Tim Cleans 140 KG @87

Tim clean maxes 140 KG with a York bar and some RB bumpers in the command center.

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• clean
• jerk
• olympic
• snatch
• lift
• weights

[JazzCatDRP]

Wow, that is crazy impressive. What do you deadlift out of curiosity?

[rainman6272]

I have no clue. I've never deadlifted for max. Actually in the last year I've really gotten into super squats and high rep-failure lifting.

[chris41188]

Very good for such as skinny guy (no offense lol!) What do you clean and jerk?

[rainman6272]

thanks. my jerk is really bad. i only started jerking 6 months ago. i can do 120 kg, but my form has some pretty severe flaws.

[PLoFresh]

was that really 140?

[cadetstarnoodle]

Sheesh! I've known guys who've been jerkin' since age 10!

[chris41188]

120kg thats pretty good!, yeah it's hard to get good form without a coach.

[rainman6272]

to be fair, i've seen much uglier form around here, but point taken. the problem with my back mostly stems from how i tend to catch the bar when it's heavy. i tend to just get my arms under it without having it racked properly so my back rounds because the bar isn't high enough in relation to my shoulders.

i also have grip issues. i can't hook properly and i hurt thumb last november trying to max again. i've finally given up trying to clean heavy without straps.

[rainman6272]

horrific how? i know my back rounded out at the end. anything else?

[rainman6272]

the thing is, i knew that if i could just catch it, i'd be able to front squat it. i was concentrating so hard on the catch that i had totally lost all my upward momentum by the time i started to stand up under it.