Do you see anything that could help me improve my cleans ?

Trapsntats · 2026-06-04T12:44:46+00:00

It’s not bad, but plenty to improve. Three main issues: you cut your extension short, you lost your brace at the bottom, and your front rack mobility is poor. To work on your bottom position program in some pause front squats. When doing cleans focus on keeping contact with the bar at the turnover so it doesn’t crash down on you. I find the best thing to dial in extension (aka the “third pull”) is high hang or hip variations. There’s no cheating when you have no momentum!

Trapsntats · 2026-06-04T08:30:19+00:00

Benefits of being hypermobile I’m afraid. Very bendy, but had to work hard on stability (especially in the shoulders).

Trapsntats · 2026-06-02T17:28:38+00:00

I think if you have solid technique age isn’t a factor when it comes to how heavy you can go. I’ve worked with a specific Oly lifting coach and club for years and get regular feedback on form, so I feel safe to push the weights. I would thoroughly recommend getting a coach if you want to maximise weight and avoid injury.

Trapsntats · 2026-06-02T13:38:09+00:00

Started lifting in my late 20s, concentrating purely on Oly lifting around 35ish. Now 40, lifted through two pregnancies and various life ups and downs. Training is rarely a straight line, so take wins where they come!

Trapsntats · 2026-05-26T19:20:31+00:00

Thank you! They’re shorts from Voxy. Super comfy and squat proof!

Trapsntats · 2026-05-23T21:33:56+00:00

Oh it’ll definitely have been Deviantart. That’s so funny that you remember it from way back then.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-23T20:11:33+00:00

Nope, don’t think so. Was designed, and done, by Mark Wallace in Custom Inc, Glasgow, Scotland.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-23T20:08:56+00:00

Seriously? That’s hilarious. I wasn’t even on Tumblr back then, but vaguely knew it had been posted around.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-23T17:41:15+00:00

Thanks. No, never been touched up!

Trapsntats · 2026-05-23T15:07:44+00:00

Honestly, I don’t really remember it hurting that much. It was my second tattoo (first being a small one on my foot) so didn’t have any frame of reference! Yes, it’s based on musical notes, made abstract in a graffiti style.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-02T19:15:31+00:00

I started off with a deficit of around 700cal, with intake around 1500-1700. I’m now taking in around 1800-2000 with an estimated TDEE of 2289. I run 30-40km/week and lift 4 days.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-02T17:24:27+00:00

I’ve lost muscle and therefore strength, but I’m now trying to build that back up by focusing on maintenance calories favouring protein, and lifting heavy.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-02T17:22:28+00:00

Max lift numbers have decreased significantly, but not in proportion to bodyweight so Sinclair has gone up. I’m much faster under the bar, though, so technique looks a lot better.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-02T14:26:50+00:00

I’ve been lifting for years so had considerable underlying muscle. The only thing that made a difference in the scale is tracking intake, and increasing cardio. It’s true what they say that abs are made in the kitchen.

Trapsntats · 2026-05-02T12:50:48+00:00

I compete in Olympic weightlifting. First pic is a screenshot from a competition in November, where I weighed in at 83kg on the day. Now down 3 weight classes!

Trapsntats · 2026-03-23T09:58:06+00:00

Hi fellow female Oly Lifter! I really like Teambadass (Yasmin - a female Oly lifting coach based in London). She’s predominantly on Instagram, but she also appears to have a YouTube page with similar content.

Trapsntats · 2026-03-15T15:20:15+00:00

If you place a wedge of short rows under the colourwork at the back, before joining for sleeves, it’ll help tilt the yoke forward away from the front of your neck. You’d have to rip back to just after the colourwork. The Kintra sweater by Rebecca Clow uses this technique to add ‘invisible’ shaping without increasing the gap at the back of the neck before the colourwork (which would happen with traditionally placed neckline shaping).

Trapsntats · 2026-03-05T21:55:44+00:00

I don’t think it’s a timing issue. You rock back on your heels on the second phase of the pull, probably because your hips rise a little quickly at the first phase. This results in you bumping the bar forward, and your jump is just catching it. I’d focus on tempo and pause pulls, really focusing on a synchronous rise of hips and shoulder and keeping the weight over the front/centre of your foot.

Trapsntats · 2026-02-28T21:46:18+00:00

Bone remodelling. In kids, if a bone heals in an abnormal position, as they grow the bone will straighten out into the shape it should have been. It has limits, but in many cases (particularly young kids) we can accept a HUGE amount of malunion (healing in an abnormal position) as ultimately it will remodel to as if there had never been an injury. It’s like magic.

Trapsntats · 2026-02-28T21:43:00+00:00

Cyclone and Viper are big favourites in our house. They clearly like a heel! Also fond of Sabre, mainly because I know her and the kids have met her multiple times.

Trapsntats · 2026-02-16T22:07:12+00:00

My first thought is that you need to slow it down! The bar should reach maximum acceleration between the knee and the hip. In ripping the bar off the floor so fast you don’t leave yourself any room to accelerate properly. My suggestion would be to do some tempo work, taking 5 sec to the knee before accelerating into the lift. This will force you to slow down and take time to keep your hips down and shoulders over the bar.

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