I'm assuming to cure the tension, try to pull the slack out of the bar and accelerate through rather than tug
Pull the bar closer to the legs
In terms of keeping the elbows up, any recommendations to help with this, either cues during the lift or accessory work to help with it?

Well, the pull in both the clean and the snatch should start real smooth and controlled, so the slack should not really set in like it would during a DL. There are very few good lifters who pull fast from the floor.

Elbows up is just practicing pulls, do high pulls (snatch mainly) as a exercise of their own to really learn the pattern. You can also do complexes of like 2 highpulls + 1 hang snatch. Pulling before the lift can make it easier to imitate the barpath and performing from the hang forces you to accelerate at the correct positions.
Bar closer to legs will be solved through pulls aswell.


This post was edited by PlaaD on Apr 15 2016 04:29pm

Do romaleos or adipowers ever go on sale? Pretty much set on buying some now that I have a decent squat but my hip and ankle flexibility isn't great which I hear these shows help a lot

Eastbay had tomatoes @ $160? Plus s and h

With exchange and everything cost me $300 in Aus tho

This post was edited by turtol on Apr 15 2016 09:43pm

Idk what east bay is. Not sure if I should get adipowers or romaleos . Gonna go try on the adipowers tomorrow at mall

It's a website.

tested my maxes today, so I just did a mock meet. went 7/9 (failed 385 dl twice due to grip, my 3rd attempt was supposed to be 410)

Feeling A LOT more comfortable handling 1rms and staying tight/confident.

I'm gonna find a meet 12 weeks from now.

95% sure I hit depth on this squat.



147.5kg squat (324.5lbs) 5 lb pr
bench 97.5kg (114.5lbs) -.5lb
dead 155kg (341lbs) -64lb (just gonna go with 385lbs to plug into my programming.

This post was edited by turtol on Apr 16 2016 12:37am

bench

and dead, these bars are slippery as fuck, especially where there's no knurling it's like holding onto lubed up ice.

and holy fuck the music sucks so bad in this gym.

Protip

Dont have your camera on the floor when you squat

Makes the angle bad. Place it somewhere hip height, like on a machine or a box, that way you can properly judge the depth