Olympic lifts....

[Beatnik_666]

I would like to include some new lifts into my routine, the snatch, etc and im curious about how they effect recovery... whats the potential for overtraining? The wholebody nature of it is confusing... not 100% sure how to fit it in and how often...

 

[Metaphor]

People usually don't get sore from olympic lifts in my experiences because they involve the entire body. They will definately affect your other workouts, though. When I first tried them out I wasn't sore but noticed a definate strength loss in my shoulder routine the next day. Regardless, great exercises to include in virtually any regimen.

 

[MetalFortress]

Originally posted by Beatnik_666
I would like to include some new lifts into my routine, the snatch, etc and im curious about how they effect recovery... whats the potential for overtraining? The wholebody nature of it is confusing... not 100% sure how to fit it in and how often...

If you are using the "work each bodypart once a week" mantra then yeah, it'll probably be confusing, but once you start getting olympic lifts involved then you better toss that out of the window. Olympic lifts are great strength and size builders. They're hard to overtrain on, just make sure not to keep going once you lose your good form.

 

[Enduro]

I wouldn't recommend o-lifts without proper instruction, you can EASILY hurt yourself if you don't know what you're doing.

 

[Templeton]

Originally posted by Torn Victor
I wouldn't recommend o-lifts without proper instruction, you can EASILY hurt yourself if you don't know what you're doing.

I would second that. Very complex moves.

 

[FBGangsta]

Olympic lifts are best for athletes. Power clean, Clean and jerk, and snatch, they all work your explosiveness, and lots of body parts. I have been doing olympic lifts for about a year now, and I can tell you I'm faster and more explosive thanx to them. I have perfect form for all of them, but our football coach (who's also our strength training coach) is in the weight room all the time, and he really helps people get the right form.

Hell, I basically only do Olympic lifts. The only things I do which aren't olympic lifts, is bench press, bicep curls, and back squats.
But, make sure you have good form before you try to put on serious weight, or else you will have crap form, and it'll be hard to get back to good form.

 

[Beatnik_666]

Ive been experimenting with just the bar and started with small weights. I seem to have the movements down pat and nothings getting pulled, cracked, weird sounds or weird soreness, at first some wobbling balance/control wise at the top but i put that down to inexperience.. I will see what i can do about getting some proper instruction though.