Tips For tall Lifters Part 2: Leverage and Intent

[@countdownstop]

Dude you got the best Olympic lifting analysis videos on youtube. Hands down.

[@RamseyDewey]

This channel is awesome. Finally, cues for tall lifters. It's about time!

[@manojnamboo]

Outstanding suggestions . I tried my hang snatches with feet slightly wider than normal and the results were mind blowing !

[@gaiseric9518]

I had a really skinny lanky build freshman year of high school I was 6' 1" 140 lbs. Weightlifting definitely wasn't something my body was naturally made for considering that I had long femurs. It took me a lot longer to get the form correct, but I saw that you have a similar build and that inspired me a lot when I wanted to give up. You were hitting these huge numbers despite having longer limbs and being taller and so I at least could see a path of possibility for me to be strong. Went from an 85 lb bench to a 315, a 135 squat to 405, and a 155 deadlift to 465 deadlifts in under 3 years. I'm not even an Olympic lifter but still found a lot of inspiration in your progress and success.

[@ken-yo2hz]

Wow man, now you’re inspiring me

[@gaiseric9518]

@@ken-yo2hz Thanks, bro. It's amazing what consistency can do, I think everyone is capable of breaking far through the limits they set originally so long as they have patience.

[@Bret_Frost]

@@gaiseric9518 what bodyweight now?

[@gaiseric9518]

@@Bret_Frost 195

[@Bret_Frost]

@@gaiseric9518 damn ya i went from 120 to 200.. just now pursuing oly lifting for the first time.. any tips haha?

[@namenloss730]

I'm 6'8" I need more of this stuff please

[@namtfelable]

Thank you! Coach ZT Pause at knee snatches, very effective yet simple advice. It fixed few issues with my snatch. I have finally started to get a good contact when extending. Thank you!

[@BecomePrimed]

This is a good video and good routine, easy for a beginner to follow. if you are just starting out and ready to go into a gym then a full body or more of a full-body approach is better. Get your body used to the movement and pressure of the weight and then after 2 months or so, go from there. start increasing the weight, if your sets are times based then increase the time you spend on your workout. create progressive overload in other means to keep building muscle. Also, don't neglect your nutrition. it's important to make sure you are eating the right foods and intaking the right amount of nutrition.

[@Kaikojo]

This is really for people with longer leverages. I'm short and found this video quite helpful. Great content (y)

[@FitnesswithDalP]

Waiting for a part 3!

[@xcal76]

This is a great resource for self coaching myself as a tall lifter as there aren't many guides for people like myself. Please keep it up!

[@leonardoparra202]

Honestly, all this is good advice for anyone.

[@zish4k]

long femurs?...all the more quads and hamstrings to lift with!

[@chrisdillon8180]

All that extra muscle brings extra weight...this is why all the really tall guys compete in the unlimited weight class and typically weigh upwards of 400lbs. It's also why they do well in strong man. Helps to be born with an already massive frame.

[@thebeyonder4113]

@@chrisdillon8180 no the avg superheavyweight is 150ish kgs, very few superheavyweights in Olympic Weightlifting have been over 400 lbs

[@chrisdillon8180]

@@thebeyonder4113 lasha weighs 389 are we going to split hairs? I think the point I’m making is valid. The average super weight isn’t 6’6” and weight increases disproportionately with height

[@thebeyonder4113]

@@chrisdillon8180 still not 400 lbs lol, you pointing out Lasha and the very few superheavies who've weighed over 400 lbs is like pointing out a needle in a haystack

[@chrisdillon8180]

@@thebeyonder4113 not going to waste my time suffering a troll man good luck

[@Darrell1977]

Great content as always! What about Lasha Talakhadze? He is tall and snatches more than...anyone! :)

[@tylerhohs]

Great tips as always man - glad to see you pumping out the content more consistently these days. Maybe one day I'll turn that 500lb pull into a 300lb clean if I hammer those drills

[@hakonaurlien2698]

An advantage of being tall, having long limbs is that you can put more muscles on them over time. Also, Lasha is 1.97

[@internetenjoyer1044]

hard to stay in a weight class though to be fair

[@pizzaenjoyer00]

Excellent video! I'll be sure to try these out next time I train. This shows why your channel is the only one I subscribe to on youtube: clear, concise, and informative!

[@hemmygrant]

Thanks for this, jumped 20lb on my pr from watching this 2 days ago, was stuck for a year

[@petertaivassalo4489]

Damn, i found your Channel a few days ago and I really love what i've seen so far. Makes me more hyped each Day to train weightlifting. I Will continue to tune in for every episode from now on! 🤩

[@immers2410]

Excellent video

[@BigGov74]

Any tips for fat lifters

[@noudhospers2419]

For tall lifters: Pentlay rows to get that explosivity and stability in you spine.

[@coreysmith4542]

ON POINT!!! I HAVE LONG ARMS

[@eddyngaue6495]

2:36 I would like if you added that he bent his arms as opposed to straight because his arms are so long like many of us long limbed lifters that we bend before contact to adjust for long length to connect the bar with the sweet spot crease of the hip instead of our genitals.

[@theolyali5548]

Zack, like many other coaches, only describes what he sees. the monkey see monkey do approach. How the athletes moves is an effect to the intention the lifter has with the barbell.

[@moonshine8233]

I feel like I got gipped because I have relatively short arms compared to my legs and torso lol. The most important thing, for me, is to strengthen my torso and back so I don't end up folding over all the time. I find that it's more about being too weak to fully extend the thoracic spine than it is about technique when you're tall.

[@robertroth9562]

Fantastic explanation

[@daniel8526]

Zach, a couple of questions. 1) Are you saying, "squat the bar to the knee", hinge the bar from below to above the knee. and then squat the bar into the hip pocket? 2) You say upward intent from the start to the finish. "Put force into the barbell". Are you saying that the lifter with longer fermurs should push harder/faster from the floor than a short femured lifter? Ie. faster first pull?

[@josko2000]

You’re a god Zack

[@theoneaboveall6768]

Great tip I will definitely try it out keep it up ✌️

[@FitnesswithDalP]

I'm 6'5 and i struggllleee. Thanks

[@gabrielheard2287]

I need a good Olympic gym some where in SoCal

[@gabrielheard2287]

@Daniel McEachern Naw I eventually switched over to powerlifting so any old gym would do. Weightlifting gyms are unfortunately too expensive for me

[@Byzantios1]

It would be interesting to see this analysis applied to Salimi and Lasha: both are 6'6"

[@dkzjesse]

they dont have akward body dimensions. look at the length of their femurs and arms. They are build really well for weightlifting. Height dosent have much to say, other than you have to move the bar a further distance. You can be tall as hell, and still have a great physique for weightlifting

[@mmarr6580]

Any more tips for tall lifters?

[@diagonals792]

1:28 wow just look at the back angle difference.

[@lad9732]

Question: for the snatch the grip is wide enough that the bar touches the hip after the hinge but with the clean, should I (a guy whose arms reach below the mid quads when extended) let my arms flex once I reach mid thigh? I failed a couple of hang power cleans yesterday because I could not find a comfortable position for the lift. So should I keep my arms extended or let them a bit loose once the hinge starts?

[@aki_zakis]

Great video. Im not too tall, but my arms are long af

[@NoahDancaster]

Thanks for the videos man

[@misterf7739]

What if you have long legs but short arms?

[@cheapR1]

Hello Telander, will these work for lifters who are short but have "longer arms"? I am 5'6" and have a 70" reach

[@mlking213]

That’s Incredible

[@MerlinDeLyon]

Top tier vid as always. Succint, informative, thick, solid, tight. PS : Why did you remove your vid on transgender lifters?

[@zacktelander]

I offended people close to me, was being demonetized, and it wasn't my best work. That trifecta has to hit before I pull something :(

[@MerlinDeLyon]

Fair enough It is necessary to risk offending people in order to be understood, tho.

[@zacktelander]

Mr FZ absolutely. Had it not been as close I wouldn’t have given a shit.

[@AnananasFanta]

Does these three things apply also to the clean? Or only to the snatch?

[@pauloau.2043]

i am 6,4 tall(1,96m) also and my ams are really long so when I'm standing with a snatch grip the bar hangs really low (I grip at the very end of the bar), it sits lower than my pubic bone in the high thigh. Any tips to fix contact points with this kind of arms?

[@bowie5_888]

My feet go super wide when I snatch how do I fix that

[@lukegockowski9928]

Hi Zack, awesome analysis - I always learn a lot from your videos. I have a question about the snatch for (future) long-limbed lords: I am an extreme lankboi-my hands touch the ends of the barbell and the middle of the bar still doesn’t sit at my hip crease. Instead the bar sits on my upper thigh.. I’m 6’2” with a wingspan 2+ inches longer than that.. Currently, I brush the barbell against my mid-thigh to snatch, but I know I could be getting much more power if I was brushing/pushing from my hips. Any suggestions/tricks on how to get it closer to my hip crease? Thanks in advance!

[@hooplehead1019]

You concentrated on technique for tall lifters. Another more general point, if tallness is allometrically scaled in the lifter, i.e. the proportions remain roughly the same, is: more mass. Even more important in PL, but also the WL profits from the most amount of muscle mass at the lowest BF% without strength diminishing. Both in absolute AND in relative strength. Thats where tall lifters often struggle, because its hard to eat proportionally more than average lifters (everything is designed for the average man, including meal servings). Also, BMI incorrectly scales, leading to the assumption of relative heavier taller athletes than they actually are. Recommended read (if you dont know it already): www.strongerbyscience.com/whos-the-most-impressive-powerlifter/

[@AnananasFanta]

Should I do also oause at knees cleans? I have long arms and legs.

[@travish325]

Hi Zack, as a tall lifter myself (6'4") I was wondering if you could give me some pointers? I have only been doing Olympic lifts for about 6 months, and while I started out barely able to snatch 135lbs, I am now confidently snatching 195lbs. My issue is this: as soon as I try for 200lbs+ my mind will just not let me get under the bar. Now, I can pull up 225lb well past my shoulders, however, when I try to drop under the bar I just cannot force myself to do it. I feel like I am moving too slow getting under the bar and my mind stops me from continuing. I believe it is mainly a confidence issue that I need to overcome. Have you seen this in your lifters before? Are there any drills or tips you can give me for this? Thanks!

[@Spedfree]

Dont be a bitch

[@UnFutura93]

At 1:50 the guy on the left is wearing 2 different colors of the Reebok Legacy Lifters. 😠😭

[@jojojlc7070]

I have tall people leverage ratios in a short body.Help

[@aleksandrak8414]

well all of this advice applies really bud

[@fmls8266]

welcome to the club

[@rudyrich9817]

You're fuck like me

[@goodnotgreatt]

Part 3: Surgery to shorten your femur.

[@pietasharp]

how tall you are?

[@bigshart]

Why is my 5’7” ass watching this vid

[@Bret_Frost]

ok why does the guy at 2 minutes have 2 different shoes on?? lolol

[@The_Argent_Inferno]

for the algo

[@nuhomusic9343]

Why am I even watching? This I'm 5'8''!

[@marcus7355]

Boi I’m 5 inches shorter than you

[@nuhomusic9343]

Marcus you really pulled a short straw

[@marioskadas4405]

The height dont make a difference. The lengthof your femurs does

[@poopie6205]

2:32 lol at that dweeb watching with his loaded 40 kg bar.

[@KungFuRandur]

looool and what is wrong with it... everybody starts from the bottom!

[@poopie6205]

hahah i see me in him when i was younger.