Oly Weightlifting and Sports Performance

03/29/2010

Anybody watch UFC this weekend? The pre-fight footage of the strength and conditioning workouts of these men was very interesting. For example, the footage of George St.Pierre showed him doing a lot of explosive, ballistic training incluidng the barbell snatch. (St. Pierre can one arm dumbbell snatch 100lbs by the way) while the footage of his opponent Dan Hardy showed Hardy performing a lot of slower, strength exercises like deadlifts.

Who was the more explosive fighter? Who changed levels at the blink of an eye for take downs? Who dominated whom?

If you want to be fast and explosive you have to train fast and explosively.The Olympic lifts are an effective, time tested solution to increasing strength and speed and explosiveness at the same time. If you want to take your sport to the next level, consider adding the Olympic lifts to your training regimen.

GSP exploding on a power snatch!

Posted by Randy at 07:35:17 PM

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