olympic lifting benefits?

[Lord_Suston]

Olympic lift are great for explosive strength and cordination. The only one I really incorporate into my workouts is the Clean and jerk because of the long range of motion.... it more suited to my goals, for leg and shouler drive...

 

[DBCooper]

I'm a powerlifter for one, and train with some ex OL'er, and the execution of the lifts is very hard on your joints,Paul lifted in everything including OL and he was the best at PL and OL, why do you think he could only Pl after OL? Shane Hammond was very good and then went to OL , and if you want to mention Mark Henry was through the roof at PL(900+dl) and he placed 16th at the Olympics. I will say it would be 'fun' to represent my country and sport but it's a competition not a game. Everyone in PL or BB can come back from injury but when have you seen someone come back in OL without being the exception? It's also OL fault for not promoting itself better, their still living off of Anderson and sticking with outdated training in the U.S.. And finally I'll post my numbers after the nationals in november, I bet I'll be easily within 100lbs of the top ten EVER in my weight class on my total, and this is my second nationals.

 

[strongerthanall]

Amen DB! OL is for guys who can't hack it anywhere else. It's all in the execution, no real strength there.

 

[bignate73]

Amen DB! OL is for guys who can't hack it anywhere else. It's all in the execution, no real strength there.

1."amen?" where did you read in his statement that he was badmouthing OL'ing?

2. nice generalization, im sure the IOC feels the same way.

3. define strength. how does it apply to different lifts, you have yours, Olympic athletes have theirs....its apples and oranges. until you have done both your comments lack validity.

 

[rippedtrojan]

uh oh...look what i started.

 

[b fold the truth]

Strongmen are all "rejects" too...lol

B True

 

[rippedtrojan]

Strongmen are all "rejects" too...lol

B True

if they are rejects, they are rejects i wouldn't f*ck with.

hehe

 

[b fold the truth]

if they are rejects, they are rejects i wouldn't f*ck with.

hehe

lol...I'm just a big baby though...ask Night Fly...

B True

 

[teen1216]

C'mon guys, Oly lifting, powerlifting, and strongman aren't the same, so they shouldn't be treated as such. An olympic lifter may have trouble with a 500 pound bench press that a powerlifter could do, or a farmers walk that a strongman could do, but they may have trouble with a good snatch. Like bignate said, it's apples to oranges.

 

[rippedtrojan]

lol...I'm just a big baby though...ask Night Fly...

B True

maybe soooo, but i wouldn't want to mess with a big baby throwing a temper tantrum.