routines out there. Aside from getting the squat up and form better, anyone?

I started olympic lifting today, did some push presses and jerks but fast realized i just couldnt rack the bar on my shoulders and immediately press/jerk. Is this a problem? Will this go away as I become comfortable racking it, or should i do something about it?

wut do you prefer

personally,i don't i just do 3 sets of dips once per week

New to Olympic lifting, always been more of a power lifter/bodybuilder. About a month and a half ago I started incorporating some Olympic lifts into my routine as a new goal. My short term goal is to be able to clean and jerk 225 lbs. I know that is not very much compared to legit Olympic lifters,...

I built an oly platform in my garage and today was my first workout with the snatch. I've had mobility and flexibility issues in the past, so I'm working on that while simultaneously teaching myself the olympic lifts. I'm 188lbs, this was a 99lbs snatch. I see that the bar almost flew backwards,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2jeG65hIkY What are the ones Liao Hui uses? It's the partial ones that wrap alittle below the knee cap. I've been getting some pain when i extend too far forward on my left knee.

I've been trying hard to stretch my quads/hips because I am overly tight and it caused an injury in my knee (already dealing with osgood-schlatters). Now I've been doing a lot of stretching and mobility work for my hip flexors/extensors, and my quads, glutes/hams. I seem to be staying tight for the...

I have always lifted heavy and I can out lift any girl at the regular gym but I recently got into a crossfit gym and started Olympic lifting and it's a whole different story (recently means 2 or 3 months) I feel sooo strange when I see others lifting wayy more than me, my snatch is 65lb and clean...

I find I have much better form on my front squat than I do my back squat. I have hip mobility issues I'm working on, and ankle mobility issues in my right ankle. I find that in my front squat, I can eliminate most of all my butt-wink, and I can hit a better bottom position... in my back squat, the...

How do you guys squat? narrow vs wide?

Hey folks, I'm new to posting on forums let alone posting to BB.com. From what I've read throughout the past year, the BB community is an invaluable resource, so I've decided to ask your advice. I'm 20 years old, and I have these delusions that I can one day stand in front of hundreds on a platform...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_qr7UtuznE Does anyone know where you can buy these wrist wraps that klokov is wearing? and if they are any good?