Powerlifting Exercises( Upper Body)

[PillarofBalance]

Speaking of Oly lifters and jumping.

I was watching a video on youtube a while back and they had a couple athletes competing to see who could jump the highest onto a box. An Oly lifter was one of the participants.

And who won? ..... The Oly Lifter.

This guy jumped on some plates that were stacked on a box and they were almost the same height as him.

What movements in their training allow them to have such an impressive vertical??

Well squatting for starters. But OLY lifters tend to be more explosive than a powerlifter will be. We do things to improve on that explosiveness but what we do is only partially about speed. Everything an Oly lifter does is about speed.

 

[PillarofBalance]

What's your diet like

Nobody will know who you are asking. Try quoting the person you are asking.

 

[F.I.S.T.]

That sounds miserable man. If I get to that point I think I'm gonna lose weight.

LOL.Agreed.

 

[BrotherIron]

Well squatting for starters. But OLY lifters tend to be more explosive than a powerlifter will be. We do things to improve on that explosiveness but what we do is only partially about speed. Everything an Oly lifter does is about speed.

It's actually not the squatting that makes them have the "ups". It's the Oly lifts themselves that give you the vertical gains.

 

[PillarofBalance]

It's actually not the squatting that makes them have the "ups". It's the Oly lifts themselves that give you the vertical gains.

Yeah that's what I said. Where I say squatting I meant for PL. Then go on to describe Oly and state "everything they do is for speed"

 

[BrotherIron]

Yeah that's what I said. Where I say squatting I meant for PL. Then go on to describe Oly and state "everything they do is for speed"

POB, have you ever thought about putting in some Oly assisting lifts in your training? like... snatch pulls, snatch high pulls, snatch pulls from blocks, snatch pulls from hang, etc... I'm thinking of putting them back in to get "fast" again.

 

[PillarofBalance]

POB, have you ever thought about putting in some Oly assisting lifts in your training? like... snatch pulls, snatch high pulls, snatch pulls from blocks, snatch pulls from hang, etc... I'm thinking of putting them back in to get "fast" again.

Beastislav wants to at some point. Maybe in the next training cycle I might try.

 

[schultz1]

Speed kills. All plers. Could benefit from more explosive training imo.

 

[BrotherIron]

Beastislav wants to at some point. Maybe in the next training cycle I might try.

I'm thinking of putting them back in on my 4th day. Remember though the name of the game is speed so if it's slow.... lower the weight. Also, form is crucial.

 

[PillarofBalance]

I'm thinking of putting them back in on my 4th day. Remember though the name of the game is speed so if it's slow.... lower the weight. Also, form is crucial.

I would probably start with just the bar and the 10 lb training wheels. No ego here. They will look like shit I can accept that.

 

[Turbolag]

I would probably start with just the bar and the 10 lb training wheels. No ego here. They will look like shit I can accept that.

Ive snatched 95 pounds before.

 

[PillarofBalance]

Ive snatched 95 pounds before.

How old was he?