TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 383

On June 22 2011 07:15 AoN.DimSum wrote:
@cygnus-AT

The most important time to critique the snatch is when there is light/no weight. If someone cannot lift the bar correctly, why add weight?

Straps dont protect your wrist. Wrist wraps or tape protects your wrist.

On June 22 2011 06:35 Froadac wrote:
@ESHLOW (yes, all caps required )

I won't be in for PT for a couple weeks. In the meantime he said I should do exercises that work on "parascapular strengthening" and extension exercises for the cervicothoracic spine. If you can't or don't feel capable of helping, but otherwise...

On June 22 2011 08:34 eshlow wrote:
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/06/food-reward-dominant-factor-in-obesity_18.html

Another post from Stephan

On June 22 2011 08:54 MajinMojo wrote:
OK so I finally found the only common denominator for my splitting headaches while lifting. It is apparently ::dun dun duuun...:: HUMIDITY. A few weeks ago there were a number of sessions where I'd get a baaaaad headache every time I lifted. Like it was really debilitating to the point where I either couldn't finish my workout or had to take a really long break, bump my weights down a bit, and do as much as I could manage.

So today it was humid as shit and during my work sets for squats I started to feel unnaturally light headed again and it took me FOREVER to catch my breathe in between each set because of the heavy air. Damn squats took me like half an hour. But I managed it well and wound up able to finish my whole workout without the actual splitting headache. Just took it slow.

Squats took a lot out of me though because I was trying really hard to concentrate on not getting a headache but at the same time I really wanted to push that weight. Last set probably was the worst looking set I've ever done but finishing that 5th rep felt awesome haha. I think somewhere in there, probably 2nd and 4th reps I almost stalled because I let myself rock way too far forward on the way up, but was able to correct myself before my form fell apart.

On June 22 2011 07:48 sJarl wrote:
@Cycnus: Nice numbers!

On June 22 2011 08:34 cygnus-AT wrote:


you're talking about a different situation. if someone posts a snatch with a weight that clearly is too light for him (because he snatches the bar overhead way up high and has to artificially go down and squat after it to complete the full range of motion of a complete snatch) then it would obviously be better and more constructive for him to receive critique on his normal snatch workload because technique deteriorates when you're nearing your max.

besides, there is a difference between teaching and giving out a critique. if someone asks for a critique he should have theoretically some kind of a basic form that he can work with and improve on. if he has that, he also should already have some kind of a set workload that he has reached.

about the straps, i don't recall saying that straps protect your wrists.

straps are very beneficial for trainees that have exercises that involves heavy abuse of the wrists in multiple sets and repetitions, even at low workloads, such as weightlifters that work on their snatch technique and dont want to overuse and injure their wrists.

On June 22 2011 08:08 sJarl wrote:


I used to have this problem. Then I spend 2-3 weeks on improving my grip and it hasn't been a problem since.

On June 22 2011 04:22 MajinMojo wrote:


Indeed, but they still fall under the category of; "you shouldn't be using them until you can lift some heavy ass weights."

I mean, they're frowned upon if you are deadlifting like 235lbs and use straps all throughout warmups as well as work sets.

On June 22 2011 07:48 sJarl wrote:


When the doc is talking about parascapular strenthening I'm going to assume he is talking about the rotator cuff muscles. There is plenty of stuff to be found on the internet about different exercises for that region.
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Today I learned two things: something is iffy with my squatting form and it is stupid to follow after the bar when you are dropping it after a snatch. Now I've got a broken thumbnail to remind me.

Did countless snatches from my knee (feel comfortable with it that way). Worked up to a pr of 65kg.
@DimSum/other oly expers: form check please?
+ Show Spoiler [50kg Snatch] +
+ Show Spoiler [65kg Snatch] +


Then did some back squats, was going to take it easy but oh well.

Squat: 60kg x 10, 80kg x 5, 100kg x 3, 120kg x 3, 140kg x 2, 150kg x 1 and 155kg x 1
As you can see the 140kg x 2 was quite easy:
+ Show Spoiler +

But then my 155kg...
+ Show Spoiler +
lol@stubborness...

Did some lying leg raises and a couple of dragonflags to finish things off.

@Cycnus: Nice numbers!

On June 22 2011 08:59 AoN.DimSum wrote:

It does not matter what the weight is, there is inefficiencies in the technique at that weight he posted. I don't understand the problem, he asked for help and we are giving it to him.

On June 22 2011 09:01 decafchicken wrote:

@cygnus nice lifts! what bodyweight?

On June 22 2011 03:04 AoN.DimSum wrote:
I wonder what hamman's max squat was when he was at the otc. I read that rezazadeh never bothered trying to increase his squat over 400kg.

This video made me think about my training philosophies, I definitely need to pick up my strength.
I need to deadlift more, there is no reason for me to only pull 145kg when I squat 160 LOL.

On June 22 2011 10:24 MajinMojo wrote:
@cygnus-AT Damn you attacked the shit out of that bar in your first video.

Also, decaf you'll fucking love this. I don't know if you remember me talking about playing rugby soon when I meet up with a bunch of my college friends. Anyway, the rest of the story goes something like this....
Bunch of college friends and I are meeting up down the shore (yes, ppl from Jersey do call it that) for a weekend full of bachelor party type activities (friend is getting married in Aug). One of the highlights being a game of rugby on the beach with a roller derby team from Morristown, NJ.

The string pulling and favor-doing that my one friend had to do to pull off getting a whole girls' roller derby team to come play rugby with us at a bachelor party will likely go down as the most epic shit ever. Stay tuned.