If there were a single exercise to select to build training program around it would have to be the clean & jerk. That’s not my opinion. That’s a quote from Bob Takano, a 2007 inductee into the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame who has coached four national champions, two national record holders, 27 top ten nationally ranked lifters, and been on the coaching staffs of 17 U.S. National teams to international competitions, five of those being World Championships. Those credentials would seem to indicate that Bob knows what he’s talking about and for the next six weeks we’re going to build our training program around the clean and jerk. There’s four main reasons why we decided on the Clean & Jerk:
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