tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042054050098494228.post2193740420186548289..comments2024-02-16T00:33:49.501-08:00Comments on Adam Rees's Blog: What's Different About GRIT GYMAdam Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570764011524832634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042054050098494228.post-10211787163886381242012-01-18T21:56:40.966-08:002012-01-18T21:56:40.966-08:00That's cool, nice job. You should be proud of ...That's cool, nice job. You should be proud of that. <br /><br />This makes you an olympic lifter. Oly lifter use oly lifts. Bodybuilder body build and powerlifters power lift. As I tried to make clear here: <br />http://adamrees.blogspot.com/2011/05/we-dont-do-olympic-lifts-part-1.html<br /><br />The majority of athletes at my gym engage in an overhead sport such as: baseball, volleyball, tennis. These sports repeatedly beat up the elbow, specifically the UCL. Oly lifters rarely tear a UCL. H/e the stress at the elbow during the catch of an oly lift leaves an overhead athlete w/ an already beat up UCL susceptible to a career ending injury. <br /><br />Besides that, the difference between the training affect of jumping w/ weight in your hands and doing oly lifts is pretty miniscule, and more studies are coming to this conclusion as well. So the next big difference is that a kid can learn to jump and land correctly (when he/she is strong enough and ready for it) in under 30s. Where as (even when an athlete is strong enough and ready for) oly lifts take forever to perfect, as I'm sure you can attest. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting though. Congratulations on the championship. Keep up the good work.Adam Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570764011524832634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042054050098494228.post-56116780352696290082012-01-07T22:34:27.341-08:002012-01-07T22:34:27.341-08:00Ive been training at phil johnsons strength and co...Ive been training at phil johnsons strength and conditioningjust up the street from your gym for about 2 years and because of the fact that he utilizes the olympic movements to produce power and explosiveness i was able to grast these movements and become the national champion at olympic weightlifting at 14 years of age. He has also produced dozens of college athletes in sports ranging from football to tennis because of the fact that he teaches the olympic movementsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com