Dr Mel Siff Blog

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<This morning I was testing on the 13″ box squat. As I came off the box
about an inch or so? I felt what I believe to be my adductor tear, very
painfull. I dropped the bar on the pins and hit the floor. I thought I might
have to cut the suit off but got it off without ruining it. I had not yet
reached my top set and it did not feel too heavy. I noticed no lapse in
form. It just went. I got a prescription for a muscle relaxer and am taking
Ibupropfen until I can get to the doctor. Also using Ice packs 20 minutes on
and 20 minutes off. So far I do not see any bleeding, bulges or gaps, very
tender to the touch. Have any of you experienced this injury and what might
be ahead. I have not had this particular injury before.>

*** Many years ago, while I was jerking 325lb overhead, my front foot
slipped on baby powder left by a preceding 90kg division lifter on the
platform and I landed in a full ballet splits position. This was one of the
most painful experiences of my life and my adductor magnus was severely
ruptured, as indicated by massive bleeding and bruising that became visible Read more…

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For those who may not yet have studied some photographs of the flatfooted and
plantarflexed pulling styles as used by some of the world’s top lifters, go
to the following files in our Supertraining Files section:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Supertraining/files/Pulls1.jpg

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Supertraining/files/Pulls2.jpg
It was written:

> Also pulling is not as big a problem as other matters of technique,
> such as the jerk. Although clean and jerk performances have fallen
> since the 1980s, there are two two snatch records that have exceeded
> the old world records and lifters on average seem to have a higher
> snatch: C&J ration than before. As for the C&J, it is rare to see a
> lifter fail to rack the bar so the pull is rarely the limiting factor
> in the C&J.

Mel Siff:

> [The pull is a crucial aspect of lifting, especially in the snatch, since
> it decrees where and when you are able to drop under the bar to
> catch it and stabilise most efficiently. One cannot compare the lifts today Read more…