What if you're 35 and can already press more than 110kg?

Honestly I love weightlifting. The grind is fun!

You forgot the most important benefit to powerlifting. It will prepare you for the most important question by every gym bro. “How much you bench?” Weightlifting will require you to have a lengthy response on why your bench isn’t that high.

You seem like such a chill ass mf. Ily you 💙

I put my focus on increasing the powerlifts and then just do some power cleans and power jerks for fun and variation

Why I don't do either (I just lift as supplementary training for grappling stuff) I found weightlifting to be pretty rad. But yeah, due to skill barrier to entry, it's not that efficient in building overall strength compared to other stuff.

Powerlifting so hard, do chalistenics instead

Nah he used wingardium leviosa. That's cheating

There's also the risk of training weightlifting and being mistaken for a crossfitter. No worth the risk clarence, im sorry. But i'll gladly watch you do it tho =D

Very accurate. I've been weightlifting for 4 years now. I'm finally getting to the point where it's time to increase my strength. 3 solid years of light weights, trying to get proficient at the snatch and cj. I maxed last week and still have 10 ish kg lost in technical errors.

I wish I did weightlifting before I got into powerlifting. I dabbled in weightlifting for a little and got to a 75 kg snatch and a 215 lb c&j @ 63-66 kg but my joints were always hurting. Definitely was fun but powerlifting is 100% more accessible and rewarding.

Totally agree with everything you said. I,m 36 and switched from 10 years of powerlifting to weightlifting and but despite slow progress and constantly frustrating enjoying it a lot and snatching 60kg is way more fun for me than deadlifting 300kg haha

Brother just talked me into powerlifting 😂

Never been harder watching

also weightlifting doesnt build as good a physique as powerlifting or bodybuilding so you dont really 'see' changes which is something a lot of people care about, physical appearance

I see national level weight-lifters benefiting from powerlifting and bodybuilding. Learning to activate muscle groups in the upper back, shoulders and arms. Yes, weightlifting is definitely more technical but each sport brings its own benefits. Having someone to coach you is mega important in all 3 cases. It's always a bonus to have a degree in exercise science too I guess :D.

You’re either born to be a weightlifter or not …..it’s that simple.

Athleticism is hard and takes real commitment and suffering from the start, while picking up really heavy shit takes a while to get really hard. I think all this can be applied to calisthenics too. It's often offered as a starter exercise system, but from the very start you're confronted with how limited your body's movement really is, and you could spend months on boring movements that don't feel very good, and you spend a lot of time in high reps under tension which is mentally taxing. Doing a top set for deadlifts can be done in a couple minutes, and you might only do that once a week.

I focus on getting powerful and strong as much as I can.

and then there is crossfit that has the audacity to make Karen, 50 years old, who has never touched a barbell in her life, snatch and clean and jerk

because my shoulders are messed up.

what is that vidio game in the background?

Powerlifting doesn't interest me at all.

The old men on the video its clarence daddy?

Powerlifting sucks, do Bodybuilding instead.

I think it's also important to understand that not everyone is looking to get into a sport. They wanna lose weight and get muscle, walk into a gym and see people doing bench, squats, curls etc. You need a pretty big space to do Olympic lifts, I don't know anywhere near me that has that. Great stuff as always Clarence. I follow your stuff cause you're just a cool dude!

So basically the exact same as learning any instrument for the first time that is not guitar

My main sport is grappling and I feel like I get more benefits from the explosivity of weightlifting compared to the strength of power lifting. Of course, with another sport and a job it's tough to go to the gym often enough, but I still enjoy the process.

LETS GOOOOOOOOO

Anime/manga recommendations for 2024 please.

I got inspired by Lu, Klokov, and Clarence. I taught myself weightlifting movements, and later on, I just focused on the clean because I realized that learning all the techniques would require significant time and effort. It took me three years of inconsistent practice to finally learn how to dive under the bar. Weightlifting isn't really my priority at the gym, but I'm glad I still learned it. I only do clean now whenever I do back and legs together.

Powerlifting is a joke. Definitely stick with oly lifting and functional strength & conditioning training

I appreciate the honesty man! I don't weight lift, but it is cool to just admire you and other weightlifters haha

Powerlifting is really the ugly cousin of Weightlifting.. And that's ok.

Its come full circle with the powerlifting sucks vid

Interesting fate of these atheletes 3:04 Oleksandr Pieleshenko died in the summe rof 2024 in the battlefield of Ukraine

I started weightlifting in my late 30s. I have a highly mentally demanding job, where a lot is expected of me. So, why should I have any less expectation of myself - physically - at the gym?

It's also much more scary and dangerous imo

I'll do you one better. I just do general lifting and casual bodybuilding because I'm unathletic, slow, and clunky. Came to terms with that reality years ago. But I can still be healthy and look good while admiring the athletic feats of elite lifters such as yourself from the sidelines. There's this weird thing online with weight lifting sports that's unlike other sports where the spectators think they need to aspire to be like and emulate the elite athletes. For most people, this will only end in failure and frustration.

Why is this? Because you’re strong as fuck boiiiiiii

The best athletes and smartest people with a healthy brain can pick it up right away. First time I tried I snatched 70kg overhead perfectly, it’s not that hard, people just aren’t athletic as they once were.

Both are lame strongman is the way

i do weightlifting and eat meat too ;)

Weightlifting is closer to shot put or hammer throw than powerlifting. The explosive part of the sport is the fun part for me. I consider powerlifting boring af tbh

I have done powerlifting for 4 years and I just started weighlifting. I'd say having done powerlifting before really helps a lot. It became enjoyable really fast for me. Im not looking to be competitive though. Just trying to get better on my own. Throwing big ass weight above your head has a very rewarding feel to it.

The mobility in the wrists for the clean is nearly impossible for long armed lifters

Have never attempted weightlifting at all. Been bodybuilding for 7 years and following you for the whole time haha.

Finding facilities and coach for Olympic lifting its much harder than for bodybuilding and powerlifting

I absolutely love weightlifting…. Started at 18. But holy hell, the frustration of weightlifting is crazy compared to power lifting. It won’t get you nearly as jacked, probably more likely to get injured, missed lifts are painful, and it takes years to lift any bit of weight that’s worth getting excited over. It’s a real tough sell for a beginner. That being said, a properly executed/decently heavy snatch or clean and jerk is one of the most satisfying feelings you can get.

Great video. I did weightlifting for one year when I was 42. I didn’t struggle so much with hitting the positions as I am naturally quite flexible, but the athletic aspect was a big concern. I always did something and never stopped exercising since my early teen years, but I am not gifted with great athleticism. Overall it was an amazing experience, but I did an assessment of my expectations and resources I could put into the sport and transitioned to powerlifting.