My friend at the gym today said that olympic lifters are weak because they focus on technique more than strength...

my friend at the gym today said that olympic lifters are weak because they focus on technique more than strength, is he right?
he said that powerlifters and strongmen are stronger than weightlifters because they focus on strength more than technique

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He's mostly correct but a lot of high level Weightlifters are still crazy strong, especially in the legs. Toshiki Yamamoto did 285/142.5/282.5 in a Powerlifting meet, and despite his weak bench the 710kg total was enough for first in his weight class.
Most amateur Weightlifters are so late to the game that they have to focus on technique for a rather long time before they can become crazy strong, but desu the satisfaction of throwing more than your bodyweight overhead is so satisfying that being weaker than someone pulling sumo and squatting low bar doesn't phase me

PL is a sport where total force production is key. Weightlifting is a sport where rate of force production is key. Both sports require technique but WL is much more technique heavy. All things equal, a powerlifter is stronger and a weightlifter is more athletic. Source: trained both

>that WEIGHTlifters are weak because they focus on technique more than strength
FTFY
to a degree. your average kid doing weightlifting movements its general true. it isn't true for people that make it to the world games compared to your average gymbro, bodybuilder, powerlifter, or strongman
>powerlifters and strongmen are stronger than
like above, depends on the level. eddie hall was statically stronger than any weightlifter that has lived. peak weightlifting lasha may not even pull 400kg, but thats because specificity matters for weightlifting. doing a slow 400kg pull is actually detrimental to his technique. so, in a way he's right, but only at the extremes.

>Toshiki Yamamoto did 285/142.5/282.5 in a Powerlifting meet, and despite his weak bench the 710kg total was enough for first in his weight class.
only in the Japanese meet he did. it would be second to last place for a 90kg lifter (he lifter at 93kg) at USAPL nationals out of the 24 lifters there
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damn...

Basically this.
Most hobbyist weightlifters will be weak as shit in terms of general strength. In terms of the weightlifting movements though, they might be considered strong. Like a powershitter might think he can "snatch" 60kg but I can guarantee you he'll dislocated his shoulders trying, that's if he can hit the positions at all.

If I remember correctly, yeah toshikis squat wasn't the biggest in the world but I think he broke the JAP national record with his opener.
Another one of my favorite weightlifting freaks of nature is Boyanka Kostova. I think she front squatted the squat WR in her weight class and the weight class above in the IPF. Yeah she was roided to the gills but you're telling me the other guys in the IPF aren't? Kek.

Tell your friend that he is a retard. Performing elite-level Oly lifts requires a tremendous amount of strength. Ask any powershitter to front squat 2.5x their bodyweight and they can't. While Oly lifters lack pec strength in comparison to powerlifters, they do have superior upper back, shoulder and quad strength. Most world-class 109 kg and 109 kg+ weightlifters can strict press 150 kg+ (which powerlifters can't), so to say that they are weak is retarded. They are simply stronger in different areas than powerlifters

their strength is too specific to be useful, they are impractical

>"snatch" 60kg
Any decently strong powerlifter who deadlifts 5pl8+ and benches 3pl8+ would muscle snatch 60kg with ease.