Topic: Technique Breakdown Video?

[Andy Dick]

This question is mainly posted towards Chris, but if anyone else can help it would be great.  I am putting it on here because I think it can be helpful.

I was wondering if I could get a link to the videos that used to be on the site of a slow motion/stop motion video of the snatch and clean and jerk that Chris used to have up on here that broke down technique pointers for the lifts at each part?  It broke down the lifts into proper positioning in each part.  Is it still on the site or taken down?

The end game - I am hoping to create is basically an grading system for the lifts.  For example (since I am self coached) it can be broken into start position, first pull, second pull, etc. Then I can put main pointers to look for on each aspect lift that are important.  (To clarify) I know what must go on in each portion but I am looking for body positioning that that is important in each part.  So when I watch a frame by frame of my lifts I can say like 7 out of 10 snatches I did this right or wrong.  So I can focus my attention at certain aspects of the lifts to grade myself on then hopefully focus my efforts on correcting these certain problems.  This will give me an over time improvement or decrement idea on these aspects of the lfits.  I am thinking this can be a good or bad idea since a flaw early can have a negative effect late but I figure it is worth a try.  What are you thoughts on this also?

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

Andy,

I assume you are speaking of the technical analyses I did of Casey Burgener, Chad Vaughn, and Oscar Chapin. Unfortunately, I put these on revver and that site is no longer in business. Some time back I went to get my computer upgraded with an SSD drive as my C drive and the stupid computer guy formatted and installed windows on my data drives (raided together for redundancy) instead on accident. So, I don't have those videos anymore.

Sorry.

[Valce]

Hi!
I don't know the specific videos you are speaking about, but I can tell you that in my opinion, trying to emulate precisely the technique of specific lifters can be quite hard and it could lead to wrong lifting habits and specific problems.
For the self-coached, I think it is more important to know what are the most important aspects of a good lift, regardless of personal lifting style, and make sure you follow those. This way you might still make small mistakes, or your technique might not be perfect, but at least you will always know what are the major mistakes and how to avoid/correct them.
Personally, I would suggest all of the Tommy Kono lectures you can find on YouTube, and his article about the back squat; I think those can help more than videos of lifters in action, or specific training programs.
Actually, unless your coach is very experienced, those lectures might be of great help even if you are coached. They all boil down to "you should this and not that because..." or "doing this is better than doing that because..." or "you should always keep in mind this and avoid doing that because...". I know he wrote a book too (Weightlifting, Olympic Style) and I'm thinking about buying it.
Anyway, I hope this can help you; the lectures are fairly short but there's a lot of information to understand and always keep in mind when you are lifting.
Being self-coached is definitely harder, but if you always train smart and try to study a bit of lifting mechanics, you'll find it easier to correct and coach yourself.