strength without weight gain

[CaptianMorgan]

What if you want to be as strong as possible without gaining any weight like for a sport or something. what are some of the excersise u should perform and what are some good foods to eat. Basically what im saying is how do u maintain weight but continue to get stronger.

 

[NEWBIE101]

Well you could go on a maintenence diet and continue to workout. This will help you gain strength, but not size. Remember, unless you're very new you can't burn fat and gain muscle at the same time.

 

[Soshyopathe]

Don't increase your calories, but go on a powerlifting regiment. Clean and jerk, Squat, Deadlift, Bench, pullups, rows, close-grips. Throw in some chain training if you are hardcore. And use explosive lifting movements.

 

[DJ Girevik]

For sports and as little weight gain as possible, look into Power to the People and the Kettlebell books by Pavel Tsatsouline.

 

[wheelin&dealin]

Originally posted by Soshyopathe
Don't increase your calories, but go on a powerlifting regiment. Clean and jerk, Squat, Deadlift, Bench, pullups, rows, close-grips. Throw in some chain training if you are hardcore. And use explosive lifting movements.

I like you're thinking, son.

Snatches are a money lift too.

 

[CaptianMorgan]

When u say close grips do u mean keep ur hands close together while doing bench or something. And what are snatches i have never heard of them.

 

[KiLLer]

Originally posted by Soshyopathe
Don't increase your calories, but go on a powerlifting regiment. Clean and jerk, Squat, Deadlift, Bench, pullups, rows, close-grips. Throw in some chain training if you are hardcore. And use explosive lifting movements.

Amen.

 

[NEWBIE101]

Originally posted by CaptianMorgan
When u say close grips do u mean keep ur hands close together while doing bench or something. And what are snatches i have never heard of them.

He means close grip bench press which is when your hands are 8-10 inches apart. Here are links for both.

Close Grip BP- http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/BBCloseGripBenchPress.html

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

 

[Soshyopathe]

Originally posted by wheelin&dealin
I like you're thinking, son.

Snatches are a money lift too.

You know what? I could never get the hang of the snatch. I don't know how to transfer from the clean to the jerk in one smooth motion. Is it just a clean to a jerk with no pause or what?

 

[KiLLer]

Originally posted by Soshyopathe
You know what? I could never get the hang of the snatch. I don't know how to transfer from the clean to the jerk in one smooth motion. Is it just a clean to a jerk with no pause or what?

Snatch is a (very) hard excercise to do.
No pause. Practice with light weight and get a hang of it.

 

[wheelin&dealin]

Originally posted by Soshyopathe
You know what? I could never get the hang of the snatch. I don't know how to transfer from the clean to the jerk in one smooth motion. Is it just a clean to a jerk with no pause or what?

I don't do the jerk part. Just cleans and snatches for me. If I wanted to do an explosive shoulder exercise, I would do push presses by themselves.

The snatch isn't as hard as everyone thinks. If you can do a clean then you will be able to do a snatch with a little practice.