Strength Bit
quick workout update: i've been getting back into my olympic lifts lately after a frustrating winter break and some injuries that have popped up, but i feel my strength coming back around, and hit a fairly solid weight in a snatch complex, definitely personal best range. The complex was a simple, full snatch + hang full, here's my best lift at 175:
I have a bad tendency to leap forward; not sure if technique flaw or result of lifting form. One thing is for sure I need to get better extension in my knees and i think this will help my jumping forward problem. I'm also not as stable in the bottom as i have been in the past, but I feel that stability will come back as I get back into snatching more frequently.
I definitely feel stronger than I have in the past during my snatch work, just not as accurate and stable in the hole. I have a long standing competition to beat a good friend to a 100kg snatch, and I feel in a couple weeks I may be close to that goal. My friend may beat me to it though as he has recently and successfully completed a strength cycle for his squats and I foresee his olympic lifts jumping quickly once he reestablishes his groove.
On lifting partners:
lifting partners can be a crucial component towards making progress. The competitive atmosphere can push you to break barriers that you may have been tentative to approach on your own. However, they can also cause you to push past reasonable work loads which could lead to injury.
within my experience I have made the best gains when my lifting partners were significantly stronger than me. Their advanced level of development help to put my own goals in perspective and help me to push appropriately, rather than be over competitive and just try to crush them continuously and in turn just crush myself.
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