recover808 Member

I 100% agree that hook grip is important but if you arent going to compete or go for an absolute max it isn’t necessary. I dont ever use a hook grip anymore but i also dont max (or even do the full lifts anymore i just do powers) so using rhe hook grip for me isnt really necessary.

Stick to that plan, make sure you don’t go crazy on your cheat meals and add some workouts to burn extra calories. Biggest advice is to remember that the weight you put on didn’t get there overnight so don’t expect it to be gone quickly either. If you have a bad day of eating dont let it turn into 2 or 3 bad days. Dont…

Get olympic weightlifting specific straps. They are similar just shorter than the ones posted above and easy to use. Especially when you want to drop the weight from overhead the longer straps can get dicey. Rogue fitness has them and they are pretty cheap

Just wondering why you are narrowing your grip? Usually the wider the grip (of course if you can safely use it) the easier the snatch is. Good luck. Keep everyone posted on your progress Aloha

Its close enough to be very useful. Use MFP and track everything accurately and see what the scale says. If you are hitting you calorie/macro goals and the scale is doing what you want it to do then dont stress. If it’s not try and figure out where the issue is whether its MFP or not you tracking correctly and make…

Im 46 and thats too old for me specially. If you can do the lifts great I personally just dont have a need to do the full snatch and cnj anymore so I stick to the power version of the lifts and that works in what im doing at the moment.

Are you working out as well or planning to just use diet to lose that 1 lb a week? If strength training I would stay on the higher side of protein and cut carbs/fat to stay at your calorie goals. Keeping lean muscle while losing fat should be the priority so the extra protein will help with that. If you aren’t worried…

I did it almost everyday for a about 6 months about 2 yrs ago. I liked it but found that if i surf for a couple of hours in the morning and dont eat right away afterwards the rest of my day was pretty shot. I will still do it a couple of times a week just not every day anymore and feel great when doing so

What PAV said is perfect advice. If you really wanted to cut calories for whatever reason I would suggest you start slow maybe cut them to1850/1800 and add in a daily walk. Nothing hard just something to get moving. Be consistent with those calories and the walks and your metabolism should ramp up and the weight will…

I just joined too. No idea MFP had this community lol Can you give more info? What is your goal? what your diet looks like at the moment? What do you actually mean by getting more protein? Are you opposed to supplements? Easy answer is eat more of your protein sources. Take calories out of your diet from fat and just eat…

If you weigh yourself often/daily just take the weekly average if not 2 lbs either way for 120 lbs should be considered goal wt

I go through phases with the snatch/ cnj lol. Getting older and there isnt a need to do the full lifts anymore so all i do now are powers and I really only do them because they are fun hahaha

An upper body lower body split is great, I’m currently using one and like it so far. IMHO if walking farther is your main goal (over say strength training/weight loss) walk as much as you can. Use the weight training as a way to get back in the groove of lifting so if your goals change down the road you dont have to start…