I am NOT an Olympic Lifter so don’t cry over my shitty power clean technique.
The mere fact that you are about to be ripping weights off the ground and throwing it overhead counts BIG time.
Check this Vid, Kids….
After you warm up, get a light weight on the bar, for me, I stayed at 135 lbs.
Perform the following reps: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 8, 5, 3, 2
Rest periods were 1 minute maximum, on the lower rep sets I rested 30 seconds.
This workout busted me up REAL Nice 
Back in the day, the test of a Man’s Strength was how much weight he was able to rip off the ground and lock out overhead. Today, the question is always “How much can you Bench?”
BOTH are great movements, but if I’m looking for all around strength and power you can NOT beat ripping objects off the ground and pressing them overhead.
You can even try an ALL OVERHEAD workout, where you hit 5 – 10 reps of a clean and press with countless objects: stones, sandbags, 1 kettlebell, double kettlebells, barbell, swiss bar, log bar, dumbbell, 2 dumbbells, anvil, etc.
Coach Ethan Reeve had a similar workout as he trained for wrestling through college and become a 2 time all American. You can hear all about his past and present methods that have influenced me as well as how other greats have influenced me.
Click HERE to see what I mean.
Peace!
–Z–
Jack Up Your I Pod and Get Yourself JACKED UP!!
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Onward and upward we go bruddahs….
The next part of the workout was a couplet or superset:
1 arm dumbbell push press for 3 -5 reps per set
scare crow – face pull combo using rings or blast straps (these can even be done with the climbing ropes I have hanging in the gym)
Check out the previous videos to see how the workout started and progresses.
Heavy overhead work was actually a mainstay in the programs of bodybuilders and lifters alike from the 1960′s and prior. The bench press gained popularity once the golden era of bodybuilding came into life during the 1970′s.
Our overhead work usually is in the lower rep range of 1 – 5 reps, most often 3 – 5 reps.
Check out the beasts, many of them worked up to 85 lb dumbbells and heavier.
Scarey Matt Wichlinski rocked the 150 and 130! That’s SERIOUS STRENGTH!
I’ll be connecting with Matt to do an audio interview for http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com – stay tuned!
These guys went through some serious program design strategies and methods.
It doesn’t matter so much what you do, as many of us do certain movements, but it’s HOW you put it all together!
Kill it!
–Z–
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