Olympic Lifting
Cross-source consensus on Olympic Lifting from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
Benefits
Risks & contraindications
Highlighted claims
- Olympic lifts may be inappropriate when clients are not physically prepared to use them. — Infrasternal Angle, Flexion-Intolerant Back Pain, and Calf Activation
- A coach who cannot coach Olympic lifts well may not be an appropriate person to include them. — Infrasternal Angle, Flexion-Intolerant Back Pain, and Calf Activation
- Olympic lifting may support both hypertrophy and activation because it uses substantial load through triple extension including plantar flexion. — Infrasternal Angle, Flexion-Intolerant Back Pain, and Calf Activation
- Many Olympic lifts involve loaded jumping, which can make them useful for calf development and fast movement expression. — Infrasternal Angle, Flexion-Intolerant Back Pain, and Calf Activation
- Olympic lifting is not personally emphasized in this source because it requires coaching skill. — Infrasternal Angle, Flexion-Intolerant Back Pain, and Calf Activation