Thats great and congratulations! I can’t see the video though, lol.
Edit: Now I can. Awesome lift! I understand at your age you are dealing with a whole slew of issues that I don’t have to worry about at this age, but can you get deeper? I bet you could get more up if the squat was lower.
It looks great though. For a second thought you were going to miss in the catch, your body turned a bit.
Thanks! I’ve had a couple of very serious knee surgeries that have resulted in limited flexion due to scar tissue. So what you see there is literal rock bottom for me. The “instability” at the bottom you’re seeing is also likely a result of the knee issue. I’m completely unaware of it as it’s happening BTW. I know it’s an artifiact of my lifting but I’m not sure it’s enough of a problem to put a lot of energy into, given I’m still hitting new PR’s in the gym.
[quote]cloystreng wrote:
Thats great and congratulations! I can’t see the video though, lol.
Edit: Now I can. Awesome lift! I understand at your age you are dealing with a whole slew of issues that I don’t have to worry about at this age, but can you get deeper? I bet you could get more up if the squat was lower.
It looks great though. For a second thought you were going to miss in the catch, your body turned a bit.[/quote]
[quote]Charles Staley wrote:
Thanks! I’ve had a couple of very serious knee surgeries that have resulted in limited flexion due to scar tissue. So what you see there is literal rock bottom for me. The “instability” at the bottom you’re seeing is also likely a result of the knee issue. I’m completely unaware of it as it’s happening BTW. I know it’s an artifiact of my lifting but I’m not sure it’s enough of a problem to put a lot of energy into, given I’m still hitting new PR’s in the gym.
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At this point I wouldn’t bother with it, and work with what you have. Its great that you are hitting PRs! I would go with what you are doing, it seems to be working well.
I’ve done “Variants” of these lifts (power clean/snatch from hang, with straps, etc) for many years, but never thought I could do full lifts due to knee surgeries, until about 6 years ago when I decided to try to compete, and found that my knee will in fact tolerate them.
Sorry you won’t be able to be there. At least this year we are in the same age group, although I think you are in a higher weight class than me. I’m 54 and lift in the 85kg weight class.
Lifting is going OK, but rehabbing a pulled hamstring. I’m back up to 95% of what I was doing before the injury. That might be enough to win unless Michael Harada shows up. Thanks for asking.
Yeah I walk around at about 210, so I can be a 94 or a 105, last Nationals I competed as a 105
[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
Sorry you won’t be able to be there. At least this year we are in the same age group, although I think you are in a higher weight class than me. I’m 54 and lift in the 85kg weight class.
Lifting is going OK, but rehabbing a pulled hamstring. I’m back up to 95% of what I was doing before the injury. That might be enough to win unless Michael Harada shows up. Thanks for asking.[/quote]
Congrats on the lift!! I do have a question do you employ the EDT for weightlifting that you wrote about in your article? If so have you tweaked anything for it?
Thanks! I use a variety of approaches (which I’d be happy to outline in more detail if anyone is interested) some of which incorporate EDT principles
[quote]rell816 wrote:
Congrats on the lift!! I do have a question do you employ the EDT for weightlifting that you wrote about in your article? If so have you tweaked anything for it?[/quote]
Congrats Coach! That was an awesome looking lift for sure! Dave told me all about your PR when he got back from his stay with you out there in AZ. He was all fired up after being able to witness you make the lift. I am just glad you caught it on video so we could all share in the excitement.