3 times more powerful than the Deadlift?
Published: Tue, 02/28/12
If you're an athlete, you need to be explosive... unless of course
you're
a marathon runner, in which case you can just slowly jog away from this
email right now because this doesn't apply to you.
a marathon runner, in which case you can just slowly jog away from this
email right now because this doesn't apply to you.
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.
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 to generate explosive power than with
these lifts.
The Best Lifts For Explosive Power <<<< New blog post
And yes it's true these lifts generate 3x's more power than the doing the
deadlift and the reason why may surprise you.
This isn't bro-science by the way. There's a link in the article to the
research results so you can check it out for yourself.
Keep training hard,
Mike Westerdal
CriticalBench.com
P.S. I do need to give credit where credit is due. My friend Eric Wong
who trains MMA and UFC guys like Calude Patrick, Mark Bocek and
Jeff Joslin taught me a lot about mastering these exercises.