For Olympic lifts, do those who lift impressive numbers ever get impressed by people who lift substantiallyrics less?

[harrantion]

Took a break from CF to focus on the Snatch and Clean lifts.
- Snatch= 215lbs
-Clean = 305ish
- C&J = 250lbs
- Age 31 (male)
-Law School student and bartender
- Weight = 185lbs (5'9")

I wanna lift bigger, but due to time and poor nutrition consistency, I know it'll be easier said than done. The gym I switched to strictly focuses on Olympic, Strongman and, Body building and Power Lifting. I see super impressive numbers and feel pretty inferior about it lol.

 

[1corithians13]

@harrantion External validation is never the answer.

 

[c2coldsteel06]

@harrantion So glad you included your occupation in your stats, it would’ve been impossible to fully appreciate your lift numbers without it.

Also what is 305ish?

 

[harrantion]

@c2coldsteel06 I was trying to make it apparent I don't have the time to fully dedicate myself to getting bigger and my outside time consumers are both sedentary and active..Didn't mean to give you ammo for passive aggressive insults. As for the 305ish, it was over a year ago, I can't remember if I used fractional plates or super small non-fractional plates but it was approx 305lbs.

 

[c2coldsteel06]

@harrantion Just seems irrelevant. Almost everyone in CrossFit have busy schedules.

 

[harrantion]

@c2coldsteel06 Interesting. I could argue differently, but. Thanks for you opinion, sorry for the unnecessary information.

 

[c2coldsteel06]

@harrantion I’m not trying to insult you, but your question makes it seem like you’re looking for validation.

Im interested to know what your actual lift numbers are though. How much did you clean last time you tested your 1RM?

 

[harrantion]

@c2coldsteel06 I can see how it looks like I'm fishing for compliments. I just included information I thought might be asked. Max clean was the 305(ish) pounds. I dont remember what fractional plates I was using, so I don't have an exact weight. For the sake of brevity, 300lbs.

 

[c2coldsteel06]

@harrantion So you haven’t tested your max clean in over a year?

 

[harrantion]

@c2coldsteel06 Correct, I haven't had a substantial break in lifting, but also haven't been pushing myself when I am lifting. Taking a break from CF, my olympic lifting coach has had me working on power movements, so I will say admittedly, I've been lifting lighter for the last two months.

 

[c2coldsteel06]

@harrantion Fair enough. In my opinion your numbers are impressive for CrossFit standards.

 

[johnny7oak]

@harrantion just wait til you're a practicing attorney! Dude, so many in the crossfit world have very demanding, time-consuming jobs. It's either a part of the landscape (meaning they adjust around it), or it becomes an excuse. Feels in your phrasing like an excuse...

if you feel that's a passive aggressive... well... you'll hate being an attorney or need a thicker hide...

 

[harrantion]

@johnny7oak I stated my reasoning for why I included the information that I was criticized for including. It was objectively passive aggressive. Thanks for the advice .

 

[jyne]

@harrantion I think this is where the CF community excels. At least at the gym I attend everyone gets pumped/excited when someone is lifting heavy for them. I love watching the uber fit members lifting super heavy, but I find it more exciting when the guy/gal that started 4 months ago hits a new PR even if it is super light for someone their size.

That said, if you are wanting external validation for what you are lifting, your focus is in the wrong place. The weights I'm hitting after 2 years are more than I ever expected to lift, however it's nowhere near where someone 20-30 years younger than me is lifting for warm-ups.

 

[jcc19240]

@harrantion I love seeing people with good technique on Olylifts even if the weight is lower.

 

[kingdomkey]

@jcc19240 This right here. I lift more than most at my gym but with shitty form. Seeing people with beautiful form even if less weight is fantastic!

 

[sarahannxo]

@harrantion Are you impressed by people who lift less?

 

[harrantion]

@sarahannxo Honestly, if they are of approximate size lifting similar numbers, no. Same size or smaller lifting bigger, yes. But is that fair?

 

[sarahannxo]

@harrantion But you're looking for others who lift more than you, to be impressed by you, so you don't feel inferior? Not understanding what you're wanting here

 

[harrantion]

@sarahannxo I dont "WANT" anything. Just seeing if other lifters who know they lift big, get impressed by others who lift less. I don't want to impress or unimpress anyone. Just seeing what coaches and other lifters see when they see someone lift smaller or bigger compared to others their size (can't account for experience).