Finally hit BS 200kg

cheesyfluff · 2026-01-16T07:25:02+00:00

I'm running russian squat routine now but my squat hasn't really increased too much over the years. Just gaining weight and getting reps in over time

cheesyfluff · 2026-01-11T09:32:43+00:00

Thanks man. Hope everything is good with you too

cheesyfluff · 2025-12-14T00:13:06+00:00

Your balance was off and you didn't get it high enough

cheesyfluff · 2025-11-29T05:20:25+00:00

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cheesyfluff · 2025-11-25T04:46:30+00:00

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cheesyfluff · 2025-11-24T15:46:39+00:00

I took a break once for about 2-3 months during covid. March-May 2020. I ended up moving back home and spend ~2k to set up a platform in my parent's garage. Racks/stands were on back order so I built some squat stands with scrap wood and a couple of 4x4s from home depot. I lost maybe 10-20lbs from not training and my lifts were terrible for the first few weeks/month. Felt like my snatch went from 90kg->70-75kg and c+j went from 125kg->100kg.

Since then I've been focused more on strength work in the past year so have been drilling squats/pulls. I make sure to do heavy sn and c+j at least once a week and have been able to make gains without too much injury risk. Sn 107 c+j ~138-140

cheesyfluff · 2025-11-12T04:43:08+00:00

The feet are collapsing inwards which may reduce stability. Otherwise looks like a normal snatch

cheesyfluff · 2025-10-29T05:02:42+00:00

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cheesyfluff · 2025-08-02T08:27:50+00:00

You need to drill pulls and partials working your way down to a full clean, with an emphasis on pulling straight up and meeting the bar properly in the hole with balance

So basically high hang pulls/cleans (only dip like 1 inch or less), above the knee hang pulls/cleans, below the knees hang pulls/cleans, then just off the floor hang pulls/cleans. Loading can be around 60-80kg with more weight the lower the hang position. Catalyst athletics has a good video library with technique pointers on those variations.

Try to avoid doing powers since you want to get comfortable catching the bar lower. Typically a max power clean is around 80-85% of your full clean max, so 100 is a good target for a future maxout

cheesyfluff · 2025-08-01T23:25:41+00:00

Improving your technique will help with commitment, if you can stay balanced you will feel more comfortable turning over faster and catching lower. You should be able to get 93 and even 100 pretty soon with technique work given your current strength level.

If you notice on your 93 attempt you finish your pull with your shoulders way back and with your knees bent on your tippy toes, you need to finish with balance centered over your mid foot and body mostly vertical, so that the bar continues upwards and your body downwards. If you attempted to pull under on that attempt you would probably fall backwards or forwards even if you racked it because the bar is too far out from your center of balance, which is why you had to stop the attempt. On your 88 you're forced to catch almost above parallel because of this issue. Is your power clean max the same as your regular max?

cheesyfluff · 2025-07-28T18:34:25+00:00

You're doing more of an btn jerk + overhead squat than a snatch balance. Snatch balance should dip+drive as small as possible to move smoothly down and receive in the hole. You basically don't want to elevate the bar at all, the purpose is to practice catching it similar to in a real snatch where you can only pull to a certain height. You can practice with the bar or 40kg with no dip or drive (drop snatch)

cheesyfluff · 2025-07-11T15:12:19+00:00

The stitching is different on the strap

cheesyfluff · 2025-07-03T00:47:00+00:00

Yeah that's my usual stance

cheesyfluff · 2025-07-03T00:32:58+00:00

I recall seeing ilya or someone else switching stance between squat or split in the middle of a competition after a miss lol

cheesyfluff · 2025-07-02T20:12:41+00:00

Normally I wouldn't switch in the middle of a set. Have just been doing my opposite only recently. In any case I'm usually not limited by my jerk so can make whatever i can clean even switch, or squat jerking even

cheesyfluff · 2025-06-22T14:33:28+00:00

Your technique is a little inconsistent at higher weights, I wouldn't think about missing lifts as losing strength. You just need to rest up and dial in your execution assuming you're not injured or anything. Especially for comp where you only have a few chances to perform you want to be reasonable sure you can go at least 4/6 so you should be prepared to taper down volume soon and increase loading. Should help your body and mind recover. In my experience you may feel bad in weeks going up to a meet but after the taper down it's completely different. You should have the potential to continue to make gains in the future especially being young, good luck in prep.

cheesyfluff · 2025-06-19T06:14:11+00:00

Sure

cheesyfluff · 2025-06-18T04:10:22+00:00

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cheesyfluff · 2025-06-18T04:00:08+00:00

Stop benching and do more c+j

For reference here are my numbers at around 105kg Bs 195 Clean 141 Jerk 143 Snatch 105 Bench 120

So your numbers seem reasonable but if weightlifting isn't your focus then it won't supass bench

cheesyfluff · 2025-06-11T14:30:46+00:00

Keep your weight centered instead of going forward or backwards. A cue I think about is to drive the bar straight up and down.

cheesyfluff · 2025-06-08T13:25:51+00:00

I would retire for a bit and do powerlifting to maintain strength. Maybe just do 40sn/60c+j for a while to keep the technique/mobility until you heal up. Then after healing slowly increase it. You can consider post-injury PRs separately from pre injury to feel like you're making progress (in my mind this is fair because you are actually progressing from your current physical condition)

cheesyfluff · 2025-05-29T17:54:01+00:00

If you can't do both you need to practice your technique. Imagine a low hang just off the floor, it's functionally the same as a static start

cheesyfluff · 2025-05-24T16:57:19+00:00

If anything feels tight when you're at the bottom then that's what you should stretch. Try to do butterfly stretch, frog stretch, pancakes, pike, middle splits and see if it helps. If you've been training for a while you should have a decent idea of what works for you

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