Champr23 said:
Hey MIR
I looked briefly through your routine. Seems frikin advanced wow. I was wondering a couple things. Wats with the recovery movements? Never did any. Also, are snatchs that amazing? I never even did one.
Ricky
Well, it isn't advanced really, only complicated as I love thinking.
For the recovery movements, well, if you have any pains somewhere, it's good to get some blood flowing. I've got lots of aches in many places so I need them.
An example: if you've got shoulder problems, you're better off getting some light external rotation work into your program (e.g. scarecrows, L-laterals, face pulls, overhead squat, snatch...). For knee aches, you'll have to get some light unilateral work for stabilizer muscles, glutes, hams and adductors (1-legged squats, lunges...) and specific light ham work (different hyperextensions, different leg curls, goodmornings). A couple of movements for 2-3x15-20 a couple times a week with an easy weight is a good basic plan to get along with an ache. You can do the movements as a warm-up, at the end of the session and/or within a stretching session.
As for snathces: I enjoy olympic lifting and have been coached in the past by some of the best OLers in the country. Snatch is a very complicated movement and you might even be better off not trying it if you don't have an access to a coach or someone who knows how to do it properly. But if you can, then it is just about the best ecercise for overall explosiveness, agility, flexibility, stability, injury prevention (when approached safely and done with atleast near perfect form), and excellent for overall back development and learning how to full squat properly.
Raw snatches are easier to do and are just as good for explosiveness and back development.
Hope I helped,
and thanks for dropping by,
Lari
