If you could only do 1 lift......

[ExtraMile]

hmm either deadlift or snatch, if I could learn the snatch properly. Iv always wanted to be able to do snatches but it would be so hard to teach youself without an coach just trying to copy youtube vids...

 

[Tblock1]

If I couldn't do deadlift, it would be clean and jerk. Apparently clean and jerk works every muscle in the body, and it is easier to learn than the snatch. I have been doing some barbell power snatches but they are definitely really hard to learn, 1 handers are really intuitive and natural though, love em

 

[ExtraMile]

If I couldn't do deadlift, it would be clean and jerk. Apparently clean and jerk works every muscle in the body, and it is easier to learn than the snatch. I have been doing some barbell power snatches but they are definitely really hard to learn, 1 handers are really intuitive and natural though, love em

yeah olympic lifts are great for explosive power and they are a feat of strength, the only thing I wuold dislike about doing snatches or clean and jerk for my main lift is that olympic lifts kinda suck for building mass when compared to powerlifts or similar things...

 

[musketeer]

If I couldn't do deadlift, it would be clean and jerk. Apparently clean and jerk works every muscle in the body, and it is easier to learn than the snatch. I have been doing some barbell power snatches but they are definitely really hard to learn, 1 handers are really intuitive and natural though, love em

every muscle EXCEPT the chest, but has to be the one you do if you could only do one.

Reason why?

It's 3 lifts! Deadlift into dynamic shrug, (drop under) front squat from a dead stop, push press with a rebend of the knees.

If c&j was not up there I'd do the snatch, but thank God we can do as many as we have the energy for!

 

[smtimelevi]

have to say c&j. its pretty much full body, best bang for your buck.

 

[Tblock1]

yeah olympic lifts are great for explosive power and they are a feat of strength, the only thing I wuold dislike about doing snatches or clean and jerk for my main lift is that olympic lifts kinda suck for building mass when compared to powerlifts or similar things...

I'm gonna video my squat 225 rep out, 185 bench, and pullups today so I think I will also video my 1 handed barbell powersnatches I missed them last week because there were a ton of guys in my gym and I could just imagine the barbell flying out of control and nailing someone in the head......... I'll post it up in my fitness log though.

 

[Tblock1]

shibs I see you voted for power cleans: Why power cleans over the olympic clean and jerk? You basically get power clean in but with a fuller squat and you get to have a powerful overhead portion too. Much more full lift.

 

[ExtraMile]

why no dips?! if I could only do 1 upper body lift it would probably be dips...

still undecided but Im thinking deadlifts...

 

[JDid23]

Squats only get 2 votes?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[Tblock1]

Squats only get 2 votes?!?!?!?!?!?

Deadlifts are definitely way better.

EM: Why in the hell would you do only dips? IMO that is almost as bad as just doing barbell curls in the squat rack. You'd develop some bad imbalances lol