Anthony Moses
03-19-2005, 11:52 AM
I read another post on here regarding balancing olympic-style lifting with plain old strength training. I am not going to be competing in either, but my goals right now are just to get as functionally strong as possible. I usually set up something Bill-Starr style with a form of squatting (either totally raw or just a loose belt, always olympic atf, front or overhead) on M-W-F, I follow that up with something for back like cleans, snatches, deadlifts, or a clean or snatch variation like a high pull or some type of explosive shrug, then I finish with a press for the upper body....like flat or incline bench, ohp, or push press, I will be doing plenty of jerks, as they are horrible, my form is good in that I KNOW HOW to execute them, but knowing how and doing it and getting the most out of it are two different things for me. I usually come to the gym on Sat to **ck around, I take my girlfriend's spinning class, swim a little and do some crap for biceps or some chins, I usually try to do calf raises here too.
I was wondering what exactly everyone else does and how they set things up? I know to be the best you can possibly be at Ol lifting or Powerlifting, or whatever, you need to specialize, but I would rather be proficient and respectable at everything right now......I see a lot of athletes, especially in strongman and in the throwing sports in tack and field with raw, pure strength and speed strength, so if anybody has a few minutes and can post a sample week, I'd appreciate it.
I was wondering what exactly everyone else does and how they set things up? I know to be the best you can possibly be at Ol lifting or Powerlifting, or whatever, you need to specialize, but I would rather be proficient and respectable at everything right now......I see a lot of athletes, especially in strongman and in the throwing sports in tack and field with raw, pure strength and speed strength, so if anybody has a few minutes and can post a sample week, I'd appreciate it.