Glenn Pendlay also has a very nice three part “How to Clean” series. His approach to teaching the clean is similar to his awesome How to Snatch Tutorial Videos. I’ve learned a whole lot from it. Part One: Correct Rack Position Correct Rack Position hold the bar clean position bar not on clavicle but on shoulder […]
Nicu Vlad, Attitude, Discipline and Mental Focus
I was reading this interesting article from 2008 by Matt Foreman titled Lessons from Romania. It’s about his three weeks in the summer of 1990 training with Romanian weightlifting legend Nicu Vlad.He is said to be the “most technical weightlifter of all time”. Among his accomplishments is the 200.5 kg snatch world record in the […]
How to Snatch Tutorial with Glenn Pendlay
Over at California Strength Glenn Pendlay has a very nice 3 Part “How to Snatch Series” with Jon North, Caleb Ward, Donny Shankle as demonstrators. The progressions used are really simple, yet effective. Parte One – Top Pull – Transitioning from Power Snatch to Squat Snatch set up your snatch grip – bar in hip crease determines grip width push shoulders back […]
Pyrros Dimas Power Clean & Front Squat
Pyrros Dimas training power snatch, clean and front squat This is from the IronMind 1993 World Weightlifting Champs Training Hall: Heavy Metal In Melbourne. 170 kg Power Clean & Jerk 200kg front squats like it’s nothing Longer longer video from the training session
Zlatan Vanev Weightlifting Warm Up
Clips like this really get me hyped for the next training session. Bulgaria’s Zlatan Vanev warming up at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. Here is Zlatan Vanev’s training day on 19 (Tuesday) October 1999. His records in 77 kilos weight class were snatch 165 and c + j 205 and total 370: MORNING SESSION10.10 – 10.28 Snatch 80/2+110/2+140/1+150/1+(155/1 […]