I miss the Zack and Clarence chronicles man. Someone commented on an old video that they're the "Bert and Ernie of weightlifting" and it's something I've thought about often since.
I trained with Clarence in UL gym in Limerick, Ireland. The professional Munster Rugby players used to stop and stare when Clarence was squatting, the environment was incredible, top Irish weightlifters have come out of that gym including Cathal Byrd and Eoin Murphy as well as plenty of great amateur lifters and CSCS coaches. The environment and the community was everything.
Zach, so that you know, your videos have helped a lot to get started into weightlifting. Right now is on pause due to my Master's degree, which is pretty demanding, but your beginner cycle (lol) helped me get strong as f***. I was even impressed with myself and I just got started. I'll let you know when I come back. Thank you for everything.
@6:20 with Tian Tao and Meso. Meso hit 224 and Tian missed 225, so meso started going up to 228, Tian raised to 229, Meso raised again to 230 and Tian raised to 231. Meso then took 230 and missed and Tian went down to 230.
Love the fact you decided to put Ilya's comp 242 instead of the 246. As much as the 246 was an absurdly technically good (and probably overall better) lift, that 242 (given the home context, how the cnj session was going) is the most absurd competition lift I've ever seen.
What the IWF did to Ilya was truly a disgrace. He brought countless people, including myself, into the sport. He was clutch 100% of the time under pressure, he brought so much character to the sport, yet he always exemplified grace in sportsmanship. Never an underdog, you still couldn't help but cheer for him. In person, he was always incredibly positive, energetic, and incredibly friendly. When they took his titles away, they also took away his passion for the sport. Watching him struggle in recent years was like watching Muhammad Ali box with Parkinson's Disease, heartbreaking.
@@mrmolasses5366 Yeah... That's not how the regulations regarding use of PEDs in sport works. Doesn't matter how many others cheat. He got caught and got what he deserved for it, same the Torokhty.
@@mrmolasses5366 "They" don't "all use PEDs" and any use of PEDs *IS* cheating. Sorry. Start a new federation that doesn't test, let it be the wild, wild west of olympic lifting (ironically enough this PED stuff is about to get weightlifting kicked from the olympics) and then fair is fair. I'd watch it. But you can't have some clean and some on PEDs and try and pretend it's fair and some aren't cheating. None of this denies the hard work put in by a guy like Ilyin, but you don't get to walk around with trophies and records if you're getting with an unfair advantage. It would be like allowing some sprinters to start 10 meters ahead of the rest and when they win act like it was the same race.
I actually got into weightlifting because of your videos there broskie and now am a juggernaut masters “old man” athlete! Shout out to my man Pomp!!! Thank you for the videos!
Just went back to your youtube channel, after hearing that you are former competetive weighlifter just wanted to say good luck, the social media and coach skill ceilling is so god damn high for you!
great video as always Zach. for some constructive criticism, when showing videos in the way you've done here you may want to consider a different setup, since here the lifts were shown with a reduced framerate. but zyzz in the back had perfect framerate so the vid is still 10/10
@@isaiahmaghie5555 The comment you responded too is satire. Clarence's main issue is that some countries get away with it (or used to by the looks of things now) and people from the "western world" get popped. They all are on PEDs at some point in their training but only some people can get away with it.
@@chrism45 yeah I agree, I'm from and live in Ireland and my coach is apart of the irish weightlifting federation and was around the time of clearance lifting he was 100% a talented lifter, in my opinion he should have stayed clean and continued to complete he would have gone very far for Ireland
I'm liking these videos and I think we need some more, since it's a really good learning tool just watching you talk about why elite lifters do certain things. That said, what's up with the framerate of the videos???
@@0223eoin Clarence can't train Jujitsu. His squat is so strong he has been banned from every gym by the Gracie's. They are afraid of his power. You think Bravo beating Royler was humiliating. Oooh, booyyy. Clarence would eat the entire Gracie clan for breakfast after one session.
"I did a review on some of my favourite snatches" Sentences that can get you cancelled in certain other circumstances :D. "clean (and) jerk" is also circumstancial :D
Sick man!! Make another one please Oleg perepechenov Liao Hui(both lift) Kolecki Kaki Ronny weller or Stefan Botev(in both lift) Taymazov maybe more in the snatch
Altho not as naturally gifted and likely a natty too, and therefore well behind his peers I think Max Lang is a big contender for "most perfect weightlifter"m alongside Kuo IMO, would love to see a breakdown
Hey Zack, in my clean my shoulders tend to be slightly behind my knees. I have really long thighs and struggle with "leaning forward" enough. Any recommendations?
Now do a video review and commentary on ridiculously heavy cleans with bad technique (like college football players using brute strength but poor technique). Is there anything to learn from these people that aren't using proper (or traditional) technique but still move heavy weights?
This Clarence guy looks pretty strong, he should do youtube.
He should do crossfit
He should do the Olympics.
He should do tricking
He should defeat Voldemort
@@vendettavera4641 Swoledemort
Finally, a review of Harry Potter, the boy who squats.
aka Harry Squatter?
Harry Squatter, the boy who lifts
I miss the Zack and Clarence chronicles man. Someone commented on an old video that they're the "Bert and Ernie of weightlifting" and it's something I've thought about often since.
I trained with Clarence in UL gym in Limerick, Ireland. The professional Munster Rugby players used to stop and stare when Clarence was squatting, the environment was incredible, top Irish weightlifters have come out of that gym including Cathal Byrd and Eoin Murphy as well as plenty of great amateur lifters and CSCS coaches. The environment and the community was everything.
Thank u for sharing😎😎
Oh wow are you talking about THE munster rugby club like ronan o garas old club?
Well the fridge has come out his mommy being a top tier weightlifting specimen lol - the irish short femur genetics
@@Cin9999 And the PEDs. Lots of PEDs
The Zyzz background tho
Aesthetics
@@josevillegas1626 *aesthetics brah
Distracting as hell.
FUARK
The legend himself in the background
I was looking to see if anyone noticed too
whos the legend on the tv ... :( sorry i dont know
@@scottessery100 Australian body builder, Zyzz, who passed away in 2011. One of the OG fitness influencers.
@@BostonSportsGuy567 and why is he playing his video in the background?
@@TheDownhillSpecialist Because why not? Hes the son of Zeus?
Background video is on point my dude. We’re all gonna make it brahs 🙏🏽
Like a sickunt
Dr Seedman had a brain aneurysm watching this
Hes such a clown
Have you seen his 90 degree sprint. This guy is slower than a 95 year old
joel would say that he's hurting his gains by doing this
I read this as dr sneedman
ITS SIMPLE, I SEE CLARENCE I CLICK!
EXACTLY
@@lucavinnied.502 Gabriel 's review of clarence will start with "too slow"
“I just did a video of my favorite snatches” are you trying to get demonitized?
"I have no idea what' playing on the background."
Don't lie Zack; "u mirin' brah".
Zach, so that you know, your videos have helped a lot to get started into weightlifting. Right now is on pause due to my Master's degree, which is pretty demanding, but your beginner cycle (lol) helped me get strong as f***. I was even impressed with myself and I just got started. I'll let you know when I come back. Thank you for everything.
it's zack, actually
we're all gonna make it brah
Where is this beginners cycle you speak of??
“It’s perfect, but don’t copy it.” Got it. Check.
Perfect for him, not for us
@6:20 with Tian Tao and Meso. Meso hit 224 and Tian missed 225, so meso started going up to 228, Tian raised to 229, Meso raised again to 230 and Tian raised to 231. Meso then took 230 and missed and Tian went down to 230.
The whole Ilya segment was perfect. Just yes. All around.
I didn't make it in this vid with my 90kg one? Shame.
One of many things that make this content great is how humble Coach ZT is
Love the fact you decided to put Ilya's comp 242 instead of the 246. As much as the 246 was an absurdly technically good (and probably overall better) lift, that 242 (given the home context, how the cnj session was going) is the most absurd competition lift I've ever seen.
I’d never noticed Lu’s hand grip as he jerks. That’s insane! Great video btw. 👍
Max Lang is a great example in the clean of someone that doesn’t super extend. He’s always just up, up, up.
Yes! All my love for Kuo Hsing Chun. The GOAT. My sports crush.
That Terence guy is kinda strong tbh. He should consider pursuing weightlifting more seriously
What the IWF did to Ilya was truly a disgrace. He brought countless people, including myself, into the sport. He was clutch 100% of the time under pressure, he brought so much character to the sport, yet he always exemplified grace in sportsmanship. Never an underdog, you still couldn't help but cheer for him. In person, he was always incredibly positive, energetic, and incredibly friendly. When they took his titles away, they also took away his passion for the sport. Watching him struggle in recent years was like watching Muhammad Ali box with Parkinson's Disease, heartbreaking.
You mean how they took it all away because he was cheating with PEDs?
@@jdh7144 he didnt cheat lmao they all use peds
@@mrmolasses5366 Yeah... That's not how the regulations regarding use of PEDs in sport works. Doesn't matter how many others cheat. He got caught and got what he deserved for it, same the Torokhty.
@@suprempuk well I guess they didn't pay the IWF to ignore like the others did. The corruption is the problem, they all use peds
@@mrmolasses5366 "They" don't "all use PEDs" and any use of PEDs *IS* cheating. Sorry. Start a new federation that doesn't test, let it be the wild, wild west of olympic lifting (ironically enough this PED stuff is about to get weightlifting kicked from the olympics) and then fair is fair. I'd watch it. But you can't have some clean and some on PEDs and try and pretend it's fair and some aren't cheating. None of this denies the hard work put in by a guy like Ilyin, but you don't get to walk around with trophies and records if you're getting with an unfair advantage.
It would be like allowing some sprinters to start 10 meters ahead of the rest and when they win act like it was the same race.
I actually got into weightlifting because of your videos there broskie and now am a juggernaut masters “old man” athlete! Shout out to my man Pomp!!! Thank you for the videos!
Just went back to your youtube channel, after hearing that you are former competetive weighlifter just wanted to say good luck, the social media and coach skill ceilling is so god damn high for you!
great video as always Zach. for some constructive criticism, when showing videos in the way you've done here you may want to consider a different setup, since here the lifts were shown with a reduced framerate. but zyzz in the back had perfect framerate so the vid is still 10/10
That intro stomp sound always gets me feeling groovy.
U mirin brah?
We are all going to make it brah
IM FOKN ZEEZPRAH
Best part was the last lift, just saying, stay till the end.
yep. I think Ilya is the best of all time, even better than Lasha
You forgot to mention that ilyas squat jerk was 245 and possibly the heaviest ever of that variation
Mad respect for the zyzz on repeat.....oh and the badass lifters
This Clarence guy looks elite, can't wait to find out what he's hit in competition!
He doesn't compete anymore he used to as junior and going to euros and then stopped "some" people say he uses💉
@@isaiahmaghie5555 The comment you responded too is satire. Clarence's main issue is that some countries get away with it (or used to by the looks of things now) and people from the "western world" get popped. They all are on PEDs at some point in their training but only some people can get away with it.
@@chrism45 yeah I agree, I'm from and live in Ireland and my coach is apart of the irish weightlifting federation and was around the time of clearance lifting he was 100% a talented lifter, in my opinion he should have stayed clean and continued to complete he would have gone very far for Ireland
Clerence**
@@isaiahmaghie5555 Clarence
We need a squat technique review
I'm liking these videos and I think we need some more, since it's a really good learning tool just watching you talk about why elite lifters do certain things. That said, what's up with the framerate of the videos???
Electrifying. Only word I have for that last clip.
Zack I feel like you make simple things sound complicated goes right off the top of my head.
Yea he definitely tries to talk over peoples heads.
When covid ends you should do more videos with Clarence
To my knowledge Clarence hasn’t taken up jujitsu yet
@@0223eoin
Clarence can't train Jujitsu. His squat is so strong he has been banned from every gym by the Gracie's. They are afraid of his power.
You think Bravo beating Royler was humiliating. Oooh, booyyy. Clarence would eat the entire Gracie clan for breakfast after one session.
"I have no Idea what's playing in the background....." Aesthetics... that's what
MORE VIDS ABOUT CLARENCE!!! MORE COLLABS WITH HIM IF POSSIBLE PLEASE
All these guys are decent weightlifters. I've seen better. Peep my boi joel Seedmaster
Goosebumps watching Ilya and the crowds reaction!
"I did a review on some of my favourite snatches"
Sentences that can get you cancelled in certain other circumstances :D. "clean (and) jerk" is also circumstancial :D
17:31 nice edit! He'd have loved you cheering for him hahaha
Never lifted a weight or been to gym but watching clean and jerk reviews. Thats so me haha
Sick man!!
Make another one please
Oleg perepechenov
Liao Hui(both lift)
Kolecki
Kaki
Ronny weller or Stefan Botev(in both lift)
Taymazov maybe more in the snatch
We're all gonna make it brah
Altho not as naturally gifted and likely a natty too, and therefore well behind his peers
I think Max Lang is a big contender for "most perfect weightlifter"m alongside Kuo IMO, would love to see a breakdown
Ilya Ilyin forever
6:37 that face when you dream about a squat jerk
Zack, would you analize subs lifts?
i've always preached front leg first on jerk - and i ve never missed a jerk - ever!
Wait where's this list of favorite snatches...
4:00 "his clean and jerk was very close to his max snatch" before Gabriel
even before getting coached by Gabriel it wasn't even close.
"Former competive" why you not competing anymore Zack 😢
Taking “coaching” from Gabriel 😂😂
What... Do you think they are 'Gearing' up for something?
They definitely have good "chemistry"
Clarence is playing Minecraft, no time to watch your video Zack!
lol
I like the lift review, but where's the unboxing??
You should compete again in the old person categories
I vote an analysis of Nathan Damron’s clean
Any other Aussies loving the young prince zyzz in the background? 😂😂😂
we are all gonna make it
Clarence, the VEGAN SUPERHERO!!!
Zyzz the god in then background ...epic . Just epic
Com on! How did you miss zhi shiyong power clean??
I hope he does a powers video
I find myself wondering if donny shankle and clarence are close in weight...
That background vid. Are we pivoting to aesthetic giraffe content?
Question: is there any reason on why most weightlifters don't scream or get hyped before lifts ( like most powerlifters and strongmen)
You didn't mention anything about how they all put the hands on the bar, feet under the bar
We're all gonna make it brahs!
Please review akkaev's lifts! That guy has some interesting technique!
we're all gonna make it brah
Hey Zack, in my clean my shoulders tend to be slightly behind my knees. I have really long thighs and struggle with "leaning forward" enough. Any recommendations?
Yay you put Ilya and terrence Flannary my 2 picks yayayayay
Can you review Milko Tokola and Ludovica Delia in the next?
We're all gonna make it
Illya Illyin makes lifting fun and charismatic.
My understanding is that the hip extension comes from the knee extension and just standing up straight, am I right or am I missing something?
When I lift I like to channel the majestic salmon returning to its spawning ground and fail wildly
5:38> the true hero of the video
Zack,return to weightlifting. Period.
Lu Xiaojun David Riggert comparison?
What a shame that you left out Shi Zhiyong. The man power cleans 190kg...
Difficulty? *Full*
Perfect ending!
Can you do Dadash Dadashbayli? He looks great
“I’m scum” lmao
Wow you didn't have to do Terrence Fennedy dirty like that
Guaranteed massive views... have Harry Squatter on your thumbnail.
Zyzz in the background. Legendary.
Now do a video review and commentary on ridiculously heavy cleans with bad technique (like college football players using brute strength but poor technique). Is there anything to learn from these people that aren't using proper (or traditional) technique but still move heavy weights?
Saquons 405
Wow I didn’t realize Gabriel helped him out
the zyzz backround video made this
video
00:39 yay my channel!👌🏻🤝🏻
Don't forget about Boady!
Why is the frame rate so bad in both of these videos?
Lmao you cheering in the audience of that last lift 😂
dude backflipped like physics dont even exist , lmao
Will you make a video about the 2019 crossfit games clean event?
I feel that the bodybuilding in the background may be some sort of Easter egg
Totally agree