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louden_swain
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Nice videos!! It seems that you have the technique down for olympic lifting. I have never been a big fan of this type of lifting. . . I would much rather see a 500lb squat or a 600lb deadlift.
Any how, keep up the good work!!
Any how, keep up the good work!!
coolcolj
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louden_swain said:
Well its all about speed and explosion, I just get a rush from doing exercises that display power in that sense
Eventually when I get stronger, I hope to be using poundages in 315-405 range. A Hang Jump snatch with 315... now that is an impressive sight!
lemme guess you have a mac?
I should be able to do an mpeg version. Maybe later today. Maybe not my software seems to not like doing it...
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endpoint
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skaman607 said:
sorry coolcolJ but that snatch is very nasty....very very nasty, there is no arch in your lower back....and it looks like you are pulling from your back and not using your legs at all.
it almost looks like there is no second pull and your muscling the weight up from hip height.
your head is held down and your upper back looks so rounded its not funny
coolcolj
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Yeah it does, but I use my legs a lot - well it feels like it.
Maybe that's why the way I do em helps my deadlift strength so much
Its just my bad habit of moving my arse first before the bar leaves the ground, same thing with my deadlifts. I'll have to work on that
I got a lot of good tips from the Dr Squat forum - so I hope to improve my form. But I'm thinking seriously about dropping Olympic Lifts, well proper ones anyway, and concentrate on hybrids. I really can't see how a snatch for example would benefit me in BBall and sprinting, over say Jumping Clean pulls etc
No vert gains in a few weeks with OL, and then my legs get bigger from squats, and I start sprinting, boom vert goes up.
I mean Ben Johnson never did any plyos or olympic lifts, just heavy squats and deadlifts, and lots of speed work.
Maybe that's why the way I do em helps my deadlift strength so much
Its just my bad habit of moving my arse first before the bar leaves the ground, same thing with my deadlifts. I'll have to work on that
I got a lot of good tips from the Dr Squat forum - so I hope to improve my form. But I'm thinking seriously about dropping Olympic Lifts, well proper ones anyway, and concentrate on hybrids. I really can't see how a snatch for example would benefit me in BBall and sprinting, over say Jumping Clean pulls etc
No vert gains in a few weeks with OL, and then my legs get bigger from squats, and I start sprinting, boom vert goes up.
I mean Ben Johnson never did any plyos or olympic lifts, just heavy squats and deadlifts, and lots of speed work.
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coolcolj
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here are tips I received from one guy
I think I can make some suggestions.
1. You are pulling the weight over yourself. Check the video, you are actually floating backwards when you receive. Next, let's look at the way you receive. I think you should try and get that 1/4 squat in there instead of standing so straight up. If you just pop your ass back, your body will be more ready to get the 1/4 squat and receive the bar. The movement of your bar looks more like a cuban press, rather than a straight line. To correct this, turn your elbows so that they face the outside walls and really VIOLENTLY shrug the bar up. Also if you check, you'll notice that your not locking out your elbows.
To me, I think the wieght was too light. In my workouts, I have worse form when the weight is too light. I try and muscle the weight instead of practicing proper technique.
I noticed also that instead of standing tall, you kind of tuck your chin down. Perhaps you were dodging the bar since your elbows weren't locking out.
In closing, try and think in your mind the following sequence: Triple Extension, Violent Shrug, Kick Ass Back, Receive. This is what I think about when I do my Olympic Lifts, and it has enabled me to maintain better form.
I think I can make some suggestions.
1. You are pulling the weight over yourself. Check the video, you are actually floating backwards when you receive. Next, let's look at the way you receive. I think you should try and get that 1/4 squat in there instead of standing so straight up. If you just pop your ass back, your body will be more ready to get the 1/4 squat and receive the bar. The movement of your bar looks more like a cuban press, rather than a straight line. To correct this, turn your elbows so that they face the outside walls and really VIOLENTLY shrug the bar up. Also if you check, you'll notice that your not locking out your elbows.
To me, I think the wieght was too light. In my workouts, I have worse form when the weight is too light. I try and muscle the weight instead of practicing proper technique.
I noticed also that instead of standing tall, you kind of tuck your chin down. Perhaps you were dodging the bar since your elbows weren't locking out.
In closing, try and think in your mind the following sequence: Triple Extension, Violent Shrug, Kick Ass Back, Receive. This is what I think about when I do my Olympic Lifts, and it has enabled me to maintain better form.
the People's Champ
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hook it up with that snatch vid!
coolcolj
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Why can't you guys just download MS MediaPlayer 7?
Mpeg is 7 times larger and looks worst!!
anyway here it is.
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj/Movies/CCJ_JumpPowerSnatchPR_135.mpg
Mpeg is 7 times larger and looks worst!!
anyway here it is.
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj/Movies/CCJ_JumpPowerSnatchPR_135.mpg
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