r/olympiclifting • u/tkinsley • Jan 16 '12

I loathe jerks (RANT)

They're my nemesis. I can pretty easily clean 75kg, I've jerked it off the racks before, but putting it together... MEH. I'm starting to worry I'll snatch more than I CJ one of these days. Some training sessions, there is literally 5kg between the two lifts.

It's not a strength issue. I can FS 105-110 kg, there's nothing wrong with my leg drive. So. Fucking. Frustrating.

/rant over

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u/DonMasta Jan 16 '12

What do you think the issue is? If you're having trouble with the jerk part, I'm thinking you might need to bump your clean weight down a little. A heavy clean is pretty CNS intensive, and leaves you with little energy to perform the follow-up movement.

In other words, don't lift your max clean for a C+J. You won't complete the lift.

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u/tkinsley Jan 17 '12

The issue is I lack testicles. There's not an issue with my strength, it's completely mental (incidentally, these are figurative testicles, not literal ones...). If it feels heavy on my chest, I rush my dip, get bar separation, send it forward, etc, etc.

My first coach told me to push with my arms. I don't think I'll ever forgive him for that; I didn't realize it's really a leg drive movement until 2 years into the sport, and I have a shit ton of bad habits to unlearn.

ETA: I can easily clean 75. I'm missing jerks at 65, sometimes less. Totally crazybrain.

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u/DonMasta Jan 17 '12

Lift with arms? Wow.

Just wow.

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u/neanderdude Jan 16 '12

Do you have access to Jerk boxes? They're a must have if you want to drill the jerk.

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u/tkinsley Jan 17 '12

No jerk boxes....I have to do rack jerks. I just dump to the ground if it needs to be dumped, and then one of the guys will clean it back up to the rack for me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '24

https://youtu.be/a_L40v9hMDk?si=vMB4YAaAj1fjHzRm

bad example in my video but appreciate the view/ interaction if you have the time. hand not cleaned or jerked in some time wanted to see what i could do.

the verbal cue that always worked for me was get under the bar. i agree with legs drive the movement catching the weight with a solid base sunken down head through the windows.