technically your clean can and SHOULD be higher than your front squat provided maximum efficiency because you descend into the bottom of the clean much faster than a squat and if you properly use the stretch reflex/elasticity of your joints, muscles, and tendons this should result in you being able to stand up with more weight. Provided you can pull it lol.

Your ratio is actually really impressive, one of the highest i've ever seen. That being said you need to add like 50kg to your front squat lol

infinity21

Canada6683 Posts

April 24 2013 21:49 GMT

#762

On April 25 2013 05:20 decafchicken wrote:
technically your clean can and SHOULD be higher than your front squat provided maximum efficiency because you descend into the bottom of the clean much faster than a squat and if you properly use the stretch reflex/elasticity of your joints, muscles, and tendons this should result in you being able to stand up with more weight. Provided you can pull it lol.

Your ratio is actually really impressive, one of the highest i've ever seen. That being said you need to add like 50kg to your front squat lol

Interesting.. I front squat like 60lb more than I clean so

(PRs are 280 & 220)

Donkeys

Mexico308 Posts

April 24 2013 21:58 GMT

#763

Nice snatch MeShiet! I wish I could catch that low lol. I'm definitely catching lower that I was a month ago but I still got room for a lot of improvement. Had my last heavy-ish day on monday, hit 160lb for a double on the snatch and c&j'd up to 200lb. Did some front squat doubles up to 115kg on tuesday and today I did like 20 snatches with 95lb and c&js with 115lb to work on technique a bit. The guys at my gym got a bunch of mobility wow posters and I messed around a bit with lacrosse balls and resistance bands lol. Taking thursday off and maxing out on friday!

Monday doubles:
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Vitruvian

United States168 Posts

April 25 2013 01:36 GMT

#764

Shoot dem legs out to da side der

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

April 25 2013 03:00 GMT

#765

On April 25 2013 10:36 Vitruvian wrote:
Shoot dem legs out to da side der

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ3HOY27_10

lol that is awesome

btw here is the original vid
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decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

April 25 2013 03:26 GMT

#766

dimsum your buddy dan is getting unreal strong ~~ 227kg for a pause squat at ~80kg bw? jesus

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

April 25 2013 04:01 GMT

#767

lol yeah he is strong. Once he gets a hang of the oly lifts, he will be a monster

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

April 25 2013 04:11 GMT

#768

yeah jesus. i'd be smashing like a 340 total with that strength lol

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

April 25 2013 20:47 GMT

#769

efamousss

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

April 25 2013 20:55 GMT

#770

made it to allthingsgym rofl

Donkeys

Mexico308 Posts

April 25 2013 22:02 GMT

#771

I just lost my shit. Really. Kendrick Farris is coming down to a xfit in Mexico (2.5-3 hours drive from me) to give a weightlifting seminar on June 8th. I really went fucking nuts because nothing like this ever happens in Mexico. Only 20 spots though, gonna pay ASAP.

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

April 25 2013 22:18 GMT

#772

Really curious to see how that goes...listening to him commentate the American Open last year was laughable. And i dont really agree with his training at all. Or his technique. Then again he's an olympian with like ten years more experience than me.

Donkeys

Mexico308 Posts

April 25 2013 23:09 GMT

#773

Haha yeah, he's not my favorite lifter. I would much rather take a Pendlay seminar, or even one of Jon North's. But I can't be picky in Mexico lol.

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

April 26 2013 02:22 GMT

#774

Jon North is coming here next weekend for a seminar at eleiko in chicago. I dont think i'm going to go as I don't think i'd get my money's worth in terms of improvement. I'm mostly just curious as to what they're like lol

Donkeys

Mexico308 Posts

April 27 2013 16:39 GMT

#775

Maxed out on Friday. Snatched up to 170lb then jumped up to 185lb for a PR. Missed it 13 times and finally got it on the 14th try lol. Then I went 185, 195, 205, 225(PR), 230x, 230x, 230x on the c&j. Finished off with a squat max but it sucked, my back and legs were done by that point. Gonna do a lot more squats and pulls during the next weeks, I don't think I can go much higher in the sn and c&j with my current squat.

vid:
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I like how the plate colors make it look like I'm snatching 100kg lol.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

April 27 2013 16:50 GMT

#776

That is a fucking awesome video, I love the way you shout as you come up

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep up the good work!!

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

April 29 2013 13:50 GMT

#777

Trust me you can go plenty higher with your current strength. Looks like you're cutting your pull short on your sn/clean. Also, you have to ALWAYS commit to the lift. As soon as you come off the floor you should already be ready to get under the bar. Remove from your mind the fact that just pulling the bar is even an option. If you ever fail it should be underneath the bar.

Congrats on the PRs!

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

May 05 2013 17:55 GMT

#778

http://www.justin.tv/iwfvideo#/w/5588592640

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVESTREAM

yesterday my teammate, darren won bronze in the clean and jerk!
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His brother darrel is lifting in the 62kg class today!

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

May 06 2013 18:16 GMT

#779

Sick lift.

Hristov is UN REAL though

Entropic

Canada2837 Posts

May 06 2013 19:55 GMT

#780

On May 07 2013 03:16 decafchicken wrote:
Sick lift.

Hristov is UN REAL though

Serious.... His CJ is crazy. Wonder if he will move up to 69kg though... I read that his training weight is around 66kg.

EDIT: Wait.. nvm he's only 5'1-5'2 like 156cm. I don't seem him going up to 69kg at all then. Kinda short for that class.