aljeffery said:I want to introduce some Olympic lifts to my routine, been lifting on/off for over a year now. I am thinking of starting my week with them. Yesterday I started with the clean
aljeffery said:Well if I can
BabyPhenom said:all exercises may injure you if done with poor form.
matsumi said:However poor form on the olympic lift could cause an injury to the knees, hips, shoulders, or wrists. But those injuries pale in comparision to the damage that poor form on the olympic lifts could cause to the spine, from which a person may never recover.
Thor1 said:try just doing a power pull. just like a clean but with out the catch. this will save your wrists pluss you could go up in weight with out being afraid of the catch. you will get the same explosive benefits from the lift but with out the increase of injury. you can get the benefit of the lift until you find a coach to help out with the entire lift.
matsumi said:BabyPhenom, I agree with what you said. and my point should of been clearer.
Because the Oympic lifts use so many muscle groups and because the movements are explosive, the chances of injury are higher than normal if poor form is used.
While poor form on any exercise can cause injury, for exemple bench press can cause problems such as shoulder injuries or even worse a pec tear which in most cases will heal with time and /or surgery.
However poor form on the olympic lift could cause an injury to the knees, hips, shoulders, or wrists. But those injuries pale in comparision to the damage that poor form on the olympic lifts could cause to the spine, from which a person may never recover.