Plyomterics Just As Good As Olympic Weightlifting For Power Training?!

[@Wayf4rer]

There's a major x-factor for why olympic weightlifting is necessary in power training: it's cool. 😎

[@MrSpicabooo]

Hell yea lol. Go to any normie big gym and if u can do a decent clean or snatch and people think ur cool lmao

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

@@MrSpicabooo when I snatched 84kg an people thought I was some athletic freak

[@WesLikeWest-oc9wr]

@@callmeacutekitten8106 given my snatch is 50kg your an athletic freak

[@stevenhewes1990]

Because they build big traps and quads. Which are the sickest and most aesthetic muscles in the body.

[@jamesbedwell8793]

I love the call-out to those of us who commented about the weight-class strongman competitions. I'm technically right that there are a lot of reaosnably competitive middleweight strongman competitions, but you're also right in that no-one cares.

[@Happimedstudent]

5:38

[@Wayf4rer]

3:46 he ate the whole loaf

[@BigJamesGraham]

I taught myself power cleans and snatches in my yard, I think the benefits are worth the training. I've never been a fast runner and all the sudden run fast. Like the boys said the athletes that are always in the weightroom may be more inclined to ad some hang cleans/snatches and add from the floor or boxes but say a tennis player perhaps should stick to plyos

[@CollarToCollar]

Must have been some great bread (phenomenal bread)

[@charlesmulliner]

classic sika commentary moment

[@mellpear4773]

Quality video - well done again gents

[@matthewmckee6289]

I think using snatch or c&j really depends on the facilities available to the athlete. If they have the equipment, and a coach with the know how, I think they’re great since they can reach reasonable proficiency. However if they don’t have access to good equipment of a coach, I still think power cleans may be of value since they’re pretty easy, but other than that, similar effects can still be achieved using other more regular strength movements.

[@IWI-s7c]

When is @sika Stan going to create a plyometrics program?

[@astewart6793]

Have you guys looked into things like The Weckmethod or the GOATA stuff? would be interesting to hear what you think

[@SLouiss]

Depends on how much time a coach has with an athlete or group of athletes, budget, size of coaching staff, facilities etc. The average high school coach who is also a full time teacher might not be proficient in training the full snatch and clean & jerk, Especially if the school has a limited budget. He or she might get good results by teaching the front squat, hang power clean & strict press to 30 students, and focus more on the sport itself.

[@bonefrancois1752]

hey guys could i run the backsquat program for front squats? or is it only really for back squats?

[@DamienOzFrank]

They mentioned it in another video I believe it was how to front squat for tall lifters and they said yes.

[@landerhendrickx3522]

Can you really do a placebo for weightlifting + strength work? :p

[@matthewmckee6289]

Sure, but it depends to what extent. If you are expecting some sort of placebo to add 20kg to your back squat if it normally takes you a year to add 5kg, then that’s almost certainly not going happen.

[@landerhendrickx3522]

@@cheeks7050 haha creative!

[@trymii5396]

@@cheeks7050 would that be considered unethical lol

[@thechosenone93]

Clear this up for me: Clean= deadlift+jump down+catch bar? Jerk= dip knees+jumping lunge+overhead punch?

[@goodfellow3547]

This made me sick in my mouth

[@thechosenone93]

@@goodfellow3547 Why so??

[@MrSpicabooo]

@@thechosenone93 just terrible ways of describing the lifts my guy. The plain answer to ur initial question is no

[@thechosenone93]

@@MrSpicabooo can you explain them in layman's terms ? I'm still trying to get my head around it and I have seen experienced coaches say "pull,then jump and catch", ZT calls the clean an "elongated pull with a catch at the bottom of a squat"......help a guy out

[@MrSpicabooo]

@@thechosenone93 hmm i guess i would describe it as a pull, then at the knee level ur legs scoop under and u extend everything(i guess u could say jump but i dont like that phrasing) and then u pull ur body under the bar to catch it. I think its best u dont even try to learn it like this with phrasing and just get a pvc pipe or brook and just kind of practice it, find technical model on youtube to mimic and practice it like that.

[@albupavel]

So.. did he eat the whole loaf?

[@josephparkes6412]

Is there any benefit to doing both?

[@Observerofworlds]

Questions about real athletes. How do one program for competition, ie pre-season into season or running up to a single competition/game. Secondly, whats the point of training camps for natural athletes?

[@BrandonWilliams-wf6hg]

I'm extremely biased towards the oly lifts