But if you're involved in any other sport that is worth watching, like MMA,
football, basketball, hockey, soccer, etc, then explosive power is what makes
those exciting plays happen.

You know, when someone lands a big knockout punch or takedown, a running
back breaks through the middle of the line, or Blake Griffin soars through the
air and throws down a big dunk.

Well there's no better way than adding in the Olympic lifts.

In fact, science has proven it.

In a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in 1993
called "A Review of Power Output Studies of Olympic and Powerlifting: Methodology,
Performance Prediction, and Evaluation Tests", author John Garhammer performed a
biomechanical analysis of the Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Deadlift, Squat and Bench Press
to determine how much power was being generated during each exercise.

Before we get into the results of the study, you must understand how power is
calculated.

Power is calculated by the following equation (it's math lesson time - yay!):

Power = Force x Velocity

While velocity is simply how fast you move the weight, Force = Mass x Acceleration,
how much weight you move multiplied by how much you accelerate the weight.

That's why with respect to power output, lifting heavier doesn't always mean lifting
more powerfully, because whenever you add weight, you will be slowing down the lift.

Now let's take a look at the results of Garhammer's study...

Garhammer analyzed video of elite lifters and calculated their power outputs through
some really intense mathematical analysis.

If you're a science geek who wants to see the details,
click here to download the entire study.

Basically, what Garhammer found was that during the Clean exercise, a 100 kg
lifter generated 4191 watts of power, while during the Deadlift, 1274 watts of
power were generated!

The reason why over 3x more power is generated by the Clean is because the lift is
performed so much faster and over a much bigger range of motion - it takes about 1
second to get the barbell from the floor to the front rack position during a heavy Clean,
while it can take anywhere from 4-6 seconds to get the barbell from the floor to the
thighs in a Deadlift.

Plus, because you cannot perform the Olympic lifts slowly, you're forced to be explosive!

So if you're looking to improve your explosive power for your sport, jump higher,
or just learn these highly technical exercises because you'll get a kick out of seeing
the looks on people's faces as you do these in the gym while they're sitting on the
leg extension check this out...

My friend Eric Wong's (who trains UFC fighters) has put together an Olympic Lifting
Mastery Course so that you can quickly and effectively add these super powerful

lifts to your workout.  He's also throwing in his eXplosive Muscle Building
Blueprint as a bonus!  

 

 

Keep training hard,

 

Mike Westerdal

LeanHybridMuscle.com

 

P.S.  Who Else Wants to Quickly Master the Most Explosive Exercises on the Planet?