The ceremonial practice of Weightlifting contests presents a great
dilemma for athletes, their coaches, and the countries, which they
represent. This book deals with the performance of Weightlifters
during the events of contest. Such performance is affected by the
lifter's sense that his/her performance during the contest might be
the best and/or the last athletic event of his/her life, the prime
time to shine as a new star in the most competitive sport of force,
power, and grace. For the coach, Weightlifting contests present the
greatest challenge on many levels. First, Weightlifting coaches do
not earn any appreciable financial return from the sport, other
than getting connection to people of influence. Thus, the coach's
drive for winning is mostly his passion and time-long dedication to
the sport. Second, the lifter represents a great uncertainty to the
coach during the unusual stress of contests. Slight disturbance in
sleep, diet, or other social distractions could influence the
performance of the lifter beyond prediction. Third, the planning of
the lifts and adjusting of the lifter bodyweight are serious
issues, which the coach must manage effectively in order to
accomplish the best of his lifter's assets. In this book, the
author dedicates chapters 1 and 2 for warming up during the
contest, emphasizing the basic rules of using dummy objects in
rehearsing the full range-of- motion of the Weightlifting
exercises. That is followed up with warming up with maximal weight
as the trial time approaches. Chapter 3 deals with planning the
first lift when lifter is advanced among his/her competitors.
Chapter 8 discusses the strategy of staying-in to avoid getting
removed from the contest, as a result of failed trials. Chapters 4,
5, and 6 discuss three different lifting styles by a Romanian,
Russian, and Turkish lifters. Chapter 7 is the largest chapter in
the book and deals with toe-to-toe racing for winning the Gold.
Here, lifters must plan to maximize the sum of two lifts (the
Snatch and the Clean/Jerk) by increasing the weight of the barbell
over three trials, for each of the two lifts. The lifter cannot
lower the weight if he failed in lifting a higher weight. The
heaviest lift of the three trials makes the valid score in that
lift, by that lifter. The strategy of planning for winning when
lifters might be tied by bodyweights, in the event of lifting the
same total in the two lifts, is also discussed. Women Weightlifters
are covered in chapter 9, 10, and 11. Those three chapters discuss
the particular issues related to women's musculoskeletal anatomy
that differentiates women lifters from men. Finally, chapters 12
and 13 discuss the technical issues of failure in Weightlifting
contests. The book should help the reader relate to the scarce and
precious moments in life, when athletes accomplish the most
formidable tasks of enhancing health, strength, and fitness at the
best of human endeavors. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Warming Up
With 20 kg Bar Chapter 2. Warming Up With Maximal Load Chapter 3.
Planning The First Lift in Clean/Jerk Chapter 4. Russian Male
Lifting Style Chapter 5. The Top Male Lifter Chapter 6. Lifting On
Wide Knee-Separation Chapter 7. Kilogram-To-Kilogram Racing Chapter
8. Staying In Contest Chapter 9. Short-limbed Woman Lifter Chapter
10. The Women Lifter Chapter 11. Women's Snatch Chapter 12. Dealing
With Failure. Case 1 Chapter 13. Dealing With Failure. Case 2
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