Roper Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) Two days ago I gave a couple of those "old" lifts I`ve been asking about a try. Mainly I did DB snatches and swings. My upper back, abs and shoulders were quite sore yesterday, and I thought that okay, it worked something. Today they are just getting more and more sore (the good way) and I`m loving it! They were a real nice change to the ordinary, too; they actually require you to THINK a bit about what you are doing! Edited January 6, 2005 by Roper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Nice work Roper! If you really want to emphasize the thinking part of your workouts with the snatch and the swing, try doing them with a thick dumbbell. It will really spice things up. And kill two birds with one stone. And then when you go back to normal size handles, you will laugh at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I spent a couple months last year with DB snatches and my traps grew an inch, looking forward to starting them again in another month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roper Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 I just bought a solid steel bar 60mm (the exact Inch-handle diameter)thick and 420mm long. I`ll machine the ends down to Olympic-plates, and voilà!; an Inch-size thick-handled DB for 20 $! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJones Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 One arm swings and snatches are tremendous exercises - dumbell or kettlebell. Enjoy the pain. Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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