Posts Tagged ‘weightlifting’
The best weightlifting book: a review
What are the best books to read about Olympic Weightlifting? It depends on whether you are a lifter or a coach, and whether you are new or experienced. It might be that you are just interested to learn about the sport. You might be looking for technical information, or for a programme to follow. Here…
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6 week weightlifting program
Here is the schedule for the next block of training for the Excelsior Weight lifting Club.
3 reasons to start weight lifting
Develop skill with the barbell.
weight lifting exercisesA knowledgeable and experienced coach is essential!
There is no substitute for beginning a process of learning to snatch and clean and jerk with someone that knows how and has refined their coaching by teaching novices time and time again.
Weightlifting for Throwers
Does Olympic Weightlifting Help Field Athletes Throw Further?
This week we have been looking at the overall benefits of Weightlifting for Sports people. Today we shall look at how we need to adapt our training around the lifts to a specific sport: throwing in athletics with guest author Nick Garcia.
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The main lifts in weightlifting
The 2 major exercises are the snatch (pictured right) and the clean and jerk.
The snatch requires the lifter to pick the bar up from the floor and above their head in one quick action. They then have to stand up from this low position until the judges say that the lift is finished.
How to start weightlifting pt1
“What do I need to start weightlifting?”
The Excelsior ADC weightlifting club opens next Monday, 3rd November in Willand, Cullompton, Devon.
This week I shall be posting a series of blogs that will help people understand weightlifting, and how it applies to their sport.
Read MorePower, acceleration and force: GAIN review 5
“Some research can’t interpret it’s own data, sometimes that data is wrong.”
Jack Blatherwick opened my eyes with 2 great lectures. The first was on Acceleration, the second on research. He had some great visual slides, that just explained things very clearly. There was a constant sound of “oh, I see….” From around the room as people began to grasp hitherto poorly understood subjects.
Not sure I can do it justice…
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