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"Stimulates nervous system and fatigues big time but not the same muscle growth while still gaining strength and power.."
That's actually another good point.
One thing that I did encounter, particularly with the high weight exercises is, what I believe is called, "Central Nervous System Fatigue", or CNS fatigue.
I think it's basically where one overloads their body, and their CNS cannot cope with it.
I have read on other strength and conditioning forums, that guys who aim to lift their max, or one rep max (1RM), every session, oftentimes, have to take a day off in between sessions to allow their CNS to build back up.
It's just something to watch out for.
Now, I'm trying to mix it up with the triangle sets, and lower weight higher rep for more visible results, but sometimes, I can actually feel the fatigue coming on.
I feel like I could push through it, but I know I'll be exhausted the following day, so I find the best thing is to just lesson the weight or change to a less taxing exercise, when that "fatigue" type of feeling begins to set in.
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Mark, do you think sleds and KB's etc are more beneficial, in their own right, to the olympic lifts, or more of a substitute, based on, as you said, time to learn the technique etc?