Clean and Press questions...

[b fold the truth]

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BFold,

Is there a reason why your feet are angled outwards?

Also, this may be a very stupid question:

When you clean the log wouldn't it be easier to do it all in one continuous motion? Seems like you only get to use your upperbody...

I have tried with my feet straight ahead and it just hasn't worked out well for me. With a regular bar it does...but not with a log. I will work on it for a few weeks and see how it feels.

It is MUCH more difficult to do a full clean with the log than what I do. What I do is called a continental clean (or a semi-contental clean). With your hands facing, it is nearly impossible to do a full clean with it. Most guys let their belt make a loop in front of them that they use to help get the log up to their shoulders...some contests don't allow it.

I can't think of the guy's name, he is from Alabama I think and tried to qualify for the WSM to represent America one year. This guy was an Olympic Lifter (an Elite OL'er). The first event was the log clean and press for a max weight. He tried to do a regular clean and could not land it. He could press it...but could not clean it.

B True

 

[bignate73]

just an update....did some cleans tonight. yaaay! hang cleans to be more specific. sets of 5. did 135 because i was working on racking the bar and also getting under it. its such a weird movement. if you miss one part of it, it gets heavy but if you tie all the movements together, its like butter. sometimes i would forget to shrug up so high and i would really have to dip to catch it. but if i got good hip drive about mid thigh and a tall shrug, i would catch almost upright.

as for being able to press what someone cleans....not me. i know i can clean more but i could never get it overhead. go figure. but push presses are for me in the near future. training partner is going in for hernia repair. hehehe. i get to train "eclectic" for a bit while he heals. powershrugs, cleans, push presses, learn my bench better. low bar squats. fun fun. all in my evil plan to take myself to another level. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

lol...alright im done.

 

[b fold the truth]

Heck yeah bignate...you've got me all fired up!!!! I've gotta start perfecting my clean and presses.

It is very hard to clean a log because of the thickness of it as well as the hand position (close and palms facing). The clean really sucks sometimes....

B True

 

[b fold the truth]

Here is a clip of Night Fly doing her log. If you get past the dance that she does between reps (lol) she is pretty decent. Look at those quads work too..

http://www.clintdarden.com/movies/Training With Dawn/d log press.wmv

B True

 

[bignate73]

im jealous. that gym is sweet!

ps...i do that dance from time to time too. hehe.

 

[b fold the truth]

I didn't like that gym too much. They didn't allow gym bags on the gym floor...or drinks either. They had tons of machines that I had no idea how they worked.

My last day there, after I finished my workout, I walked around and tried out most every machine they had...some funny feeling equipment for sure...lol...

B True

 

[coolcolj]

Did you make this conjecture yourself? Seems unlikely...

I don't see how fast/slow twitch factors into biomechanics, elastic energy, etc...

-Zulu

I read some reasearch papers on this.

 

[ZZuluZ]

Would you mind explain tho?

To be honest; I don't see the connection.

-Zulu