The Olympic lifts and their variations are used extensively in the strength and conditioning of athletes. They are performed quickly (barbell velocity of 2-4 meters per second) and generate great power (depending...
In what is probably the opening salvo of this, Otto et al published an article in the May issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research looking at the effectiveness of...
In a series of articles translated in the Soviet Sport Review, Soviet biomechanist Sokolov wrote about the need for technical mastery of the Olympic lifts for improvements in weightlifting performance. In the...
In a previous post I covered an article that dealt with elastic energy. Not all sport scientists accepted the concept of elastic energy. One of the leading opponents to this concept was...
The February issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research has an interesting study looking at postactivation potentiation (PAP) and the bench press. The authors studied 11 individuals who were healthy...