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When to Add the Olympic Lifts

Mark Rippetoe | March 31, 2025

The power clean and power snatch teach the nervous system to pull fast, as the lifter accelerates the bar with good mechanics and precision. Rip discusses how they act as an important component in the program and why everyone that can productively use the lifts should incorporate them into their training. 

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