Lift 90% of competition weight with $500 on the line

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Last Friday was a "control day," the day of the week when the Olympic Weightlifting athletes go heavy. The prize: $500 in cash. The challenge: make all 10 attempts at 90% of your competition weight, 5 snatches and 5 clean & jerks, with no misses. Rob Blackwell, Donny Shankle, and Jon North each took home $166. Lindsay Taylor, Spencer Moorman and Tom Sroka each missed only 1 snatch to finish 9 for 10.

[@jbibanezdude44]

THanKs fOR EpilEpSY gUiZ

[@golassoperfecto]

I miss this crew. Not saying I don't like the newer guys/gals, but man, Shankle, North, and the crew. The best.

[@liamirons-mclean9897]

holy fuck. the end of the video is seizure inducing

[@8acun]

Warning... outro may cause fits

[@quentonmillstid850]

are you trying to give me a seizure?

[@DirEnRefused]

One of your best in a while, Glenn. Please do more of these full length videos.

[@sidowninc]

WTF was that shit with the blinking yellow at the end! If I was epileptic I would be dead bra...

[@TiniestViolin]

7:40 "Look at that back" We were all thinking it.

[@tapichachi]

Awesome!! Great movements!! Congratulations!!!

[@wooby101]

Donny Shankle is ridiculous.

[@TheMarmot24]

That's awesome! Keep training and getting better. Never give up.

[@kirksman]

Absolutely loved Rob's lifting

[@gregory49]

I had a seizure at the end... great...

[@BarbellOnly]

John looked sharper than usual with better clean recovery catching the bounce beautifully. Jerks look good too maybe it was the new shoes I noticed.

[@ERW311]

Love the german shephard running through... Such a chilled atmoshpere

[@Liuv13]

Thank you; you possibly just saved me from having a seizure i don't know though because i did not watch that part :).

[@dannijt69]

this was a sick video

[@COREYDEER]

good lifting john. jerk looking much better

[@00Noontide]

Cool training environment Wish there was something like that in my country.

[@VanamaliDas482]

Build one of your own! It can happen.

[@samconway7008]

i love the sound of the plates hitting off eachother

[@novelero3]

me too best sound ever that and watching the bar bends

[@luvpants2012]

Looks like such a great environment to train in. Great people. Too bad I'm in NJ :(

[@heythere1900]

spence is looking awesome!

[@BroolStoryCo]

I see Jon is now bowing like Dimas after completing his lifts. Classy.

[@Joohris]

I've seen jon jerk way lower weights, with his arms not locked. Huge improvement. Surprised to see how strong these guys are.

[@LaserrSharp]

@marshalljman What is a pre-arm bend? I have a 79" reach at 6' tall and what I do is that I widen my grip once I have cleaned the bar so that my elbows and wrists are perpendicular to the bar more or less. Then just drop under with a wide split.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

When they do block work, the bar sometimes bounces off the blocks and straight into the wall when they miss behind.

[@marshalljman]

Can anyone explain to me how to accomplish the pre-arm bend that Spencer and Rob do? I have really long arms proportional to my body and I feel like that technique would improve my clean(although the long arms proved good for throwing a baseball, not so much for lifting). Thanks.

[@qtpie2630]

that's good motivation

[@52000rightwing]

These guys/gals are beasts.

[@bobbyatopk]

johns jerks are looking nice! i know the feeling of lying in bed thinking about a technical fault and waiting to go in the gym and see if you can correct it!

[@macbeasty]

Yea same. Although sometimes I substitute jerk for snatch. But I clean afterwards in either case.

[@clmblilpimp247]

this is a classic CS video

[@AfferbeckBeats]

I love how all the related videos are for farm equipment

[@lonerangersheriff]

Golly. Strong people.

[@NewYorkBattleCat]

Oh I LOVE the snatch bro hahahahahahaaa!

[@bhearts77]

id love to workout somewhere like this.

[@eamh2002]

Hahaha watching this with muted sound, then along comes a German Shepherd at 1:37 :D Cant be more WTF than that :)

[@altrocksnp]

John has one of the nicest-looking cleans I have ever seen.

[@black012321]

i noticed that everyone except jon changes there hand position after the catch and before the jerk why doesnt jon?

[@eskeredouble2422]

Some one know the name of the shoes? 0:14 pls

[@Adamsutch1]

@AeacusCanti Smolov? Ill do some research lol, cheers man

[@Broscience_Today]

What does Jhon Noth eat to be strong?

[@JacktheDaniels]

@PowerSprinter For men, 6 Chinese lifters currently hold world records across 4 weight classes (62, 69, 77, 85). None hold records in the 94, 105, or 105+ classes. It's no surprise that those 6 guys are ripped (although, as an 85, Zhang Yong was a little softer than the other 5 guys - not fat by any means, just not rock-hard like the others), since they are in the light-to-middle-weight classes: everyone in those classes is ripped, regardless of where they're from.

[@spape34]

i do not train in olympic lifts by any means, but the amount of strength these guys have especially the woman in very impressive

[@EthnicaSnowShow]

lol! i was just about to ask where the epilepsy warning was

[@matkimi]

omg i died a little at the end

[@Adamsutch1]

How do you guys get so strong in the squat?!!!! Donny makes front squatting 190kg look like lifting up a moderately heavy bag of groceries!!! Any advice for shear LEG STRENGTH?

[@GluteusKingMaximus]

How many times do your weightlifters train in a week?

[@MsSucka]

how long do you guys rest between lifts?

[@gahrGoyl]

question! why don't you use something to hold the weights in? serious question (i'm a noobie.)

Spencer rullezz ! :-)

[@Doooox17]

Dem traps on Jon :O

[@gifted22yeah]

@PowerSprinter Hey. I think that only the genetically elite can stay at 8% bf and still train hard all year round for weightlifting. Consider that most professional weightlifters do 10+ sessions a week and this takes a huge toll on their body. In turn, they have to take in a high amount of calories just to recover for their next training. Most of these weightlifters also stay 3-5kg above their weight category, simply because they are more able to withstand the heavy training at that weight.

[@Postermaestro]

Rob bends his arms a lot in the clean. It looks like he brings the bar all the way up to his waist before hitting it. Wouldn't you lose some power due to the arms not being able to support the force as you accelerate the bar during the hip extension? *It looks like all the male lifters except John is hitting the bar as high as in the snatch, with the help of bend arms. Is this really efficient?

[@justincedeno3971]

Postermaestro Rob uses the hip clean technique, which involves that rowing that weight into the hips once you get above the knees, which is why his arms are so bent.It provides alot of force through the bar but its not for everyone just certain body types

[@SkittlesVSnickers]

No force is lost as the pull of the arm is stopped before force is generated through the hips

[@jhawksrule75]

why does everyone do the leg scratch like koklyaev?

[@EndlersaurusRex]

True.

[@vjohn82]

@TheSutchylad I'm doing Smolov now... it's HARD

[@Apjooz]

Yeah if it works. Just didn't work for me. Maybe it was my poor work capacity in squats or something, but as soon as I started to focus on abs my front squat started increasing.

[@MrAlexicon]

are jon's jerks press outs? or is that 3 white lights?

[@TheMarmot24]

Don't worry about the over head stuff, that comes with time and reps. As far as getting into the sport, look into getting some weightlifting shoes from Adidas. The shoes make a huge difference in overhead stuff like jerks or snatches. I am not sure what area you are in, but if there is an Olympic weightlifting gym in your area, then check it out. Whatever you do, do NOT go to a crossfit gym.

[@rubixmonkey0839]

Sroka's shoes look like they have no heel or is that the angle?

[@marshalljman]

@tryandlike They bend their arms prior to the second pull.

[@0quandor0]

donny is a monster

[@gifted22yeah]

@PowerSprinter If they cut their weight right for competition they won't even lose any strength at all. At the lower weight classes (maybe

[@jayhwang17]

lol dat stare

[@DirEnRefused]

OH GOD SEIZURE AT THE END

[@sharifjomaa]

That wall..

[@wasistlos9874able]

That one leg stance was Jesse Marunde's move.

[@xia100]

What shoes is Jon wearing around 6 minutes in?

[@prep0763]

I believe the 08 addistar from Adidas for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. People say they are some of the best shoes around if you Olympic lift.

[@gifted22yeah]

@PowerSprinter Since they stay at 12% or so when they train, when it is time to cut weight, if they try to diet down like a bodybuilder, they will very likely lose strength (ask anyone who has tried dieting down the fat for a bodybuilding comp and kept his strength) than if they only cut water weight and stayed at the same bf %. A 94kg or 105kg lifter who is ripped to shreds and tearing up international competitors simultaneously is really gifted, with or without steroids.

[@MetalManiac95]

That girl aint no joke

[@clearasil11]

I just learned them by myself. But you need to be SLOW with the weight.. I didn't go past 40 kilos on the snatch for like a month until I was very, very confident.

[@novelero3]

could you include their body weight too please

[@snblinder]

What the hell happened to the wall?

[@Apjooz]

It's not about leg strength, it's ab strength. Get strong in variety of ab exercises (the plank is one of the best) and your front squat will sky rocket.

[@AeacusCanti]

@TheSutchylad Squats, squats and more squats. As far as specific programming, someone more educated will have to respond. I know that rob at one point did the smolov squat cycle or something similar to it.

[@zakhmanov]

Jon totally stole my one leg gimmick lol

[@modena1983]

Donny seems to take a really wide foot placement on snatches. Is this just something that works for him?

[@Siili35]

Dont forget the first phase that is involved: snatch.

[@jps8700]

0:14 LOL. I love Jon North, funny fuck

[@jshish7867]

Bad ass! Look at that back! HAHAHA

[@welshpokerman101]

lmfao made me chuckle

[@swimstudzs]

"That doesn't count. it's against the rules" hahaha

[@Possimpablee]

the end gave me epelepsie or however the fuck its spelled.

[@iTzzNinjaGames]

And if it lands on your toe..?

[@0quandor0]

@PowerSprinter How can you tell what BF % people are at just by looking at them. and you realize these guys are on diets or at least watch what they eat for the most part. Nutrition is number one when it comes to sports.

[@RATM77777]

Rob "Show me the Money" Blackwell

[@beargoesrawr8310]

If I may ask, how come Spencer is stronger in the past than he is now?

[@stevenewald9971]

he tore his labrum if im not mistaken and had surgery 17 weeks ago, he also lost a good amount of weight.

[@PaDGuitars]

Bear goes rawr He used to be 280lb and lost 50lb. He's stronger now than he used to be. When this was filmed he hit a 204kg c&j and a 160kg snatch I believe, now he has 207 and 163? Considering he lost appx. 20% of his bodyweight that's no joke.

[@troyvincent8933]

+PaDGuitars hard work, consistency, and the drive for perfection is something Spencer demonstrates as an athlete and lifter

[@andrewaquino6758]

+Troy Obillo form is horrible for clean and jerk and the snatch just isn't there

[@catosicarius9047]

@@andrewaquino6758 Then how does he lift heavy weights like this you moron

[@ontheline24]

7:50 swole as fuuuuck

[@yukseljamie]

wtf i feel like i got fucking epilepsy at the end

[@JoshuaOdionson]

Lindsay is tougher than most of the guys that play sports at my school.

[@jiggasnap]

Spence is looking like he needs to grow his beard back.

[@johnlee3036]

What happened to Lindsey? Last time I heard of her, she was attending Lindenwood University

[@elvisabazi5580]

Can i ask a question where this guy is from ? becouse an albanian eagle is on his T-shirt ???

[@elvisabazi5580]

The first guy i mean

[@RawPowerliftingStrength]

shiqptar osht, hahah

[@elvisabazi5580]

folni moreeeee shqipe

[@januszwinnik7214]

at the end he was 2 cm smaller

[@oternoj]

I have eye cancer now =P And yeah, that's an awesome back!

[@chachi_luna]

SHANKLE

[@nahidontwantoo]

pause at 3:22

[@jwpla]

clarence0 would pwn this guys