Forum: Olympic Lifting

Jessica North (Jon's wife) made this yesterday from video she took at our training session. I thought she did a pretty cool job with it. http://youtu.be/YRiF6zqnEZI

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This is the second time I've done any type of clean movements and I was wanting if im performing these correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO0hJeINlSE&feature=youtu.be

I was told to post this here. I am an absolute beginner when it comes to olympic lifting but it is truely where my passion lies. I've been told to stay with starting strength to build a solid foundation but I really want to jump in with both feet in olympic lifting. What simple program could I...

Is 45 reps of BS enough for someone just starting out? I can barely walk..

A few weeks ago I made thread w/ a couple of questions regarding WLing. Well, I have a few more... Basically, I started lifting because I was your average teen looking to get bigger. Recently I started taking a huge interest in oly lifting and after doing cleans for about a month/ with my...

So i recently started to do powercleans because they seem awesome etcetc and a youtube channel cal strength inspired me so i can through 400 pounds over my head. Anyway I watched a few youtube videos and read a few articles and started them. I just dont really get it i guess, do you pull with...

Been thinking about cutting my back squats out as accessory work. Been feeling all kinds of pain from them in my knees, calves, and lower back. My knees travel too far forward (due to my long femur), and my back also needs to apply the same angle to compensate the center of gravity, therefore a...

whenever I see someone C&J they always pop the bar off the shoulders on the way up from the clean and move thier hands a little for the jerk. just wondering HOW THE F ARE THEY DOING THAT? I tried it several times and always just drop the damn bar lol

youtube.com/watch?v=c6EX2BpP7SM I'm highly un-experienced lifter, so i'm looking for any tips on my lifts. I'm lifting for 2 months, and i don't know how to overcome my troubles, as far i can see it is exploding rather forward than upward which i guess makes me jumping forward in snatch (a...

Hey guys. So I've been interested in weightlifting for a while now, but all I've really done is some power cleans/front squats on and off in my regular training, as well as about a month last summer doing snatches. The bug's gotten me again, and I really want to start much more seriously pursuing...

Camera man thought I was only cleaning but luckly he accidentally hit the stop button twice and got part of the jerk in another video Clean: 0GeM3PCQtIE Jerk: jrNrJKNPoW4 Legs felt pretty weak today, the front squat in the clean should have been easier, I hit a 144kg front squat last...

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I am struggling finding good training for learning Olympic Lifting in my area outside of personal trainers who don't really have experience in it, and Crossfit gyms. I was wondering if anyone reccomended the USA Weightlifting Coaching Certification? I realize that I want be a miraculous lifter...

are their products 100% legal for the olympic weight lifting community? I did my research and was just wonder if anyone done so and haven't found anything on the list. just wondering if I missed anything

Today I was experimenting with my grip width for the jerk. I seem to have been producing a better jerk with a slightly wider grip to jerk. I'm a novice to olympic weightlifting, so I would like to know why certain adjustments feel a certain way. Can anyone explain, in a bit of detail, what...

Hey bros, So here's the scoop: starting O-lifting about 2.5-3 months ago and have been learning on my own the entire time. Love the lifts but they're damn hard. Anyway, for the longest time my left shoulder would absolutely kill if I jerked anything over 95 lbs from the rack. I played...

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http://themint400.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/105s-klokov-the-animal-a-world-record-shrug/ I was reading this short article to myself in class when i burst out in laughter. A must read to brighten your mood.

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Just curious because I feel like every gym in Long Island is commercialized. I haven't even found a gym with bumpers yet. I'm really interested in learning olympic weightlifting, but I'm not comfortable with learning the lifts on my own as I have a lot of questions about form. So are there any...

My Goal here is to combine Olympic Lifts/ Powerlifting and / Bodybuilding all in one...Im going to stick to 5 days a week because that fits my schedule and train everything twice a week. Critique the routine and tell me where you would make changes..?? And yes i CAN handle 30 sets in a...

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