Just tried snatches for the first time

[wheelin&dealin]

I like the "old skool" olympic lifts. There's nothing better than doing snatches & cleans in a workout... NOTHING!!!

Anybody else do these?

Apparently they are the best exercises an athlete can do.

 

[atomsk]

huh? I havent heard of that. Can you describe the exercise?

 

[wheelin&dealin]

Here's a snatch:

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/OlympicLifts/Snatch.html

Here's a clean:

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/OlympicLifts/Clean.html

 

[prosemont]

Cleans and deadlifts are AWESOME exercises. You will build
your core strength doing these which for some reason just makes you stronger in every other exercise you do. I think they also make your muscle thicker or denser if that makes sense -- all good.

I actually prefer deadlifts because there is less movement and I worry about injury when I do cleans. And, obviously, you can pile on more weight with deadlifts than cleans. I never do snatches (although I'm a huge fan of snatch in general) again because there is too much movement and I'm worried about back injury even though I've never injured my back. It just feels like I might when I do snatches.

 

[ceekay]

yep, I do a lot of snatches and power cleans in the weights portion of my training

 

[DJ Girevik]

They're awesome. Right now though I'm not doing either, I'm only doing grind exercise routines (chins, dips, squats) and kettlebells, and workouts with a 100 pound medicine ball.

 

[The Great Juan]

Power cleans are definately up there with squats and deadlifts for sure, they will not only build you a great looking body, but will also give you fantastic strength in the future. It is no surprise that all three are events in the world strongest man competitions.

 

[swigue]

If you just tried the snatch for the first time, you're not much of a DJ are you?

 

[wheelin&dealin]

Originally posted by swigue
If you just tried the snatch for the first time, you're not much of a DJ are you?

I was waiting for someone to post something like that.