Olympic Lifts

[RB34]

@James_Smith

For the group, here’s what I just shared with RB34 in a private message regarding my thoughts on Olympic lifts in the training of a sprinter:

[i]I’m probably more objective about the situation as any coach you’ll speak with because I have a clearer understanding of all possible approaches then most; not only from a theoretical/programming standpoint but also from a practical/technical instruction standpoint.

Don’t forget that I trained a weightlifter who was invited to Abadjiev’s camp.

You are correct in stating that a few sets of an exercise is unlikely to hinder the track work- even if it close on the F(t) curve.

That is not the question, however.

The question is- why include something that is unnecessary in the first place.

Remember, the objective must be to train as efficiently as possible and if something is unnecessary than it must be eliminated from the program.

Trust me in my objectivity as I would be just as quick to eliminate a squat or press from the program if I knew it were unnecessary to the objective; and in some cases they are.

Case in point, my CB and WR that you may have noticed that have 4.3/4.2 40yd times, +40inch verticals, +11ft broad jumps…

Neither of them squat and only one of them bench presses. [/i]

Don’t understand how they are unnecessary?