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bidoof12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
honk
ledskof (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for being so thoughtful, douchebag.
ooQueso (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Whatever floats your boat. Spazzoid.
ledskof (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Mr douchebag, apparently your ignorance extends beyond weight training into the realm of basic dialog.
Oh the joy of name calling. Thanks for initiating it; I love pretending I'm 12 years old.
ooQueso (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Relax, spazzoid. Yeesh.
ledskof (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Which is clearly why I said "Personally I think". No need to come back and tell me I have my preferences when I just obviously pointed out that I was making a statement about my opinion. The point of my post was that you were saying O lifts are pointless. But even successful bodybuilders and power lifters do some O lifts. Here's another statement of opinion that you will no doubt point out to me is my opinion: how good someone looks is irrelevant when it comes to using their body.
ooQueso (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The point of the other two would be achieving whatever goal the lifter is aiming for. You have your preferences, others have theirs. No ones lifting goal is retarded so long as they are lifting. If someone just wants to look good, performance is irrelevant.
ledskof (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Bodybuilding is to shape your body.
Power lifting is to push more weight.
Olympic lifting is to be a better athlete, i.e. have more body control, explosive power, balance, body awareness, and so on.
You tell me which of those 3 has more of a practical application.
Personally I think being as big as possible or being able to bench as much as possible is retarded.
Fighters benefit from oly lifts out of proportion compared to bodybuilding or power lifting. What's the point of those 2?
ArentWeSpecial (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you're into bodybuilding, then there's really not much reason to pursuing Oly lifting. But as SLITTHROAT13 pointed out, explosive Oly movements like the clean and jerk and snatch have great athletic benefits.
By the way, I would suggest trying overhead squats, they are fucking killer. When I started out, I could barely OHS an empty bar.
SLITTHROAT13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
overhead squats can develop coordination and balance , also Olympic lifts have an explosive element to them that allows you to develop power. Third they use more muscles than the basic exercises so they have a higher metabolic demand, which in layman's terms mean they tire you the fuck out and burn more calories.
I practiced the sport for a few months and believe me overhead squats are brutal |
