Topic: The Road to a 181KG Clean and Jerk

[Justin Ott]

June 30th comp, weighed 95.8

snatches were 129, 134x,137x

Justin Ott Snatch Seafest 2012 weightlifting comp

C&J were 161,166x,166x,
http://youtu.be/08gXzZ0EUCM

upset I did not make more attempts :( I was catching the bar too far forward.

[Jim Storch]

Hungry for more?

You are good for more.  Especially if you can get more of the weight toward your heels...

[Arturo Gómez]

I agree with Jim. The curvature of the path is too pronunciated, and  seems as the cause of the unstability. The change to another technic, by the way, is not a trivial work.

[Justin Ott]

I agree with you guys, how can I fix this though? Hips higher during the start? I notice if I start with higher hips the bar meets my thighs higher up but then I feel I use more back during the second pull then legs. If I start with a more upright torso it feels more comfortable and it feels like I can really use my legs in the lift but the problem then is a exagerated bar path and I lose it out front.

I know I have way more in me as today I just front squated 200kg's in training:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om9loXw2LDY

[Jim Storch]

Your persistence has carried you this far...
allow it to carry you farther.

You have made strides in getting the weight "back" already, keep doing.

Watch the last video again... on all three snatch attempts (during the pull) you shift your weight back on your heals so much (too much?) that you actually lift your toes up and then you shift the weight forward (too much!) onto the toes again and the heals come up.  Get back on your heals (stay "flat-footed") and stay there or at least shift to the toe less.

As good as you have gotten you are still a "beginner" to some extent from my perspective. You still need more time to get it figured out, be the right kind of patient in that regard.

You will c&j 200  believe it and achieve it!  Believe you CAN (c&j 200 ) and believe you can get the technique/form figured out and you WILL do it!

[Justin Ott]

Thanks again for the kind words Jim


December -15/2012 BC Championships


Snatch-125,130,135x (So close,just caught in front a tad)


Clean and Jerk- w/u to 140 then surprises happened and I had to jump right to my starting attempt: 161,165,170 New PR!

Justin Ott 170KG Clean and Jerk 375 pounds

Road to 300kg travelled! 


1st place in -105kg class @ 98.5 (fat)

[Jim Storch]

WOW!  You "killed" that clean!  Good job on that 300 total!  Do you have more video from that meet?

[Jim Storch]

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