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I am sure this has been discussed (in some form) many times over, but if you would not mind indulging me….

I am evaluating my off-season exercise and would like to pick your brains.  

(With highland game events being of sole importance.)

What do you think are the 2 most important exercises?

What exercise do you feel is a waste, but you know many people who do them anyway?

What exercise do you value, but you do not think many people do it?  Or an area that is overlooked.  

Cheers,

COACH MAC SEZ, 80% OF THE THROWS ARE PULLS!

squats front & back ,pulls,pulls,pulls.

i dont do cleans anymore 14 years of armwrestling took care of my wrists but you can still do clean and snatch grip high pulls.

the big "O" also did tons of rack pulls , front squats [in lieu of back squats] and only lifted two days a week!

using the other days for sprinting& drills, & throwing

Heavy Push Presses.  Not just to disagree with Will, but because i think so.  Deads too.  Heavy.

-C

How many times do we even throw that?  But sure, im game.

I;m anxious for that # baby...

Ignoring a "real" pull like a power clean or snatch is just foolish!

Get the Front Squat over 400 and the Power Clean over 350 for a double baby!

Roy Bogue wrote: Ignoring a "real" pull like a power clean or snatch is just foolish!

Then i am a fool.

-C

I am sure this has been discussed (in some form) many times over, but if you would not mind indulging me….

I am evaluating my off-season exercise and would like to pick your brains.  

(With highland game events being of sole importance.)These sugestions are made soley on this sentence - throwing

What do you think are the 2 most important exercises?

Clean grip snatch - Squat (front or back) done with the intent to move the bar quickly and powerfully

What exercise do you feel is a waste, but you know many people who do them anyway?Curls ;) 

Dead lifts - they are DEAD, leave them alone.

What exercise do you value, but you do not think many people do it?  Or an area that is overlooked.  Clean grip or closer snatch from a raised platform - long full pull done fast - core strength through the mid section trained functionally.

If I only had a hand full of exercises to perform:

Power Cleans - very little drop

Close grip snatch - very little drop

Push press - move it, move it

Squat - any way I could do them full, 1/2, 3/4, unrack the weight think about sitting and rerack - have to be explosive

Russian twists - multiple variations

Back extensions - old school

Step ups - with a pop on the end

Some form of cardio for at least 20 min.

Throw light, heavy, long, short, high or low volume, in the light or dark, all year long to some degree, ...

Oh no.  I'm still pretty.  I just don't have to train for that

-C

Steve D wrote: I am sure this has been discussed (in some form) many times over, but if you would not mind indulging me….   I am evaluating my off-season exercise and would like to pick your brains.   (With highland game events being of sole importance.)These sugestions are made soley on this sentence - throwing What do you think are the 2 most important exercises? Clean grip snatch - Squat (front or back) done with the intent to move the bar quickly and powerfully What exercise do you feel is a waste, but you know many people who do them anyway?Curls ;)  Dead lifts - they are DEAD, leave them alone. What exercise do you value, but you do not think many people do it?  Or an area that is overlooked.  Clean grip or closer snatch from a raised platform - long full pull done fast - core strength through the mid section trained functionally.   If I only had a hand full of exercises to perform: Power Cleans - very little drop Close grip snatch - very little drop Push press - move it, move it Squat - any way I could do them full, 1/2, 3/4, unrack the weight think about sitting and rerack - have to be explosive Russian twists - multiple variations Back extensions - old school Step ups - with a pop on the end Some form of cardio for at least 20 min.   Throw light, heavy, long, short, high or low volume, in the light or dark, all year long to some degree, ...

A FRIGGIN MEN!  This is how it is done.  I only wish I could dedicate myself to this kind of steady training.  The deadlift is just that "dead"  Good Post Steve.

Roy Bogue wrote: C. Smith wrote: Roy Bogue wrote: Ignoring a "real" pull like a power clean or snatch is just foolish! Then i am a fool. -C   Dude,  there's video of you banging cleans?!?  I don't get it.

I don't know if i would quite call that a clean.  More of a reverse curl   And, i have done them once since the season ended, the video, and the weight was only about ~300 and i'd be lucky to get any higher.

-C

Lyle....please put me down for "HE!! NO."  The dead is the test for max effort strength.  Explosive power has to have a base in my opinion and that would be the start of the pull...which is the deadlift.

Everyone is different.  More or less repeating Baab, everyone has to train to capitalize on their gifts and minimize their weaknesses.  Just because I am the same height as Ryan Vierra, doesn't mean I can weigh 315 and have his foot speed.  I only weigh 220 and cannot come close even now. Just find a balance for yourself as an individual.

I had my best year ever last year and did only 5 things every week...THROW, Hang Clean, hang snatch, deadlift, and hill sprints.

Oh yeah...I did some dips too for the show .