Been working forever for squat strength. It’s always plagues me. And I was stuck at 180-190 FOREVER.

Super simple programming. Months of 5x5 back squat 2x a week at 150, 160, and 170. Then, one day I hit 180 for 5. And then next week I said let’s ride.

Moral of the story. Just keep going.

Sorry for this dumb question, but when doing the press for weightlifting, do you start in a full jerk rack (bar supported by shoulders, scapulae protracted), or do you hold the bar floating so you can stack your elbows and wrists? I can imagine that for someone with very good mobility, these two positions might converge, but when I see lifters online, the form seems to vary depending on the individual. Thanks!

Edit: The "jerk rack" I'm talking about is this form, and the "floating bar" form I'm talking about is this form.

Probably the heaviest ive ever squatted with near perfect form. I did a stank face when I rewatched the video.

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Artem Okulov still lifting 150/190 at 32.

I have an opportunity to buy 2x 20kg and 2x 15kg Eleiko bumper plates. Should I be worried about the condition? I asked if there was any major damage and the seller said only minor surface tear on the rubber (first pic) but no impact on performance or usage.
Thoughts here please?

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced in a press release on Sunday, October 25, that its 2030 World Championships will be held in Moscow.

Since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Kremlin troops at the end of February 2022, no international competitions under the auspices of an Olympic federation had been organized in the country. Those that were planned had been relocated, such as the 2025 World Swimming Championships, which were moved to Singapore from Kazan.

However, Russia’s return to the fold of international sport has become increasingly evident in recent months.

In May, the International Olympic Committee lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. Then, on July 7, it lifted the restrictions imposed on its athletes, who will be able to return to team sports and participate in the qualifying rounds for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but without immediately restoring their anthem and flag.

The IWF, for its part, had decided in June to fully reintegrate Russians into its competitions. The world governing bodies of judo and then swimming had done the same, respectively in November 2025 and April 2026, as did the International Paralympic Committee for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

No shade to warm body cold mind, used some of their stuff before, just using this type of straps as an example. I’m looking for a new pair of straps and I was wondering if lasso style straps the design shown here are any good for weightlifting. I use my straps for all the normal stuff like volume work and pulls shrugs etc. but I do also use straps when I snatch cause I enjoy using straps on snatches. Are lasso straps recommended to use? I’m not aware of any safety concerns with them over the traditional weightlifting figure 8 kinds. More specifically asking in regards to the safety of these on snatches.

I can literally go up 5kg just by using that bar (yes I am adjusting for the less 5kg when counting the weight on the bar)

It just feels much easier to hold and the thiness of the bar makes it easier to get past my knees (or at least it feels that way)

I'm not doing comps so..

Been working on high pulls without weight to make good form habits, started snatching here and there. Not confident on my snatch grip high pulls. Whatever can be offered is appreciated. Thanks!

Training experience is around 6-8 months for the olympic lifts (been strength training for around a year). I'm self taught but have gotten a little bit of technique advice from someone who trains them and lots of YouTube videos.

Title basically says it all. I just hit a 106.59kg clean (from low blocks/crash pads) at 67.5kg lbs bodyweight but my best ever front squat is only 111.5kg and have only gotten 136.5kg on deep back squat once before. Is this abnormal? I'm assuming it means I need to do a lot more squatting?

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The scoring is as follows:

Snatch, CJ, Total
Gold - 10 pts
Silver - 8
Bronze - 5
Bomb out - 30 pts
Not taking attempts - 3 points per attempt
6 for 6 - 10 pts
World record - 10 pts

Done at the small country club gym I coach at part time.

How much would these Ivanko cast iron plates be worth? 20kg x6. Over 20 years old but no rust, in very good condition

Does me squat look good I feel the knees caving on the upward portion

This is an all time PR I missed 165 before this, I wanna get 182 before the year ends, I think I can just have to figure out what lifting schedule works best with track going on too

Andrew is my remote athlete and he’s getting ready to compete next weekend! November will be 1 year of working together.

First time wearing a belt, didn’t go for the jerk because I wanted to go heavier but Decided not too after this rep
gotta be conservative sometimes. as for the belt, I decided to try it out because as I get closer to real numbers I’m going to benefit from more exposure to heavier weights, my jumps for this were 120 140 160 175,
overall pretty happy

Currently 18 years old.

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Just to make this clear, I'm not an actual Olympic weightlifter, but I'm posting this here since it is related. Since I start these lifts from a clean as well, I've been learning to do it safely.

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