Best Workouts To Olympic Lift

The 15 Best Exercises to Olympic Lift

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  • 1. Back Squat

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    The Back Squat is a popular lower body exercise that builds strength and muscle, especially in the legs. It's an important move in powerlifting and overall fitness routines.

    How to do it

    The Back Squat is a popular lower body exercise that builds strength and muscle, especially in the legs. It's an important move in powerlifting and overall fitness routines.

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    8reps
    65lbs
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    8reps
    65lbs
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    8reps
    65lbs
  • 2. Clean

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    The Clean is a powerful exercise that works many muscles, including your legs, back, and shoulders. It involves lifting a barbell from the ground to your shoulders in one smooth movement, helping to build strength and coordination.

    How to do it

    The Clean is a powerful exercise that works many muscles, including your legs, back, and shoulders. It involves lifting a barbell from the ground to your shoulders in one smooth movement, helping to build strength and coordination.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
  • 3. Deadlift

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    The deadlift is a powerlifting exercise that targets the muscles in your back and legs. It helps build overall strength and is commonly used in fitness routines.

    How to do it

    The deadlift is a powerlifting exercise that targets the muscles in your back and legs. It helps build overall strength and is commonly used in fitness routines.

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    8reps
    75lbs
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    8reps
    75lbs
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    8reps
    75lbs
  • 4. Front Squat

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    The Front Squat is a basic exercise that mainly works your quadriceps by holding a barbell in front of your body. This variation helps improve strength and stability, which can benefit various sports and daily activities.

    How to do it

    The Front Squat is a basic exercise that mainly works your quadriceps by holding a barbell in front of your body. This variation helps improve strength and stability, which can benefit various sports and daily activities.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
  • 5. Good Morning

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    The Good Morning exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles in your back and hamstrings. If you're new to this movement, it's safer to start with dumbbells rather than a barbell.

    How to do it

    The Good Morning exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles in your back and hamstrings. If you're new to this movement, it's safer to start with dumbbells rather than a barbell.

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    8reps
    45lbs
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    8reps
    45lbs
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    8reps
    45lbs
  • 6. Hang Clean

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    The Hang Clean is an exercise that builds explosive strength and coordination, mainly working your legs, hips, and shoulders. You lift a barbell from a hanging position to your shoulders in one smooth motion, enhancing your overall athletic ability.

    How to do it

    The Hang Clean is an exercise that builds explosive strength and coordination, mainly working your legs, hips, and shoulders. You lift a barbell from a hanging position to your shoulders in one smooth motion, enhancing your overall athletic ability.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
  • 7. Hang Power Clean

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    The Hang Power Clean is an explosive weightlifting move that targets multiple muscle groups. You start from a hanging position instead of the floor, making it easier for beginners to learn and improve their lifting technique.

    How to do it

    The Hang Power Clean is an explosive weightlifting move that targets multiple muscle groups. You start from a hanging position instead of the floor, making it easier for beginners to learn and improve their lifting technique.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
    3
    8reps
    55lbs
  • 8. Hang Power Snatch

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    The Hang Power Snatch is a powerful weightlifting exercise that helps improve strength, coordination, and agility. You lift a barbell from just above your knees to overhead in one smooth movement, engaging your hips, shoulders, and core.

    How to do it

    The Hang Power Snatch is a powerful weightlifting exercise that helps improve strength, coordination, and agility. You lift a barbell from just above your knees to overhead in one smooth movement, engaging your hips, shoulders, and core.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
    55lbs
  • 9. Hang Snatch

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    The Hang Snatch is an exercise that builds explosive power and coordination by lifting a barbell from a hang position to overhead in one smooth movement. It's great for developing strength and improving Olympic lifting techniques.

    How to do it

    The Hang Snatch is an exercise that builds explosive power and coordination by lifting a barbell from a hang position to overhead in one smooth movement. It's great for developing strength and improving Olympic lifting techniques.

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    8reps
    50lbs
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    8reps
    50lbs
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    8reps
    50lbs
  • 10. Muscle Snatch

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    The Muscle Snatch is a slower version of the Snatch exercise that helps you learn proper form and build strength. It's great for beginners and can be done even if you don’t plan to lift for competition.

    How to do it

    The Muscle Snatch is a slower version of the Snatch exercise that helps you learn proper form and build strength. It's great for beginners and can be done even if you don’t plan to lift for competition.

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    8reps
    50lbs
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    50lbs
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    8reps
    50lbs
  • 11. Power Clean

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    The Power Clean is a powerful exercise that strengthens multiple muscle groups by lifting a barbell from the ground to your shoulders in one quick motion. It helps develop strength and power, making it a great choice for athletes.

    How to do it

    The Power Clean is a powerful exercise that strengthens multiple muscle groups by lifting a barbell from the ground to your shoulders in one quick motion. It helps develop strength and power, making it a great choice for athletes.

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    8reps
    60lbs
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    8reps
    60lbs
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    8reps
    60lbs
  • 12. Power Clean from Blocks

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    The Power Clean from Blocks is a simplified version of the traditional Power Clean. It allows users to focus on strength and technique without starting from the floor, making it accessible for those with mobility issues and emphasizing the explosive movement.

    How to do it

    The Power Clean from Blocks is a simplified version of the traditional Power Clean. It allows users to focus on strength and technique without starting from the floor, making it accessible for those with mobility issues and emphasizing the explosive movement.

  • 13. Power Snatch

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    The Power Snatch is a full-body Olympic lift that builds strength, speed, and coordination. It involves lifting a barbell from the floor to overhead in one smooth motion while engaging key muscles like the hamstrings, glutes, shoulders, and core. This exercise is designed for experienced lifters and requires careful technique for safety and effectiveness.

    How to do it

    The Power Snatch is a full-body Olympic lift that builds strength, speed, and coordination. It involves lifting a barbell from the floor to overhead in one smooth motion while engaging key muscles like the hamstrings, glutes, shoulders, and core. This exercise is designed for experienced lifters and requires careful technique for safety and effectiveness.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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  • 14. Power Snatch from Blocks

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    The Power Snatch from Blocks is a beginner-friendly version of the traditional Power Snatch. It works many muscle groups and allows you to focus on your technique since the barbell starts elevated on blocks, minimizing strain from the ground.

    How to do it

    The Power Snatch from Blocks is a beginner-friendly version of the traditional Power Snatch. It works many muscle groups and allows you to focus on your technique since the barbell starts elevated on blocks, minimizing strain from the ground.

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    8reps
    55lbs
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    8reps
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  • 15. Romanian Deadlift

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    The Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise that focuses on your glutes and hamstrings. It involves bending at the hips while keeping the knees slightly bent, helping you build strength for other hip hinge movements.

    How to do it

    The Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise that focuses on your glutes and hamstrings. It involves bending at the hips while keeping the knees slightly bent, helping you build strength for other hip hinge movements.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
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    8reps
    70lbs
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    8reps
    70lbs
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    8reps
    70lbs

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