Is this a trick question?Which is better?
No. I was wonderinfIs this a trick question?
Power clean, front squat and push press (as a single, continuous movement with a brief pause between phases) should be mandatory for any kind of non-strength athlete. They all teach the body is one piece, the proper way to connect lower and upper body and (this is truly fundamental) optimal transfer of power (which is very much needed to sprint, jump, throw, punch, kick, wrestle...).
I'm very much in agreement. But you mention the pause; do you think it's always necessary? I would see great value in both ways.
It's not necessary per se, but it helps tremendously to avoid turning the sequence into a Crossfit workout.
I like Occam's Razor explanation for the win.^^^Power cleans are good for Olympic weightlifting, deadlifts are good for powerlifting and well Drilling technique and sparring is good for boxing.
Of the two, I can see greater value in the power clean, if performed at a light/moderate weight as a hybrid power/conditioning drill. As much as I love deadlifts, I don't see them being especially valuable to a boxer.
That said, if a mixture or power and conditioning are called for, KB swings/snatches would probably be more effective overall as they're less technically demanding than heavy power cleans and less systematically exhausting than deadlifts.
I'm no boxing coach but I would prioritise development of sustained moderate power production over short-duration maximum power production or limit strength.
Wise words sir. I'll take your adviceI pretty much disgree with everything.
Conditioning is highly specific and poorly transferable. That's why Lance Armstrong had pretty medriocre marathon times. That's why elite crossfitters are destroyed after a couple of rounds of medium sparring or hitting the pads.
As a lifelong striker and grappler, I use weights to only become stronger, and sparring, drilling and hitting the bags to be combat-fit. LISS helps too.
Conditioning is highly specific and poorly transferable.
What else do you do for conditioning for fighting sportsI pretty much disgree with everything.
Conditioning is highly specific and poorly transferable. That's why Lance Armstrong had pretty medriocre marathon times. That's why elite crossfitters are destroyed after a couple of rounds of medium sparring or hitting the pads.
As a lifelong striker and grappler, I use weights to only become stronger, and sparring, drilling and hitting the bags to be combat-fit. LISS helps too.
What else do you do for conditioning for fighting sports
Running.What else do you do for conditioning for fighting sports