A video from today

[Madcow2]

damn fast under the bar!

I thought the same. That guy is like lightning.

As an aside, he did cut his pull short. If you frame by frame or slow-mo it he doesn't get near full extension. Maybe nerves from lack of practice with heavy weight but it's not like I'm throwing stones or in any position to do so. That's a stud lift and that man is fast as hell.

 

[super_rice]

Yeah, Abdallah is faster than a speeding bullet - literally. You should see him flip the 800lbs tire... retarded.

Here he is in top form clean and jerking 200kg. Ignore the second URL in the video, dunno what that is all about :S

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=37A08EC72CC596D1

A few months ago he trained for a bit and showed up at a local competition. Snatched 145kg and c&jed 175. He cleaned 185 easily but dumped it. He said he was "tired". It's funny too, because I hear a lot of guys that were going to compete at 85kg at the nationals cut to 77kg thinking Abdallah was going to be there.

 

[coolcolj]

what are his strength levels like? back squat, front squat etc

guess he is a natty now?

 

[coolcolj]

oh yeah I've seen that 2nd vid before, didn't know he was your coach
he has awesome form

 

[BiggT]

Thanks for posting those, SR....a deep split jerk always gains much respect from me, I've always been a power jerker.

Actually, we should sticky these vids to illustrate the speed at which you have to move. I notice that when most people post a critique my clean video, the most common problem with guys who know how to pull the bar is that they just move too damn slow when squatting underneath, you can say do it as fast as possible, or do it with exaggerated speed, but nothing issultrates it like that video.

I obviously don't clean anywhere near what he does, but I also have tendency to cut my pulls short when I'm tired or at the end of a training cycle and feeling generally dead, it has always been by big issue with the olympic lifts, it is mosly from fatigue, then the nerves kick in and I just get anxious to finish the lift......I can make up for it with speed and squatting strength most of the time, but I am afraid it holds me back at times....is that a common thing you see when you're run down or really fatigued???

 

[super_rice]

Yes - usually technique is the first thing that goes out the window when a lifter is fatigued. From my own experience, the first part that goes is the full extension, followed by a loss of confidence as a result. This is where I feel the creatine actually helps me. By delaying where that fatigue kicks in I'm able to stay snappy through a workout.

IMO, the more explosive you are in finishing the second pull, the harder you drive underneath the bar. It almost becomes a reaction.

The only time I've ever seen him pull fully in person was one time snatching 130 like it was yesterday's news. It's strange, we have another lifter from Kazhakstan (I hear he has snatched 120@62 or something like that) - he always cuts his pull as well.

CCJ, give him some credit, he only trains once or twice a week that I know of, and "special supplements" or not, you gotta be a freak to do 165/200@85. He said his best backsquat was 280 for a double and front squat 245 x 2.

Recently he came and set up on the platform in front of me (he seems to like to do this ). Went like this:

Push press: 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140 4x2.
Back squats: 150, 180, 200, 220, 230 4x2
RDL: 50, 60, 80.

Funny thing is, I was using the Eleiko bar while he was on the rusted old powerlifting bar

Thanks for posting those, SR....a deep split jerk always gains much respect from me, I've always been a power jerker.

Actually, we should sticky these vids to illustrate the speed at which you have to move. I notice that when most people post a critique my clean video, the most common problem with guys who know how to pull the bar is that they just move too damn slow when squatting underneath, you can say do it as fast as possible, or do it with exaggerated speed, but nothing issultrates it like that video.

I obviously don't clean anywhere near what he does, but I also have tendency to cut my pulls short when I'm tired or at the end of a training cycle and feeling generally dead, it has always been by big issue with the olympic lifts, it is mosly from fatigue, then the nerves kick in and I just get anxious to finish the lift......I can make up for it with speed and squatting strength most of the time, but I am afraid it holds me back at times....is that a common thing you see when you're run down or really fatigued???