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I trained them for a while and still use many of the movements. Body can't take much abuse anymore and I don't have access to bumpers right now.
Meso has some guys also - from what I can tell this "johnsmith" over there is a pretty solid strength coach with a team of lifters and other atheletes. Lots of westside training too. Worth your time.
Meso has some guys also - from what I can tell this "johnsmith" over there is a pretty solid strength coach with a team of lifters and other atheletes. Lots of westside training too. Worth your time.
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The most famous olympic lifting coach works at my gym......
He has trained Blair Lobrano, Tommy Calandro, Bret Brian.......
He has trained Blair Lobrano, Tommy Calandro, Bret Brian.......
Thanks for replying.
What is the URL for the meso site?
I want to take a break off from bb'ing and hit some olympic lifting. I need to gain some sick ass-beating strength and speed.
I'm looking to put together a beginners routine, since I know strength gains come quick when you first start.. I dont think I will be needing a lot of the exotic partial range of motion lifts.
I've heard O-lifts are mega destructive to your body. Any truth to that?
I'm not looking for some vague sense of "strength" that someone might put a football player on, but a routine geared specifically towards the sport of olympic lifting, since I may decide to continue with the sport indefinately if I am successful.
Is this a very genetics-driven sport? I've got good natural trap and lower back strength, about 5'9".
twitched
What is the URL for the meso site?
I want to take a break off from bb'ing and hit some olympic lifting. I need to gain some sick ass-beating strength and speed.
I'm looking to put together a beginners routine, since I know strength gains come quick when you first start.. I dont think I will be needing a lot of the exotic partial range of motion lifts.
I've heard O-lifts are mega destructive to your body. Any truth to that?
I'm not looking for some vague sense of "strength" that someone might put a football player on, but a routine geared specifically towards the sport of olympic lifting, since I may decide to continue with the sport indefinately if I am successful.
Is this a very genetics-driven sport? I've got good natural trap and lower back strength, about 5'9".
twitched
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monkeyballs
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About 60% of my lifts are olympic movements.
Snatches
Hight Pulls
Snatch to Snatch squats
Clean to front squats
Push Presses
Push Jerks
Hang Cleans
Hang Snatch
Snatch Lunges
And Bench, Squat, and Deads.
That is all that I do.
As for determining whether or not you have the disposition to be a good competitive olympic lifter ask yourself the following.
1. Are you short statured
2. Are you generally explosive (I.E. vert jump)
3. Do you have really good balance
4. Are you coordinated (pretty good athlete)
Muscle density is also huge, the guys who are seriously competitive look like little trolls made out of bricks. IMO, it is a very genetically driven sport. About as much as sprinting. I think that powerlifting isn't quite as dependant on genetics.
As for O-lifts being tough on your joints. There are a bunch of studies that show both sides of the argument. One thing is clear though, an O-lift done incorrectly will fuck you up ten times quicker than a concentric lift done incorrectly. I think that this is where most of the reputation that O-lifts are tough on your body comes from. You can get away with improper squat form without an injury for quite some time, whereas one snatch done incorrectly will probably leave you without rotator cuffs. You really need a coach to work with you on these lifts before your teqnique is solid enough to go balls out.
As for that "vague" definition of strength. That's really what O-lifting in all about. Some bulgarian lifters have been able to C+J as much as they can Squat, and snatch twice what they can Bench. I've learned to love being "sports strong" more than "weight room" strong.
I love O-lifts and will probably never stop doing them. Gets your heartrate up in a hurry too, so it's really good for fat burning.
Shoot me an E-mail and I'll forward you a copy of my program if your intrested. I'll tweak it a little so it's specifically for O-lifting (you won't have to do all the sports specific bullshit that I do...lucky you)
There are few things more satisfying than the sound of dropped olympic plates right after you set a new PR.
Good luck Bro.
Snatches
Hight Pulls
Snatch to Snatch squats
Clean to front squats
Push Presses
Push Jerks
Hang Cleans
Hang Snatch
Snatch Lunges
And Bench, Squat, and Deads.
That is all that I do.
As for determining whether or not you have the disposition to be a good competitive olympic lifter ask yourself the following.
1. Are you short statured
2. Are you generally explosive (I.E. vert jump)
3. Do you have really good balance
4. Are you coordinated (pretty good athlete)
Muscle density is also huge, the guys who are seriously competitive look like little trolls made out of bricks. IMO, it is a very genetically driven sport. About as much as sprinting. I think that powerlifting isn't quite as dependant on genetics.
As for O-lifts being tough on your joints. There are a bunch of studies that show both sides of the argument. One thing is clear though, an O-lift done incorrectly will fuck you up ten times quicker than a concentric lift done incorrectly. I think that this is where most of the reputation that O-lifts are tough on your body comes from. You can get away with improper squat form without an injury for quite some time, whereas one snatch done incorrectly will probably leave you without rotator cuffs. You really need a coach to work with you on these lifts before your teqnique is solid enough to go balls out.
As for that "vague" definition of strength. That's really what O-lifting in all about. Some bulgarian lifters have been able to C+J as much as they can Squat, and snatch twice what they can Bench. I've learned to love being "sports strong" more than "weight room" strong.
I love O-lifts and will probably never stop doing them. Gets your heartrate up in a hurry too, so it's really good for fat burning.
Shoot me an E-mail and I'll forward you a copy of my program if your intrested. I'll tweak it a little so it's specifically for O-lifting (you won't have to do all the sports specific bullshit that I do...lucky you)
There are few things more satisfying than the sound of dropped olympic plates right after you set a new PR.
Good luck Bro.
FANTASTIC post monkey.. outstanding..
I am very interested, could you shoot me that email to [email protected]?
You bring up a good point about the coaching.. I'll probobly be sticking to an empty bar and focusing on technique for quite some time..
My shoulders have a freaky tendon attachment or something, because I've been able to seated behind the neck military press more then I can benchpress for quite some time.. and do front raises with 60lb dumbells...not sure if that will help in the overhead pressing or not..
Great great post. karma for you. Love reading any more similar anecdotes from you or anyone else about this sport..
And I an definately all about explosiveness and strength in that "every direction" kind of way if you know what I mean.. like bieng able to throw on the boxing gloves and slug it out with your roomate without using any technique
. What I meant is that a lot of the routines I found on the net were geared toward runners that were looking for a strength boost, rather than lifters who are looking to pack on some serious strength without regard to putting on too much weight, loss of flexibility (although I know flexibility is important in the o-lifts)..etc..
twitched
I am very interested, could you shoot me that email to [email protected]?
You bring up a good point about the coaching.. I'll probobly be sticking to an empty bar and focusing on technique for quite some time..
My shoulders have a freaky tendon attachment or something, because I've been able to seated behind the neck military press more then I can benchpress for quite some time.. and do front raises with 60lb dumbells...not sure if that will help in the overhead pressing or not..
Great great post. karma for you. Love reading any more similar anecdotes from you or anyone else about this sport..
And I an definately all about explosiveness and strength in that "every direction" kind of way if you know what I mean.. like bieng able to throw on the boxing gloves and slug it out with your roomate without using any technique
. What I meant is that a lot of the routines I found on the net were geared toward runners that were looking for a strength boost, rather than lifters who are looking to pack on some serious strength without regard to putting on too much weight, loss of flexibility (although I know flexibility is important in the o-lifts)..etc..twitched
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Technique is huge in these lifts so don't expect to look pretty overnight. You will still be able to enjoy them though.
Good luck.
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Technique is huge in these lifts so don't expect to look pretty overnight. You will still be able to enjoy them though.
Good luck.
i compete in olympic lifting. love it, i am waiting though to have hip surgery so I can start competeing at the national level again. for those he like olympic lifting here is a cool video, check it out, pretty cool.
183lbs lifting 470lbs
http://www.pyrros.gr/gallery/video/Pyrros2.mpg
same guy snatching 385lbs
http://www.pyrros.gr/gallery/video/melvourni.mpg
183lbs lifting 470lbs
http://www.pyrros.gr/gallery/video/Pyrros2.mpg
same guy snatching 385lbs
http://www.pyrros.gr/gallery/video/melvourni.mpg
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monkeyballs
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That is how it's done!!!!
That fucker Exploded like keg of dynamite.
He can probably Dunk a basketball even though he's probably really short.
That fucker Exploded like keg of dynamite.
He can probably Dunk a basketball even though he's probably really short.
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