Developing Leg Strength for Weightlifting | JTSstrength.com

Summary by Krater

Max Aita of Juggernaut Training Systems explains how to develop leg strength for weightlifting, covering why it is necessary, how much is needed, goals, objectives, methods, and special considerations.

From the video

Answers: How do you develop leg strength for weightlifting?

• developing leg strength for weightlifting
• why leg strength is needed
• how much leg strength is necessary
• goals and objectives for leg strength
• methods for developing leg strength
• special considerations for leg strength

Exercises

• back squat · barbell
• front squat · barbell
• snatch · barbell
• clean and jerk · barbell

What it concludes

• Absolute strength plays a large role in weightlifting, and leg strength does most of the work in the snatch and clean and jerk.
• Efficient lifters need less leg strength than inefficient lifters, but as a general rule, you need more leg strength than absolute numbers in the clean and jerk.
• Higher repetition, lower frequency training is better suited for building muscle mass and gaining bodyweight far from competition.
• Increasing absolute strength with very heavy weights closer to competition makes less sense and should be done within 4 to 6 weeks of a meet.
• Chasing unnecessary leg strength at the expense of specific exercises like the snatch and clean and jerk is detrimental.
• Chasing big numbers in the squat is not the sport of weightlifting; developing leg strength is a means to an end to improve the snatch and clean and jerk.