Getting ready for Masters Nationals. These are 80-85% snatch singles. I may end up being conservative at the meet though and going for a 40kg snatch which would be 88lbs, making these 85 and 90%. Depends on how I’m feeling. I’m not going for a record, just trying to qualify for worlds this time around. […]
Archive | March, 2014
Recovery
Two weeks before each of my competition begins freak out time for me. The heavier percentages mean more misses. More misses undermine my confidence (that’s just the way my mind’s built). Rationally I understand that no misses mean I’m not aiming high enough. But misses also highlight all of the things that are wrong with […]
L Cleans SloMo and regular speed
L performing cleans from several different vantage points, slomo and regular speed. What I am noticing is that the bar seems to be going around and therefore hitting knees, instead of knees going back to get out of the way of the bar which should be pulling into hips. Also the top of the second […]
Hang Cleans at Two Different Weights for Form Comparison
This is M who is new to olympic weightlifting. She submitted two videos to compare her form at different weights. She felt very fluid and comfortable at the lower weight, but when the bar was heavier was not as happy with her form.
A Beginner’s Guide to Weightlifting Meets
I’m not a big fan of re-inventing the wheel, so let me first direct you to an excellent article by Jacob Tsypkin published here : http://www.jtsstrength.com/articles/2013/08/07/a-guide-to-your-1st-weightlifting-meet-part-1/ But I wanted to add a few thoughts of my own. 1) Here are the men’s weight classes: 56 kg (123 lb) 62 kg (137 lb) 69 kg (152 lb) 77 kg (170 lb) 85 kg (187 lb) 94 kg (207 lb) 105 kg […]
It Takes a Village
I had a PR today that wasn’t *exactly* weightlifting related. 4 weeks ago, I started going for weekly sports massages with an amazing local masseur. This was done in desperation. Before the Texas State Championship, I hurt my left knee and couldn’t squat for 6 weeks which clearly hurt my lifts. Now my right […]
Daily Training March 15 and 19
129lb front squats, 108lb OHSq (8lbs off bodyweight. Squee!) Two exercises to strengthen the overhead position that I saw on the Catalyst site and on Chad Vaughan’s Instagram feed. Basically static holds at the top of the movement for snatch and jerk recovery
Welcome to Strong Snatch!
Welcome to Strong Snatch, a place to discuss olympic lifting, share videos of your lifts to both celebrate and to garner constructive critique and to discover some of the many steps I have taken on the journey to becoming a competitive masters weightlifter. Masters weightlifters, by the way, are not necessarily “masters” in the sense […]
Chalk not allowed at your gym? Sneak this in!
But first, why would you actually go to a gym that doesn’t allow chalk? Seriously. Reconsider your gym choice pronto and get thee whereforeart chalk is allowed. Chalk fixes everything. Sweaty palms, nerves (gives you a chance to take a breath before getting on the platform), cold hands (I swear chalk helps on those days […]
Coolest Singlets Ever!
Handmade by a national level lifter who understands that women are not built like men nor do they like to look like men. She will do custom work in addition to what you see on the website. I have three and have competed in two so far. She also gave me the amazingly handy tip […]