Long cycle clean and jerk more in the ballpark? Or still close but no cigar?
I just forgot to add it to my list. The common opinion seems to be that snatches are better than C&J's, which are better than swings of various kinds. I think the finer details are still being worked out to some degree, and I'm not sure where sprints, jumps, and compensatory acceleration squats/deadlifts fall on the spectrum. Everyone does seem to agree the the KB ballistics are ideal. There are quite a few folks who agree that snatches and C&Js are ideal-er, and the snatch is the czar. As someone who has has only done A&A clean and jerks for about 6 weeks out of the last 18 months, I can't really comment about their efficacy. I've mostly been doing snatches and swings. I would definitely say that snatches produce better results than swings, even though swings are necessary at times, and produce good results in their own right.
So really, when explosiveness just starts to drop off, that's the end of the set.
Yup, give or take a rep.Usually this takes 10-20 seconds with a moderately heavy weight.
5 snatches or C & J left, 5 right, with maximum power output, then rest a lot,
I would edit this to read [5 snatches or C & J left with maximum power][then rest a
lot][5 snatches or C & J right with maximum power][then rest a
lot]. A small, but significant change. It's also worth noting that 5 snatches is more like 2-3 C&J's, not 5. Instead of reps, compare time under tension, and how you feel after the end of the set.
@GeoffreyLevens the lovely thing about training is you don't have to hope, if you put in the work you will get results!
+1,000, even for people who are close to their "performance ceiling" (as determined by lifestyle, priorities and genetics), but generally speaking, the only way for me to know if something works
for me is to do it. If it works, keep doing it. If it doesn't work, or stops working, do something else. Done in an intelligent manner, we call this "programming," and holy cow did it take me a while to grasp that. I still struggle with it sometimes.
I reserve the right to be corrected by anyone more knowledgeable than I