c&j critique

[Christian Mendoza]

Hello all. I've been at these OL for about 1.5 months now with no coach (hopefully I'll have one soon). Here's the link to a 135lb c&j. Recently, I have gotten help with my 2nd pull and jerk recovery from a USAW coach, and I think my 2nd pull has improved a little. I'm aiming for bodyweight (75kg) this Saturday at my first meet! All thought appreciated!

http://icecold.exofire.net/

Click on "A C&J" in the menu to the left.

Christian

[Bill Ripley]

Looks good. One, get your shoulders further over the bar at the initial pull and also less dip and wider split on the jerk. JMO.

[John Alston]

Yeah, looks pretty solid, I'm no coach, but I hink Bill's comments are on. Forward shoulders, maybe more powerful extension at peak.

[Christian Mendoza]

I appreciate the inputs - when you say a wider split, do you mean front to back or side to side? Hopefully I'll have more footage soon to post for more comments. Thanks again.

Christian

[Bill Ripley]

front to back

[John Alston]

More weight!
Well, looks light, you know? Like a power clean with a ride down. Where's the squat clean?
I think that sometimes you need to add some to the bar to really see what your true form is. Well, for me at least. Not so heavy it's a PR, but something challenging. That clean looked easy.

[Christian Mendoza]

I know where you're coming from. It's definitely not that heavy if I'm not forced to do a full squat to rack the weights. Nothing takes you to the full front squat like "real weight"! I actually did 75kg yesterday (which is my target 3rd attempt for my first meet this Saturday) with a questionable press-out. That made me squat all the way down. I haven't figured out a place yet to put the camera to get a decent shot of that kind of attempt. Hopefully soon.

Christian