i am bulking up for football and want to increase explosiveness to improve my tackling
which exercise would be better for this?
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Thread: power cleans vs clean and jerks
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02-10-2013, 02:38 PM #1Registered User
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power cleans vs clean and jerks
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02-10-2013, 03:01 PM #2College Football IT
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Both would be good.Originally Posted by XbodybywheyX
College Football Training Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=152135513
Maxs:
Barbell Bench Press - 295 lbs
Squat - 455 lbs
Deadlift - 425 lbs
Hang Clean - 270 lbs
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02-10-2013, 03:38 PM #3Registered User
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so alternate them to get the benefits of both?
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02-10-2013, 06:07 PM #4Strength Coach
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I personally wouldn't recommend the clean and jerk for an athlete. If you wanted to get the upper body explosiveness from the jerk, I would break it down so you do a set of cleans then a set of push press.
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