Olympic Lifting @ StrengthWorks Gym

clips from a monday workout at StrengthWorks in Tempe, AZ

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• olympic
• lifting
• hang
• snatch
• squat
• reverse
• hyper
• strengthworks
• strengthworksgym
• powerlifting
• strongman
• itis

[coachswords]

FOR ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT STRAPS!! AMANADA IS USING THE STRAPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF TRAINING HER BODY! SHE IS A INTERNATIONAL LIFTER FOR THE USA AND DOESN'T NEED TO STRENGTH TRAIN THE GRIP, HER GOALS ARE TO LIFT HEAVY WEIGHTS EXPLOSIVELY AND THE USE OF STRAPS DURING TRAINING HELPS HER FOCUS SOULY ON THE SKILL FOR SPEED. Straps are very beneficial for training any athlete who wants to become more explosive!

TIM SWORDS

USA INTERNATIONAL COACH

[StrengthWorksGym]

Tim you are officially my hero! -ZK

[arnoud57]

Straps have nothing to do with a grip weakness, torn callouses and other skin injuries can mess up an entire week of training when it comes to olympic lifting, I'm increasingly annoyed by comments about straps, because all the critics never did one full olympic lifting session themselves. Train cleans, snatches, pulls and then you'll understand the need for straps...

[kickbxingbboy]

was she doing like half power cleans? or like just weird shrugs

[grambo22]

Ahh the lifting a burning car/boulder off your friend thing, must be from CrossFit, heard that one many times (note I train CrossFit right now, but that narrow functional definition is straight up retarded).

[grambo22]

If you compete in oly lifting how can you not know that straps are a legit tool for saving your grip in multiple rep movements, especially pulls and lifts from the hang? As long as you can grip your 1RM in the snatch and clean+jerk, that is all that matters to a competitive lifter. You would fry your grip in many training sessions too early if you didn't use straps on heavy pulls and multiples.

[vaj99]

That was a nice snatch!

[snakebranch]

This girl has excellent technique. I've seen her other videos, it's amazing to see someone small like that lift so much weight, boggles the mind.

[poog76]

SONG??

[GuiltyCol]

Well I'm sure I've been put in my strapless place, which is fair enough. Amanda is an impressive young lady and using the straps clearly works for her, so who am I to argue? I apologise to those who appear to have got upset.

Here's your chance at revenge, I did my first ever Olympic lifting in a competition setting at the weekend, your (most likely enthusiastic) criticism is welcomed. Do read the notes first tho: (Can't seem to post a url, so you'll have to Click my name)

[GuiltyCol]

I know I'm taking the bait, but.... ;-)

My definition of non-functional is simple: any movement that you don't find in a real world setting, i.e. outside the gym. Hence I class things like bicep curls as non-functional. It's an isolationist body builder exercise only.

[chiefwr88]

theres almost no world class lifter, EVER that doesnt use straps at some point in training, most always use them for pulls or anything from the hang.