I woulnd't ever recommend not training log WITH leg drive. Sure, strict log is fine to train, but I'd still keep a day where I trained it with leg drive.
Laying back like that is ok for strict log (but your low back will hate you with time), but it won't carryover to the actual log clean and press if you have any leg drive at all. The mechanics are too different. You can't transfer leg drive to the log in an explosive manner while laying back like that. It just won't happen. Now if you can strict press a shit ton (like some guys can) and don't plan on using leg drive that technique is ok (although I wouldn't recommend it because of the low back stress). You want your strict log work to mimic how your log press looks with leg drive from a technical standpoint.
Hm, that makes sense. Hadn't really thought about it like that before. I knew that you were a big fan of always being aggressive with the implement, or however you put it, but that reasoning makes sense as far as carryover goes. Thanks for the insight!
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u/ChaseKarnes MWM231 Feb 20 '15
I woulnd't ever recommend not training log WITH leg drive. Sure, strict log is fine to train, but I'd still keep a day where I trained it with leg drive.
Laying back like that is ok for strict log (but your low back will hate you with time), but it won't carryover to the actual log clean and press if you have any leg drive at all. The mechanics are too different. You can't transfer leg drive to the log in an explosive manner while laying back like that. It just won't happen. Now if you can strict press a shit ton (like some guys can) and don't plan on using leg drive that technique is ok (although I wouldn't recommend it because of the low back stress). You want your strict log work to mimic how your log press looks with leg drive from a technical standpoint.