I am freaking annoyed

**Dall_Piobaire** · 16th July 09, 03:25 PM

Try glutamine in your after workout protein drink. It will help with the recovery and soreness

Scott

**Dave Ogilbee** · 16th July 09, 05:07 PM

Aye, i've been using Glutamine for a good while now. Also found SMR works wonders:
Self Myofacial Release
YouTube has a few good videos on techniques as well. When I first started Oly lifting I would get stiff as a board, but after a few SMR sessions I felt great.

**Chase** · 16th July 09, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

...with blowing the weight over the bar like it's a piece of toast at 11 feet.

And going semi-easy and still clearing 12 feet every time...

..but going full-gas and coming up an inch, at most two inches short of clearing 13. Dunsmuir was the third Games in a row where the handle just *barely* tipped the bar off, at 13 feet.

I know how you feel in certain respects Alan, but I can only provide you with similar analogies...I don't feel like I crushed the ball when hitting a home run and other times I'm surprised it didn't make it over the fence when I did hit it hard.

The same applies when I used to box...I knocked out a couple of guys and didn't feel like I hit them very hard and again, other times, I swung from the hip and didn't put a dent...It's the weirdest feeling?

**Detroitpete** · 17th July 09, 09:05 AM

Hey Alan,

I know you're probably a technique-o-maniac really focused on form, but here's a thought. Its happened to me and I've seen it with others at the close-to-top-out point. The nasty bugger of a throw that either hits on the way up, but the arc is forward of the bar, or has the height but doesn't clear the bar. This kept happening to me and what I saw and others helped me with--was that at my top height I would really try to muscle the wieht up for that last foot. What that did was lose the hip pop I normally had and over emphasize my arm lift without a full back arch.

Every time I see a weight go in front of the bar or hit on the way up--I think the adjustment includes; moving out a bit to start and making darned sure that you engage your legs like mad, drive your hips, and arch just as hard as you can.

My out-of-gas point is now one foot higher than it was earlier this year.

**Alan H** · 17th July 09, 12:59 PM

I'm helping out a guy who's having real issues getting the weight over the bar. We added a foot to his efforts last night by doing three things.

1. look for the sky, reach for the sky at the end of the throw

2. dig as deep as you can at the bottom of the throw

3. pull straight up, not out.

I've also started doing some WOB tosses with 33 pounds, going for maximum acceleration and *pop* at the bottom. It's basically a speed workout.

**MMorgan** · 17th July 09, 03:31 PM

HAHAHA my lanky 160# 6foot tall a$$ wouldnt be able to toss it over my head...

**Dave Ogilbee** · 19th July 09, 09:21 AM

Gave your advice a shot this morning Alan. Definitely helped put a couple inches, if not a foot on the WOB for me. I think my main problem was letting the weight get too far out in front of me on the final pull.

**Alan H** · 24th July 09, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Ogilbee

Gave your advice a shot this morning Alan. Definitely helped put a couple inches, if not a foot on the WOB for me. I think my main problem was letting the weight get too far out in front of me on the final pull.

Excellent! Make sure that you reach for the sky, arch your back,and when you're done you should be up on your toes.

13 feet? We've got a branch on an oak tree where I work out that's exactly 13 feet. I haven't been able to clear it....

...until last night. Last practice before the Claw, and I popped a real competition 42'er over that branch four times out of six tries at the very end of a nearly 3 hour workout.

**Dave Ogilbee** · 24th July 09, 11:13 AM

Just got done working out with Ryan Vierra. Gave me some good pointers on the WOB and Stones. My main problem on WOB is basically either a) breaking the wrist on the final pull and loosing power. b) letting the weight get too far out front c) releasing too soon overhead. Just trying to keep track of all the proper form is frustrating at times. But just getting starting and having no track and field experience just means more time to get technique down, I guess!