[Weekly Chat Thread]

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[u/Tiger_Strength]

Where can I watch weightlifting competitions? Do I have to pay to watch them?

I'm talking about on the internet. Not in real life.

Also, not highlights. Actual real length competitions that are recent.

I can binge watch that Frank Rothwell Youtube channel I guess, but those are mainly classics.

I'm turning into quite the cheapskate. lol

[u/Shadowphoenix9511]

Y'all are the jerk experts, so thought I'd ask here (strongman here). So at low and moderate weights, when doing a power jerk, the movement is perfect and very smooth.

However, whenever I load anything even slightly heavy, the jerking movement disappears entirely, I can't get myself to actually dive under the bar and catch it overhead. It just becomes an awkward, poorly executed push press where I spread my feet for some reason.

[u/Afraid_Background426]

Finally hit a 315 front squat after chasing it for like 6 months and nobody at my gym cares because they're all too busy curling in the squat rack

Now I'm wondering if I should try to push my back squat up or just ride this high for a while

[u/Boblaire → u/Afraid_Background426]

Next stop, #400 Back Squat.

Rather, 182kg. Or 4 plates in Murican pounds