My Jaw Hit the Floor

kealambert

also, this is a good testament to the difficulty in lifting heavy and is eye-opening for many who haven't lifted before I'm sure

not really cause A) its light bumper plates and more importatly b) its not proper heavy lifting. As far as a "continental clean" if that is the proper form for it, then it can go back to whatever continent it came from.

Derek Poundstone doing the Continental Clean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6agvB5mBvY

It is not something that is easy on the back, but most laymen who see an Olympic Clean and Jerk think the same thing. It is done this way because it is done using an axle and not an olympic barbell.

interesting

Tropical_Turtle

That just blew my mind - omg that is insane!! :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:

rileysowner

If no one has posted yet, this is how it is done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ppfXBp5o0

shellsrenee01

I couldn't watch the video until the end...I didn't want to see any potential injuries. YIKES! :noway:

MissFit0101

Totally cringing the whole time... and making all kinds of distorted faces like I do when I'm nervous. Seriously thought someone was going to get hurt badly.. that was awful!

postrockandcats

agreed.

What. A bunch. Of *kitten*. Those people could have hurt themselves and the "coaches" were just letting it happen?? If I'm borking a lift even a QUARTER as bad as some of those people, I'd hope that my trainer would stop me!

chivalryder

You guys are pathetic, myfitnesspal is a site built around people trying to improve themselves and you make fun of other people in a video where they're clearly beginners and learning the ropes.

every one has to start somewhere, remember that. you guys should no better than others how it feels to be judged.

EDIT: also the majority of those girls are hot. Jelly much?

You do realize that this was filmed during a competition? These were NOT beginners!

As a side note: Beginners should NOT be trying to lift their 1 rep max right off the back. Start light to learn the form so you don't injure yourself, and build up SLOWLY. don't go right to the heaviest you can do right away.

hesn92

that was hard to watch. I thought it was going to be one of those "watch these idiots hurt themselves" videos. I can't believe that is a real gym....

chivalryder

also, this is a good testament to the difficulty in lifting heavy and is eye-opening for many who haven't lifted before I'm sure

not really cause A) its light bumper plates and more importatly b) its not proper heavy lifting. As far as a "continental clean" if that is the proper form for it, then it can go back to whatever continent it came from.

Derek Poundstone doing the Continental Clean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6agvB5mBvY

It is not something that is easy on the back, but most laymen who see an Olympic Clean and Jerk think the same thing. It is done this way because it is done using an axle and not an olympic barbell.

That was CLEAN! Not like what the amateurs in the first video were doing. You could see their arms buckling under the pressure. He was fine.

hesn92

You guys are pathetic, myfitnesspal is a site built around people trying to improve themselves and you make fun of other people in a video where they're clearly beginners and learning the ropes.

every one has to start somewhere, remember that. you guys should no better than others how it feels to be judged.

EDIT: also the majority of those girls are hot. Jelly much?

Seriously?? If they are beginners then why do they all have like 8 plates on the bar? Trying to lift ridiculous amounts of weight that you are clearly not strong enough for is... just plain stupid...

Shfiftyfive

also, this is a good testament to the difficulty in lifting heavy and is eye-opening for many who haven't lifted before I'm sure

not really cause A) its light bumper plates and more importatly b) its not proper heavy lifting. As far as a "continental clean" if that is the proper form for it, then it can go back to whatever continent it came from.

Derek Poundstone doing the Continental Clean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6agvB5mBvY

It is not something that is easy on the back, but most laymen who see an Olympic Clean and Jerk think the same thing. It is done this way because it is done using an axle and not an olympic barbell.

That was CLEAN! Not like what the amateurs in the first video were doing. You could see their arms buckling under the pressure. He was fine.

Obviously, and I agree that Crossfit boxes like that are a sham, but all these ill-informed people are going on about how that lift is somehow horrible when they've never seen it before this video. The point is, it's a legitimate lift being done by people who need to go back to basics.

victoria4321

You guys are pathetic, myfitnesspal is a site built around people trying to improve themselves and you make fun of other people in a video where they're clearly beginners and learning the ropes.

every one has to start somewhere, remember that. you guys should no better than others how it feels to be judged.

EDIT: also the majority of those girls are hot. Jelly much?

Seriously?? If they are beginners then why do they all have like 8 plates on the bar? Trying to lift ridiculous amounts of weight that you are clearly not strong enough for is... just plain stupid...

They're bumper plates. They were probably lifting 90lbs which isn't too heavy for a clean

Qskim

They're bumper plates. They were probably lifting 90lbs which isn't too heavy for a clean
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^^^this...its not that big a deal.

LiftBigtoGetFit

If no one has posted yet, this is how it is done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ppfXBp5o0

This is not the same lift!!!!!

icimani

OMG - that gym is close to where I live!!

"This lift is not a standard Clean and Jerk." Yeah - no kidding!

LiftBigtoGetFit

OMG - that gym is close to where I live!!

"This lift is not a standard Clean and Jerk." Yeah - no kidding!

It's not a clean and jerk at all!!! It's a completely different lift!

DavPul

You guys are pathetic, myfitnesspal is a site built around people trying to improve themselves and you make fun of other people in a video where they're clearly beginners and learning the ropes.

every one has to start somewhere, remember that. you guys should no better than others how it feels to be judged.

EDIT: also the majority of those girls are hot. Jelly much?

No, you're being silly. I think we're critiquing the gym and it's instructors for both letting this farce take place and for thinking it was good promotional material worthy of placing on youtube. The participants are giving it their all, but the "coaches" should be teaching them better form, and taking half or all of the weight off that axle until the lifters know the proper way to get the weight up.

I don't care what the lift is called. There is no lift on this planet involving humans where that type of arching, imbalanced and dangerous form is part of the normal routine. Somebody trying to set a WR at the Olympics can do whatever to get it up, but a newb MUST use correct form at all times, period.

They're bumper plates. They were probably lifting 90lbs which isn't too heavy for a clean

Stop that. You know as well as I do that "heavy" is a relative term, and a person new to lifting can hurt themselves with just a bar or even WITHOUT the bar, while getting started. If they have to break form like this, then it's too heavy.

Mighty_Rabite

That is insane, I would have to interrupt that if I saw it. I see some bad things at the gym as it is but that tops pretty much any of it.

Learn to lift properly before lifting. I'm not really a buyer into the Crossfit ideology but I think it is something that can work out well if done correctly!

Definitely not a knock on the kids attempting these moves, but the coaches for facilitating such attempts.

half_moon

I had to watch with one eye shut. That was stupid.

jesz124

when you form Nazis actually get to lift something which is not machine based or a freeweight - like when you are moving furniture or another object that is not a bar with weights on the end. When you actually do that, you may notice that yoru body can move in many different directions -

if you actually break down what they are doing in the video and look at it in a truly functional manner you will observe correct bracing of the lumbar, superb movement in the hip and thorasic, stability in the rotator cuff and movement in the shoulder and the all important ankle flexion. Joint by joint correct functional form - look at strongmen/women contests, look at what used to be the overhead press at the Olympics at how the spine moved.

Seriously, you people are the sort of misinformed idiots that I expect to read comments from on YouTube, no wonder more and more people are disabling comments when no nothing lunkers abound.

The very truth is, the brain is much smarter and the body much much smarter - lifting is a science but also an art, very few people get injured by lifting - most common death is Darwinian - BB BP for PB's whilst working out alone - bye bye wind pipe. Injury is slight, except in seasoned professionals who push just that little bit too much and tear muscles from tendons.

Oh your a little charmer arn't you? lol

Seriously though, how can you defend what these kids are doing? Literally, it is amazing none of them dropped the bar on their heads!! No matter what gloss you put on it, what they were doing was dangerous.

But they did not and if you lifted you would know that human instinct doesn't really allow for bar dropping on heads. As far as charm, rather be someone who knows what is correct rather than full of charm and insidious know nothing comments.

Now, apart from the charm comment, tell me and everyone who knows about lifting what these people are doing wrong. Oh mistress of wonderfulness. name me one qualification you have to judge.

That's right, none, you do not know. As is the case of 99.9% of the people commenting on the thread. It is pathetic, and everyone on this thread will quite happily overextend their neck when doing the daddy of all screwed up exercises the supine crunch or will happily do the easy tricep dip off a step and wonder why they have shoulder problems

HAPPY GAFY everyone on this thread who knows nothing but can comment on something.

I have decided your obviously only commenting on this thread to troll things. You don't seem to have much to add that's constructive and seem to hate everyone else on mfp! If your so perfect and are so much more qualified to extoll the brilliance of the form on this clip how about a pic on your profile to show us all how fantastic you must look seeing as you are obviously doing things in the gym none of the rest of us has been taught before. Not being funny but you seem a very angry man, the forum's are meant to be a place for a bit of banter, not somewhere to vent your inner rage lol. My comment was meant in a humorous way about you being a charmer. I couldn't be less interested in getting into a debate online. Just expressing my opinion on what I watched, that is all :-) laters grumps x

victoria4321

They're bumper plates. They were probably lifting 90lbs which isn't too heavy for a clean

Stop that. You know as well as I do that "heavy" is a relative term, and a person new to lifting can hurt themselves with just a bar or even WITHOUT the bar, while getting started. If they have to break form like this, then it's too heavy.

Of course its relative but assuming these people were average then it really not that heavy. Especially for the men in the video, I'm sure they can throw 90lbs across the room.

PayneAS

Yeah, nice propoganda piece aginst CrossFit. I like the way people make them the villian with no understanding of what's happening. Educate yourself first, and you'll "get it". It's not what it looks like.

It isn't propoganda when it is a video published by the gym itself showing off their "achievements"during one of their special events (Weekend revival). They nailed themselves in the foot. /shrug

DavPul

They're bumper plates. They were probably lifting 90lbs which isn't too heavy for a clean

Stop that. You know as well as I do that "heavy" is a relative term, and a person new to lifting can hurt themselves with just a bar or even WITHOUT the bar, while getting started. If they have to break form like this, then it's too heavy.

Of course its relative but assuming these people were average then it really not that heavy. Especially for the men in the video, I'm sure they can throw 90lbs across the room.

I'm not sure how to respond to this. Usually I consider you pretty reasonable but on this topic it seems that we are from different planets.

And the guys from your planet are become much stronger when exposed to the yellow sun of Earth, I guess.

shelbyfrootcake

I can't watch the video at work. Can someone give me a quick synopsis of what was going on please?

Determinednoob

I can't watch the video at work. Can someone give me a quick synopsis of what was going on please?

Can you see the gifs I posted? If so imagine something like that but much worse and more dangerous looking.

erickirb

If no one has posted yet, this is how it is done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ppfXBp5o0

This is not the same lift!!!!!

Yes it is the same lift, if you go to 1:14 in the video. He just does a better job at getting the clean part up in order to switch his grip properly before pressing it.

PayneAS

also, this is a good testament to the difficulty in lifting heavy and is eye-opening for many who haven't lifted before I'm sure

not really cause A) its light bumper plates and more importatly b) its not proper heavy lifting. As far as a "continental clean" if that is the proper form for it, then it can go back to whatever continent it came from.

I love how it is defined in Wiki: "The Continental gained a reputation as clumsy, slow, and nonathletic compared to the swift coordinated movement required to lift the bar "clean." Hence, the clean movement was adopted by the early weightlifting federations as the official movement."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_and_jerk

onikonor

This is terrible, I go to crossfit and my coach DOES NOT do this.

This is painful to watch and VERY dangerous.

hotmama1174

bump so I can watch at home-no youtube at work

grace42d

Horrendous! Those coaches should be forced to carry around 100 pound weights in each hands for the next millennium. They are going to really injure someone.