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Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Olympic Lifting vs Powerlifting Methods By Tom Mclaughlin The following article is sure to provoke a steady flow of feedback Posted by Getstrength Platinum on behalf of Tom Mclaughlin Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Bristol Rugby Club Olympic Lifting vs Powerlifting Methods By Tom Mclaughlin The following article is sure to provoke a steady flow of feedback, as it is a much disputed fact of strength development. Arguments will be presented from both views and I will then attempt to give readers my own personal opinion of what I feel to be the primary tool in improving strength levels. Olympic lifting in team sports has long been thought of as the best way to develop explosive power and maximal strength. This first started when early coaches saw how powerful and explosive weightlifters were, one only has to look at videos on the internet to realise that these athletes are at the top power athletes in the world. Flexibility is another area highlighted within weightlifters which is regarded to be of a high standard. The flexibility required to perform a full snatch of clean the bar in a deep squat is an exceptional display of core control and joint mobility. Going forward Olympic lifting then found its way into team sports such as NFL, mainly due to the nature of the explosive properties associated with playing the game. This was also one of the first mainstream professional sports to truly embrace strength and conditioning coaches. Gradually it then began to filter down into other sports, until is found its way into rugby league and then our sport-rugby union. Within rugby union the power clean was the most popularised lift, and performing this exercise requires a tremendous amount of co-ordination and muscle recruitment. You will often find a correlation between those who are good at the power clean to those who excel at short sprints (this research is well documented). In rugby, at least from coaches in the northern hemisphere the snatch is not practised much. Now I hear you all cry that this is the most powerful movement, and that is true, however, I feel that the benefits and time spent to truly master the lift whereupon you can load far are outweighed by the potential for shoulder injuries. That’s only my opinion and as we all know there are many different ways to skin a cat! To read the article in full click here to login! http://www.getstrength.net/
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