Lot of people ask about Olympic lifting and whether we use it with our bowlers
The short answer is on the whole no, we don’t
And we get a bit of shit about this
You see a lot of people are so stuck on Olympic lifting that they can’t see passed it, and think it’s the only way to develop power in bowlers
Which is crazy
I got the opportunity to ask Eric Cressey, the leading Baseball Strength & Conditioning trainer in the world, about whether he uses the Olympic lift with his pitchers
This was his response
“Pretty easy question, we don’t do any Olympic lifting with our pitchers
Its not to say they aren’t good it just with this population we don’t apply them in terms of elbow and wrist stress its not worth the risk
The carry over isn’t nearly as good as transverse and frontal power initiative like throwing and hitting
From a training economy standpoint there are better ways to get the job done to increase power
Its something we feel is not the best use of our time”
Pretty much sums it up nicely
Its not to say the Olympic lifts are bad, but you’ve got to put the athlete and their needs with the exercise
Not shoe horn in the exercises you like to the athlete
Think about the actual planes the fast bowler needs to move in
Transverse and frontal mainly, you need to be able to access all your rotational power and get everything moving forward
Not straight up and down
Does this mean I would never use them with any player?
Not necessarily
But there would have to be a good reason to put them in
For me the mediball work and landmine derivatives are fantastic for taking the strength and stability we build up and transferring into power, with the end goal of actually making you faster
Not just upping the gym numbers
Its why in our 1 to 1 online training we stick to the things that you can pick up the quickest and will carry over the most
And we still have a couple places left this month, including the crazy deal we offered on Monday
Get your spot here now https://www.cricketstrength.com/1-1-%20Program
See you there
Dewsy
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