I don't lift, but thank you for reminding me of the importance of changing my car's filters, they're way overdue. After the service notice came on I said to myself "What's another 5.000km really going to matter?" It's been 25.000 now and this video has opened my eyes to the stupidity of my ways. Thank you. This is not an analogy.
"..neglect the fundamental backbone of our athleticism in search of a higher level of specificity" line really hit me. It's something that's really easy to fall for and can cause people to lose the love they had for their athletic pursuits. Fantastic video that articulated a lot of aspects of the subculture of weightlifting.
What an informative video. Now I know I'm in weightlifting purgatory! I started crossfit and weightlifting in 2017. In 4 months I hit 100kg snatch and 120 kg c&j. 2 kids and 5 years later I struggle to reach those numbers. I blame the kids...lol. I keep telling myself that one day I'll have enough free time to invest into training. I do notice I really don't go heavy anymore. I just do wods to stay in shape. Good video, thumbs up.
I’ve been lifting oly for 9 years and coaching it for 6 and this is some of the most sage, articulate, and accurate commentary I’ve ever heard on the sport and training.
I suppose it's good to be humble, but tough to admit I have made these mistakes and more. Taking heart in advice I hear on your channel. Thinking my training for the foreseeable future will be rehab.
Learned a lot from this video. Personally I have an amazing gpp from martial arts, nanual laboir and high frequency high volume lifting, but my strength is sub par and I need to work on this in order to improve my weightlifting. Also my technique is not very good yet as I just recently started weightlifting, and I am not very stable and strong yet in the deep squat position with the bar overhead. Will try to work on these aspects the next couple of months. My biggest focus right now is getting my legs stronger and bigger and building a more rissiliant core.
Controversial opinion here. I have done Crossfit for years, trained quite a bit of Olympic lifting. It's boring as well and very easy to injure yourself. Good on you if you find joy in it, but it's tough to enjoy for most.
this is good stuff. im in an area with zero access to coaching. totally can relate to what you're saying. Didnt realize I was focusing on the technique above all else. also sinking in how much actual time commitment this is. full time job + oly lifting = all the time you have. 🤣🤣🤣
No pain no gain? Actually if you lift weights for any length of time you'll know the single most important thing out of the gate is just not to hurt yourself.
them: You want to do some squats and bench? me: You don't want to squat and bench. them: I don't want to squat and bench. me: You want to go home and rethink your PRs. them: I want to go home and rethink my PRs.
Surely powerlifting is the dark side, you need less patience for learning technique, less flexibility, and (generally speaking) there is less stigma around being on gear
It's so refreshing to watch this when 99% of fitness videos out there follow the ultra high paced, loud music, "DO THIS!!" screaming dude, 47 hidden ads per minute format. Thanks for the video, lads
I did weightlifting for almost a year back in 2015. It was my first time doing a strength-based sport, I used to play baseball. It helped me lose about 15 kilos. I got down to 85 kilos and got decent. Then life got busy and I don't have time for olympic lifting, but I still squat regularly, as well as run and do general strength work. I hope one day I can get back to the snatch and clean!
Literally in this situation right now. I've hit certain numbers, but I can't hit them right now. I've got fatter and weaker and now is time to build up again on the GPP and switch focus from sport specific training to getting in to better shape. Thanks lads!
The psychological issues @5:00 were especially helpful. Trying to get back to a PR might seem natural but always frustrating for me. It’s encouraging to remember to keep looking forward.
Great video! What is your take on the aging athlete? Let’s say that you are 40 and finding it hard to progress? Is it all about PBs or should we just be happy hitting higher quality reps? What about 50s? How to deal with declining strength?
this is awesome... [as an amateur 34yo male weightlifter] something in the back of my mind recently has been telling me to increase my fitness and strength and worry less about the skill of snatching or C&J as constant exposure to the movement at low weights is starting to sink in more and more. Athleticism and strength is what gives you explosive power, and at higher weights as well. "Unbelievable" that the fundamentals in almost any aspect of life, business, or sport always win out!
TERRIFIC!!! Thank you for sharing your insights, cogently expressed and on point. Very rare to find this calibre of accurate advice on RUclips. I hit Subscribe hard and fast with a happy appetite for more wisdom. Best wishes from New Zealand and thanks again.
Love the pyramid concept. Many things in life are that way. They rest on your foundation. Sometimes to travel farther we need to pull back and set the starting point right before setting off.
Isnt it a bit contradictory to say that the search for perfect technique is a wild goose chase, but then, saying that oftentimes, the modifications an athlete do to one of the lift to make it feel good or more natural is a step back from the "textbook" technique we are looking for? Maybe there's something I dont understand or Im missing?
@@HkFinn83 I do have a coach bud. We do GPP cycles. Read the question, putting strain on your body with running will decrease your performance during training session. Are you saying that making yourself tired by running is optimal for creating new pr clean and jerks and snatches?
@@HkFinn83 all humans have a finite amount of work their bodies can do in a day and by allocating resources towards one means you take it from another. Being fit and doing cardio work like running during your specific sport work cycles are different.
@@joshventura8193 Absolutely if you're and Olympic level athlete then yes it would be important to cycle your gpp around competition events. For the rest of the planet, do you need to be that highly focused? I have a weightlifting comp in 2 weeks then Nationals in 6, I still do 2 x 2.5km swim blocks each week and will up to Nationals with the week before just focused on peaking (so no swims) I find the activity from swimming to be beneficial to recovery from the lifting. Sure running marathons and Oly lifts are going to compromise each other but there is a happy place where one can benefit the other...my 2c only.
@@edw9623 yeah that’s a good point. My coach tests my broad jump ever week to measure my fatigue and explosiveness week to week. When I ran during the week I had obvious decreases. Do you not get this from swimming? I don’t think going for bike rides had as big of an impact for me as running did.
Snatch and cleans are unnecessary for 99.9% of weight lifters. 🏋️♀️ The high risk of slinging heavy free-weight over your center of gravity & chronic issues from repetitive movements leads to many lifelong injuries.
min 03:12 "for those of us having weak legs, lower hips at the start will feel great" ??? that's INCORRECT! Starting with lower hips, the legs will have to extend from a more flexed start position, and that does not feel "great" at all: you're weak with your legs flexed! Moreover, weaker legs are associated with longer femurs (mechanically disadvantaged levers) and proportionally shorter torso (mechanically advantaged) which makes it impossible or very uncomfortable to start with lower hips: you just don't fit in down there, form a purely geometrical standpoint ! the bar will scrape your shins brutally in the first pull, because... they're just "in the way" of the barbell
Calm down a minute sir, sitting with low hips in the bottom position is in a relaxed state, holding them at parallel is in a state of contraction which is uncomfortable with for individuals with weak legs.
@@sikastrength I AM calm! what do you mean! haha ... but to hear that pulling from a low hip start feels "great" for us with longer femurs and therefore weak legs, well that was screaming for a correction! but even - like you say - barely sitting in a relaxed state also feels uncomfortable, for us; you end up being all projected forward, in order not to fall back. Put it this way: if your femurs are longer, your tibias are shorter in comparison; you foot does not reach to under your ass. so you have to bend forward to stay in equilibrium. and with a shorter torso (in proportion) you have to be at a greater angle, too, with your back almost parallel to the ground! understand?
I don't lift, but thank you for reminding me of the importance of changing my car's filters, they're way overdue. After the service notice came on I said to myself "What's another 5.000km really going to matter?" It's been 25.000 now and this video has opened my eyes to the stupidity of my ways. Thank you. This is not an analogy.
"..neglect the fundamental backbone of our athleticism in search of a higher level of specificity" line really hit me. It's something that's really easy to fall for and can cause people to lose the love they had for their athletic pursuits. Fantastic video that articulated a lot of aspects of the subculture of weightlifting.
@Verre Bois Right but without a strong general foundation, your specialization only amounts to such.
What an informative video. Now I know I'm in weightlifting purgatory! I started crossfit and weightlifting in 2017. In 4 months I hit 100kg snatch and 120 kg c&j. 2 kids and 5 years later I struggle to reach those numbers. I blame the kids...lol. I keep telling myself that one day I'll have enough free time to invest into training. I do notice I really don't go heavy anymore. I just do wods to stay in shape. Good video, thumbs up.
I’ve been lifting oly for 9 years and coaching it for 6 and this is some of the most sage, articulate, and accurate commentary I’ve ever heard on the sport and training.
Such sound and sober analysis, well done!
I suppose it's good to be humble, but tough to admit I have made these mistakes and more. Taking heart in advice I hear on your channel. Thinking my training for the foreseeable future will be rehab.
Spot on. Have done sports all my life and been weight/powerlifting the last 4 and I could recognize all the things you talked about. Very cool video.
Ok fine, I'll go for a run. Geez.
Top-shelf content, thanks! Love the Sika Psychology playlist.
That last bit is a good reminder that i actually need to finish my workouts in a timely fashion instead of focusing so much on my favorite lifts.
Very well done. Especially the end.
Awesome video, thank you
Interesting synthesis ....age should also be mentioned... and what is the goal or ultimate outcomes for each person are very personal...
Sweet. Thanks for this.
This was really helpful. Thank you gentlemen.
I'm definitely nowhere near as fit as I used to be cardio-vascularly. Thanks for the prompt to start doing more than what's in my programme :)
This was awesome! Well done
fantastic video!
love this,great topic
great vid as always
Thanks
What do you recommend as a good option for building work capacity/fitness for weightlifting?
I'd also like to know this
3:19 was impressed tbh.
Best. video, ever. I got this.
check
Learned a lot from this video.
Personally I have an amazing gpp from martial arts, nanual laboir and high frequency high volume lifting, but my strength is sub par and I need to work on this in order to improve my weightlifting.
Also my technique is not very good yet as I just recently started weightlifting, and I am not very stable and strong yet in the deep squat position with the bar overhead. Will try to work on these aspects the next couple of months. My biggest focus right now is getting my legs stronger and bigger and building a more rissiliant core.
good stuff
Yes!
I know, I know, I'm out of breath on squats because my cardio is 30mins of walking to work 5 days a week.
Controversial opinion here. I have done Crossfit for years, trained quite a bit of Olympic lifting. It's boring as well and very easy to injure yourself. Good on you if you find joy in it, but it's tough to enjoy for most.
Good stuff 🙏
1:18 THEYRE SO YOUNG!
this is good stuff. im in an area with zero access to coaching. totally can relate to what you're saying. Didnt realize I was focusing on the technique above all else. also sinking in how much actual time commitment this is. full time job + oly lifting = all the time you have. 🤣🤣🤣
Can I avoid GPP work by just doing tren? Thanks lads
No pain no gain? Actually if you lift weights for any length of time you'll know the single most important thing out of the gate is just not to hurt yourself.
I tried Olympic weight lifting once and... Never again. Gonna stick to bodybuilding. 🙃
i feel attacked!
algorthio
For the algo
so i just gotta jog 10min a day to hit 150kg snatch? got it ;)
Why is the fictional character so often Me.
GPP??? bahh...humbug - lol...algo
"spending a long time training alone" - not if I succeed in convincing my powerlifting friends to join the dark side
them: You want to do some squats and bench?
me: You don't want to squat and bench.
them: I don't want to squat and bench.
me: You want to go home and rethink your PRs.
them: I want to go home and rethink my PRs.
never bro 👀😂
Youre a power lifter, you don't have enough time between sets to have friends
Surely powerlifting is the dark side, you need less patience for learning technique, less flexibility, and (generally speaking) there is less stigma around being on gear
This is an incredibly accurate articulation of weightlifting. I love it, well done.
1:43 _"This is not by any means an attack on anyone"_
excellent choice of imagery from the editing team
Saw this comment and expected Putin in the video... But wasn't disappointed with what I saw instead
It's so refreshing to watch this when 99% of fitness videos out there follow the ultra high paced, loud music, "DO THIS!!" screaming dude, 47 hidden ads per minute format. Thanks for the video, lads
thumbnail clickbait
Spitting hard truths
I did weightlifting for almost a year back in 2015. It was my first time doing a strength-based sport, I used to play baseball. It helped me lose about 15 kilos. I got down to 85 kilos and got decent. Then life got busy and I don't have time for olympic lifting, but I still squat regularly, as well as run and do general strength work. I hope one day I can get back to the snatch and clean!
Literally in this situation right now. I've hit certain numbers, but I can't hit them right now. I've got fatter and weaker and now is time to build up again on the GPP and switch focus from sport specific training to getting in to better shape. Thanks lads!
clickbaited
BJJ gang is upset by the art not sport fallacy (its me i'm BJJ gang)
"The chess to powerlifting's checkers" listen
This degree of education 💯, the way you guys categorised... absolutely awesome
All rights lads...Yee are tough men ... mobility is key alright....
One of my favorite vids you guys have ever done, brilliant
Love the thought, design, and dedication that went in to creating this video. Excellent work gentlemen!
The psychological issues @5:00 were especially helpful. Trying to get back to a PR might seem natural but always frustrating for me.
It’s encouraging to remember to keep looking forward.
Excellent explanations! Great video. Sound advice. Solid understanding of principles. I heard you speak to just about everything I ever did wrong.
Love love loved it! Keep preachin' brotha. It's what us sinners need to hear from "The Church of Sikastan". Blessings ooooooooohhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm
Great video! What is your take on the aging athlete? Let’s say that you are 40 and finding it hard to progress? Is it all about PBs or should we just be happy hitting higher quality reps? What about 50s? How to deal with declining strength?
great vid It def gives some more things to think about when training
I clicked on this video and paused the video at 1 second mark to say this: nice clickbait. Goodbye
Training has been going great so I'm ready to have an existential crisis by Sikastan.
My main problem is no coach. My self programing sux! lol
Due to shoulder problems I don't think I will be joining the dark Sade, too explosive for me😭
come play rugby for my team, we need a forward pack x
Thank you for the continued great content! From NZ
dude praising crossfit, without praising crossfit =)
Weightlifting purgatory... Too real😂😭
If I do that exercise just once I'm sure my knee will explode
Very well said ! I’ve been feeling this but not too sure what it meant. This put it into words perfectly. Thanks guys
Excellent video, spot on, well done!
thanks for this!!!
This format 👌🏻
Just fyi, EVs don't have oil filters
Fantastic work
Great pyridmid, brah
Great video
Great content.
Re-review
😢
this is awesome... [as an amateur 34yo male weightlifter] something in the back of my mind recently has been telling me to increase my fitness and strength and worry less about the skill of snatching or C&J as constant exposure to the movement at low weights is starting to sink in more and more. Athleticism and strength is what gives you explosive power, and at higher weights as well. "Unbelievable" that the fundamentals in almost any aspect of life, business, or sport always win out!
TERRIFIC!!! Thank you for sharing your insights, cogently expressed and on point. Very rare to find this calibre of accurate advice on RUclips. I hit Subscribe hard and fast with a happy appetite for more wisdom. Best wishes from New Zealand and thanks again.
Love the pyramid concept. Many things in life are that way. They rest on your foundation. Sometimes to travel farther we need to pull back and set the starting point right before setting off.
Isnt it a bit contradictory to say that the search for perfect technique is a wild goose chase, but then, saying that oftentimes, the modifications an athlete do to one of the lift to make it feel good or more natural is a step back from the "textbook" technique we are looking for? Maybe there's something I dont understand or Im missing?
The hanging on old pbs hit home man 4:30 and on was though
For the longest time now, you two have put out the best weightlifting content on RUclips. Love it and Tyvm
This point of view is useful and humbling, and can be applied to many areas of life.
Love this video. Thanks for investing your time to make it.
I like what you say, it all seems logical and makes sense to me!
god so much of this applies to every sport
Very good piece. Thanks
This was great, thank you.
Phenomenal video
Won’t going for runs be detrimental to your progress in weightlifting? Should the GPP be kept in a separate meso cycle before doing specific training?
@@HkFinn83 I do have a coach bud. We do GPP cycles. Read the question, putting strain on your body with running will decrease your performance during training session. Are you saying that making yourself tired by running is optimal for creating new pr clean and jerks and snatches?
@@HkFinn83 all humans have a finite amount of work their bodies can do in a day and by allocating resources towards one means you take it from another. Being fit and doing cardio work like running during your specific sport work cycles are different.
@@joshventura8193 Absolutely if you're and Olympic level athlete then yes it would be important to cycle your gpp around competition events. For the rest of the planet, do you need to be that highly focused? I have a weightlifting comp in 2 weeks then Nationals in 6, I still do 2 x 2.5km swim blocks each week and will up to Nationals with the week before just focused on peaking (so no swims) I find the activity from swimming to be beneficial to recovery from the lifting.
Sure running marathons and Oly lifts are going to compromise each other but there is a happy place where one can benefit the other...my 2c only.
@@edw9623 yeah that’s a good point. My coach tests my broad jump ever week to measure my fatigue and explosiveness week to week. When I ran during the week I had obvious decreases. Do you not get this from swimming? I don’t think going for bike rides had as big of an impact for me as running did.
@@edw9623 do you think you could have better performances in competition if you spent less time swimming?
Such a good video! Sika lads bringing it in clutch once again
Snatch and cleans are unnecessary for 99.9% of weight lifters. 🏋️♀️
The high risk of slinging heavy free-weight over your center of gravity & chronic issues from repetitive movements leads to many lifelong injuries.
Clickbait. Wheres the girl in the thumbnail
Weight lifting psychology: We pick things up and put them down. The End.
min 03:12 "for those of us having weak legs, lower hips at the start will feel great" ??? that's INCORRECT! Starting with lower hips, the legs will have to extend from a more flexed start position, and that does not feel "great" at all: you're weak with your legs flexed! Moreover, weaker legs are associated with longer femurs (mechanically disadvantaged levers) and proportionally shorter torso (mechanically advantaged) which makes it impossible or very uncomfortable to start with lower hips: you just don't fit in down there, form a purely geometrical standpoint ! the bar will scrape your shins brutally in the first pull, because... they're just "in the way" of the barbell
Calm down a minute sir, sitting with low hips in the bottom position is in a relaxed state, holding them at parallel is in a state of contraction which is uncomfortable with for individuals with weak legs.
@@sikastrength I AM calm! what do you mean! haha ... but to hear that pulling from a low hip start feels "great" for us with longer femurs and therefore weak legs, well that was screaming for a correction! but even - like you say - barely sitting in a relaxed state also feels uncomfortable, for us; you end up being all projected forward, in order not to fall back. Put it this way: if your femurs are longer, your tibias are shorter in comparison; you foot does not reach to under your ass. so you have to bend forward to stay in equilibrium. and with a shorter torso (in proportion) you have to be at a greater angle, too, with your back almost parallel to the ground! understand?