Was anyone watching his Snatch attempts during the Mens 62kg?
I've never, ever seen someone with a grip problem like that.
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08-11-2008, 01:02 PM #1Silverbar
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08-11-2008, 02:06 PM #2Team CESA
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Link? I missed the 62sOriginally Posted by 101CavGrunt
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08-11-2008, 02:11 PM #3hates you, probably.
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It was odd. Do you think he had a hand injury, or something? Since it was so strange, that's all I can really think of it being.
His right hand just kept coming up off the bar...BRB' Projectile Vomitin'
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08-11-2008, 02:59 PM #4Registered User
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He was probably too short, and his hands were too small. Halil Mutlu also had that kind of a problem.
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08-11-2008, 03:50 PM #5Silverbar
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It must have been some kind of injury, it only happened with his right hand.
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Are you dumb as ****? How would this guy make it to the olympics with a chronic problem like that. It is obvious that it is not an issue of grip or hand size, this guy can snatch normally. I believe he had a torn callus on his hand and could not pull hard without causing great pain. It was sad that he made so many attempts, he looked very desperate.Originally Posted by /\/\ichael
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08-11-2008, 04:07 PM #7hates you, probably.
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You would be, if the culmination of four year's worth of preparation, perhaps more, got f*cked up by a hand injury. Especially when he was the Pan-American Champion, so you'd have thought in with a somewhat decent shout of an Olympic medal.Originally Posted by Marc27Default
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08-11-2008, 04:17 PM #8Registered User
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it had to do with his thumb, he wrapped it at one point.
thats what i think
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08-11-2008, 04:28 PM #9Registered User
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Chill men, I didn't even see him lift... But I do remember Mutlu used extra time to place his right hand around the bar because it was too small.Originally Posted by Marc27Default
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08-11-2008, 04:42 PM #10Oldtime Strongman
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It wasn't a handsize issue and I have to admit, I got all choked up when I saw him walk off stage. As whoever said said, it's the culmination of 4 years+ of preparation and hard ass training. Your representing your country on a world stage and hoping for a new PR. What a problem to have. When they went backstage, I didn't see anything wrong with his thumb but I wasn't really looking too intently.
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08-11-2008, 05:15 PM #11Real World Boxing Advice
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feel bad for the guy and it most have been a thumb issue he was taping it!!!
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08-12-2008, 08:13 AM #12work in progress
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they mentioned something about muscle spasms as a result of a training injury when i watched it
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X2 you can tell he worked hard. Tears of Rage.Originally Posted by djartek
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08-13-2008, 12:53 PM #14Registered User
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-tT8x8ozEOriginally Posted by LessThanLuke
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