eureka-- the discovery of the second pull

Myself and brother Sean are possibly holders of the worst snatch technique in Ireland [Sean has the worst jerk technique]. We have always wondered why when we have the correct 'get set' position and try and snatch properly, we cant find any explosive power. The second pull has also confused us as we always felt it is just a 'pull'[one pull] I think Tommy said to me in Dublin 'when you snatch correctly it will feel like riding a bike for the first time]

Anyway, last night while practising my rubbish snatch technique, something strange happened. I felt like I found the 2nd pull. Yes, I could pull the bar off the floor in a slow but correct fashion and still find some power. I would say my technique might have risen from a 3/10 to a 5/10. Hopefully not another red herring.

Sunday part 2

My son wanted to learn the power snatch this evening and also do some c+j. I decided to redo my earlier lifts.
Snatch 40x3; 45x3; 50x3; 55x3;60x3
c+j 60x3; 70x3; 80x3; 85; 90

Brendan jnr snatch 12. c+j 17.5 total 30

I need a relly good week now to catch up and mae up for lack of lifting recently.

Overall today my best lifts were snatch 65x3 clean and jerk 90. If I had been competing today I think 80+100 would have been on the cards.

Saturday and Sunday's Sleepathon

Bed Friday night at 10.30pm. Slept until 10am.
Sat 2pm to 5pm sleep
Sat 11pm until Sunday 11am, sleep.

Finally managed to get wk 1 day 3 out of the way. Motivation about 2/10. Good job the weights were relatively light toda, otherwise it would have been a hell of a struggle.
Snatch 40x3; 45x3; 50x3; 55x3; 60x3; 65x3; 60x3.
c+j 60x3; 70x3; 75x2; 80; 85; 85; 85; 85' 85
Snatch Pull
Fsq

Big problem for me is thAT I cant shift unnecessary weight because I am not doing aerobic exercise. I tried this several months ago and although I started to trim down, My weightlifting went to hell.

For years, I used to spend mornings in May and june running so that i could trim myself down. I might do this again this year and sacrifice strength in weightlifting. I aint going on my hols looking like a babywhale

wk 1 day2

I competed all lifts and managed to resist temptation to do more.

Brendan jnr nagged me for hours to show him the clean and jerk. He is 12 years old and seems to be keen. I would love him to compete some day but I will let himtake it as far as he wants.

Brendan jnr + spring clean

My 12 year old has decided that he wants to learn the lifts. Yesterday I taught him the push press, power clean, military press and deadlift using very light weights. His new bar is only about 2.5 kg. I was very surprised at the form he showed. A very straight back and legs well positioned.

Brendan jnr Power clean 20kg
Push press 17.5kg
Deadlift 35kg.

Tomorrow he wants to learn the power snatch and jerk movements. Hopefully, I can persuade him in the future t come with me to Ronnie for ome coaching before I teach him some of my bad habits. Even better if some day, he decided to compete.

I spentmost of Sunday spring cleaning my shed/gym.
Now I have a new reinforced floor, new platform, sitting room for about 5/6, heat and light. Hopefully I can organise a session there soon with 4/5/6 lifters. Lifting was so much easier on Sat with a perfectly flat platform.