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| View Poll Results: Do You Do Olympic Lifts? | |||
| Yes, Always | | 14 | 42.42% |
| No, Never | | 5 | 15.15% |
| Occasionally | | 14 | 42.42% |
| Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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| Audere est Facere Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Perth, Australia
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7 | Do you include Olympic Lifts in your Weight Training? Discuss...
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| a la commode Join Date: May 2005
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Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96 | Yes, they're great for developing explosive power and strength if performed correctly. |
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| Pro Stature Join Date: Jul 2005
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| is missing heavy pulls | yes they are very important lifts to develop explosive power but you have to tak your time and learn them right |
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| Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 9 | Always. I wouldn't leave them out of a routine ever. |
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| Pro Stature | I think that they should be done occasionally. I read somewhere that it isn't true that olympic lifts are more explosive...because you can make any lift explosive. And I personally don't do them always because I know for sure my form isn't 100% perfect because I was never taught them and I know if I go heavy, I'm going to most likely injure myself. |
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| Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5 | I used to do powecleans regularly, though now only rarely. They are tough.
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| Pink Members Join Date: Dec 2005
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6 | i dont know how to do any of them ![]()
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| IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Strappin on the gloves for a comeback...
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7 | Olympic lifts are great at increasing strength and power, but on the downside they are extremely difficult to do even with proper form also they are extremely dnagerous. Personally I stay away from Olympic lifts but incorporate strength training in other various ways.
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| Writing Staff Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 108 | i do light powercleans as my source of cardio sometimes. sets of 15 or 20. Beyond that.... nay.
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| New Member Join Date: Jul 2006
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0 | Always.. this is for my power and strenght ![]() |
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| Bringing Lat Flares Back Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hell Raisin' and Girl Chasin'
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| Pro Stature Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Castle of Blakkheim
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| FDU Devils Weightlifter | always! I've keept cleans, clean and press/jerk, deadlifts in my routine for a long long time.
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| Amateur Join Date: Dec 2005
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3 | Most defintly, they activate a plethora of muscles, so if your gettin stronger in olympic lifts your obviously going to grow if you diet is up to par. |
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| eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 160 | If you don't do olympic lifts (specifically the big three), you're not really lifting weights ![]() Cleans and the likes are debatable. I think there is a point when the movement becomes ''too compound''.
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| Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2006
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3 | I don't, but would like to use them. There are no coaches around to check my form and I would like to know if I'm doing them right. I think for sports training that they would be ideal for explosiveness. |
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| Pro Stature | I always include a powerclean set into my workouts and deadlifts work great on core days. I do an occasional clean/jerk
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