The Weightlifting Pull in Power Development
The Weightlifting Pull in Power Development
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力量发展中的举重拉力
DOI:
10.1519/1533-4295(2001)023
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
D. Hydock
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作者:
D. Hydock
POWER HAS BEEN DEFINED AS “the amount of work produced by the body per unit of time and can be calculated as the product of force and velocity”(9). Another term commonly used for power is speed strength, which has been described as “any capacity that contains both a force (strength) and speed component to muscular actions”(23). If working with athletes involved in power-oriented sports, speed-strength should be increased if the athlete is to improve performance (9). There are many other factors that contribute to improving performance in power-oriented sports than just increases in speed strength (i.e., technique and skill in the specific sport). The focus of this article is to explain methods of increasing sport-specific power through the use of the weightlifting pull. Much has been written about improving power in athletes from various disciplines by training with Olympic-style weightlifting movements (2, 4, 8, 12, 15, 17, 21). The weightlifting lifts are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Their variations can be referred to as Olympic-style lifts. Some snatch and clean and jerk variations include, but are not limited to, power snatch from various heights (above knees, knee height, below knees, ground), power clean from various heights, power jerk, snatch pull from various heights, and clean pull from various heights. All of these exercises have the commonality of high velocity. According to Stone (16), the human body expresses a superior average power output when performing the high velocity weightlifting movements (snatch and clean and jerk) as compared to performing powerlifting movements (squat, bench press, and deadlift) that are generally characterized by lower velocities. Besides the high power output from using weightlifting for the training of other sports, the movement patterns involved are very similar to those of many strengthand power-oriented sports (16). Although many agree that the weightlifting exercises and the associated lifts are an integral part of a well-designed and periodized power development program, one important component of these lifts may not be given adequate attention during training. This component is the pulling movement, and it is responsible for the majority of the power production in athletes performing the snatch and the clean (16). Because of this, when training for sports other than competitive weightlifting, more emphasis should be placed on developing a proper pull than any other phase of the snatch and clean (e.g., dropping under the bar phase, catch phase, recovery phase). Also, it is suggested that more training be done with the pull alone when attempting to develop sport specific power.