tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652139677737525281.post2172923656504577119..comments2023-12-31T16:41:37.709+00:00Comments on Weightlifting epiphanies: Monday's man managementBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13481143040712327874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652139677737525281.post-82364604031528308232009-09-18T11:12:44.892+01:002009-09-18T11:12:44.892+01:00I will try those tips, thank you for taking the ti...I will try those tips, thank you for taking the time to write them down.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481143040712327874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652139677737525281.post-69576547078186540802009-09-16T18:33:45.615+01:002009-09-16T18:33:45.615+01:00Looking at your snatches, couple things. May or m...Looking at your snatches, couple things. May or may not work for you though our lifters have seen improvement. Lower your hips below your knees when you start. Then concentrate only on pushing your heels in to the ground. Your back must be tight, chest up, & the bar will end up in power position ready to go. I notice that your knees are slow to move out of the way and this forces the bar out away from you which you then have to pull back in. Lot of energy being wasted doing that. Pushing your knees out to the side allows you to lower your hips better. think being "bow legged" rather than going into a frog stance. When starting your third pull, keep your elbows over your wrists as long as you can, then flick your wrists hard and get you under the bar. Your punch in getting under the bar is a bit more press like than punch like. Exercises such as drop snatches help with this punch feeling. Exercises such as SG Russians (or liftoffs or dead lift to knees) help get that start position drilled in. Nice lifting and good luck at your upcoming meet.Cincinnati Weightliftinghttp://www.cincinnatiweightlifting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652139677737525281.post-40046500242783139132009-09-15T23:51:20.080+01:002009-09-15T23:51:20.080+01:00Good lifting Barry. Like yourself, I am trying to ...Good lifting Barry. Like yourself, I am trying to lose a bit of weight. Lost about 10lbs in the last 4/5 weeks simply by cutting down drastically on junk food, adding aerobics 5 times per week and adding a few protein drinks to my diet. Safely in the 94 category. Might see you in Corkbrendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703806126345952016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652139677737525281.post-28993862250846495202009-09-15T12:23:15.247+01:002009-09-15T12:23:15.247+01:00Snatches look solid enough Baz. You can see that y...Snatches look solid enough Baz. You can see that you have been training hard over the last month or two and as you've said you're not feeling the freshest. But it's a little under 3 weeks to Cork now so that's the way you should feel in my opinion, otherewise you havn't been training hard enough. From now on it's just about dropping the volume and working on speed at 90%+. There are big weights to be lifted in Cork...CathalByrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963370551514587293noreply@blogger.com