Olympic Style Lifting Circuit Question

ReturnToRunning
ReturnToRunning Posts: 118 Member
edited February 14 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey Y'all.

I'm a distance runner by trade and would like to add Olympic style circuit lifting into my routine a couple of times a week. The thing is, I have absolutely no idea what to do. Since I'm a distance runner, I'm not looking to bulk excessively and would love to maybe get an 8 or 10 exercise routine That I can do.

Anyone with some extensive experience or skills in this, please lets chat! :)

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  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Olympic lifting circuit training is probably the shortest path to catastrophic injury I've ever heard of.
  • ReturnToRunning
    ReturnToRunning Posts: 118 Member
    what do you do?
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    I follow a strength training program with compound barbell exercises at the core. For a novice, I highly recommend stronglifts 5x5. That's the program I used to achieve my first real results. It is an incredibly effective and time efficient program. You will gain a lot of strength and also strengthen connective tissue. The program is free.

    I promise you won't get bulky without a year's notice that you are getting bulky. Minimum. Lol
  • ReturnToRunning
    ReturnToRunning Posts: 118 Member
    I'll check it out. :)
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    Olympic lifting circuit training is probably the shortest path to catastrophic injury I've ever heard of.
    :laugh:


    OP olympic lifts are snatches

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O327jxFqzQM

    cleans
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tXcS0Xp1aE

    clean and jerk
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfPAY_FyBHc

    as you can see these are pretty complex moves that are made up of other moves, ie if you cant do overhead squat then you for darn sure should not be even trying to do a snatch/ if you cant deadlift then dont even try any of them, etc so they aren't really things you just pick up for sh*ts and giggles.

    if you are interested then look for proper coaching with a trainer who has olympic lifting coaching experience.
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    What are your goals?

    Is there something in particular about Olympic lifting that appeals to you? The Olympic lifts are quite technical, so if your goal is to specifically learn those lifts I would go to a gym that has coaches with experience in that style and have at least one session so that you can get some ideas on form.

    Otherwise if you just want to start lifting and you are new to it, then as the other poster mentioned, a beginner program like Stronglifts 5x5, Starting Strength or AllPro's Beginner Routine would be a great place to start.
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    Grade A crossfit material
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