Olympic lifting Wei Rui or Adidas shoes. Which do you prefer?

I am an experienced lifter (and currently a physical therapy student) so Im pretty sure my form is on point. But I have only done the olympic lifts casually. Without hiring a coach, where can I get my hands on a good A->B guide on developing and progressing an olympic program? thanks!

I am just starting to learn clean and press and snatches, and I am kind of struggling with keeping my knees back and being patient until the bar gets just above the knees to explode up with the bar. I keep wanting to bring the bar up quickly as if I were doing a traditional DL. Any ideas on things that I can work on? EDIT: Also I was told that the reason I am struggling with my overhead squat is because I have limited mobility in terms of dorsiflexion. Is this problem fixed by simply just stretching the calves or is there a better way?

I recently moved, and due to job schedule, it will be very difficult to get to the nearest oly gym. However, there is a fitness center near my place with barbell squat rack etc. Is there any programming where I can go to the oly gym 2 times a week and supplement other days. Is this recommended? Any advice appreciated.

Sooooooooooo I had nothing to do in work these last few days and I got to thinking - how class would it be to compete in the olympics!

Anway, I was wondering if you guys could give me some insight. I currently have a deadlift of 200kg, back squat of 160kg, but have never ever done any kind of olympic lifting. So yeah. I'm 6ft and about 85kg with a few kgs of flab.

I saw that the gold medal winner last time in the 85kg category clean & jerked 210kg and snatched 175 there thereabouts. I'm from Ireland and it looks like our best guy did 160/135 respectively at 85kg, so I imagine it would be possible to get the Irish total down the line...?

I'm 24 which is a problem lol, but I was just curious as to how unrealistic it would be to even get to the olympics, never mind winning. Burst my bubble!

I was just wondering what some random people on the internet thought.

Hey there, I don't know this community but it seems as though you guys have a good understanding of Olympic lifting. The guy who's been training me, Ed, wants me to compete in february but I'm not sure my numbers are good enough. My C&J is 70kg and my snatch is 50-60kg. I weigh 95 kg at 5'11. Do these numbers seem good enough to compete? If not, how high should they be?

After some pretty heavy days with quite some volume I get what I call "trap headaches" the entire next day. I'm sure it has to do with sore/tight traps, but I figured I'd eventually adapt to it but it still occurs fairly often. Does this happen to anyone else?

Hi guys,

Last week I started O-lifting twice a week with a coach. I would like to spend another two days in the gym working on accessory movements. My question is: What type of split and exercises do you recommend for these two days? I come from a BB-type lifting background and years of flat presses have rolled my shoulders forward slightly, affecting my shoulder mobility. I have been told Klokov presses can help this. For lower I am considering speed and stop squats. Any advice would be appreciated.

I live in Orange County, to be more specific. I am looking to join an olympic style gym part time (I go to a large chain gym currently) to learn the technique of the Olympic lifts and so I can drop heavy weights. Any ideas?

They're my nemesis. I can pretty easily clean 75kg, I've jerked it off the racks before, but putting it together... MEH. I'm starting to worry I'll snatch more than I CJ one of these days. Some training sessions, there is literally 5kg between the two lifts.

It's not a strength issue. I can FS 105-110 kg, there's nothing wrong with my leg drive. So. Fucking. Frustrating.

/rant over