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    Question about olympic lifts

    clean and press, snatches, power cleans, high pulls, one arm DB snatch etc

    Are these lifts good for hypertrophy? or are they just for strength and power only?

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    You're like the 5th person in a row to ask this question.

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    They can be good for hypertrophy of the traps, hamstrings, thighs, and glutes. Sets should probably be 5 or more for hypertrophy. There are simpler ways to get hypertrophy ,but i like the o lifts.

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