PowerBuilder
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Late last year I purchased a set of special ZKC bumper plates & mens olympic bar for my weightlifting club. It was a set that was used in the 2008 beijing olympic games. When I saw them online at the AK site it seemed far too good to miss out on.
The set looks like this...
2 x 25kg
2 x 20kg
2 x 15kg
2 x 10kg
2 x 5kg
2 x 2.5kg
2 x 2kg
2 x 1.5kg
2 x 1kg
2 x 500g
1 x 20kg mens olympic bar.
The workout was a snatch based workout. Power Snatches, Snatch Balances, Snatch Pulls & Snatch Deadlifts.
The highlight of the session was maxing out on the sna deadlift. I was unsure how much I could do. It turns out it was 115kg. It wasn't pretty, but I did it.
I've picked up a great way to begin a lift, very explosively. It's a bit hard to explain. After getting my feet into position. Holding onto the bar & having my shoulders in the 'right' position, I have my hips intentionally higher than my knees. As a result of this my shin's are quite inclined. It's at this point that I have a lot of tension (mainly) in my glutes & hamstrings. Once I'm physically & mentally ready, I lower my hips & execute the lift.
Lowering my hips changes the angle of knees, which makes it easier for the barbell to move in a straight line, as I lift the weight using the force from my legs. Once the bar is at knee height, I drag the weight across my thigh's, with my shins as vertical as possible. During this process I attempt to 'drive my hips through the bar', by extending my torso. During this process my arms are still straight...simply chains holding onto the bar....
The set looks like this...
2 x 25kg
2 x 20kg
2 x 15kg
2 x 10kg
2 x 5kg
2 x 2.5kg
2 x 2kg
2 x 1.5kg
2 x 1kg
2 x 500g
1 x 20kg mens olympic bar.
The workout was a snatch based workout. Power Snatches, Snatch Balances, Snatch Pulls & Snatch Deadlifts.
The highlight of the session was maxing out on the sna deadlift. I was unsure how much I could do. It turns out it was 115kg. It wasn't pretty, but I did it.
I've picked up a great way to begin a lift, very explosively. It's a bit hard to explain. After getting my feet into position. Holding onto the bar & having my shoulders in the 'right' position, I have my hips intentionally higher than my knees. As a result of this my shin's are quite inclined. It's at this point that I have a lot of tension (mainly) in my glutes & hamstrings. Once I'm physically & mentally ready, I lower my hips & execute the lift.
Lowering my hips changes the angle of knees, which makes it easier for the barbell to move in a straight line, as I lift the weight using the force from my legs. Once the bar is at knee height, I drag the weight across my thigh's, with my shins as vertical as possible. During this process I attempt to 'drive my hips through the bar', by extending my torso. During this process my arms are still straight...simply chains holding onto the bar....