Weightlifting- Teaching oneself?

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Supertrainers:

I have been trying to learn some exercises which are executed in a

ballistic way. The exercises which I have tried are pushpress and

pushjerk. I used a hollow metallic rod which weighs less than 0.5kg while

learning the basic movement of push press and push jerk. I find the whole

movement pattern extremely " artificial " when using very little weight.

Am I right in assuming that the " naturalness " of the movement will become

evident when using heavier weights? What sort of weight should one start

out with? Are there any general guidlines to remember while executing

ballastic movements?

This concerns the weightlifting movements, Snatch and Clean & Jerk. I have

heard so much about them on this forum, that I want to learn them to do it

myself. Has there been any discussion of " weightlifting-do it yourself "

on this forum? I have looked through the archives, but most of what I have

read assumes that the reader knows how to do weightlifting.

Those of you who have taught weightlifting to newbies, how do you teach

Snatch and Clean & Jerk? Should one learn to do the whole movement in one

go; or learn it in parts? Looking forward to recommendations other than

" find a coach " .

Raghu Ratabole

Bangalore