Training For Power

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Howdy,

This is a crude summary of my understanding (regurgitation rather than

comprehension), but the key difference I see noted between training for strength

and training for power seems to be the amount of weight and the number of reps.

For strength training, reps are kept low, 1-5, and the weight is at or near 1RM.

For power training, reps are a bit higher, 5-8, and the weight is less, and I

usually see it listed as 65%-85% of 1RM.

My question is, besides the higher rep count and the lower weight, are the power

techniques done differently? I haven't seen it listed, but would the lift be

done in a faster manner? I have seen a lot of the lifts referenced as power

lifts being cleans, jerks, snatches, or similar. And it kind of makes sense to

me that a lift done explosively with less weight would help train for power

better than the same lift with the same weight done slowly. But I haven't

actually seen it written that a squat (or any other lift) performed for power

training is done faster or more explosively than one performed for strength

training (so maybe I just can't read).

Thanks,

- Lockhart

Hilo, Hawaii

USA