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Olympic lifts are multi-joint exercises that involve all major muscle groups, similar to most rugby movements More players and coaches are turning to the Olympic lifts and their variations to enhance power. They are ground-based exercises so you have to exert force against the ground, which is specific to rugby. When performed correctly, these exercises constitute the best way to develop power, which successfully tranfers to rugby. Extremely high power outputs are generated during Olympic lifts By their nature, all Olympic style lifts provoke a high power output as they allow you to move a relatively heavy weight at a high speed.
Similar to rugby, the movements also require a high level of proprioception, co-ordination and control. Technique is extremely important when performing Olympic lifts - The Olympic lifts range of exercises include the following exercises:
Plus assistance exercises such as:
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