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Offline Jack

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Re: Taylor's push for 600
« Reply #16 on: Nov 03, 2008, 07:00 AM »
No Critique here, only admiration. Well Done! And great videos!

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Offline Carl Darby

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Re: Taylor's push for 600
« Reply #17 on: Nov 03, 2008, 10:34 AM »
On both your snatch and clean, I see a premature bending of your elbows. On the clean your are late getting under the bar, possibly caused in part by the early arm involvement.
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Offline Dave Chiu

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Re: Taylor's push for 600
« Reply #18 on: Nov 19, 2008, 06:25 PM »
It's one of the delights of our sport to see how things that would seem tiny keep evolving.

It's easy to see the numbers go up, and dramatic changes, but the small ones are what really accumulate toward mastery.

You should add vid of the 116 and 136 PRs (good for SIX new state records)!!
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Offline Dave Chiu

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Re: Taylor's push for 600
« Reply #19 on: Dec 01, 2008, 07:32 PM »
Nice bump-up on the FS last Sa:

140 (5) 2 w/o belt --

It makes a 150 CJ believable before long!!
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Offline Taylor Chiu

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Re: Training in the Utah'n winter
« Reply #20 on: Jan 07, 2009, 04:40 PM »
Hello WE!-

Sorry for the dearth of posts; school really caught up with me late last semester.  I ended up just missing the qualifier for Americans, with a 252 total (116, 136) when a 260 was needed.

Training has been going well, though.  I've altered my C&J technique from the more traditional to the close-to-the-body style favored by the Chinese and other top lifters in recent years.  I've moved my grip outward, and pop the weight above the hip. 

My dad and I recently began the 20 rep squat program, and have seen promising results.  The first time I used 105 (stopping at the bottom of each squat/no bounce), and have progressed over the last few weeks to a set of 20 with 130.

Here's some recent training video:

C&J w/ 110



I know I'm late getting my knees back forward.  Any suggestions on how to fix that? Other suggestions?

SN w/ 110



CL PLs w/ 125



SN PLs w/ 125



Please feel free to comment!

-Taylor
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Offline Taylor Chiu

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New PR Front Sq Jerk!
« Reply #21 on: Feb 03, 2009, 04:34 PM »
135 kg Front sq straight into a jerk:



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Offline Shaun Le Conte

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Re: Training in the Utah'n winter
« Reply #22 on: Feb 04, 2009, 08:54 AM »
Grats on the PR. Cool lift, never seen that before. Jerking without a pre-stretch has got to be tough.
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Offline Taylor Chiu

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Re: Training in the Utah'n winter
« Reply #23 on: Feb 04, 2009, 09:36 AM »
Thanks Shaun! 

As long as you can remain firm in the front squat and not lose your grip, the jerk is actually not as hard as it looks.

Even though there's not a chance to get your elbows more vertical in the normal way, the power coming out of

your front squat more than makes up for it (your elbows do end up coming around as they trail the bar from the

force of the front squat).

There is a moment of doubt toward the top of the front squat, but you'll suprise yourself with how much you can

do this way.

This exercise is really good for getting rid of any bad tendencies in the jerk because it forces you to quickly

react by instinct (no time to think).
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