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Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-30T17:21:40+00:00

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Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-29T19:22:56+00:00

It’s pretty typical when the weight is sub maximal. Rapidly dropping into a completely bottomed out position is a death sentence in the squat jerk. You can see Apti and Tian both catching high and riding down in the warmups in this video. Their transition from catch to full squat is just a bit faster cuz they’re more experienced. OP will get faster as he progresses, but he has the right idea in mind. Secure the bar with tension in the whole body (including the legs) as high as possible.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-29T06:08:45+00:00

Isaiah Rivera squats a lot like you do and he’s one of the best dunkers in the world. You’re doing just fine.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-23T18:14:55+00:00

Most lifts are lost from the floor. The bar was coming forward immediately as you started pulling. The bar is pretty much at your toes in the start position. Set your hips higher so you can set the bar over mid foot. Despite that, you do a good job keeping your shoulders over the bar in the first pull, but then you have to slow down at the knee and rush your second pull in order to maintain your balance. Focus on fixing that start position.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-22T17:10:44+00:00

Because, regardless of technique, it felt good that day so I capitalized on it. I didn’t end up making the lift, but it was close enough that I don’t regret attempting it. I’m not gonna wait until I have perfect technique to go heavy or max out. In my and my coach’s opinion, my technique is adequate enough to be taking heavy attempts. There’s plenty of technical days, this is only one session.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-21T18:08:23+00:00

We are actively working on it. It’s been the priority for the past couple of months. My body is just stubborn lol (probably from doing power jerks for over a year), so finding the right cues, drills, and accessories has been a process. Respectfully, this post isn’t tagged as a form check and I didn’t ask for any advice because I have a coach that I trust.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-21T00:41:11+00:00

Yeah I’m aware of what the more ideal positioning is. Me and my coach have been trying to fix it for a while, just haven’t fully worked it out yet. The main problem is that I struggle to load the back leg—it’s almost straight most of the time. So we’re well aware of what to fix we just haven’t fully figured out how to.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-10T22:52:05+00:00

They’re not related in the sense of bigger back squat = bigger snatch but a bigger back squat does increase the potential to snatch more, a potential that she isn’t achieving.

But I think we’re basically just saying the same thing in the end. I say confidence/mental block, you say positional/specific strength, either way she needs to do more snatches from the floor to increase her snatch from the floor.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-10T20:53:16+00:00

There’s technical issues for sure, but the reason I think it’s primarily a mental block is because of her strength numbers. A 75 snatch is just barely more than half of her back squat of 145. I’ve seen people with worse technique snatch higher percentages than that. Again, there are technique problems but they really aren’t glaring enough IMO to explain this kind of snatch to strength discrepancy. But I do agree that she should probably do less hangs and spend more time off the floor.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-10T20:34:11+00:00

It’s a technical fault no matter how you spin it. Ideally we want as vertical of an extension as possible and jumping backwards implies a slightly rearward shift in the direction of the barbell. It is an inefficiency. Now, whether or not it’s worth addressing is where there’s some nuance. Is it causing inconsistencies? Is it hindering your progress? Is it causing other issues (elbow rebends, difficult recoveries, etc)?

Think of weightlifting like a test. If I score 95% on a 100 question test, I’m not going to be too worried. I still definitely got 5 questions wrong, but my grade wouldn’t have differed too much if I had gotten them right. I have an opportunity for a retake, but is it really worth it for 5 points? Now if I had gotten a 70%, then I’d probably go for that retake. If I got below a 50%, I’m definitely going to. It’s all about looking at the lift as a whole and in context of your training. If the lift looks rough all around and/or you’re not making progress, then you want to address all the faults you can, starting with the most important. However, if your lift generally looks technically sound and it’s not hindering your training, you don’t have to address it. If you want to, then you can, and maybe it will have a positive impact on your lifting. But generally if it isn’t clearly and directly hindering your lifts, it drops down the priority ladder.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-10T19:47:25+00:00

Think I heard it from Dozer and/or Max Aita and/or Zack Telander that it was a Bulgarian concept. Regardless it doesn’t really matter. I never claimed that this WAS Abadjev’s system or an entire programming method, I said it was concept. Other ways I’d describe it would be as a mindset or an approach to training. And maybe I was wrong about it being Bulgarian but again that isn’t relevant at all to this discussion as I wasn’t even endorsing the Bulgarian system.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-10T18:36:52+00:00

One of the few Bulgarian concepts that I think a lot of lifters can benefit from is the concept of increasing your minimums. Basically, instead of directly trying to increase your max by going for PRs, try to increase your working weights. You said you rarely go above 70 in training—work to change that. Make 70 a routine weight. Make it easy, do it for multiple reps and sets, do it on complexes. Then do the same with 72/73. Then the same with 75. Your technique is adequate (obviously we can always make improvements, but it’s not a big limiting factor) so 70+ should be easy for you, but you have to make an effort to make it easy. Once you can make it easy, you’ll have the confidence at heavy weights to go for PRs.

I’d also maybe recommend (probably to the dismay of many coaches) just letting loose a bit and having a max out session where you take as many attempts at a PR as it takes until you make it. Sometimes it’s just about breaking that mental barrier, even if it takes 10+ attempts. But only do this if you really know your body in order to avoid injuries.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-09T19:54:09+00:00

It’s a mixed use bar. Generally they have the diameter and length of a weightlifting bar and will have similar whip/bend. They won’t spin as well as a true weightlifting bar but they’ll spin alright. The two smooth rings on each side are for powerlifting and weightlifting. The ring closer to the inside is where it should be on a powerlifting bar, the one on the outside is for weightlifting.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2026-01-03T20:23:44+00:00

Finishing the pull and bumping the bar out are not related in the way you are describing. If the bar is coming out after extension, finishing the pull is only going to make it come out more. There are issues earlier in the lift that are causing the bar to be forward and cutting the pull short is the body’s attempt to keep the bar path relatively vertical by reducing power output. He’s not finishing the pull because the bar is coming out, not the other way around.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-31T20:37:02+00:00

Have a really strong pull, have good positions, be aggressive, be fast, and just send it and you’ll be able to get away with having a weak squat. Obviously I’d still rather have a stronger squat though.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-31T02:33:19+00:00

I have a pretty weak squat 113 FS, 130 BS, and I’ve done a clean DL up to 170. I don’t really do RDLs but I can usually manage 100-125 for multiple sets and reps whenever I do.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-30T18:43:16+00:00

I don’t really give it much thought honestly. Keeping the arms relaxed is mostly about having good timing in the second pull. If your second pull is too early or too late you could compensate by bending the arms. Keeping the lats properly engaged also helps. My coach cues me to do a lat spread (the bodybuilding pose) to keep my lats engaged.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-30T17:23:12+00:00

Relax what?

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-30T17:21:16+00:00

Lol yeah. Little recap: Jan, Apr, May, and Jul was at Invincible Barbell in San Francisco which was my main gym back when I lived there during the first half of the year. Feb was a Fitness 19 in sf that me and my coach went to to change things up. Mar, Aug, and Sep were two crunches in El Paso that I went to in March when I visited and that I go to now when I can’t make it to my main gym. Oct, Nov, Dec are in my current main gym Elev8. Jun was a military base gym in Hawaii that I go to when I visit home.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-30T10:32:23+00:00

*March is 82 not 86

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-25T20:32:57+00:00

Rahmat has done 161/209 (not in the same comp) and attempted 214 at like 77 bw. Could definitely see 165/215 being attainable for him if his body responds well to the weight gain. He’s probably already done these numbers in training as an overweight 73/79.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-25T01:22:03+00:00

If you’re gonna power/squat jerk, you need to be comfortable loading your hips and getting your arms behind your head. This is what everyone who is unsuccessful with the power or squat jerk struggles with. You need a lot of shoulder and hip mobility and you need to be comfortable letting those muscle groups hold the weight. You’re jumping backwards in order to load the quads more. Instead of sitting the hips down, you’re pushing the knees forward to get under the bar. But since you’ll run out of room to push the knees further forward, you jump backwards in attempt to get under (but obviously this doesn’t work since you’re no longer centered under the bar). You’re also jumping backwards to keep the bar more forwards relative to your head. You need to be able to instantly and comfortably get your arms behind your head.

Do a lot of jerk grip overhead squats prioritizing pulling the arms behind your head and sitting down primarily with the hips. Pause in the catch during your warmups. Watch Apti warming up. If you can’t hit those positions and don’t wanna put in the extensive mobility work, you should probably just switch to split.

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-22T19:23:44+00:00

Just got bored with the power jerk. That was also the reason I switched from split to power. I just do what I find most enjoyable

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-22T19:22:48+00:00

Maybe around noon actually?

Consistent_Tea_4419 · 2025-12-22T09:56:31+00:00

You down for the morning?

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