{"id":14710,"date":"2020-02-07T07:05:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T05:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=14710"},"modified":"2022-10-19T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:47:27","slug":"how-to-increase-athletic-performance-with-olympic-lifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/how-to-increase-athletic-performance-with-olympic-lifting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to increase athletic performance with Olympic lifting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some athletes incorporate Olympic lifts into their strength training<\/a> routines in order to boost their athletic performance. This is because it offers benefits such as increased strength, speed and power, which athletes need to play sports.<\/p>\n

Improved power<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Power is a vital aspect of performance for many sports. An athlete\u2019s strength, high-load speed-strength, low-load speed strength, rate of force development, reactive strength, power endurance and skill performance all have an effect on their power output.<\/p>\n

Olympic lifts build strength with fast, precise movements. These movements improve all seven aspects of power output.<\/p>\n

Whole-body compound movements<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The term \u2018compound exercises\u2019 refers to multi-joint movements that involve several muscles. Olympic lifts involve the entire kinetic chain of movements<\/a> as they require a variety of actions.<\/p>\n

Power clean lifts develop your leg, hip, core strength and stability. During the upward movement of the lift, back and shoulder strength is developed. During the catch phase of the lift, the ability to absorb load is developed.<\/p>\n

This improves an athlete\u2019s power output during performance.<\/p>\n

Replicate movement patterns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During athletic training, exercises that replicate sports performance help to prepare athletes.<\/p>\n

Olympic lifts make use of the same natural movements as running, jumping, diving, tackling and throwing. This is because the ankle, knee and hip all extend at the same time during lower limb movements like running and jumping. It also replicates the core strength an athlete\u2019s body needs to stabilise itself when catching something.<\/p>\n