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kiloamp
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For a non-Olympic lifter I'd say 350Lbs would be great. For an Olympic lifter in that body weight range, 400+ would get you noticed but 440+ people will start remembering your name. In the Snatch, non-Olympic lifter 286Lbs(130Kg) Olympic lifter 330Lbs (150Kg) and 374Lbs (170Kg) respectively.
coolcolj
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Well 225-250lbs isn't middleweight - that would be superheavyweight in olylifting 
Heavier guys don't lift as well vs their bodyweight,
for the lighter guys double bodyweight clean and jerk, snatch around 1.5 times bodyweight
if you can powerclean double bodyweight and jerk it, then your elite level
Seems most of the top guys in the middle weight divisions can do that - ie Dimas, Huster 85kg 187lbs etc
I have a clip of Marc Huster powercleaning and jerking 375lbs quite easily 3 days out from competition. He weighs around 183lbs. Quite a deep catch powerclean though.
Heavier guys don't lift as well vs their bodyweight,
for the lighter guys double bodyweight clean and jerk, snatch around 1.5 times bodyweight
if you can powerclean double bodyweight and jerk it, then your elite level
Seems most of the top guys in the middle weight divisions can do that - ie Dimas, Huster 85kg 187lbs etc
I have a clip of Marc Huster powercleaning and jerking 375lbs quite easily 3 days out from competition. He weighs around 183lbs. Quite a deep catch powerclean though.
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Thanks Kiloamp, that's kinda what I was thinking. CoolColJ, I did not specify for non-o-lifters, which I should have. I'm fully aware of the weight categories in the olympics. In amatuer strongman middleweight is 200-250, I'm not an olympic lifter nor could I be. Even at 240 I couldn't compete with those guys. low 400's on the clean and jerk is out of my range. Right now my short term goals are 235 on the snatch, and 335-340 on the clean. Its just that I never see any semi descent lifts posted, so I'm not sure what is good for someone sorta big and athletic who isn't a trained o-lifter.
Thanks Kiloamp, that's kinda what I was thinking. CoolColJ, I did not specify for non-o-lifters, which I should have. I'm fully aware of the weight categories in the olympics. In amatuer strongman middleweight is 200-250, I'm not an olympic lifter nor could I be. Even at 240 I couldn't compete with those guys. low 400's on the clean and jerk is out of my range. Right now my short term goals are 235 on the snatch, and 335-340 on the clean. Its just that I never see any semi descent lifts posted, so I'm not sure what is good for someone sorta big and athletic who isn't a trained o-lifter.
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anabolicmd
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Hey man, great questions. There is a lot more to lifting big weights oly style than just strength. Speed is crucial, but so is flexibility. Mark Henry was a natural phenomenon, but he had huge issues just racking the bar on his shoulders, because his wrists were very inflexible and couldnt bend back far enough to cradle the bar, and that held him back greatly. So dont worry too much about 400 pond c&j's, or 350 pound snatches, those are weights that only a few can approach. For a non oly-competitor the numbers you are shooting for are entirely respectable. At your bodyweight, you would be very impressive putting those numbers up. Let me know if you have any excercise/technique questions, oly is my forte.
TNBulldog said:
Hey man, great questions. There is a lot more to lifting big weights oly style than just strength. Speed is crucial, but so is flexibility. Mark Henry was a natural phenomenon, but he had huge issues just racking the bar on his shoulders, because his wrists were very inflexible and couldnt bend back far enough to cradle the bar, and that held him back greatly. So dont worry too much about 400 pond c&j's, or 350 pound snatches, those are weights that only a few can approach. For a non oly-competitor the numbers you are shooting for are entirely respectable. At your bodyweight, you would be very impressive putting those numbers up. Let me know if you have any excercise/technique questions, oly is my forte.
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