Are power cleans and squat cleans really a great overall workout?

[ironsteelbirade]

I feel they are an amazing lift for explosiveness as well as trapezius and even quadriceps growth, if done with a full squat, bar none. Also great for technique and coordination.

[Massageman]

OVERALL workout? No. They work specific sets of muscles and not ALL the muscles. All the muscles need to be worked for a good OVERALL workout.

If you did exercises such as these one day a week, and focused on other muscle combos- especially extension exercises for those in contraction for this movement a day- and added some cardio on your "off" days, then THAT would be a a good OVERALL workout.

[ironsteelbirade]

Yeah, should've said exercise not workout, mb.

[Jeff51]

You have to work on other parts of the body too

[ironsteelbirade]

Yes, but your opinion is they are great right.

[Jeff51]

They help im. not saying great

[ironsteelbirade]

what excursuses are great in your opinion

[Jeff51]

Just use the main muscles and you be ok

[Jeff51]

Thank you for the MHO

[exitseven]

I bet they are murder on the knees.

[In_Trance]

No I don't think they are

[ironsteelbirade]

why not sir

[In_Trance]

Because they take away too much energy that could be better spent on other exercises that you would get more out of. Don't get me wrong these are both fantastic exercises. And they're definitely exhausting.

[ironsteelbirade]

they are fatiguing yes, but deadlifts even moreso