Power Cleans vs. Strongman For Football
If you think that Olympic lifting and power cleans are the only way to get athletes faster and more explosive, then you haven’t looked outside the box.
Consider that a power clean is basically a “loaded jump”, your moving massive amounts of weight with an explosive triple extension.
Well, here are a list of other exercises performed with an explosive triple extension but are way more fun, safe and affordable than barbell Olympic lifting.
1. Tire Flips
2. Keg Loading
3. Stone Loading
4. Sandbag Loading
5. Medicine Ball Backwards Toss
Watch this video of Drayton performing a heavy sand bag load:
I’m pretty sure many of you have experimented with and have discovered other non traditional ways to get bigger, faster and stronger. -
I’d love to learn about them… post your best non-traditional exercises below.
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Have a great weekend!
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Awesome, I agree Olympic lifts are not the only way and its much easier to teach a kid to do the sandbags, etc than it is to waste months teaching proper Olympic lifting form…plus the kids have so much more fun with the odd objects!
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Dude! Get out of my head! I’ve been beginnning to “play” with some of the olympic lifts with lighter weights. Our gym only has a Smith and no power racks so it’s just been me, the weighted bar and the floor. I’m teaching myself and I’ve been thinking there has to be a better way. Thanks.
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push the car. pull the car. pull the car back wards. pull the car from each side.
i used to have some of my k-1 guys do this. “the hardest training they ever did.”
i have a log ( real tree. still got the bark on it) picking that up, then pushing it overhead is a real gut buster. just picking it up is a challenge. then positioning it for an overhead press is real effort. then pressing it, well.
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Throw a med ball as high as possible underhanded (two hands): great explosive exercise for the whole body. To make it a conditioner, do it for two or three minutes straight.
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not to mention that your back and biceps will get strong and big to go along with that explosive power !!
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