Need help, and I am looking to DC and other power lifters to guide me. My buddy came in town and we went through some basics of the deadlift, and then I did some deadlifts for the first time. It was pretty dope, and I want to explore other power lifts. So the question is, how do I learn? I am not opposed to asking random people at the gym who are doing it, but I want to learn to do cleans and snatches. Since the internet is officially saturated, including info on working out, what is a good website to learn technique basics? That's where I am at: I want to learn how to hurl hundreds of pounds, and I don't want to get hurt while learning it.
Another wrinkle is that from a quick look around the SDSU gym, I didn't see the "real" powerlifting barbells, we just have the octagonal plates. Not that I plan on slamming weights down, but I found that odd: this is a pretty damn good gym, so maybe I just missed them... Maybe Dave knows where the stash is, but when I lifted with him, he wasn't doing power lifting.
Anyway, mad respect to the power lifters out there. I don't even need to keep adding a ton of weight to my lifts, I just know that my body responds quite well to lifting in general, and I like the idea of something that marries technique and enough weight where I can fly through a workout in 1/2 hour and feel a (mostly) whole-body pump.
My general routine has been to be really strict with my carbs during the week, and I find that pretty conducive to cardio - I have no problem putting 1 foot in front of the other for an hour or more. I figure that since I usually don't eat clean on the weekend, I might as well try to get a good lift in at least once then, maybe twice. Something like 1 good powerlifting day and another day of chest and vanity (curls/abs/triceps)...
Obviously my post is helter skelter, but the main thing is "where can I go to learn technique about powerlifting and how do I build a routine for a 32 year old who has never powerlifted before?"