One of the most explosive exercises in strength training is the snatch. The snatch is a total body exercise and is the first exercise contested in Olympic lifting competitions. For this exercise,...
The push jerk is another great exercise for developing power in a team strength and conditioning setting. This exercise is performed standing up, uses most of the muscles of the body, and...
The power clean is one of the foundational exercises in the weight room for developing power. With the power clean the athlete lifts the bar from the floor to the shoulders in...
The Olympic lifts have several phases. The first pull, where the bar is slowly lifted off the ground. The second pull, which is the explosive part of the lift. The amortization phase...
Up to this point we’ve covered how to teach the clean, variations of the clean using hang cleans and block cleans, and variations of the clean using different types of pulls. This...