[quote]strengthstudent wrote:
[quote]rehanb_bl wrote:
[quote]strengthstudent wrote:
[quote]rehanb_bl wrote:
I’m sorry but i think that is the dumbest thing ever, it’s like saying “i don’t need to be stronger”
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It’s not unheard of for weighltifters to only do the classic lifts, clean and snatch pulls, and back squats. Some of the best weightlifters in history train this way. You don’t have to do a thousand variations of a lift to be strong, that’s new-age mumbo-jumbo that coaches use to cover the fact that their clients aren’t improving. Do you feel that back squats don’t make you stronger?
As an example, I remember the first time I tested my front squat after a year of PL training. I made a 50 pound PR without having done a front squat in a year. That’s because I was stronger.[/quote]
Yes because you did some other type of strength work. I am aware that there were olympians that did only the classical lifts but remember that these guys (Krastev etc) all squatted 300+kg when they decided to focus on the classical lifts, strength wasn’t an issue. For someone who just started there is no way they can get their lifts up if they don’t have the strength.[/quote]
Lol. Go to a WL gym. It would likely be an eye-opening experience for you. Not trying to be a dick here, but they would laugh at you for suggesting that they need variety to get strong. Not Olympians, but novice and intermediate lifters as well. Consistent heavy lifting makes you strong, not variety. If your squat goes up and you are improving your snatch and clean technique as well, your clean and snatch will go up. Period. Beginning lifters can and do get stronger just snatching, cleaning, jerking, and squatting, although I agree that some pressing is eventually needed to strengthen the shoulders adequately for jerks and receiving the snatch. Many coaches, myself included, would also agree that heavy clean and snatch pulls are also good to add once a lifter reaches an intermediate level to provide more specific overload. This isn’t a novel idea, it’s literally the standard approach. 6-10 exercises, total. In the view of WL coaches variety is effort wasted. You could be spending that time improving your skill in the classic lifts and getting stronger on basic moves like the squat. This will ALWAYS provide a better result than having a lifter do a bunch of partial and developmental lifts. That’s the way they train. They aren’t CrossFitters, they’re athletes focusing on a specific set of skills. [/quote]
I never said you need variety to get strong, but you do need to squat is what I said. I have been to many weightlifting gyms and at every single one people squat.