not nearly as much as they used to. find a video of any elite WLers benching or strict pressing. you won't, because those lifts aren't in their training cycles. you'll find some dudes doing push presses or klokov/sotts presses, but that's all.
Are you illiterate? You're acting as if someone here said benching and strict pressing are part of their training cycles. Should I reply with an equally stupid response saying powerlifters don't incorporate snatches and clean and jerks? No... because that would be as pointless as your post.
I said elite weightlifters have crazy pressing strength because they do.
Here's a push
press. Front delts and triceps are heavily involved in this lift as with all pressing movements.
and obviously elite powerlifters would do worse at a snatch than an oly lifter would do at the bench, oly lifts are HUGELY about the skill of the lift itself, not the brute force of it. a powerlifter might be able to deadlift, front squat, and OHP more than the oly guy, but can't outdo him in the C&J because he doesn't have the SKILL for it, not because he lacks STRENGTH.
a powerlifter might be able to deadlift, front squat, and OHP more than the oly guy,
Deadlift yes, but front squat a2g and ohp? No. But nice try.
but can't outdo him in the C&J because he doesn't have the SKILL for it, not because he lacks STRENGTH.
A powerlifter lacks not only the skill/technique but also the athleticism, power and explosiveness to snatch and clean and jerk.
Fact of the matter is elite Olympic weightlifters would fare far better at the bench than elite powerlifters would at the snatch or clean and jerk. Make excuses all you want I don't care but facts are facts.
Weightlifters > Powerlifters
