Why Jujimufu Doesn't Olympic Lift

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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    After getting to hang out with Jujimufu and Tom, I decided to make a video on why Juji doesn't train the olympic lifts and why the general population might stay away from them as well.

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  • @jujimufu
    @jujimufu 4 года назад +2350

    miss you bb, thanks for came -tom

    • @scottessery100
      @scottessery100 4 года назад +17

      your all so awesome guys more collaborations in juji and toms new gym please

    • @jacobkickpush
      @jacobkickpush 4 года назад +13

      Thamk*

    • @huebothedog665
      @huebothedog665 4 года назад +20

      I think you meant cumming*

    • @armwrestlingfan6804
      @armwrestlingfan6804 4 года назад +4

      Like, at least snatch a flamingo, Juji.

    • @todorpopov8613
      @todorpopov8613 4 года назад +3

      I did write a hate comment on one of your videos on the topic, you guys uploaded a few days ago for showing "tutorials" on Olympic weightlifting, because the exercises are soo dangerous for beginners, but now i see you actually had nothing to do with this, and i am kinda sad if you saw it

  • @danielbedalli5553
    @danielbedalli5553 4 года назад +1207

    The analogy with the shot put and javelin throw is dead on. Olympic weightlifting is a specialized skill that takes years to develop in order to be really good at.

    • @AccendinoMCM
      @AccendinoMCM 4 года назад +35

      @Inebriatd well olympic weightlifting is one of the best sports for overall fitness. The mobility, flexibility, explosive strength and stability it makes you develop its pretty insane.

    • @AccendinoMCM
      @AccendinoMCM 4 года назад +31

      ​@Inebriatd It does take years of efforts, but the fact stands that Olympic Weightlifting gives you insane overall fitness.
      Of course it's "specific". You could say that for literally anything. Does a strongman fare well in MMA? No. Does a pure MMA fighter fare well in Powerlifting? No ( although every MMA fighter probably does some sort of lifting. I'm talking theoretically ).
      And in any case, Snatch and C&J are specific movements but you can't perform them without Deadlifting, Squatting and Pressing, which are movements you called "non-specific".
      And the strength can translate well to daily life, for example olympic weightlifters are very high jumpers. Not sure how they'd fare against NFL or NBA players, but still.

    • @nathanlessard5603
      @nathanlessard5603 4 года назад +13

      @Inebriatd Why if Oly-Lifting has no "carry-overs" you see NFL and NBA players doing power cleans bro ? huh ?

    • @hautakleightontam771
      @hautakleightontam771 4 года назад +2

      @Inebriatd How about overhead presses then?

    • @grahamvandyke
      @grahamvandyke 4 года назад +9

      @@nathanlessard5603 There are 2 lifts in O-Lifting. The power clean is not one of them.

  • @chronometa
    @chronometa 4 года назад +555

    1sr week in gym:
    I know how to bench, deadlift, squat.
    1 year Olympic lifting:
    Still working on mobility to snatch the empty barbell.

    • @dajax1996
      @dajax1996 4 года назад +55

      Agree and disagree. You know how a squat or deadlift works, but after years of practice there are still MANY things to improve on!

    • @dustinirwin1
      @dustinirwin1 4 года назад +22

      @@dajax1996 What are you actually disagreeing with? Nothing in your comment expresses disagreement.

    • @dajax1996
      @dajax1996 4 года назад +11

      @@dustinirwin1 he implies that you can do the big lifts in a week, which i dont believe to be true

    • @dustinirwin1
      @dustinirwin1 4 года назад +46

      @@dajax1996 he's just saying that anyone can lay on a bench and press the bar, or pick it up, or squat it. of course not perfectly. but most people simply cannot even perform the snatch movement without extensive training and coaching. you're taking the comment too literally.

    • @dajax1996
      @dajax1996 4 года назад +6

      @@dustinirwin1 isnt it all the same? One can always attempt a snatch with the same barbell. Maybe i am taking it too literal, idk

  • @liftingafterdark3241
    @liftingafterdark3241 4 года назад +120

    This is my experience as well. You can only watch so many Catalyst athletics videos before you realize you need a coach. Me being in my 40s I don’t have competitive aspirations, but enjoy the complexity and continuing challenge of the Olympic lifts.

    • @bc1622
      @bc1622 4 года назад +2

      Same here. Not quite 40 but getting there. I just came into it from doing some Crossfit style workouts with a buddy at my gym and really enjoyed learning the new lifts.

  • @MohamedMahmoud-ne3kr
    @MohamedMahmoud-ne3kr 4 года назад +615

    am i the only oneto find the speed at which Clarence Kennedy gets under the bar at 5:09 absolutely superhuman ?

    • @ErikfromEarth
      @ErikfromEarth 4 года назад +219

      Guy looked like he glitched under the bar

    • @jerdasaurusrex557
      @jerdasaurusrex557 4 года назад +81

      A lot about him is superhuman, really.

    • @Robo0595
      @Robo0595 4 года назад +38

      Watch it in 0.5x speed. It's actually pretty creepy.

    • @Robo0595
      @Robo0595 4 года назад +83

      I just rewatched it like 100 times in 0.5x and 0.25x speed, and 3 or 4 frames of the the video are edited. You can see the guy walking in the background with the grey shirt and actually skip forward several pixels faster as Clarence seems to teleport under the bar.
      I'm going to find the original video to see if the edit is there too, but I'm assuming Zack did this himself as a hidden joke about how insanely fast Clarence is.

    • @faq6342
      @faq6342 4 года назад +9

      @@Robo0595 Yeah, the part when he gets under the bar is edited, so sad...

  • @joshuajones799
    @joshuajones799 4 года назад +153

    That earfquake instrumental caught me offguard

  • @h00b00
    @h00b00 4 года назад +13

    so true about the barrier to entry aspect of weightlifting. even after watching all of Zack's and Oleksiy's videos (the BEST owl content creators imo) and constantly recording my lifts, I'm still not able to master the technique and have decided to get face-to-face coaching.
    compared this to bodybuilding where all I needed was watching Mr. Jeff Cavalier externally rotate :)

  • @CaneFu
    @CaneFu 3 года назад +12

    What was missed here is that Olympic weightlifting has a huge niche for athletes, not just competitive lifters. Any thrower, sprinter, jumper, basketball player, and many other athletes will greatly enhance their abilities by doing the clean&jerk and snatch. One doesn't have to become a great weightlifter to benefit from the quickness and power developed from the Olympic lifts. These lifts are extremely FAST movements, unlike the powerlifts, and they develop athletic qualities that bodybuilding movements do not. I suppose the snatch can be omitted because of the flexibility required, but the clean&jerk doesn't have that problem and is a MUST for most track&field events. And FYI, Al Feuerbach, the great shot-putter from the 1970s, didn't have a coach but taught himself Olympic weightlifting from just looking at pictures in books (no internet back then). In fact Al became so proficient in Olympic style lifting that he won the U.S. national weightlifting championships in 1973, the same year he set the world record in the shot-put.

  • @femshep4018
    @femshep4018 4 года назад +60

    I like Oly lifting because its very specific. The skill aspect of it has me wanting more and more all the time. The fact that you can have immense strength but not be able to pull off a snatch because you don't have the skill is something I find very interesting.

  • @aubreygilbert1791
    @aubreygilbert1791 4 года назад +232

    This is why I have had a hard time getting into it. Hard to find a coach, would love to try though.

    • @swagmassa6702
      @swagmassa6702 4 года назад +25

      I'm m ore of a powerlifting guy and I've tried to get intoweightlifting but the technique is so f ucking hard.

    • @chrism45
      @chrism45 4 года назад +14

      Try anyway just keep the weights low and film yourself.

    • @kblkbl
      @kblkbl 4 года назад +12

      Just try it. Really.
      There's just so much information on the internet nowadays, so many message boards where you can keep on getting feedback from more experienced lifters...there's no reason not to try. Just learn how to enjoy the small victories and don't expect quick results.

    • @trevorsharp460
      @trevorsharp460 4 года назад +17

      I sincerely love the technical difficulty of teaching myself the lifts, it's more wild wild west-y that way. It's not like you'll make NO gains, but it'll take a lot of patience, is all.

    • @Kenzabukuro
      @Kenzabukuro 4 года назад +4

      @@trevorsharp460 I thought I was crazy for thinking this.

  • @jacksfacts20
    @jacksfacts20 3 года назад +9

    So true about expecting results, I’ve been doing a respectable clean for about 8 years now, but the jerk and the snatch require so much more time and technical work that I’m still in the beginning phases for both.

  • @wolfemooney7188
    @wolfemooney7188 4 года назад +27

    ok this is one of zack's best videos

  • @milosmilinkov1689
    @milosmilinkov1689 4 года назад +18

    Well out of all disciplines(bodybuilding, powerlifting, strongam...), weightlifting has the highest work to reward ratio, you need to work a lot with specialised people doing almost the same things over and over to achive a small goal after goal. Other disciplines require less work, can be individually done and are more rewarding cous of the monthly progression and PR achieving wich gives a much higher satisfaction level

  • @jater10
    @jater10 4 года назад +6

    Juji is entertaining and fun to watch especially he can move in ways for someone his size. Great vid to see a different view on people who weightlifting doesn't appeal to.
    I was wondering for a future vid since I train powerlifting and do WODs, any thoughts and training methods for supertotals.

  • @harlanhardway5955
    @harlanhardway5955 4 года назад +1

    Your videos always make me feel so inspired and positive about my rate of progress. I'm one of those people trying to teach themselves weightlifting off RUclips and at a commercial gym. It is slooooow going. First I needed to learn to ATG squat and work on my front rack, then learn to over-head squat, then get comfortable holding the bar with a hook-grip and snatch-width, now I'm working on my snatch-balance, trying to get comfortable getting under the bar and catching weight dynamically overhead and staying over the bar in a snatch-pull. All of these peices have taken me months to get comfortable with and I still cant do the full movement competently. Some tutorials make it look like you could learn the snatch in one afternoon but that has just not been my experience.

  • @jeetkd09
    @jeetkd09 4 года назад +7

    Great video Zack, refreshing to see a more “serious” take to Juji and crew

  • @awdabstracts7030
    @awdabstracts7030 4 года назад +3

    Appreciate the love thrown the throwers way. Very rarely do they get high lighted for the amount of work that they have to put in to be successful.

  • @davidec.4021
    @davidec.4021 4 года назад +1

    I noticed you put Faras in the jujitsu part, nice, i’ve always found your approach to sport and physical performance very similar. Great video btw

  • @therealforestelf
    @therealforestelf 4 года назад +7

    don't expect to enjoy it. well said. I have the deepest respect for oly lifters, it takes more than just strength and discipline and skill to get that stuff done.

  • @itsChoudhry1
    @itsChoudhry1 4 года назад +8

    I felt the need a coach thing. I've recently started to teach myself how to clean using your videos and a couple others. It hard, but I'm taking it slowly and hopefully I can continue to notice my mistakes and fix them. In the future if I get more serious a may commute more to train with a coach.

    • @lutze5086
      @lutze5086 4 года назад

      @@MithrandirRS get a camera? Even cheap phones have slow Mo these days

  • @rdog657
    @rdog657 4 года назад +1

    Your videos are how I first learned how to snatch- after watching, I went and did five days of snatching in a row to nail down the technique. I’m three weeks in, and I still have so much fun doing the movement. As someone who has lifted for 6 years, I thought I would just restrain myself to focus on powerlifting movements and the big five; however, I have fallen in love with the Olympic movements and that’s almost solely due to your channel. Thank you

  • @skullkid112
    @skullkid112 4 года назад +3

    I just started doing power cleans as my first sort of Olympic lift as prescribed by mark rippetoe in starting strength. I always avoided it because it didn’t feel right and I was sure I’d injure myself doing it. It may be less technical than the other lifts, but I’m really glad I stuck to it. It’s given me an appreciation for weightlifters and piqued my interest a bit in that direction. There’s something tremendously satisfying about doing something wrong 99 times and getting it right the 100th. I can totally see why this sport is growing so much.

    • @skullkid112
      @skullkid112 4 года назад +1

      MassageTeam haha yea I guess I did. Just exercising my God given right to spell correctly.

    • @FoolishInTheEnd
      @FoolishInTheEnd 4 года назад

      Right on. I have been trying to hit a 205 lb power clean for 4 weeks now but 200 lb still feels heavy as fuk. So jelly to see zack clean 300+ lbs

    • @skullkid112
      @skullkid112 4 года назад

      FoolishInTheEnd yea it’s crazy! That’s good man! I’m just about to hit a 135 lol

  • @xpswebstar420
    @xpswebstar420 4 года назад +6

    Proper technique (naturally), shoulder and hip mobility, range of motion, and flexibility are the biggest obstacles for a bodybuilder when trying to learn Olympic weightlifting.

  • @LPFR52
    @LPFR52 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video Zack. You are the first weightlifting centric channel that I have started to watch and you (along with Clarence) have inspired me to give weightlifting a try. I don’t know if it’s something I’m going to stick with but at least now I know I can clean 150lbs, which is 150lbs more than I could have done one week ago

  • @TechnicPiggy
    @TechnicPiggy 4 года назад +1

    @Zack Telander Bro you gotta make a Spotify playlist or something with all the music you use and like, I love every song you put in your videos dude

  • @charleslawrence7327
    @charleslawrence7327 4 года назад

    Only come across your channel recently and really enjoying all the content you've made over the years. Informative and entertaining, so thanks!

  • @MenacingMaro
    @MenacingMaro 4 года назад

    Very insightful. Heard from Juji himself and you gave your own excellent explanation. Thank you🙏

  • @srogers500
    @srogers500 4 года назад

    Great video. Lots of good information.
    I started working out at age 45, so the rotators were already in rough shape.
    Doing great, and always getting better, but it does keep me from any heavy lifts, and I have to keep it really light if I'm going over my head with anything. Really enjoying myself.

  • @costbart
    @costbart 4 года назад +9

    This video is exactly why Im so obsessed with learning the oly lifts.

    • @ghostgrownmedicine7498
      @ghostgrownmedicine7498 4 года назад

      Because you don't want to look aesthetic and you hate your shoulders?

  • @AlexEinherjar
    @AlexEinherjar 4 года назад

    This video is making me question my decision of taking a course on Olympic Weightlifting. I'm currently in college studying Physical Education and I wanted to learn the lifts to improve my physical abilities firstly in general and then for fighting/self-defense which is my main goal.
    Great video, I subscribed.

  • @dominickbasso2523
    @dominickbasso2523 4 года назад +159

    When’s the next “your not x” coming out bc those are great and what lead me to ur channel

    • @alubchicken
      @alubchicken 4 года назад +5

      Maybe because they're a bit passive aggressive towards the fan bois who think they're good by being able to imitate an Olympic athletes movements.
      Or because they're a dismal reminder that all of us who have resorted to watching these videos instead of being able to make them with decent views aren't talented at all, nor have the strength or dedication in achieving greatness in this sport.

    • @burritodog3634
      @burritodog3634 4 года назад +3

      your not xxxtentacion?

    • @zacktelander
      @zacktelander  4 года назад +49

      tbh its hard to say. I try not to force videos that don't stem from real opinions that I have.

    • @dominickbasso2523
      @dominickbasso2523 4 года назад +11

      Zack Telander fair enough and the content has been great lately so I can’t be too mad

    • @atakansakalli
      @atakansakalli 4 года назад +6

      How about “you are not Clarence Kennedy”? But, then it would be just 2 seconds video that says “yes, you aren’t” lol

  • @popie7899
    @popie7899 4 года назад +148

    Am I the only one singing the lyrics from “Earfquake” while it was in the background..

    • @tigirao5926
      @tigirao5926 4 года назад

      You're not alone that shit fire

    • @JohnDoe-ps2ke
      @JohnDoe-ps2ke 4 года назад +1

      i just noticed it and was looking for a comment

  • @chrisknightnaturalwellness9697
    @chrisknightnaturalwellness9697 4 года назад

    cool ✨💪🏽😎🤙🏽✨post brother... hooked on Strength and Olympic training... learning a lot from you channel✨👍🏽

  • @matthewzito6130
    @matthewzito6130 4 года назад +1

    I started out training like a bodybuilder and later switched to strength training. I've never included the Snatch or Clean & Jerk in my program, but I do include Overhead Squats and High Pulls. Likewise, I've done Front Squats, Push Presses and Dumbbell Snatches. I think a lot of people are in the same boat as me. They may not perform the full Olympic lifts, but they do perform some of the assistance exercises and/or the power versions.

  • @robfromabove2821
    @robfromabove2821 4 года назад

    That was such a gnarly deadlift Zach, nicely done

  • @happzy
    @happzy 4 года назад +5

    1:44 I love that guy, watching his bench vids is like watching circus acts

  • @taylorprobets4661
    @taylorprobets4661 4 года назад +10

    loooool love the earrquake feature at the end

  • @darthkillstealer3181
    @darthkillstealer3181 4 года назад +4

    As a masters lifter the lower national qualifying total looked inviting at first but I think it’s actually a warning.

  • @Al.j.Vasquez
    @Al.j.Vasquez 4 года назад

    Thumbs up for comparing it to throwing events, being a retired thrower myself, i think the same, weightlifting and throwing events are just as technical, and throwing benefits a lot from practicing powerful movements like the snatch and the clean.

  • @zhanx1
    @zhanx1 4 года назад +9

    I really enjoy weightlifting and want to learn and practice as much as I can, because of the skill required. Hitting a new snatch PR has given me so much fulfillment beyond what I ever got grinding out a big squat or deadlift.

  • @marcwackers8773
    @marcwackers8773 4 года назад

    Your video's always are spot on! And very entertaining thats why i followed you!

  • @prorangerr
    @prorangerr 4 года назад +7

    1:45 hey I’ve seen that guy his bench is crazy for his body weight he benched 405 at like 150 something pounds.

    • @BigUriel
      @BigUriel 4 года назад

      It's easier to have a high bench to body weight ratio if you have no legs though.

  • @xXAkitokunXx
    @xXAkitokunXx 4 года назад

    I enjoy it because clarence inspired me to do it and it seems fun and difficult. Did my first session of snatches with a coach and man does it work your shoulders.

  • @Kocis19
    @Kocis19 3 года назад

    Awesome video. It is very indeed a tough skill to break through any beginner level without coaching (for most) or without serious training and obsession.
    I’ve weightlifted for 5 years. Never been coached. At the beginning found linear progression, but was haulted once strength was maxed and technique perfection became the limiting factor.
    I will continue to weightlift and train the movements as I endeavour on this journey, for the sake that I love the movements and feel as though it keeps me honest with my speed, flexibility and technique.

  • @latchbox
    @latchbox 4 года назад +2

    The middle ground would be training parts of the Olympic Lifts in chunks, instead of trying to do the full C&J or Snatch. Until one gets access to a training facility with a qualified coach, it's simply too risky to perform them unsupervised. High pulls, hang clean & snatch, push jerks come to mind. IMO, even the power clean might be too complex for some people to perform safely. As Zack mentioned in some of his tutorial videos. it's at the bottom of the pull where people encounter a lot of technique issues. Just because most people can't do high level gymnastic skills (ex. iron cross), it doesn't mean we can't use simpler movements like l-sits, dips or muscle-ups.

    • @philanaemic
      @philanaemic 4 года назад

      Interesting you mention that because from my point of view, weighlifting looks a lot like inverted gymnastics. Only you're throwing the weight while your body stays in place rather than moving your body around a fixed point. I look at a slow-mo of a snatch and it's almost like watching a muscle-up, the way that bar seems to just stop in mid-air while the lifter moves themselves underneath it. Incredible technique, much respect.

  • @hadhad129
    @hadhad129 4 года назад +4

    Exact story with me it seems really cool probably my favorite strength sport every thing considered but it's hard to get a good cheap coach money is tough right now so sticking to overhead squats front squats and push presses should be able to help me have positional strengths when I do one day get into it

  • @downstat18
    @downstat18 4 года назад

    Excellent video, man!

  • @Tumpz
    @Tumpz 2 года назад +1

    I for one, would really like to see a javelin field in a gym!

  • @user-lb6xi3nf3o
    @user-lb6xi3nf3o 4 года назад +1

    Thank uuu for putting respect on throwing🙏🏾. No one ever shows us throwers any love lmao

  • @tanmaymathur1048
    @tanmaymathur1048 4 года назад +6

    hi zack i sawyou on juji's channel i am a student from India, neither can i afford a weightlifting coach and nor a coach is available, that being said i want to learn weightlifting. will youtube videos be sufficient or should i wait till i can afford and find a good coach? Thanks for the amazing content :)

    • @afb9176
      @afb9176 4 года назад +3

      The sooner you start, better
      I recommend you to read and watch about this beautiful sport
      If you practice practice somewhere, don't rush. Be patience.

    • @afb9176
      @afb9176 4 года назад +1

      children begin to learn weightlifting start with a wooden stick (like a broom stick)
      You can start doing that too haha
      Elite Olympic lifters started like that (the first 1-3 years for sure)

    • @tehArgento
      @tehArgento 4 года назад +1

      It's not impossible, he does have content to start of with the technique, but don't rush it, in the start it's all about getting familiar with the movement and also work on mobility.
      If you know Spanish you could check out SenBernabeu he just stated to upload weakly videos to start weightlifting from 0.

    • @tanmaymathur1048
      @tanmaymathur1048 4 года назад

      @@afb9176 I am 17 not that young -_-
      I am probably an intermediate powerlifter will start with an empty barbell

  • @42neddy
    @42neddy 4 года назад +16

    "tom had a really good idea-" to nobody's surprise

  • @DanielDavies-StellularNebulla
    @DanielDavies-StellularNebulla 4 года назад

    Great video my dude!

  • @AspireWu
    @AspireWu 4 года назад

    Great video. Well done.

  • @nelson1954
    @nelson1954 4 года назад +4

    You touched on a really important if not the most important aspect of fitness that is often neglected by a lot of people - enjoyment.
    Lots of people are focused on optimizing lifts and routines that will never bear fruit bc they have not the slightest interest in them.

  • @gammajohn
    @gammajohn 4 года назад +10

    I think a good analogy is like telling a career swimmer, who's been swimming in high school and maybe through college, to try water polo because they're both in the pool...
    Just because someone likes moving a barbell for body or powerlifting doesnt mean they'll like weightlifting (or have the expertise to pick it up)

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 4 года назад

      i disagree 100 percent with you that people won't get into olympic because they're not skilled enough.
      this video came as pretentious as hell and very biased.
      red flags for this video being propaganda for olympic weightlifting from somebody biased instead of an impartial analysis of the topic
      1. he called the powerlifters appearing in the footage, juji and tom, and, megsquats ''gym bro'' and ''gym chick''', trying to dismerit powerlifters skill, as amateurish people who weren't skilled enough to do olympic. nonsense
      2, he tried making it sound like people go into powerlifting instead of olympic weightlifting because they're not as skilled, and that olympic is somewhat a superior sport.
      hell no. the reason people who lift weights avoid olympic weightlifting is because they love their shoulders, wrists and ligaments. unlike dumb ass crossfitters that get injuried every other day, that's why olympic weightlifting is now popular in crossfit, it's been brought back by crossfit.
      powerlifting is a modern revised version of olympic weightlifting. that is what every person now that gets into lifting weights does, it makes sense. because powerlifting uses the safe and proven movements for strength building, squat, bench and deadlift
      olympic weightlifing is an extremely unsafe and outdated sport, the reason it competes in the olympics is because it's old as heck. who tf is insane enough to lift a heavy barbell above their head in one go, and in the last second trying to balance that heavy weight with their elbows locked... that is asking to have an injury

    • @Al.j.Vasquez
      @Al.j.Vasquez 4 года назад

      @@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess and i disagree 100% with you, Zack made emphasis on personal preference per individual, and how easy is to transition from sport to sport between bodybuilding and powerlifting, but people don't get into Olympic lifting because it's a very technical sport that requires a lot of learning, and preparation of the body to be executed properly, only the ones who love it, deal with the technicality of it, and please don't say that people deserve to be injured because they wanna try oly lifting. It actually improves mobility and flexibility that can be carried to powerlifting and Athletics, since most profesional throwers do power lifts and Olympic lifts to gain both strength and power.
      I believe you looked at this video with the most malicious perspective that could exist.

    • @UkSapyy
      @UkSapyy 4 года назад

      @@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess That was a pretentious rant. Powerlifting is as dangerous as Weightlifting, real dumb comment.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 4 года назад

      @@UkSapyy olympic weightlifting is much more dangerous than powerlifting, powerlifting is a modern and revised version of oly lifting.
      in powerlifting they perform the same strength exercises that anybody in every gym does to build strength and muscle, benchpress, deadlift, squat. plus in powerlifting competitions the athlete have spotters to grab the bar if he fails and myriad of safety precautions. so it's stupid of you to claim that powerlifting is as dangerous as olympic weightlifting.
      olympic weightlifting started as a dick measurement contest between males to see who was the most alpha. that[s why it ignores every common sense and safety precaution one can imagine. the only reason it's in the olympics is because it's old.
      in every fucking olympic games at lest one weightlifter breakers their bone or dislocate their joint, and many have injuries that will take months if not years to recover, that when it's not a lifetime injury. olympic weightlifting is outdated and dangerous as fuck. i stand behind my view in the topic.
      it's fucking stupid to lift over 200 kilos of weight above your head in one movement, then try to balance that heavy ass weight in the last second above your head with your elbows locked. to me snatching barbells is a recipe for disaster

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 4 года назад

      @@Al.j.Vasquez i meant to say 150 kilos, not 250 that was a typo

  • @hoofhearted4
    @hoofhearted4 4 года назад

    Basically he didn't enjoy it enough to try and get better.
    Zack. Found you because of Juji. Really hope to see you back soon!!

  • @splitshaft
    @splitshaft 4 года назад +1

    Hey dude I just subscribed and came from jujis channel. Super interested to watch your future content and learn more about weight lifting. This is coming from a gym goers of 6 years with no weightlifting experience

  • @eugenepoon
    @eugenepoon 4 года назад +48

    Anyone know who coaches Clarence? Dumbledore has died

    • @gqqggq7127
      @gqqggq7127 4 года назад +1

      Gandalf aka gabriel sincrain give him tips for improving

    • @emilio556
      @emilio556 4 года назад +2

      Eugene Poon gurph (the fridge)

    • @Alpostpone
      @Alpostpone 4 года назад

      Spoileeers!

  • @awesom6588
    @awesom6588 4 года назад +1

    Always seemed to me to be a great way to take a free trip to snap city. But it does look kind of fun

  • @petersoar2886
    @petersoar2886 4 года назад +22

    5:11 I’ve probably watched most of clarence’s content, but I’ve still never seen move as fast as he did just then. Wtf?!

    • @fmls8266
      @fmls8266 4 года назад +2

      Missing frames

  • @brenthodges7202
    @brenthodges7202 4 года назад +2

    I feel the same as Juji. I can pull over 650, squat over 500 and bench 4 plates but I literally can not do a snatch to save my life. I can power clean and I can over head press but I can't do the snatch with more than 135 and it feels like my shoulder is going to tear. I also get insane amounts of knee and lower back pain from trying to squat low but I end up just screwing it all up. But maybe that's where a coach would come in.

  • @johnford5568
    @johnford5568 2 года назад

    One thing is certain, just doing the moves with the bar is great for mobility and balance and the overhead squat is a great posture check.

  • @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw
    @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw 4 года назад

    I feel the same way for the snatch. Looks great but I have too many mobility issues in many areas. The clean & jerk is where I am “better “ at

  • @jmgpb104
    @jmgpb104 4 года назад +2

    Collab with Cailer Woolam. You and Tom mentioned hook grip and how it relates to the deadlift.

  • @alfredmorganroth9349
    @alfredmorganroth9349 4 года назад +1

    Agree ,but it could be taught at high school level and integrates with high school sports better than power lifting or body building. There are variations that can be taught.

  • @alaskatunercatalog
    @alaskatunercatalog 4 года назад

    First of all awesome video as always second of all was that UFpwrlfter at 1:46? If it is I’m so happy you know about him. Dudes bench is INSANE.

  • @felldin
    @felldin 4 года назад

    I've watched lots of weight lifting guides here on youtube. Although I have yet to be visiting a weight lifting gym, I do practice the small thing like how to properly get in to a front rack, how to bounce the bar of your hip, and squatting with a bar over head. I do hope I'll get the hang of it so I might have some sort of base ones I get around to see a coach.

  • @UnprofessionalAthlete
    @UnprofessionalAthlete Год назад

    Messed around w some power snatches today. Was super cool throwing weights overhead. Altho I love bodybuilding too but all of this is for my own enjoyment anyway.

  • @michaeltrainer8723
    @michaeltrainer8723 4 года назад

    great vid Zack

  • @ConnorLipke
    @ConnorLipke 4 года назад +2

    I've always seen more appeal in chasing a 1000lbs DL than chasing any crazy total in oly lifting. I think a big issue is perception, social media paints powerlifting, bodybuilding, strongman, etc as bigger sports even if they actually aren't. It feels easier to gain recognition in these communities rather than oly lifting.

    • @sadbadmac
      @sadbadmac 4 года назад +1

      1000lbs DL and end up looking like an immobile elephant no thanks lol I'll stick to oly + iso exercises

    • @ConnorLipke
      @ConnorLipke 4 года назад +3

      @@sadbadmac Cailer Woolham is literally the same size as Zack and is closing in on 1k. You don't have to be Eddie Halls size to hit that number.

    • @sadbadmac
      @sadbadmac 4 года назад

      ​@@ConnorLipke Yeah well thats pretty fucking impressive because definitely doesn't look like it lol
      EDIT: Its mainly my personal preference on aesthetics. There's basically just three modes: uber-strength, strenght+size, and gainz4days. I just prefer the intermediate of the three ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @leguts8804
    @leguts8804 4 года назад +3

    I have a great admiration for weightlifting in general, since I fell in love with weight related sports a few years back. But its a shame, since I hail from a country that never, ever had any widespread history with weightlifting. There's simply no interest here, people dont talk about it, or when they do it they just say "oh, that crossfit thingy?" The last time weightlifting was even en vogue was in the Pan-American games, when Fernando Reis (which is a beast of a man, good lord) won his third consecutive gold in the competition. Less than a week later, no one even remembered his victory.
    As such, its pretty much impossible to find any weightlifting club outside of the big centers. For god's sake, its hard to even find any gym that barely caters for powerlifting style training!
    Its a shame, really. Even though I always loved martial arts (currently sitting at a brown belt in judo after 11 years of training) I'm pretty sure that I would be absolutely trilled to practice such an amazing sport even when I was a child.
    Here's to hoping that things do get better, not only in the US, or Europe, but all over the word for Weightlifting.

    • @1900OP
      @1900OP 3 года назад

      Bruh, you won't hear people talking about weightlifting, neither will they talk about bodybuilding or powerlifting, most of them are not interested about what others lift.

  • @brolaf3792
    @brolaf3792 4 года назад +6

    "I didn't learn to snatch in 1day so I'm just gonna quit"

  • @alexanderwatson9983
    @alexanderwatson9983 3 года назад

    So good mate! I think we’re slowly turning that - don’t drop weights macho attitude that leads to judgement in Gyms, so good.

  • @ragnarok953
    @ragnarok953 4 года назад

    This is a very well made video! Keep it up! :)

  • @Dagraine
    @Dagraine 4 года назад

    Really great opinion piece!

  • @TheSailorMojo
    @TheSailorMojo 4 года назад

    I don’t do any weightlifting but I still find your videos very entertaining for some reason

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 4 года назад

      Those things aren't exclusive to each other, now are they?

  • @BernhardKohli
    @BernhardKohli 4 года назад +1

    Interesting! I just wish they could once experience the thrill of pulling off a squat snatch that didn't work 10 times but then you hit that sweet spot with your timing and swing, and it just "flies" up! That feeling must be comparable to a "slam dunk" in basket ball, or scoring a goal in soccer, etc. And I bet with their strength, these Powerlifters would quickly get the knack of it (maybe a bit of mobility work needed up front ...). Cool content! :-)
    By the way... was that really a 280 kg deadlift? Wow!! That's nuts! If I'd ever reach 200kg, I would be the proudest guy on the block.

  • @terryowens3860
    @terryowens3860 4 года назад

    Good video. Very informative.

  • @jackpopa729
    @jackpopa729 4 года назад +1

    I got into weightlifting for the challenge and strength benefits it offered. Never had a coach and am completely self taught. Only followed Greg Everett's programs but not coaching.. I love the sport but it can be frustrating.. especially when you take a technique day and hit 100 snatches all on camera :3

  • @thecorrean2411
    @thecorrean2411 4 года назад +1

    I won’t ever try a snatch or clean and jerk, because I don’t trust my shoulders. I snatch weight up to put it on my rack because I’m too lazy to take plates off, but that’s it LOL.

  • @method190
    @method190 4 года назад

    Hey, I love your Vids.
    I was wondering what your opinion on Levan Saginishvili (I spelled his name wrong I know) is? Is his size mostly due to his genetics?

    • @alextheguy1858
      @alextheguy1858 4 года назад

      Genetics, steroids, bodyfat, training and weighing 180kg

  • @krisjaynav
    @krisjaynav 4 года назад

    When Anthony Bourdain started a cooks tour, it was apparent early that his narratives derived far from that of other syndicated shows. His voice was authentic and his opinions unabashed. I feel he gave new life into a traveling opinions based on his experience of what he knew to be unfettered truth. I feel you are doing the same, and truly appreciate your perspectives.

  • @zach6367
    @zach6367 4 года назад +1

    For me it was the amount of time needed to develop even safe lifts. I'm primarily a jiu jitsu guy with some muay thai here and there for fun. Taking months or years to learn how to snatch doesn't really line up with my goals. Love watching people who excel at it though.

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 4 года назад

      What are your goals?

    • @zach6367
      @zach6367 4 года назад

      @@tappajaav Black belt babyyyyyy

  • @benvandewetering1502
    @benvandewetering1502 4 года назад

    Hi I'm a new subscriber coming over after the collab with Juji and Tom. I really like your style of video's with commentary and the realistic/rational approach to lifting.
    I just have one question about the vegan thing. Are you vegan, is Clarence vegan, or were you just trying it for a week?

  • @xXAkitokunXx
    @xXAkitokunXx 4 года назад

    Funny that you and clarence inspired me to do it.

  • @s.u2769
    @s.u2769 4 года назад

    Hi just want to say im big fan of juji they do crazy stuff but when i found Your channel it inspired me to do Olympic lifts i do this for a 6 months now,
    it is really hard and when im about to moan i watch some of your advice's and i do better next time
    coach would be great but it cost money
    keep it up m8

  • @clap5
    @clap5 4 года назад

    I do weighlifting when I'm at my Crossfit gym...my globo gym has a platform and bumper plates but they do not allow you to drop the weight. Makes me wonder why they spent the money...or maybe they just don't understand what the equipment was meant for they just figured it was something all gyms are doing now. I watched a guy doing power cleans get a warning for dropping the weight on a weightlifting platform with bumper plates...so glad to have a Crossfit gym to go to.

  • @zaccheusmaximus1216
    @zaccheusmaximus1216 4 года назад +2

    Loved your energy in Juji’s video. How’d the vegan diet for the week go??

  • @iManillaFolder
    @iManillaFolder 4 года назад +1

    When you played earfquake, I felt that

  • @mattdieck7146
    @mattdieck7146 4 года назад

    Great video, great idea, good stuff

  • @d3adm3a78
    @d3adm3a78 4 года назад

    you have no idea how many thousand times i watched Clarence swoosh under that bar @.@

  • @MrOdsplut
    @MrOdsplut 4 года назад +1

    What’s wrong with doing a few power cleans now and then?

  • @Sudheepes
    @Sudheepes 4 года назад +3

    oh! i never knew you had a channel! good luck bro!
    also i am starting to weightlifting in my commercial gym! wish me luck! cause i just love it!

  • @ApareceR12
    @ApareceR12 4 года назад

    How I like to view weightlifting and powerlifting is a race car and a pickup truck. Race cars focus mainly on horsepower for speed and acceleration. Whereas a pickup won't really focus as much on horsepower as it does with torque, which it needs to be able to pull as heavy as possible.

  • @Southbysouthwestuk
    @Southbysouthwestuk 4 года назад +1

    Is juji too big and strong now to revert to using an empty bar or lighter weights in a non proficient movement? Ie does it hurt his ego? His lower body mobility is great however his shoulder mobility seems to be causing him problems. Note the arm placement for front squats.

  • @RagingRugbyst
    @RagingRugbyst 4 года назад

    Yeah... tried learning some of the Oly lifts but I just can't get into them. I got to Power Clean 110Kg and push press it, but it was just brute strength thrown at an excercise. Learnt the one arm barbell snatch and got 55/60Kg up with it, but again it was just yanking a weight upwards while minding my back. None of them is a full Oly lift, but, I say that learning them well enough to fuck around with them in deload weeks// when you just wanna have fun throwing weights around is a good addition to one strength arsenal and a good way of finding weak spots in your body.

  • @samhumphreys7469
    @samhumphreys7469 4 года назад +2

    I am so happy you compared the Olympic lifts to something like throwing. I was a javelin thrower at Texas A&M and all we did was Olympic lifting and saw tremendous results in doing so. As my lifts on the hang snatch and cleans went up, so did the throws.

  • @derfranky9640
    @derfranky9640 4 года назад +1

    I'd love to be able to do some throwing at the gym! Even though I don't have a track and field background I tried javelin and shot put a couple of times and it's so much fun

    • @ah7027
      @ah7027 4 года назад +1

      go buy yourself a javelin and go to a local college when no ones there haha. or just some random field.

  • @ghfjfghjasdfasdf
    @ghfjfghjasdfasdf 4 года назад +1

    I’ve tried the Snatch a couple times now. It’s so difficult and awkward, love how it feels though.

  • @Max-nh3gp
    @Max-nh3gp 4 года назад

    I love doing the clean and jerk, but I suck at the snach. Trying to get better at it, but its really not a priority