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Quote: Originally Posted by chia Lu Xiaojun at the IWF World Championships, with a new WR 174kg (383.5lb) snatch and a 204kg (449.5lb) clean and jerk for a WR 378kg total in the 77kg (170lbs) class, higher than all but two of the totals in the 85kg class . He missed a 211kg jerk. Badass. How come the vid's in french?

Some General guidelines/tips to meet prep and lift selection 1) You must strive to duplicate contest conditions as closely as possible in the last 2-3 weeks prior to. This means training at approximately the same time of day as the contest ( sucks when you are used to training at 7pm and the meet starts at 9am) You also need to include some forms of all three lifts in each workout, even if it is opening singles. You need to do the lifts in...

I did this a couple times, not this summer, but the year before, 2008, when I was doing 20rep squats at home... I finished up the supersets, sat a minute, then went to the toilet and puked... Mighta had something to do with eating ACV spinach shortly before lifting, too.

I found dips really work my MMA triceps. Quarter squats are also great for MMA glutes. Never do full squats, that'll give you Powerlifting glutes--you don't want that.

amazing help thanks, will try hanging today, the others on DL day.. I normally rest at least a week betwenn DL days.. and normally there's a heavy squat day in the middle somewhere

Diet advice in S&P! (gasp!) If you take EC, stop for 6 days, take it on day 7 to get the feel of the kick, stop until the meet, and take the same dose the day of the meet. You will rip babies. Also, if you are taking the standard 5g of creatine, take an additional 5g of it fasted in the morning with liquid protein/carbs (e.g. maltodex). What time of day is your meet, what time do you usually train, and how is your energy throughout the...

Quote: Originally Posted by joshetc wtf I ate 2 meals and only gained 4 lbs so far.. bigtime fail. I have to miss out on all the fun tonight cause I work early tomorrow. looks like I'm a huge loser this time, I gain more weight in an hour beer drinking session.. Strange, I always gain weight easily when eating but I lose weight when I drink.

Quote: Originally Posted by MatterOverMind fixed? Yes.

I used to do a lot of accessory grip work + DOH until I couldn't anymore, then mixed for the rest of my sets. After about 2 years I don't do any support grip work, and always use mixed grip even for my warmups. IDK maybe I'm lazy but after some sort of RSI on my fingers from using my grippers too much I just gave up on the whole thing and haven't noticed any negative side effects. That said, I do deadlift a bit more often...

Quote: Originally Posted by Paulaoki I seemed to have reached a plateau of 120k (I weigh 79k) which I do 2 or 3 series of 3-5 reps, mostly due to the grip.. I do one or 2 in the ordinari grip, then I pronate one hand, then the other one.. then my finger just fall apart.. Do you think I should get straps or it would be ridiculous with this weight? thanks This is a common problem. I struggle with it -- I have long, skinny fingers. I think this...