Thread: clean and press technique

get someone to show you. it is way to complicated to teach over the internet and besides that you will need a lot of practice to really get the benefit of the lift and nail the form.

oky doky, ever since you said it built explosive hip power i have been turned on to it lol

Originally Posted by CRASHMAN

oky doky, ever since you said it built explosive hip power i have been turned on to it lol

it does but only if your technique is good. Otherwise, doing an explsove reverse curl isn't going to get you much in the way of results since you really aren't using your hips and traps to their fullest potential.

any other exercises that really give that explosiveness?

Originally Posted by CRASHMAN

any other exercises that really give that explosiveness?

anything plyometric in nature really.

also, any lift like squats, deadlifts, bench press, push press (jerks) that you lower the intensity of the weight you are lifting and work on moving it for speed.

Snatches, jerks, bottom squats (change the starting position)

Originally Posted by P-funk

anything plyometric in nature really.

also, any lift like squats, deadlifts, bench press, push press (jerks) that you lower the intensity of the weight you are lifting and work on moving it for speed.

ah im starting to understand sparrow

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

Snatches, jerks, bottom squats (change the starting position)

snatches I tend to stear away from UNLESS the person is going to be going into olympic lifting for the main reason being that they can put strain on the shoulder and they are very very technical to learn and teach. The same triple ext. can be achieved iwth the clean and jerk.

the bottom position squats are great for increasing strength but for power they aren't so good since the take away the stretch shortening cycle which is chararteristic of plyometric explosive exercises.

Originally Posted by P-funk

the bottom position squats are great for increasing strength but for power they aren't so good since the take away the stretch shortening cycle which is chararteristic of plyometric explosive exercises.

Bottom squats work well for hip strength though, so they can help with explosiveness.

You should also consider woodchoppers. Also referred to as lumbersjacks. You can find a description in this article:

http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....5-200-training

Aren't lumberjacks reverse woodchoppers?

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

Bottom squats work well for hip strength though, so they can help with explosiveness.

strength and power aren't the same thing. One can have great amounts of strength but low amounts of explosiveness. Look at a guy who squats a ton....that doesn't mean that he has an amazing vertical. One can have great amounts of explosiveness but not a whole lot of strength. Some people have great verticals yet have poor squat strength in comparison. An athlete should train both elements properly and focus on the one which is his weakest link.

Originally Posted by P-funk

An athlete should train both elements properly and focus on the one which is his weakest link.

What athlete, we're talking about crash here. Crashing your bike and drinking are not sports.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

What athlete, we're talking about crash here. Crashing your bike and drinking are not sports.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

What athlete, we're talking about crash here. Crashing your bike and drinking are not sports.

uh huh

biceps with beer
and
stuff heals stronger after you crash

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

Aren't lumberjacks reverse woodchoppers?

I thought they were the same thing...

I think woodchoppers are having a medball next to an ear and throwing it to someone in front of you with a chopping motion, or slamming a ball into the ground from an overhead position. I think T-mag uses reverse woodchopper and woodchopper interchangeably though.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

I think woodchoppers are having a medball next to an ear and throwing it to someone in front of you with a chopping motion, or slamming a ball into the ground from an overhead position. I think T-mag uses reverse woodchopper and woodchopper interchangeably though.

I got woodchopper from EliteFTS. Actually, they called it woodchopper forward, but whatever.

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/balls.htm