Olympic Lifts

[Stevemac24]

@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.[/i]

I’d like to see coaches start to use real time changes in a olympic lifting session by measuring acceleration/velocity etc - then wouldn’t it be possible to change the session while it is being performed? Joe might only need 3 sets of 3 reps while James may need 8 sets of 3 reps - the session is regulated to the athlete’s “status”. I’m not sure if this could be done with the current technology on the market i.e., Tendo unit, muscle lab etc or if it would be valuable for olympic lifting given the complexity of the lifts. Thoughts?