Olympic Lifts In The Gym By James Walker

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010  |  Posted in AE Articles  |  No Comments
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Olympic lifting! Olympic lifts and their variations such as the clean, clean and jerk, deadlift, jerk press, power pulls, snatch, etc are great exercises for athletics, fitness, and structural balance. When performed correctly they yield precise crossover results for jumping, power, speed, sports, and structural strength.

I see trainers and athletes performing them but with incorrect concept and technique that does something altogether different or that may lead to an injury.

You Tube has a few great instructional videos that explain the concept and correct technique. Please search these: Tommy Kono-former Olympic weightlifter, coach, and judge has a great instructional six part video and several others; Chad Ikei-former Olympic weightlifter and strength-performance coach has a two part series; and Cara Head-recently retired Olympic weightlifter has several training videos that shows great form and technique.

Lift safe, correct, and get results!