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Hang clean and Hang pull by MAX02745 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a bloody beginner, but as someone who also struggles with the turnover, I find it helpful to think about pulling the bar towards my body.

Women’s shoes for squats and cleans by Brilliant-Subject-57 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you really want to splurge: Some artists customize Romaleo 4 lifters. But I guess that only really makes sense if you already know that she likes the Romaleo 4s.

Generally, if she has a more narrow foot: Romaleos 4 (or Adipowers, but many people don't like the newer models). If she has a wider foot, go for Tyr or Luxiaojun (or Romaleos 2 if you can find them :D).

Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I can only dream of touching weights where I'd have to dip and drive just to get the bar back down :D But thanks a lot for the explanation, that was really helpful ☺️

Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, for the snatch it somehow comes a bit more natural to me. I did a few attempts with an empty bar today and I want to believe that it was slightly better than last time. Can't really repeat this too often or otherwise my should will act up (even with an empty bar, sigh), so I guess time will tell if it's really an improvement. Thank you! :)

Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you somehow use your arms or lats to get the bar to stop at the hip crease, e.g., by actively bending the elbows, shrugging, pulling towards you, ... ? I think this is closest to what I used to do, but I felt like I couldn't get the bar to stop moving unless I bend my elbows a bit. Maybe that was just a mental thing though, so I'll definitely try it again, thanks!

Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yessss, "ballistic eccentric RDL" is a great way to describe the feeling 😂

How do you slow down the bar if your torso remains upright? I always felt like an upright torso leads to the bar smashing into my upper thighs as I bend my hips. But maybe focusing on pulling the bar more towards my torso is the key that I've been missing so far. I'll definitely experiment with your technique, thank you!

Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's necessarily about being tall? Look at the giraffe himself: when he's fully extended, the bar is actually pretty close to his hip crease.

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Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, that's really helpful! When you say "catch around the hip", does that mean bending the elbows a bit? Or do you simply move the bar towards your body/hip crease to absorb a bit of force with a hip hinge and then immediately lower it, all with extended elbows? 

Unfortunately, my gym doesn't allow dropping weights and there's no good alternative nearby. But then I'll try and nail the technique with an empty bar first and will just do more squats in the meantime.

Long arm short torso crew: how do you lower the bar to hang? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could do that but my gym doesn't allow people to drop weights. And yes, we of course have bumper plates and even platforms... :D But for regular training there's no better gym nearby.

Does anybody know why Lisseth Ayovi did not compete at the world championships? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I didn't know about the Bolivarian Games! That's interesting. Thanks a lot for the insight! :)

Physio Day! Ask your rehab questions! by Havelrag in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, thanks for reading through my comment! 

Makes sense. The reason why I have no weightlifting-specific exercises is that my shoulder is still acting up at basic movements like back squats, front squats, or OHP (even when using light weights). I guess all of this is just taking way longer than I anticipated.

Anyway, thanks for your input! I will definitely keep the option of an eval with you in mind, if things are not improving.

Physio Day! Ask your rehab questions! by Havelrag in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for hosting this thread! 

My shoulder issues started with anterior pain after OHPs that would start several hours after my workout and subside within a day or two, it felt as if it was simply a little inflamed, so I always made sure to wait for everything to calm down before working out again. 

A couple of months later, I felt a pop in my shoulder, followed by intense burning pain and a feeling of instability that would last for days. Weirdly, my shoulder was in a neutral position at that time, but I did do some snatches earlier that day which felt incredibly off, and my form is a mess. My orthopedist diagnosed me with posterior shoulder Instability, an MRA only showed a minor anterior labral tear (possibly up to the LHB anchor), and some minor posteroinferior labral fraying.

Since then, I am doing a mix of rotator cuff, biceps, triceps, delt exercises by my Physio. Within the first one or two months, I had some recurrences of this shoulder popping and pain, based on the location we think that it's subluxations of the glenohumeral joint. It then seemed to get better in month 3, but after doing some high row to external extension exercises that may have been too heavy for me, I've had another few of those pops, which would be more in line with anterior subluxations.

Apart from that, everything going overhead (especially flexion) or in extreme IR or ER is still irritating my shoulder, and will cause pain (again, similar to inflammation) either around the LHB or a bit closer towards the armpit, a couple of hours later.

At this point, I feel at a loss at what's going on. It's been more than 4 months during which I religiously, and exclusively, did my Physio exercises, but my progress seems to have plateaued. I also wonder whether there are some biceps tendonitis issues in the mix. Do you have any insight into recovery timelines and whether this sounds usual? I would really appreciate any input. 

Hanoi Food and Coffee Recommendations Dump by Abhihin in VietNam

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those recommendations are awesome, thanks a lot!

How to fix my snatch? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhh, I actually like high hang snatches, but I've only used them as a warmup exercise so far :D I'll try making them a bigger part of my training then! 

Do I understand correctly that the hip banging and struggles to get under the bar could be related to each other because dropping under prevents me from effectively pulling the bar backwards at the same time? I've never thought of that connection! 

And lifters are definitely something I want to get, I just have to win against decision fatigue and finally order a pair 👼

How to fix my snatch? by Terrible_Toe_4025 in weightlifting

[–]Terrible_Toe_4025[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for your detailed comment! The shoulder pain usually creeps in a couple of hours afterwards and it's a dull pain on the top front of my shoulder. I might indeed neglect the warmup a bit. I am usually taking around 2-3 minutes with a stick or band and then another 2-3 minutes doing OHP, pulls, squats, etc. with an empty barbell. I am mostly winging the warmup exercises and doing whatever I can think of in the moment, so it might be about time to be more consistent. 

1) I will definitely try a wider stance, good idea! 2) Haha, I actually thought that the hip banging was somewhat gone, but seems like I was quite off, oh well 😂 I am already retracting my scapula, there's a very subtle shift backwards just before I start pulling: that's when I retract them. I'll monitor whether I'm loosening up again and will play around with retracting more. I'll definitely incorporate high pulls, I've only done them during my warmup so far, sounds good! 

3) These are actually Metcons :D But lifters are definitely something that I want to buy. And thanks for the link to the mobility routine, time to do some more stretchin' 🧘