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    Buster do you think progressing on power cleans will help aid in increasing bench?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hard_Body View Post
    Buster do you think progressing on power cleans will help aid in increasing bench?
    Power cleans are great for explosiveness, so indirectly yes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hard_Body
    Buster do you think progressing on power cleans will help aid in increasing bench?
    I think you are better off training bench specific exercises that will directly help your bench. Obv power cleans are a great exercise and it will help indirectly just as having a big back aids in stabilizing your bench.

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    I have noticed significant improvements to my lats specifically after about a month specifically of doing power cleans, great for back development and shoulder explosiveness .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hard_Body
    Buster do you think progressing on power cleans will help aid in increasing bench?
    To be honest I think you will be more productive doing bench specific exercises like the ones I listed. Power cleans are awesome but they r more indirect ...... But do count. A big back helps in your bench as it stabilizes you and helps you push off but I wouldn't consider it a direct connection to a bigger bench.

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    Yeah to increase any lift you need to do it consistently on a weekly basis to truly master it, whenever i do an exercise i haven't done in awhile i usually don't start go get the feel for it until the last set. Sticking to a number of exercises performing them week in and week out is much more efficient.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hard_Body
    Yeah to increase any lift you need to do it consistently on a weekly basis to truly master it, whenever i do an exercise i haven't done in awhile i usually don't start go get the feel for it until the last set. Sticking to a number of exercises performing them week in and week out is much more efficient.
    This is true and if you train in a 5x5 manner or similar and add weight week to week as a percentage of your 1 rep max you may hit a plateau before reaching your goal that is why guys will train with bands, chains, etc. to break that plateau and avoid adaptation.

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