Good way to start, took a break from Oly lifts and PRd first day back. Think I have 150+ Power soon the way this moved

130 kg PR. I def rushed into this weight a bit, and I really didn’t want to fail the lift, so it ended up being an extremely difficult rep (lost stability in the back, lost elbow positioning etс). I never want to repeat something like this—I’m just curious, how dangerous was this grind? (I have little experience here, I’ve always tried to avoid situations like this)

Anyone have recommendations for good athletic tape? I use it to wrap my thumbs for hook grip and the stuff I've been getting off Amazon has slowly gotten worse over the years, doesn't stay on longer than 1-3 sets. Walmart's options are just as shitty. Had some decent tape from Garage Strength with a different bundle from them once but buying 3 is so expensive especially with shipping being about as much as the product itself. Similar stuff at Dick's is about $20 for one roll. I am on a budget but willing to spend reasonable money on the good stuff, just want to find the good stuff

Anyone know of any? I am going for a week next week and am hoping to get some lifting in. I tried googling it and didnt come up with anything

75kg snatch soon hopefully

Why? What does it do that the apps on the market don’t do? How do your athletes give feedback or log their results?

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I believe this is 280kg

Not much to say here other than I'm trying to learn something new. This was about the heaviest weight I could tolerate from the power position dip into snatch

42kg, 50 kg and 55kg (max) snatch attempts.

BW-65kg

32 yr old female. I’m told I stick my butt out/up too much when I back squat, and it gets worse the closer I get to 90 degrees. So now I’m stopping before I get to 90. Will I still get progress if I’m not squatting low enough? When I tuck my pelvis forward/under, my hips prevent me from lowering down to 90. I also have scoliosis in my lower back so I don’t know if that also makes me stick my butt out as well, or I’m just compensating for tight hips. My weight is centered in the middle of my feet. I tried using the chair to just squat until my butt hits the chair, sit for half a second, and go back up, but I struggle to get back up with the weight I was squatting. Currently at 75lbs back squat.

First time wearing a belt for my squats, not sure how much I liked it, It was hard to tell how deep I was, I think I got depth, any tips on belt positioning?

Any technique tips would be appreciated

Working holding of position and just having some fun. I want to do this with 200kg eventually

Hello, gonna be at Irving / DFW area for a while. Appreciate recs on WL gyms to train at.

Has anyone ever started weightlifting without a history of heavy squatting and achieved a 200k CJ in their life?

For context, here I am, M24 110kg BW, started this sport at 23 and quickly got hooked and obsessed with far out and ambitious total goals. I have no prior athletic experience, but for some reason this sport has me hooked. I’m 7 months in and have put 35kg on my back squat (125-160), 20kg on my snatch (84-104) and 24kg on my CJ (102-126) and it’s looking like i’m gonna do the same amount of progress over the next 7 months.

This is great and all, but i often find myself overthinking the fact that I’m getting into this, technically too “late” to be elite. I often find myself picturing a day that I can hit a 200kg clean and jerk and 160 snatch, but quickly get flooded with self doubt because of my age and people who will get into their sport at 16 and hit there all time highs by the time they’re in their mid 20’s.

My question is, are there any famous lifters who started later than average?

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.

Been working no foot snatches this block. One of my favorite variations to fix A LOT of issues:

- incomplete vertical ext
- slow movement under bar (reflexing hips)
- excessive horizontal contact w hips
- disconnected turnover and receiving
- all this also shows itself with jumping forwards or backwards in snatch

I also am strong believer that most technical variations should can be done with 75 to 85% of your loads. I find this has the value when it is trained heavier in relation to a snatch. Something like 80 to 85%.