Can't go lower. I am always working on it.

Yeah any lifters with a raised heel feel great. They'll help a lot for pressing overhead and any squatting pattern.

Lol wow that's rude

If you're pretty early on working hard and staying consistent is top priority. After you've used up all your linear progression get on a good program. Stronger by Science has some great free ones.

Also, you can't rush getting stronger. Enjoy the process because it's a long journey.

100 kg

It's a local gym in Minneapolis that has quite a few franchises now. Some of their locations are super nice for weightlifting. Others, not so much.

Yeah re-racking BTN stuff is a little sketchy at high percentages

@JohnWL I lost 3 to 4 weeks of training when the bar slipped and I couldn't let the bar go fast enough to not hyper rotate my shoulder, I'm glad nothing ridiculous happened like a subscapularis tear.

thanks coach

It's shoulder mobility issues. My right shoulder has very limited mobility compared to the left

I did front squat first. I wouldn't call a single set of 3 at 85% particularly heavy. My full depth in the snatch is hip crease just below the top of the knees.

@JohnWL Yeah, that shouldn't be overtly heavy, I just have a hard time wrapping my mind around using it as something to prime my snatch, but if it works, it works. I refuse to push-press without doing fronts first, there's definitely something to be said about front racking a heavier weight prior to dip and drive. It does seem like you could get more depth and that you were actively working for it at that second rep of the last set at 170. Both of my kids hover an inch above the ground in an ATG, makes me curse. 😒

@@JohnWL Gor Minasyan is probably a good lifter for you to watch if you haven't.

@@drhjhulsebos I think I've seen most of his international competitions. Strong as hell.

Thanks!

What do you mean?

@JohnWL get your initial deep squat position then raise a few inches and drop down into an even deeper squat. There's videos on it. Basically sending a massive signal to the golgi tendon organs to give you a more forceful contraction. It also helps with coordinating the leg drive and trunk stabilization for your jerk.

@@drhjhulsebosThe double bounce is a lats ditch effort for weightlifters if the timing is off for a clean. Practicing the double bounce on a heavy front squat isn’t necessary unless it’s much lighter and it’s something the athlete needs more of. Most of the time weightlifters need to practice the single bounce without letting the chest fall forward

@bigbendstrength Last ditch? Maybe in competition like Vardanyan (who's c&j was only 10kg lighter than his max fs. it will increase mobility (more space to catch), core stability (power transfer), and will increase leg drive for pressing, in addition to heightened stretch reflex (motor recruitment). If you have another way of this lifter improving on these elements particularly mobility (which is probably robbing his snatch by at least 15kg) in a time efficient manner, definitely share. If you can't double bounce every rep of your max triple, you've hit the genetic lottery of fast twitch if you can clean it.

@@drhjhulsebos thanks for the tips! Considering I've never missed a clean, or even came close to missing a clean, coming out of the receiving position I don't think I'll need to practice double bouncing out of the hole to increase my clean. Mobility on the other hand is something I am always working on. Shoulders are the real big issue at the moment. Can't keep the bar in the correct spot overhead in the snatch and jerk. Also indicative of this is that my push press is 90% of my jerk.

Thanks! How'd the meet go for you?

@@JohnWL Not awful. Went 5/6 with soft elbows on my second snatch attempt. Not huge weights but an improvement from my last meet so all good!

@@gregorysuchyta 5/6 is a great day! Numbers going up too is always nice

Lol

Thanks for the comment! I know the feeling lol. I think it will be there. Didn't really have the aggression that day to commit to heavy cleans.