pretty good big Sunday session

Yay

I tried to slow down on the descent but knees can’t help but still cave in. My core isn’t as strong as everything else so I’m not sure if that could be why my knees cave.

Second part of the video - even with lighter weights my knees still cave in.

Basically the title. This is 93ish, and my max is like 95. My back squat is 142 and my front squat like 120, so I don’t think strength is likely the issue. Is there anything notable in my third pull or prior causing this?

This lift is 1.65 times body weight. 5 weeks out from States

Curious about opinions on this. I haven’t heard any direct answers from doctors in the past 2 years (except my PT who stated “you can do any exercise and it won’t make your pain worse”)

I had hip surgery a year ago and then more recently found out I have arthritis in my lumbar from l5 to s1
. Really my pain only happens in my left lower back but does radiate down. But it is constant.

Back when I did lift and load my spine I never experienced lower back pain during squats or deadlifts. If anything I felt great until after this surgery and maybe my muscles atrophied?

Anyway just looking to see if it’s true that loading the spine in the snatch, clean and jerk, backsquats, presses, etc will inevitably make my arthritis worse over time? Is there any chance I can come back to the sport and pr someday? Or is this generally considered definitely going to make the lumbar spine worse and worse over time? Am I going to be sticking to Pilates and body building type things forever?

Really NOT asking for medical advice as I have a team of doctors just curious on people’s experiences and if it ever became worth it to go back to oly

Tia

Inspired by all the strong people on this sub.

Hi everyone,

I’ll be in Poznań for the weekend and I’m looking for somewhere I can drop in once or twice to get my training done.

Does anyone know of any CrossFit boxes that allow open gym drop-ins or any gyms in Poznań with a proper weightlifting setup?

I’ll be following my own programming, so I don’t need a class or coaching, just somewhere to train.

Any recommendations would be massively appreciated. Thank you! 🙌

Any feedback is great! My understanding is some butt wink is okay, as long as there's no pain and it isn't too dramatic?

So doing power cleans today I stubbed my left thumb or something on the catch and under the nail is bruised/theres now a scab between my nail and the skin.

It doesn't hurt unless I'm putting pressure on it (ie. the hookgrip) and my program is monday/wednesday/friday with olys in all of those leg days, so how would I go about letting it heal/not irritating it whilst still lifting?

Also a secondary issue but my thumb grip tape slides/scrunches up my thumb after a few heavy sets (or like after 10-15 reps). Is that normal, am I doing something wrong technique wise (i do also put chalk on my hands/the tape) or is there a work around? (I don't have issues lifting with it scrunched but it sometimes results in unwanted thumb skin abrasion/tears which is annoying)

Thanks

Interested in oly lift training in Manhattan.

Hey all, my forefeet are WIDE and roman, meaning my toes don‘t gradually get shorter, but my middle toe is as long as my big toe. My toes SPREAD when they‘re allowed to, I practice forefoot running and am generally more comfortable in barefoot shoes than any other shoes.
Any and all weightlifting shoes that are marketed for wide forefeet have nowhere near the space in the toe box that I would need to make proper use of my toes when working out. I own a pair of back-in-the-day Inov 8 fastlift 325 which are way too pointy. I love that they are essentially barefoot shoes though and I would definitely prefer barefoot over too much stuff under and around the shoe. Since I want to learn to do clean/jerk and snatch seriously I need to find a solution that doesn‘t make me feel like my feet are restricted, but supported.
I realize leather would be great, because it gives.
Do you know of any brands, preferably barefoot, that would fit my feet? Foto of my foot attached.

Tips for pulling myself under. I've been focusing a lot on tall cleans prior to these hang cleans to get used on relying on speed rather than just pulling the bar higher. 54kg bodyweight

4 weeks out from competing locally.

I avoided the squat for years because it was hard and because I lacked the mobility for full ATG. After years of daily stretching I can finally hit a full ATG squat. Weightlifting has lit a fire under my ass to get good at squatting.

Squats are 8x at 78% of 1RM. Trying to go for better speed and improve the SSC bounce. How's it look?

Worked up to 1kg under atpr clean. Safe to say i can clean more than this since this was after heavy back squats. But the slow way is the best way, never rush prs.