OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING
What I meant to propose in that article and to talk about in this one was “Olympic” weight lifting, so the key words are “Olympic” instead of “Power”.
In particular, Power lifting contains Squat, Dead lift and Bench press exercises while Olympic weight lifting includes “Snatch” and “Clean and Jerk” which are more meant for training one’s explosive power.
Snatch: The essence of the execution is to lift a barbell from the ground with arms locked overhead in a squatting position in a smooth continuous movement.
Clean and jerk: The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles.This pulls the lifter under the bar and into a deep squat position.The lifter then stands (similar to a front squat) in preparation for the second phase.
Jerk: from the standing position, the lifter bends the knees and then straightens them in order to propel the barbell upwards. The lifter pushes slightly with the arms splitting with the legs.
The benefits of this type of work out to the volleyball conditioning program are:
–total body exercises;
–increased neuromuscular coordination;
–increased core stability;
–increased explosive power and joint flexibility;
–increased plyometrics strength and reactive power;
More, the lift up to the moment where knees are moved under the bar during the pull is similar to the volleyball jump approach. The take – off phase of these jumps involves same conditions to the explosion phase of the pull.
The plant time of the take – off legs (the period of time to convert the horizontal kinetic energy of the approach to vertical lift) of our athletes is around 330 millisecond.
The explosion phase (the flexing and straightening of the knees) is in the range of 270 to 340 milliseconds for technically efficient lifters. So very similar.
TO BE CONTINUED……
ALESSANDRO BRACCESCHI
ALESSANDRO BRACCESCHI (Fano, Italy 16/07/1980)
Degrees:
– Degree in accounting (I.T.C Battisti, Fano 1998)
– Degree in Physical Education (with emphasis on Prevention/Rehabilitation)
University of Urbino, Italy 2003
Experience:
* 2006-2007 Player and Athletic Trainer “Nuncas Piu Volley Chieri”* 2006-2007 Athletic Trainer “Pallavolo Torino” Men’s Division C, Italy
*2007-2008 Athletic Trainer “Santeramo Sport” Women’s Division A1, Italy
*2007-2011 Athletic Trainer Bulgarian Women’s National and Junior National Teams
*2008-present Athletic Trainer “Vakifbank Gunes Sigorta” Women’s League 1, Turkey Champion’s League
