so i asked my mom to ask her trainer at her gym(her gym has a lot of trainers, mine doesnt) if any trainer there was experienced in olympic lifts, cuz i figured i migth want to get 1 training session to help my form with them....she asked and the head trainer said something along the lines of "well if he wants to hip replacement by the time he's 40...." thoughts?
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01-27-2007, 03:37 PM #1Registered User
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what a trainer said about olympic lifts
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01-27-2007, 04:02 PM #2MEGALOMANIAC
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That statement leads me to believe he hasn't gotten his brain transplant yet. But look, if you plan on just doing the lifts willy nilly I don't think that's a problem. He may be referring to the olympic level guys who are routinely doing over double bodyweight balistic front squat drops day after day. Many of the lifters do have numerous surgeries done, but again I don't think the casual oly lifter or even the safe competitive lifter has much to worry about.
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01-27-2007, 04:13 PM #3Banned
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WTF? Hip replacement? Check out http://www.owresource.com/lifts/benefits.php the safety and injury aspect and you'll see weightlifting is an extremely safe time tested sport.Originally Posted by mancubuss
By the way, most personal trainers aren't adequately trained to teach them and don't have the higher level thinking capacity to form a coherent thought on them....hence gibberish.
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01-27-2007, 04:32 PM #4Registered User
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check local high schools, there's always one coach that has a good idea, plus with the internet you can get most of it down at home
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01-27-2007, 04:48 PM #5
I think this post would be more appropriate in the "Stupid Things Personal Trainers Have Said" forum.
The sad truth of it is, most PT's know less than most of the posters on this forum. That sounds a bit extreme, but it's true from my personal experience at least.
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01-27-2007, 04:58 PM #6extremely high-latted
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he/she deserves to be shot, not only for being ignorant but for being too much of a lazy f*ck to do some research first.Originally Posted by mancubuss
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01-27-2007, 05:00 PM #7I find that really sad...why is this? How can this be? Is it just that they generalize about things? Olympic lifts are excellent for full body strength and power! I don't think you have to worry about hip problems unless you are bouncing out of the bottom of a full clean with 400 pounds.Originally Posted by breathingmurder
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01-27-2007, 05:05 PM #8iFap
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hmm...your 20?Originally Posted by mancubuss
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01-27-2007, 05:13 PM #9What you aren't allowed to talk to your mom when you're 20?Originally Posted by warbird00
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01-27-2007, 05:54 PM #10MEGALOMANIAC
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No the cut off date is 18. So use what little time you haveleft smj...
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01-27-2007, 06:58 PM #11Registered User
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Heh, ya one of my good friends is a certified trainer and I was lifting with him one day, and he was criticizing my ATG squats, telling me that he wants to walk when hes 40. Who knows how they get certified these days.
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01-27-2007, 07:10 PM #12KNEES GO PAST TOES
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lol! In some gyms I've been too the Olympic lifts aren't even allowed to be performed, I wonder what the trainer would say if I asked him how to improve my clean and jerk?!
'Prior to the Department of Education, there was no illiteracy'
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01-27-2007, 08:18 PM #13Olympic Lifter
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Pretty stupid stuff. "Fear what you do not understand." I saw 70 year olds competing in o-lifts last weekend. It was scary to watch, but no one was hurt. And they were still walking.
If you want help learning the lifts, you can PM me, or check out the Olympic Lifting section at fortifiediron.com."However, the strength of the hamstring muscles is crucial to fully exploit the strength potential of the quads and ultimately the vertical force that the athlete is able to impart to the barbell." - Andrew Charniga, Jr.
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01-27-2007, 09:25 PM #14Registered User
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well i go to a different gym, and since she was getting trained by one i dont see the problemOriginally Posted by warbird00
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01-27-2007, 09:47 PM #15Registered User
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Originally Posted by mancubuss
As a trainer myself I have 1 thing to say about that opinion.... B%!!s#*+ !!
Olympic lifting is 1 of the most athletic and effective overall forms you can do for speed, balance, power, co ordination, athleticism and shape. Yes shape because they all are full body lifts and VERY taxing to the whole system and done light for reps will burn more energy (i.e. fat, calories) than any machine circuit, cardio, high protein, ball work out combined.
Hip, back, shoulder, etc. injuries are caused by careless, incorrect performance of ANY LIFT not just Olympic lifting or powerlifting. This is a misconception that really irks me and has been proven many many times.
Many trainees at our gym, male AND FEMALE do the 2 Olympic lifts and 3 powerlifts in one form or another and know they are effective regardless of goal.
Check this out for better info www.steelcitycrossfit.com (suggest it to the trainer you mentioned in your post as well. )
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