ForumMis Use of Olympic Lifting: Ju…
Vern Gambetta Staff asked 13 years ago

Mis Use of Olympic Lifting: Just got back from Scotland. The land of the power clean. Their national record holder in the long jump spent EIGHT trying to learn the double knee bend technique. This was imposed on him by their then National Coach and her husband that think the power clean is the be all end all. A travesty!

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Tracy Fober answered 13 years ago

Seriously?  8 years?  That's just crazy.  Doesn't make a lick of sense to me. 

Vern Gambetta Staff answered 13 years ago

Sorry – Misspoke 8 months Still ridiculous

Tracy Fober answered 13 years ago

Did he improve his performance after finally learning it–or trying to learn it?  😉

Vern Gambetta Staff answered 13 years ago

His performance in the Long Jump or the clean? His clean went down 20 kilos! Eventually his long jump improved when he changed his emphasis in lifting.

Tracy Fober answered 13 years ago

Long jump performance.  That's what matters to me.