In mid-September, I was stacking on the mileage in preparation for my first marathon in October. Although, completing the marathon has always been on my bucket list, my training started to become mundane and a dreadful experience as the runs became longer and my hips, knees and shins were feeling the damage. The weekly runs from Markham to Stouville were lonely and I told myself that I will need to take a much needed break from running post marathon.
On Oct. 20th 2013, I completed the monotonous 42.2Km at the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon. I was proud of myself and was ready for a change in my training program. I knew exactly what I wanted to train, but I needed some help.
Prior to training for my marathon, I had a friendly bet with my co-worker Hiro to see if I could reach a 100kilo Clean and Jerk before he could reach 120kilo. I tried to learn the lift by myself but ended up hurting my wrist as the bar came down awkwardly. I was forced to put my clean and jerk training to a stop. This time around I knew I needed to improve my technique or my wrist was bound to suffer from a similar injury.
Luckily, I ran into Jae. Jae agreed to train with me to improve my technique. He didn't want to commit to be my coach at the moment, but he was willing to help me get the fundamentals down.
Jae analyzed my clean and saw that I was travelling forward because my upper body was pulling the bar forward and not allowing the bar to travel along the body. During the Jerk, my knees pushed forward but my hips stayed stationary, causing a momentary lost of balance.
Overall Comments
- Stretch ankle to get more range of motion in full squat
- Harder 2nd pull to explode of the hip contact
-Stomp louder to be more stable
- Finish your pull and extend the hips before dropping under.
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