ACHIEVE OLYMPIC STRENGTH WITH THIS HARDCORE GUIDE TO WEIGHTLIFTING Every four years, the world's most powerful athletes showcase their amazing abilities at the Olympics. This book takes you step by step through the same primary lifts, assistance movements, and training techniques used by these high-level athletes to help you build explosive strength, power, and speed. By following the programs, exercises, and instructions in Ultimate Olympic Weightlifting, you learn how to: * Develop Full-Body Strength * Perfect Your Barbell Lifting Form * Utilize Cross-Training Techniques * Fuel Your Body for Working Out * Avoid Overexertion and Injury

Due to the frequent complaints that the printed textbook was too voluminous to aid busy lifters and new comers to the sport of Weightlifting, the author opted for this abridged edition that encompasses the main classical lifts and their supporting routines. The following are the subjects covered in this abridged edition: 4. WEIGHTLIFTING 4.1. STRENGTH TRAINING IN WEIGHTLIFTING 4.2. FEATURES OF WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING 4.3. STANDARD WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING SESSIONS 4.4. TRAINING FOR COMPETITION 4.5. ASSISTING EXERCISES OF WEIGHTLIFTING 4.6. INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN WEIGHTLIFTING 4.7. HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER FOUR 8. THE SNATCH LIFT 8.1. STANDARD SNATCH TECHNIQUE 8.2. CONTEST RULES OF THE SNATCH LIFT 8.3. TRAINING PRACTICE ON THE SNATCH LIFT 8.4. SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE MECHANISM OF EXECUTION OF THE SNATCH 8.5. LEARNING THE SNATCH LIFT 8.6. START POSITION OF THE SNATCH 8.7. PHASE OF ACCELERATION OF THE SNATCH 8.8. PHASE OF INITIATING MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCH 8.9. PHASE OF MAXIMAL SPEED OF THE SNATCH 8.10. PHASE OF MAXIMAL MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCH 8.11. PHASE OF SHOULDER ABDUCTION OF THE SNATCH 8.12. PHASE OF DESCENT OF THE SNATCH 8.13. PHASE OF FULL SQUAT SNATCH 8.14. PHASE OF FULL ASCENT OF SNATCH 8.15. TEACHING THE SNATCH LIFT 8.16. HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER EIGHT 9. THE CLEAN & JERK 9.1. STANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE CLEAN 9.2. STANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE JERK 9.3. CONTEST RULES OF THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFT 9.4. TRAINING PRACTICE ON THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFT 9.5. PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLEAN AND JERK 9.6. PROS AND CONS OF EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT TRAINING 9.7. ERRORS IN THE CLEAN AND JERK 9.8. MANAGING TRAINING LOAD INTENSITY AND VOLUME 9.9 HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER NINE

These are selected steps on my journey through life. Although weights have been a major part of that journey, I have tried not to overburden my uninitiated reader with to many technicalities.

Achieve maximal results in minimal time! The HIIT Advantage: High-Intensity Workouts for Women is the resource for the most research-based, organized, and systematic information available on high-intensity interval training. The HIIT Advantage keys in on specific exercises, combinations, and progressions that will incinerate fat, shape and strengthen the upper and lower body, and assist with core strength for excellent posture and enhanced exercises performance-all written with a woman's ultimate physique in mind. HIIT protocols pair quick bouts of super-high-intensity anaerobic intervals with shorter, low-effort rest intervals. The HIIT Advantage is the authoritative guide on high-intensity training. Comprehensive yet accessible, it describes how and why HIIT is one of the most effective ways to burn fat and improve performance. You'll find step-by-step instructions, photo sequences, variations, and recommendations for 74 exercises to define muscles, reduce injury, and increase weight loss. You will learn the proper setup of a HIIT workout, the rationale, and the ratios for rest and recovery. Best of all, you'll choose from 19 complete workouts consisting of a combination of 20-, 30-, and 45-minute sessions. Finally, you'll receive exclusive access to the HIIT Advantage video library, including demonstrations of 24 key exercises, as well as an original 30-minute workout. If you're serious about your workouts, get the advantage of burning more fat, shaping your physique, and improving performance. Get The HIIT Advantage and get results!

One of the most versatile and effective forms of equipment, dumbbells have long been part of the training formula for building strength and power and toning the entire body. Now in Dumbbell Training, Second Edition, former NSCA Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Allen Hedrick describes how to use dumbbells as a primary mode of training and shows how dumbbells can be an excellent alternative to traditional barbell workouts for just about anyone. Whether you are an athlete wanting to improve your sport performance or a fitness enthusiast wanting to improve upon your current exercise regime, you can use dumbbells to achieve your goals related to fitness, weight loss, increased muscle mass, or improved athletic performance. Hedrick, the former strength and conditioning coach at the United States Olympic Training Center, guides you through proven exercises and programs based on more than 25 years of experience working with athletes. The book is loaded with more than 110 exercises targeting the core, upper body, lower body, and total body. Exercises feature a variety of variations and are supplemented with photos and concisely written exercise descriptions, making it easy to understand each exercise and implement it on your own. Did You Know? sidebars offer interesting details and tips about the use of dumbbell exercises. You’ll also find 66 ready-to-use programs that target your specific goals. Fitness-oriented plans will help you with fat loss, general fitness, hypertrophy, and strength, while athletes will find plans for increasing power, speed, agility, and balance in eight popular sports: cycling, ice hockey, skiing, soccer, speed skating, swimming, track and field, and wrestling. If you train with dumbbells, or are interested in starting a dumbbell training program, Dumbbell Training will put you on the path to a refined physique or improved performance. Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.

Bigger Faster Stronger (BFS) is the premier performance program for high school and college sports. BFS and the book Bigger Faster Stronger have led teams to more than 500 state championships, and that was just the warm up. Now in its third edition, Bigger Faster Stronger is ready for the next generation of athletes and the next level of performance. Inside, you'll find training guidelines for in-season and off-season weight training, as well as the latest strategies for breaking through plateaus, developing peak strength, and increasing power, flexibility, speed, and agility. You'll learn the proper exercise techniques for the big four lifts, as well as multiple variations and safety protocols. You'll also find recommendations for integrating new equipment, athlete monitoring systems, and other technology into your program to ensure maximum effectiveness and performance gains. Bigger Faster Stronger can accommodate any sport and every level of competition. Safe, effective, and relied on by thousands of athletes, coaches, and administrators, it is the proven performance program you can trust.

The use of athlete and team training and performance monitoring systems has grown due to technology advances. Practitioners who work with athletes from high school to elite levels in a range of sports use these systems to observe athlete data, including exercise intensity, athletic fitness, and body responses. Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes is a compilation of evidence-based guidelines and best practices of athlete monitoring for practitioners, who are increasingly being asked to implement monitoring systems and to collect, analyze, and interpret data that ultimately result in training adjustments to optimize performance. Author Mike McGuigan, an award-winning sport scientist, blends research-based concepts with practical application strategies of monitoring training and performance in athletes. The content highlights what can be monitored, such as body stress, biochemical markers, and hormonal response; discusses reliability of modern methods, such as wearable technology and questionnaires; and helps readers understand how to interpret data to modify training programs in real time. Readers will find guidelines, approaches, and solutions for challenges in athlete monitoring for individual and team sports as well as suggestions for integrating monitoring with coaching. Numerous sidebars in the text provide real-world examples and application of the content to assist readers in understanding concepts and the cutting-edge, evidence-based research on athlete monitoring. Additionally, the full-color illustrations and photographs provide a visual interpretation of the information presented. With broad international appeal, this text outlines the most pertinent evidence-based research concepts and studies on athlete monitoring. Strength and conditioning, athletic training, and personal training professionals who work with athletes and monitor training programs will find Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes an invaluable guide in managing monitoring systems and making adjustments in training programs based on the data to help athletes and teams achieve peak performance.

In an age when information is everywhere, the challenge is finding safe, effective, and evidence-based science. Cue the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the world's leading organization in strength and conditioning. The first release of Strength Training redefined exercise instruction with no-nonsense, straightforward science. Now the new second edition raises that bar even further. Written by a team of experts chosen by the NSCA, Strength Training combines the most valuable information with best instruction for proven results: * Assessing strength to personalize programs * Incorporating new exercises and equipment for increased intensity * Increasing muscle mass as well as strength, power, and muscular endurance * Preventing injuries * Improving performance Serving more than 30,000 members from the sport science, athletic, allied health, and fitness industries, the NSCA is the authoritative source on strength training. Now the proven techniques developed by these renowned experts are available to you. Whether you're launching a lifting program or fine-tuning a serious training regimen, Strength Training will fill any knowledge void and correct the misconceptions to ensure proper technique, safety, and progressions. Multiple program options for specific machines, free weights, body weight, and other types of apparatus provide the flexibility to tailor your training to personal preferences or needs. It's the authoritative guide from the world's authority on strength training. Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.

Coach Dan John breaks down the most complicated concepts of strength training and high-performance athletics in his personal, no-nonsense, thought-provoking and motivating style. Workout routines, Olympic lifting guidance, Highland Games, track and field and Strongman events are all covered, in addition to weight training philosophy for the general public. You'll learn...How to get stronger, faster and leaner; Simple steps to great conditioning; What it takes to compete at high-level athletics; Dan John's top training tips; Effective workouts to carry you through your training seasons; Variations of the classic 5x5 workout; Sample kettlebell and barbell workout combinations; Outdoor cardiovascular training options for athletes; And much more...

The unifying theme of every elite athlete and every spectacular performance is movement. It's the basis for what we recognize as athleticism. It's the foundation for athletic skill and the essential ingredient to excellence. Athletic Movement Skills: Training for Sports Performance sets a new standard for athletic assessment and development. This authoritative work presents proven protocols for evaluating, correcting, training and translating athletic movement to athletic dominance. Combining the latest science and research with cutting-edge techniques and strategies, Athletic Movement Skills will show you how to * develop multidirectional speed and power for any sport and any position, * improve jumping and agility with effective plyometric progressions, * harness and apply power in critical game or match situations, * evaluate and correct posture and body position, * reduce injuries and expedite rehabilitation and * create functional strength progressions that will directly translate to on-field performance. Hundreds of photo sequences and illustrations plus 10 detailed exercise progressions depict how to refine and perfect speed, agility, strength and power-related movements and skills. Whether you are working with young or experienced, novice or elite athletes, Athletic Movement Skills is a must-have. It is the definitive development guide for anyone serious about sport performance.

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