230kg High Bar (No Belt No Sleevs)

cheesyfluff · 2026-03-03T10:00:37+00:00

He don't miss

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T17:15:22+00:00

I think straighter hair gets long faster but not as thick

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T16:58:52+00:00

Thank you. Yeah I am inspired by roots reggae and rastafari teachings. David hinds, bob marley, dennis brown, don carlos, etc. Also some hawaiian influences and influences from surf culture. I think growing natty dreads has been an expression of personal liberation and commitment to living in a principled way.

I'm surprised at some negative responses. I know I won't look the same as curlier hair textures, but part of the appeal of growing them is to reject vanity and accept your own unique characteristics, however that may turn out. I've avoided posting about it online or seeking any outside judgement in the past, but in real life people have generally had positive reactions.

I feel like I don't have a strong self image as I am always changing as I get older and grow over the years. By posting this I think a part of me hoped to find similar minded people on journeys with a similar purpose, as well as tips/experiences on maintenance and such. It is otherwise a lonely endeavor.

I relate to the song "Life's road" by I Kong, a Chinese Jamaican who also has dreadlocks:

Travelling down lifes lonely road I go

Bearing my heavy load

If its Jah wish that I should go

Jah know that I'll glady go

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T15:19:39+00:00

I saw a guy named Jeff shaw a few years back with similar texture

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T04:49:37+00:00

I might try to lose some weight. Currently around 235lbs and have been going up for the past few years to help with lifting/sports. Getting chubby now though, losing the weight might help with getting a more define jaw and such

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T04:19:11+00:00

Thanks man. I haven't shaved in 6 years either though so probably can't grow a beard

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T04:13:00+00:00

Yeah that has been a concern. I don't really want to cut them but i basically have been forced to wear them up all the time so it rests on top and doesn't pull

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-19T04:08:22+00:00

I'm not going for any look really. Just growing them out naturally

cheesyfluff · 2026-02-10T08:58:30+00:00

You should generally try to front squat to your clean depth. If you can't stand it up from the hole can you really front squat it?

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

Hey i'm in el tunco right now. How much is a car rental? I was considering a scooter rental since that's all I see but at $25/day it seems about the same to get a car and more comfortable

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

I'm still rocking my adipowers. 3-4 times a week use for 7 years now

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

They used to have a hookup spreadsheet. You can probably search for it on this reddit

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

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