I'm just trying to get my Sikastan citizenship so my children can have the weightlifting career I never could

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha you don't want that for your child 🤣

@Noah-pc6wq

Жыл бұрын

@@sikastrength APPLICATION DENIED

@francesco_pesi

Жыл бұрын

Yes I think the professional weightlifting career is terrible. You train more then anyone else and when you spent all your childhood and or teenage years closed in a facility with a few other, you get what? I would like 100 times more being a free weightlifting spirit. Those guys like Eoin ,Zac telander or Dylan Cooper, which I'm sure they trained hard as fuck but luckily not in that way

@footive9246

Жыл бұрын

@@sikastrength can you make a video for a intermediate weightlifter who are good with form but not ready to go under heavy loads and under the barbell. ( I hope you understand my grammar )

Started weightlifting a month ago, I'm 26. I've just accepted that I won't be a phenomenal weightlifter. Only thing that matters is getting better, doesn't matter what numbers I hit down the road (well it kinda does but you get my point)

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

You'd never know you could be all strawberry jam

@Fudgeis1337

Жыл бұрын

Right here with you, 28 and 6 weeks in. The focus on getting better is pretty fun so far

@janpedersen4265

Жыл бұрын

wants to start and im 30. trying to get to the same mindset as well :D

@dasdos002

Жыл бұрын

Never surrender fellas

Started weightlifting when I was 34 (36 now) and weighed 45 kilos. I will never be amazing or perform huge feats of strength when compared to so many people, but I will always be proud of every kilo I have added to the bar. It's me against me.

Great Eoin, I'm not Zakharevich but I'm also not a top tier brain surgeon Thanks for ruining my day

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

Any time!

27 here and only started taking weightlifting seriously last year, after hanging around powerlifting to boost my ego for about 8 years. Feel like I wasted so much time I could have spent on bettering my technique, but I guess the foundation is not too bad. Hoping I can get the most out of it over the next 5-10 years.

@phrsngx5675

Жыл бұрын

Lol, same boat here. Very low expectations, but I’ve been enjoying the process.

@richardpajarillo4136

Жыл бұрын

Same man. Wish I started way younger, wish my country promoted weightlifting more.

Applicable to so much of life.

Would another reason for why I'm bad at weightlifting be because I have never done a snatch or clean in my life?

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

It's possible....

I suck not only at weightlifting

I'd like to think that my question "will I ever get good at weightlifting" during the last AMA in your instagram partly motivated this nice video.

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

You and everyone else who lifts 🤣

Here I am, 37 years old, discovered Olympic weightlifting at 36 and trying to learn! I don’t want to go to the Olympics or be an elite weightlifter but I would love to snatch 100kg some day! So far I’ve snatched 50kg and C&J 70kg by myself and I feel very proud about it! I know my technique is shit but I try to learn more everyday! Maybe it’s time to get a coach right?? Let’s go!!!

@henk11ful

Жыл бұрын

Yes, get a coach. Earlier the better!

@barryw53

6 ай бұрын

I'm hitting the same numbers after doing it for about a year. It's validating to hear that others are the same as you. I'm in this for the long haul and because I find it a lot more fun and rewarding than the weight machines. I hope you find it fun too

1) Underweight 2) Inflexible 3) Under-coached That should cover basically every problem for a beginner (which is 95% of KZread WL viewership). Genetics is just the icing on the cake.

@yuur110

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saving me 8 minutes

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

@@yuur110 only number 3 was in the video

@xxOmnipresencexx

Жыл бұрын

@@sikastrength Tru tru. The video was more "Why you won't be an A-session weightlifter" than "Why you can't total 220kg"

@yuur110

Жыл бұрын

@@sikastrength A table of contents for the videos would be sick, I like a lot of your commentaries and takes on weightlifting but I also have the attention span of a dog and like to skip through videos

Just started 2 weeks ago, with 25 years old, and been loving it! I always had curiosity to start this sport! I've been working out for 3-4 years and always loved to squat with depth and focus on technique. And it's really nice to have a new challenge.

Started at 29, first year spent on locking up my body in order to just do an overhead squat, this year on actually performing lifts that look like snatches, cleans and jerks. Always comparing myself to the GOATs in weightlifting, always comparing myself to the amateurs that has been lifting for 15 years and always, always, always comparing my self to the yesterday of myself. Thus, always leaving the gym with a broken confidence because I am weak and untalented but always leaving motivated and determined because I was better than I was yesterday. Thank you for this, now I know I just need to lift for another 8-10 years before I can see what I am made of, haha!

Great video, something I needed to watch today before training like a calm, rational assassin.

thanks for the encouragement - much appreciated

Thanks. I'm rebuilding my back squat at the moment after some time out due to covid and coach changes than skewed my mindset so much that I barely wanted to train again.

The real question I have is how much stanozolol do I have to take to get a 100kg total?

@skitzy47

Жыл бұрын

Mannn that shit just gave me sore joints

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

ALL OF IT

After being self-taught with off and on training seasons, I’ve finally acquired a coach. I’m looking forward to progressing and being a pretty alright weightlifter.

I started weightlifting at 24, but luckily I started weight training at 20 and was very athletic from a young age. Unfortunately I was a typical "gym bro" and skipped way too many leg days, so my lower half is still catching up.... I hit a double bodyweight squat (140kg) barely parallel a while ago but only have just managed to ass to grass it at 25 (almost 26). I know I won't be the next big thing at weightlifting but it would be nice to get into an English national competition for funsies.

I started at 26, now 28. I know I won't pull crazy numbers.. Not even close 😂 🤣 but I enjoy the training, I am way more mobile and it generally makes me feel healthier. Weightlifting accessories like clean high pulls, snatch pulls etc are also great from a bodybuilding perspective if you are training smart and not letting your ego take over. Self taught, no coach, only videos and lots of grinding 😂. I was always doing atg squats, exact depth like Clarence's so at least in that regard I had a good baseline. Enjoy your training guys and don't care so much about numbers, this is not our JOB, we have Shit to do on our life, this is our lifestyle(for looking and feeling better /healthier) but not our JOB. Remember that!

Great video!

Lads can we please get a focus video on ankle stiffness vs. ankle mobility for athletes? Drills and opinions 🙏

Great, a video just for me!

Started two months ago, I'm 34. I'm not expecting great numbers, and if I get a 100kg snatch one day I'll be living my best life, but I'm happy to learn, to move and be more powerful and explosive. So many years I admired nice snatches and clean and jerks, now it's time to try. And concerning the numbers, at least in my (small) city oly club they told me that I had good ones for a total beginner 😅

I've been weightlifting since 23, now 28. My goal is to snatch 100kg, but the progress has been really slow since hitting 80kg. I really want to hit that 100kg, but it seems like I still have a year+ of training before hitting that if im lucky. I know those who have my training age are almost certainly better than I, but I enjoy weightlifting and adhere to training pretty well.

@kevinwheeler5595

Жыл бұрын

Do not compare yourself to people who literally grew up on anabolics if you are natural. Its better now but far from good. All the GOATs of year past? Especially the 80's and early 90's were literally having orals for breakfast before the gym every day

I sorta forgot that a lot of weightlifters move up in weight classes throughout their careers. Maybe there is hope for my 23 year old 5'9" 67kg frame to move up in the future as I've only been training for under a year.

Started at 50. I'd not set foot in a gym until i was 49😂. I saw a coach at the gym doing a class for anyone that was interested and thought it looked more fun than the gym machines. I go 3or 4 times a week, depending on how much the previous session has hurt my shoulders, wrists or hip etc 😂. I can OHS pretty much ATG but only with 40kg. I never thought i would do that 6 months ago! This video is brilliant though. Never has being told you suck (and will do forever) been so empowering 😂

Just started like 6 months ago at 35 w a decent 5 year background "powerbuilding" w/e that means. Having grown up playing alot of sports weightlifting is so fun and scratches an itch like nothing else in the gym. Am I kinda sad I didn't start at even like 20? Of course - but fighting the good fight and seeing what I can do into my late 30s is cool and if this sport takes like 8-12 years to master who knows maybe I hit some PBs in my 40s. W/e happens its fun as hell and cool to reframe training to find wins on mobility and technical stuff. Any way to stay engaged with fitness.

Listening to Gurphs soothing voice before going to sleep, good night lads

When I'm at a crossroads in life, I rewatch this video for that last phrase when Eoin says "I promise you this".

The way Clarence dive bombs those squats with that weight is a bit unsettling.

Finally, a video made for me.

Started weightlifting January 2022 75kg cnj and 50snatch atm 80kg snatch and 105 cnj. By the end of the year lookin to hit 110 cnj and 90snatch (21yo and 61bw)

@BO2Letsplay

Жыл бұрын

You considered gaining body weight?

I know im not very good and i know i might never achieve it, but if there's a chance im actually good if i give it time, i will aim for a 300kg WL total while being at/under 90kg until i stop making progress. Other lifters with more realistic goals might be happier along the way but if in the end i achieve it, it really doesn't matter.

Comment for the algo... A few Q&A sessions ago, you mentioned that if you don't hit 100/120 within a year of training, you probably won't be a great weightlifter. I'm approaching 90/110 as a 64kg lifter after a year and a half of training at age 30. Don't know what my potential is, but I'm shooting to at least qualify for US Nationals and win Masters when I hit 35.

Knowing when to stop is as important as, if not more important than, grinding through, I don't know, the 20th set because some technique feels off.

a burn indeed but a welcome one

Reading the comments put into perspective how fast I've come up as a lanky 6"3 fella. June 2021 (25yrs/78kg) - Started with not having the mobility to get into a deep squat, no overhead strength, could barely overhead squat to parallel. - missed 40kg snatches routinely when starting out, a 60kg clean and jerk was sketchy - 5 years of loose powerlifting experience (190s/130b/220d) April 2022 (26yrs/79kg) - 90kg snatach, 105kg clean and jerk (due to bad clean mechanics and poor form but I could jerk 115kg) *Then took 4 months off serious lifting, drank 3-4x's a week, dropped down to 74.6kg November 2022 (26yrs/81kg) - Just hit a 100kg snatch and a 125kg clean and jerk after a 13 week program (and a 6 week form rebuild prior) Thinking of getting a coach soon and getting serious with my diet. Would like to hit a 140 snatch and 170 clean and jerk by 30.....

@MathiasD4hL

Жыл бұрын

Not to be a downer but those numbers seem quite ambitious so don't be too hard on yourself if you don't make it. All the best to you though

Really wish I had this video like 2 years ago lol

Started weightlifting in 2019 at 26 yrs old. Current total is 95/115. Dream total is 120/145 at least

I don't suck at weightlifting but I'm here to see what people suck at 😂

Training with a bad coach is definitely worse than no coach at all. My progress skyrocketed when I left my last and only coach lol.

Started doing snatch exclusively about 6 months ago. Can't get over 80kg no matter what I try. I'm 40 btw.

Love it Eoin. I need not be a baby

Realistically, what is a safe starting age for weight training? 8? I have a young son and I'm thinking of quitting my gym membership and getting a home gym.

@geoffkaminski

Жыл бұрын

I think you could definitely start teaching a kid at that age technique and how to move their body with coordination, but probably wouldn't start hammering heavy loads until their early teens

@dalehall-bowden1083

Жыл бұрын

I was narrating the world championships to my son at 6 months. He does snatches, power cleans and presses with a plastic barbell now at age 3 in our home gym.

@alubchicken

8 ай бұрын

@@dalehall-bowden1083 you're creating a monster

Okay. Adding strawberry jam to a jar of dog shit....got it. But what about adding dog shit to a jar of strawberry jam?

Me who started lifting at 33 feeling very attacked.

Bad proportions and my knee hurts

serious quesiton here: What do you think the maximum weight that can be lifted by a 100% natural (can have protein and creatine) human in the following movements? (Or maximum weight to BW ratio) Squat deadlift C&J Snatch

@sikastrength

Жыл бұрын

No real way of knowing as most lifters who get near the max are most likely in a system that will have them use drugs before they peak

@ItsYourOmega

Жыл бұрын

@@sikastrength even some system like the jermans who are notoriously bad?

@casparbosch5615

Жыл бұрын

Look at Mark Henry

@illicitphantom

Жыл бұрын

@@casparbosch5615 lol you really believe natty?

I'm a novice and I can barely power clean 60kg for three reps. Never will I ever be a professional weightlifter! xD Deadlift is 140x5 and squat is 120x5 and go up each session

FU internet man for crushing my dreams

Take away from this video is I need to take PEDs and I’ll go to worlds

Ouch my feelings

When I left hook u that’s when you will question your lifetime of lifting

i suck at weightlifting because of my pronated feet 🥲

Wrote my senior thesis on CRISPR/Cas9 and I appreciate the shout out

This was needed 🫶 @sikastrength