One thing that really cracks me up is the question "how much do you bench?" It is interesting how this lift became the standard by which me measure strength. It really has very little to do with athletics. Our kids are getting pretty strong, yet we don't have a lot of big bench pressers. Our workout on Wed./Thurs. consisted of a warm up with Overhead Squats, Pullups, Pushups, a workout of Cleans and Split Jerks, and we finished off with a core circuit. Now those lifts develop total body strength. Check out the video of some of our players performing the Clean. Kids will ask "which muscle does this work?" You can see by the video the answer is ALL OF THEM and in an explosive fashion. This lift requires a great degree of technique, balance, and coordination coupled with explosive strength. Can you the potential carryover to the athletic field.
Check out the sweat angel- courtesy of Tanner Jordan.
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