Week 3 of practicing the timing and technique of the lat pull + quad punch. First video is from practice yesterday at the top of the session where you can see my traps and lats coming in too early/fast prior to my legs extending. Second video is 2 hours later trying out different cues and lines of thought to coordinate the body better. The timing is much better on the second lift yielding a pull that is more accurate, stable and ends up driving the barbell higher even after 2 hours of training. I’m pretty sure I snatched 65kg a zillion times during this session.
Last Saturday I did some power cleans off the blocks trying to time the usage of my lats and quads. My timing was off and was only able to make 75kg/165lbs. After some lengthy discussions with Jon (@iamjwjw) and Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu), I’m starting to figure out the timing much better. Today I gained 5kg on this lift and made 80kg/176lbs which is also a lifetime PR power clean from the blocks. Still not a finished product, but it’s moving in the right direction.
Last week Jon Wong (@iamjwjw), student of Coach Wu (@wuchuanfu), talked about the purpose of the back squat in light of Chinese weightlifting methodology. Today, we will move into a discussion of how to establish proper positioning for this style of back squat.
