Having come from powerlifting and being new to weightlifting, I can safely say my strength alone has not helped me at all! Definitely a balance between the two needed.
Really enjoying your videos guys , precise breakdowns, very clearly presented and comes across well thought out. Great for a beginner like me, whose looking to get as much information as I can from the right people.
Speaking as a powerlifer just starting weightlifting this was awesome. What other elements should an athlete focus on in this situation, speed, explosiveness? What are the best protocols & excercises to do this? Thanks for the brilliant content
@@PhiyackYuh There's calculators online which aren't 100% accurate but pretty close. They work off of your reps at a certain weight. Eg: 100kg x 5 reps = 115kg 1RM Other than that, you can only find out by actually testing your 1RM.
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Damn mobility. I'm like wanting to focuse on my technique 100%, but man, I can't even get my butt under my knee's level in less than 2-3 seconds of descent, groaning like and old man (I'm 30) 🤣. It's been 3-4 months for me now, into weightlifting. Still only with the bar (I went 2 times up to 50kg k&j (when both my back squat and deadlift are a couple of tens over 100kg) but it feels so difficult for me to do anything that is not "powering" it). Strangely, in my back squat I go deeper than my knee crease with ease, but I go "slow". In the snatch, down there, I can barely sustain the bar over my head. It would be cool if you do a video about improving mobility
Thanks for the interesting commentary guys. I have zero experience of weightlifting and am a little longer in the tooth than you lads... However, I do enjoy keeping fit and have recently started deadlifting (having never attempted it in the past). I can comfortably deadlift 120 for 3-4 reps with a max currently of approx 150kg. I weigh 82kg. I can only comfortably high back squat about 100 (3-4 reps) or low back squat about 110kg for 2 reps. Does that necessarily mean that my anterior chain is weaker than posterior, by definition? Thanks for your time - apologies if this is a facile query.
not really. you are probably built more for deadlifts with limb lengths and such. keep pushing and do a simple program and you will squat 140 in no time
It's always important to be getting stronger too. Also some lifters get a psychological boost from hitting a squat PB, they'll hit something and just associate it with a new PB. Not a terrible camp to be in.
@@sikastrength True. I have never been strong, I want to finally squat 200+ (now at 150-160 ish) and worry about efficiency later. I know it's not the smart way to go about it, but improving Sn/C&J is like linear progression for me as long as I have reserve strength. Anyway, I'll run the RTA if (when :) ) my squats hit a wall, so far I've been able to progress nicely just by squatting and following general linear progression. Sorry for rambling, appreciate the great content you guys put up, helps a ton!
My technique is dogshit, and so is my strength. back squat 165kg and Clean and Jerk 126kg. Too lazy to get strong and too stupid to understand the issues with my technique.
I'm like 75kg but I think I rely more on leg strength. Snatch has deteriorated over time lol. Back squat 190, front squat 155, best clean is 130 (mental block due to previous injury) but cj is only like 120 since my overhead is horrible. I have a buddy whose like 85kg or so bodyweight but does 105/120 and his best back squat is like 150.
