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training with as few exercises aspossibl

2005/08/23, 05:34 AM
Just wondering what your picks would be for training the whole body with as few exercises as possible....including olympic movements, which count as 1....power clean+push&press,snatch,clean/jerk,etc

with only 5 exercises to train whole body I would choose:
Heavy:

Squat
PowerClean+Press
Pull Ups/Chin Ups
Incline Bench Press

wrestler125
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2005/08/23, 10:11 AM
Squat
Clean and jerk
Pull ups, weighted and bodyweight
Full contact twist
Thick bar deadlift from 2" platform


I've done this before, while training for states for greco. Basicly a steady diet of deadlifts and pull ups, with the occasional ab workout. Very sport specific lifts, so along with practice, that was all I needed.

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bigandrew
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2005/08/23, 06:59 PM
deadlifts....bench.....clean and press in that order

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2005/08/24, 01:20 PM
wouldn't deadlifts fatigue lower back for the clean exercise? and don't they train same bodypart(I always see power clean as a substitute for deadlifts in training)?

I am a bit surprised you didn't choose squats...how come?
bigandrew
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2005/08/24, 03:35 PM
thats why I do bench inbewteen...plus doing 400lbs dls...would make a 200lbs clean feel very light.

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wrestler125
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2005/08/24, 06:35 PM
I've always looked at the clean and snatch almost like a Dynamic effort deadlift. In fact, that's where they fall on my rouine.
If i could only choose three, i would substitute overhead squats for parallel squats, and then just do the full contact twist and deadlift.

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Your two most important minerals: Iron and Chalk.

If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous.
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