It's funny how naturally the jerk comes to you given that the snatch really doesn't. I just had a 100% opposite experience. Your barpath loops out in front like a lot. I would work on gripping looser, letting your elbows bend after you initiate 2nd pull, and focus on bar "back" as opposed to "up".

Slight edit: straighten right (forward) knee first, which will cause it to slide back &/or followed by a step back.

Any reason why you should/have to recover front foot first? I try to remember to do it but it feels unnatural and sometimes bad on my lower back

You're much more likely to lose a jerk in front than behind while recovering. The jerk video you uploaded has perfect oh position, but when the weights get heavier and you aren't able to deliver the bar to the perfect spot behind the head, you can often save a weight by recovering front first way because it creates backward momentum.

Squat 220x8x2
Front squat 165x8x2
High hang snatch 95x2x5
Snatch high pull 145x2x5

Belted up on back squats for the first time in a while. The first set was easy then took like a 2 min rest before the second. Front squats were hard but the last rep was encouraging bc I was able to do pretty well in keeping my torso up and grinding w my legs.

Snatches were easy, I maybe get a better bat path on high hang but not sure if I extend as well or as explosively. Maybe a trade off as usual. Snatch pulls were much better than usual. I sometimes lose focus and go through the motions but did a good job today on visualizing klokov and finishing strong.

I also used the new dhs baR the gym got which is hella nice. Although I'm not sure I notice a ton of difference from the pendlays at my level

Sickening session today

BTN Jerk triples 175, 185, 195, 205 PR CITY
Push press 165x3x5
Heaving snatch balance (aka start w feet in bottom position and no foot movement)
Up to 135x3, 105x3x5

Jerk was PRs by miles, most I had ever done was 195 from the front w a pressout. Looks like the most i did BTN was 165x5. I realized I needed to push more straight up instead of back like from the front rack. Push press moderately hard, snatch balances easyish

Also i forgot to add that last time i did back ext +45 3x12

Back day
DL 235x8x3
Clean pull from blocks at the knee 220x3x5
BB row 8x165,145,145,135
Back ext +35x12 and ~13s hold, +10x12 and 30s hold

Deadlifts werent super hard I just hate high reps for them. I get super out of position trying to touch and go but i think they got better as the sets progressed. First 2 double overhand last one hook grip.

I had never done clean pulls and they felt v awkward. The coach(es) were all focused on 14.2 bs so I didnt really get any help on them either. I focused on trying to get my shins vertical , back tight, head up and arms loose in the start position. Then shift my knees under the bar and pull my chest up in the pull and finish vertically. No idea if this is right.

Rows were fun, back ext were hell. It ws supposed to be a 30s hold for all sets. I knew i didnt get there so timed myself starting w set 2 and then knew i needed to drop the weight.

I was feeling kinda swole so I did some pullups when i got home and took a pic. Not quite busto/evoken status yet though.

Lots of clean and jerk technique work
1+3 x 95,115,125,145,165
175 last jerk was a pressout
185x1+2

Last 2 were prs, all beltless. I'm feeling very good about clean and jerks. 205+ definitely in range.

Need to keep my elbows out, upper back tight, bar close on cleans

Good day today
Squat 230x8x2
Front squat 175x8x2
Hang snatch 105x2x5
Good morning 95x8x2, 105x8x2

Back squats not too bad, front squats soul crushing. Main thing though is I felt really good about the snatches. I did a good bit of bar work before, focusing on elbows out then up and a lot of getting into full extension. I felt good about the closeness and pop on a lot of the reps, and one of the other lifters was saying a lot of them looked good.

Never done good mornings before. I used a belt bc my lower back has been kinda fried ever since that ridiculous back day friday. I felt it a bit in my hammys and glutes but not much. Tomorrow we shall see about the doms, Ive heard it can be a bitch.

Today was hard, prob cuz I ran out of milk and ice cream last night LOol. And didn't sleep well.

snatch technique warmup with bar
Snatch Balance 4x5
Tall Snatch 4x5
Muscle Snatch 4x5
Hang Snatch 4x5

Jerk up to 185x2, 195x1+pressout PRish
170x2x5
Push press 170x3,3,2,1 amateur hour here
Heaving snatch balance 140x3, 120x2x5

Had a terrible lower back pump in the snatch tech work. Jerks were kinda bad/slow, 195x2 should be hard but doable. Push press was supposed to be 5x3, so much for that. Snatch balances felt bad but I was able to gut it out and put in some good work.

I like this snatch bar work, it seems like my form is coming along a bit especially further into the practicing.

Snatch dl 190x8x2, 200x5x3
Snatch pull 155x3x3,165x3x2
Rdl 205x8x4
Plank ~2.5 min
Side Planks ~1 min/side
Back Plank no idea maybe 4-5 mins

Nothing special about today. Snatch pulls felt pretty good

Sweet day today
Squat 240x5x3
Front squat 185x5x3
Hang snatch 115x2x5
Good morning 115x8x4

Squats weren't hard but I like 8s more than 5s. Front squats I took a wider stance and cut depth a bit after the first set and they got easier, no surprise. Not sure if it was a good change or not.

Snatch feeling better. First set on vid, but the next three I was more active w my feet and kept chest up better and they were better overall.

Good mornings are stupid. I don't feel it in my hamstrings or glues much compared to the stress it puts on my lower back. If I do them again gonna try letting the weight and sucking my gut in.

Uploading first set of squats and snatches when I get Wi-Fi

Jerk up to max double 185, 195 , 205 PR no pressout
175x2x5
Push press 170x3x3, 2+f
Snatch balance 125x2x5

Jerks were nice. Push presses are just too hard need to reset. Snatch balances I didnt warm up for long enough and my legs were sore. This led to me failing on the first attempted work set. Went down and back up and got them.

I think my top position on the snatch needs some work. It is painful on my wrists to do these snatch balances. On the last set I used a hook grip and really focused on externally rotating my shoulders, it might have been better but I couldn't really tell.

Easy day
Snatch dl 195x8x2
Snatch pull 165x3x5
Snatch rdl 165x8, 185x8x2
Back ext +25 x10, +45x10x4 superset w
Barbell curl 12,10x3

So Saturdays are max snatch max clean and jerk. Keep in mind I haven't attempted to max either of these since starting training here.

Snatch 135, 145xo, 155o, 165xxx all prs

Clean and jerk 185,195pr, 205pr, 215 failed all cleans

Ab wheel 3x10

The snatches I clarked the first 2 last one I got under but couldn't hold it. Wasn't super close but not bad either. I need to get better at pulling under for sure.

Cleans were too far forward and my upper back was collapsing. The jerk on 205 wasn't too hard so I probably could have jerked it off I could have racked the clean.

Also I ripped a callous on Thursday and didn't know how to tape it properly and it got worse today

Squat 250x5x3 10lb pr
Front squat 185x5x2
RFESS 30sx8x3
Good morning 105x8x5
Med ball throw and catch **** sitting on a bosu ball 10lbx10, 14lbx10x2
Hanging knee raise 2x10,8

Good day. First time id done RFESS, surprisingly hard. I weighed myself after the workout and it said 188 LOL. Theres no way thats right but I do wonder what I really am. A training partner weighed when I did and it was also way high. I hope Im around 178 morning weight or so. I should weigh myself more often

Nice CJ! That's a pretty good sign that you're cjing that much while only squatting 250x5x3 so early in your olytard career. You could be the next fredd-bird. Or better. Or you could get injured and quit.

Legs were super sore from yesterday

Jerk 185,205,210 pr,215 pr mauyybe press out but I think it was good
195x1x5
Push press 175x2x5
Snatch balance 135x2x4
Plank rkc style 9x10s w 10-15s rest
Back plank holding hard and forced breathingx3

Feel decent about the jerk bc of tired legs. Form was meh up until the last 2 singles which were very strong. Push press the last 2 sets were better when I started gripping the **** out of the bar instead of having it rest I my hands more

Today was fun
Snatch 135,145,155,160xx
140x1x2,f,5
Panda Pull 135x3x5
Back ext +45, Dip, BB curl 45 triset 3x10
Back ext +45 2x10

First attempt at 160 was rock solid I just didn't catch actively enough with my shoulders and dropped it. 2nd one i shortened the pull and wasn't as good. The reason I missed the other one was from shortening the pull and trying to dive under too fast. It happened on another one too but I managed to save it.

I need to focus on finishing the pull first and foremost. Keeping the bar close is second. My bar path has improved a lot since those first videos although its still not great. Thinking about getting into full extension is just a better cue at this point it seems.

I'm planning on training again saturday but I'm going out drinking tomorrow night so no idea what will happen.

Bunch of bar work warm-up
Low hang clean pulls a lot x95,115
Low hang cleans 115
Low hang clean thruster 115x3x3

Clean plus 2 paused jerks
135,155,175,185

Tall jerk thing 95x3x3

Didn't make it in for Saturday as somewhat expected. I don't think max days like that should have a place in my training though, at least definitely not once a week. Today was easy but my lower back gets tired when we do all this high rep warm-up stuff.

squat 260x5x2 pr
front squat 190x5x2
hang snatch 60kg/132x2x5
good morning 2 **** sets + 110x8x3
Walking lunges ~20ydsx10, 5-10s rest periods

Squats were nice, not overly hard. Front squats i tweaked my form to get knees out more and they felt better. I hate good mornings and am def gonna be sore as fack tomorrow from those lunges.

Snatches were decent. I realized I was getting myself into a bad hang position and fixed that which helped

Blahhhhh

Went into the gym today and started warming up presses and pp. the bottom of my right lat has been hurting for a while and hasnt gotten better so I shut it down. It basically only hurts doing push press/ohp and lowering stuff from overhead. Gonna rest til thursday.

On the plus side I hit a relatively easy 135 strict press pr while warming up so thats cool.

Power Clean, up to 80x2, 90f, 84x2, 90f
76x2x5

Power Snatch up to 60x2, 64f
52x2x5

Snatch high pull 60x3x5
Hanging knee raise 12,12,10

I am really bad about doing the football power clean feet spread so I worked on that. I have a pretty wide catch position in general though so the spreading isnt quite as bad as it looks. Power snatches didnt have the problem, weird. Power snatches felt really good, like they helped me find good positions to get max power. PCs felt ****ty though. All this work I have done on snatches has gotten them feeling better than cleans now lol

Bad day today
Snatch 60, 65xxo, 69o, 74 clarkx2 then random misses and makes at different weights
CnJ up to 89x1x3 plus some drop down singles
Paused front squat 60x3x2, 70, 80, 90f,1,1 95f or something

Snatches were all over the place. I was thinking too much about pulling hard and being fast and wasn't finishing the pull.

Cleans i was collapsing in the bottom. After the 3 ****ty singles at 90 I had one good one at 80. Front squats were to try to strengthen the upper back and get better in the bottom position. The bottom position of my front squats and my cleans are wayyy different so i need to fix that.

I blame this on the vegetarian south indian lunch I had yesterday. WOAT expereince. I thought it was going to be covered by my work and it wasnt. Food was awful, no brotein, and I had a peanut encounter which I am allergic to. If I blame everything on this Ill be confident next workout right?