Author: Jonathan Wong, Singapore Personal Trainer And Fitness Expert
Am I doing Olympic lifts wrong? - Olympic Lifting for Muscle Building
Here is a video of me doing Olympic lifts wrong. Or so it might seem...
Not many coaches in Singapore teach these correctly to begin with and those that do mostly recommend that they be done only for very low reps of 5 or less per set.
Then what's this! I'm doing moderately heavy Olympic lifts for high reps of 8!
The idea of Olympic lifts as many of you know, is to be explosive and quick with the bar. This is not possible for every rep of a high rep set. So the last few reps don't build speed and power like they should.
So am I just wasting my time going against "Tradition" and doing a set of more than 5?
If you are technically proficient with the lifts, higher rep Olympic Lifts of 6-10 reps are extremely good muscle builders. They stimulate the entire body and really help my personal training and athlete clients pack on lean mass! So don't count high rep Olympic lifts out of a good hypertrophy routine.
If you are after power development, yes keep the reps low. But for muscle growth, up the reps and watch the entire body develop!
Written For www.CoachJon.com Singapore Personal Trainer & Fitness Expert
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