What exercises do you train to compliment the snatch and the C&J?

[WillPar]

I always do 4 sets of back squats to compliment my work out after the snatches, and front squats after the cleans... what do you recommend? Is there any drills to help the power thrust in both movements to get under the bar without any struggle? Sometimes I can only get a power snatch on a sub-max rep because not fast enough while driving the heels... any suggestions? Thanks so much... I'm doing this without a mirror and it definitely has its pros and cons.

As far as caffiene goes with training, I think it's supposed to help improve endurance during work outs, and possibly to fire more muscle fibers in an explosive manner than you normally would... the problem is when people add sugar and cream if we are talking black coffee and espesso here. I would recommend it one hour before a long session at the gym certainly. These olympic lifts shock the nervous system more than anything... it's all type II muscle fiber training here. Short burst of high intensity... same as sprinting

[olyaddict]

I do:

snatch:
snatch pull + snatch deads
hang snatch (I need to do these more often...)
back squat
drop snatch + overhead squat
behind neck press snatch grip

cnj:
clean pull + clean deadlift
front squat
jerk drives
jerk recovery
press
I might even do jerk splits (doing a jerk while in split position) if my jerk sucks.

[PFerrari]

Why the fuck are you talking about caffeine? Maybe more caffeine will help your "power thrust".

Edit: just deleted my actual constructive advise, because this is a fucking moronic thread.

[Emily Mattes]

When I am complimenting my snatch and C&J I try to keep an even keel, you know, be encouraging without going too over the top lest I come off as fake. I also like to focus on performance-based compliments rather than simply aesthetic ones, because I want my lifts to appreciate themselves for more than just their looks. I also try to compliment my lifts in private because for some reason people look at you funny when you give a barbell a pep talk.

[olympicweightlifting123]

Front squats
Snatch pulls
Sometimes clean pulls
every now and again BTN jerks (as soon a I began doing these, my CJ has been going up. It has really helped with my coordination)
significant amount of back work (upper and lower)

[jack123]

Apart from squats, for improving the pull I do:

Snatch pulls from the hang (below knee) along with several pauses to strengthen my perceived weak positions.

For the clean I mainly do clean pulls or sometimes pause off the floor & then clean pull.

I also do a lot of clean & jerk complexes. Such as 3 clean pulls followed by a clean. Have to be really quick to get under the final rep due to the fatigue from the pulls.
When I feel my legs are weak I start doing clean + 2 front squats + jerk.

Also lots & lots of weighted hyperextensions.

[Chris Theo]

I still can't tell if WillPar is trolling, but this thread is gold simply because of Emily's post.

[Koing]

lol

My assistance is heavy FS for triples.

Koing

[Manuel B]

Originally Posted by Emily Mattes

When I am complimenting my snatch and C&J I try to keep an even keel, you know, be encouraging without going too over the top lest I come off as fake. I also like to focus on performance-based compliments rather than simply aesthetic ones, because I want my lifts to appreciate themselves for more than just their looks. I also try to compliment my lifts in private because for some reason people look at you funny when you give a barbell a pep talk.

LOL best post in this thread.

[olympicweightlifting123]

Originally Posted by Koing

lol

My assistance is heavy FS for triples.

Koing

Koing, I understand the premise behind having lots of rest for the FS and mostly doing triples twice a week is it? The main issue I would have with such a program is that it might not keep (at least that is true for me) my front squat numbers consistent. For instance, if I squat twice a week, I can easily lose 10kg on my squat the next week and I can go months without ever increasing my squat. However, if I squat 5x or more a week, I can assure I will never go below 95% of my best FS. Have you found that sometimes you might come in and you can't FS 185kg (your best now is 191?)? In addition, the more cleans I do during the week, the more consistent my FS is as well. Any thoughts?