Why do Power Exercises?
Hey
I've been doing POWER CLEANS, but lately I realized that there's a "power" counterpart to almost every compound exercise there is. For example:
Bench Press --> Power Bench press (apparently you use your feet more)
Shoulder Press --> Push Press
Bent over row --> Power Row or Pendlay Row
Shrugs --> Power Shrugs
What are the differences to these power variations? I understand that for most 'power' exercises you have to lift the bar off the ground. What are the benefits of these variations, and should I switch, for example, all my shoulder presses to push presses? Or should I do shrugs one workout and power shrugs the next?
I lift for basketball.
Just an additional question, do isolation exercises like bicep curls help you in sports?
Update:oh, btw, what other exercises have 'power' counterparts?
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power counterparts injure you haha.
simply that's all they did for me.
stick to normal exorcise and make competitive gains.
In actuality most of the compound lifts in the gym are "power" movements but can be employed for other purposes. You are correct in that, in a strict sense, power lifts are different as the mechanics of the lifts as compared to bodybuilding or weight lifting as they are used to maximize strength and minimize the distance the weight has to travel (though I've never heard of power shrugs as an actual exercise, maybe you're seeing it as a piece of equipment?).
The only real benifit to doing power moves is to practice for powerlifting competitions and have no health benifit over "normal" more traditional lifts. Sometimes bodybuilders use more of a power lift when they are in their strength gaining phase. Power lifts are typically less effective for hypertrophy when stretching the fascia, full ROM, direct muscle stressing, focused exercises and time under tension are the specific goals. In essence, power lifts are better suited when strength gains are the goal rather than hypertrophy.
In regards to functional strength, isolation exercises aren't as effective as compound movements other than the rare few muscles that aren't so well stimulated by compound movements, like calves or rear delts.
As far as other exercises that have power components, there aren't many that actually differ in the movement much from what a bodybuilder may do. What does differ is the number of reps, sets, and the kinds of workouts done, such as speed work, singles and triples, using boards, chains and rubber bands, pulling a weight sled, hoisting a powerball or kettleball. Also, I don't see too many bodybuilder perform cleans, mostly I think because the risk of injury is too great.
Doing power exercises trains your muscles to contract more quickly (to be more explosive). Basically you produce more force in a shorter amount of time. If you're a basketball player then it is definately a good idea to to powercleans, as this will improve your vertical jump. The other exercises you mentioned are good to do as well.
For basketball purposes, I think it is safe for you to switch to the power variations because you don't really need pure strength for basketball. However, explosive power will be very helpful.
When it comes to sports performance, isolation exercises are pretty useless. (You never do any movements where you're just using one muscle, sports requires you to use all muscle groups effectively). So bicep curls are not going to help you.
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