How many of you can do this?

[HuskyNan]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

 

[Ozimoto]

With some prep work, maybe.

 

[Plebe]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

CrossFitter here, so this is an exercise I'm familiar with.

125 pounds x 2 reps for a female is quite strong. And she did it with relative ease.

For those curious, what she did is called a "hang power clean":
Clean = lift weight to shoulders
Power = catch weight in power position (not in a full squat)
Hang = initiate lift with bar in hang position (bar above the knees)

 

[CL82]

I suspect relatively few, particularly if you adjust the weight as a percentage of body weight.

 

[Bald Husky]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

This is why I'm always afraid they can pull a muscle in their back, or worse yet, a slipped disc.

 

[sno-cat]

Not a necessary basketball skill so please don't get injured doing this!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Jana in the background: "Dang, I got a way to go."

 

[triaddukefan]

I could, but would need a few weeks to get up to speed. I've been lazy lately

 

[southofnorth]

Not a necessary basketball skill so please don't get injured doing this!

Actually this exercise (hang power cleans) is a great exercise for any athlete playing a sport that requires explosive power. Cleans (any variation) are great for building speed and power. Looks like she’s got great form and a ton of people watching her to help correct her if she’s not doing it right.

How to Do Hang Cleans: Proper Form, Variations, and Common Mistakes

How to Do Hang Power Clean: Muscles Worked & Proper Form

 

[hoopsfan22]

Actually this exercise (hang power cleans) is a great exercise for any athlete playing a sport that requires explosive power. Cleans (any variation) are great for building speed and power. Looks like she’s got great form and a ton of people watching her to help correct her if she’s not doing it right.

How to Do Hang Cleans: Proper Form, Variations, and Common Mistakes

How to Do Hang Power Clean: Muscles Worked & Proper Form

TBH she needs more shooting power and less of whatever power enables her to so consistently throw the ball into the 10th row of the student section.

 

[MSGRET]

TBH she needs more shooting power and less of whatever power enables her to so consistently throw the ball into the 10th row of the student section.

Please post the number of times she has done the bolded portion of your statement. I don't remember seeing her do this once last season, so can you at least post one video of her doing it, or at least list the game, quarter and minute that it was done so we can watch it.

 

[HuskyNan]

Please post the number of times she has done the bolded portion of your statement. I don't remember seeing her do this once last season, so can you at least post one video of her doing it, or at least list the game, quarter and minute that it was done so we can watch it.

I don’t know where this stuff comes from. Changing lineups, players out of position, and simple exhaustion, physical and mental, caused most turnovers

 

[HopJim]

Curious if others view this as a good basketball exercise. In a sport that requires flexibility, speed, and aerobic conditioning, shear power seems to be a surprising addition to the training program.

 

[meyers7]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

Probably not anymore. My weight training involves more smooth concentrated movements, less power movements. More machines, less free weights. (it sucks getting old)

Great exercise though. But like a few have said, it has to be done with proper technique.

 

[Plebe]

Curious if others view this as a good basketball exercise. In a sport that requires flexibility, speed, and aerobic conditioning, shear power seems to be a surprising addition to the training program.

Weight training for strength and power has been a staple of basketball training for quite a long time, so I'm not sure why it would be surprising. If there's a single basketball program in the country that isn't weight training, I'd like to know which.

Power is a major part of basketball. Explosive bursts of movement, accelerating, jumping -- these all involve power.

It's not like she's turning into Schwarzenegger. They're doing a ton of sprint work as well, we can be sure.

 

[#12in21]

TBH she needs more shooting power and less of whatever power enables her to so consistently throw the ball into the 10th row of the student section.

You mean like this pass? Yeah, see what you mean, I wish Nika had more control on her passes

 

[cometjo]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

Most bars in most gyms are 45 lb. There is a 33lb (15 kg) bar used for women's Olympic lifting that is a little thinner and shorter that a standard bar, but even if this facility is just for wbb there's no reason to use those bars, which mainly help people with smaller hands grip securely for an Olympic lift and get some "whip" even with a relatively light weight.

 

[cometjo]

Curious if others view this as a good basketball exercise. In a sport that requires flexibility, speed, and aerobic conditioning, shear power seems to be a surprising addition to the training program.

This lift has as much to do with agility as shear power.

 

[Purduke]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

Not a fair question.

Nika still has 2 real knees and 2 real hips.

 

[Zarathustra]

The plates are 45 pounds each and the bar is 35 pounds = 125 pounds

Nika is getting ready for Hailey Van Lith in some future Big East vs SEC game!!

 

[southofnorth]

Curious if others view this as a good basketball exercise. In a sport that requires flexibility, speed, and aerobic conditioning, shear power seems to be a surprising addition to the training program.

It’s not a matter of viewing it as a good basketball exercise; it IS a good basketball exercise. Power training (e.g., hang power cleans) is meant to increase the ability to move weight quickly (strength + speed = power,), which helps build the explosive power that lets athletes jump higher, sprint faster, and do other necessary motions quicker. Any sport—including basketball—that involves sprinting or jumping will include power training in ADDITION to flexibility, conditioning, and strength training (they’ll also likely include balance training, too). It’s all part of a comprehensive training program.

 

[MSGRET]

Heck with my knees, elbows, and shoulders I have problems with 45 pounds of water conditioner salt on the lift and pour.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I don't know about basketball, but shear power certainly comes into play in the sheep and llama industries.

 

[cohenzone]

You mean like this pass? Yeah, see what you mean, I wish Nika had more control on her passes View attachment 88789

See, she was way off. Missed the 10th row by a mile.

 

[Plebe]

I don't know about basketball, but shear power certainly comes into play in the sheep and llama industries.