Kyle Aaron
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Same as in any job 

Fadi the only thing that i can see is that either there heels or there feet leave the ground after they get the weight past the knee, where as in that cross fit vid there feet stay planted on the ground the whole time?
If your PT refuses to teach you the basic compound lifts then get another; if they haven't taught you, maybe they just thought you didn't want to know. Most clients won't want to, at least not at first.
There's also a school of thought in the industry that deconditioned (ie unfit, weak and clumsy) clients ought to begin with machines and bodyweight movement, it's better for them at their stage, and they can progress to free weights later. I don't entirely agree with it (it depends on the client), but that's the idea floating around.
I'm with Fadi, I seldom allow a lifter to go to positive failure. The term leaving one rep in the tank is often used at PTC.
Seated without back support is extremely tough, thats a great lift Fadi.
For the sadists among you, try doing the overhead press kneeling down lol....got core
Your description is spot on Kyle, thats a MP.
I imagine that from prehistoric man, picking up something heavy and hoisting it overhead would be the truest test of strength.
Nothings changed.
Remember, there is only one weights sport in the Olympics, and all competitors are asked to lift something from the ground to overhead, to find the strongest in the land.
Thank you both Markos and Kyle for your kind words, much appreciated. Can someone here give this man right here a hint on how to upload vids onto the net (you tube possibly)? Thanks.
Now to business:
There are three places that the human eye can not pick during a weightlifter's clean and jerk. You've got to either watch it frame by frame or in a very slow motion to pick it.
The first 2 invisible actions: Once the bar has been lifted off the ground and is travelling passed the knees; an explosively fast forward thrust from the hips (that was the first action AND THE FIRST SOUND MARKOS' BOYS MADE), that is instantly followed by a huge extension with the trapezius muscles (the shrug portion of the lift, that was the second action).
The 3rd invisible action: The jerk. Ask anyone who is not familiar with this movement, and the answer will be something like: "yeh, that weightlifter got strong arms or shoulders, look how he exploded that huge weight above his/her head." Wrong! What the eye did not see here was what we call in weightlifting the leg drive. You dip slightly (and if you're good, you'll time it and catch the whip of the bar on its way up), Markos would know what I'm talking about here; then you drive with your legs and fully extend up on your toes. As the weight is "flying" up due to your leg drive, you dip underneath and lock your arms. It looks like it's all arm work when in fact it was all leg work.
Markos's boy Alen; I mentioned his pants because that's a sign of someone who's lifting correctly. If your pants do not develop holes in it around the upper thigh area; then you'd need to go back to the drawing board and check your hip thrusts. Also, if your chins are super clean (no blood ever); again you'll need to see where or how many millimeters is that bar travelling away from your body. A good weightlifter can be known by his thumbs, hands, hairless upper thighs (or holes in pants), and bleeding chins. Wow, that's real and proper weightlifting...!
Fadi.
Markos can i ask why you dont go to failure?
I would have thought Alen had the worst technique of all? I didn't think he pulled high enough or received the bar well? Your thoughts Fadi?
You'd know the boys more than I do Nick. I was not comparing their techniques; I was simply pointing out the torn trousers that were worn by Alen which was the result of his hips thrusting forward. So the thrust (pun intended) of my point was to focus the attention of why the pants had holes in it. After all, that was the answer to my riddle question few posts back now. So again, I was not comparing techniques between the lifters, especially when I was not asked to do so by Markos.Markos's boy Alen; I mentioned his pants because that's a sign of someone who's lifting correctly
With all due respect, my name is not Markos but the answer is the same Noobs. Please check here: http://ausbb.com/bodybuilding-training-discussions/9107-f-word.html
Fadi.