Phases of the Snatch
The full snatch goes by a number of names in weightlifting literature. It may be called just "the snatch," the full snatch, the squat snatch, or even the classic snatch. However it...
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Coaching Cues Matter
Coaches are always looking for more effective ways to coach. We all have to learn over the years that our coaching needs to be clear, concise, and memorable. Vern Gambetta calls this...
Power Development, Part IV: Tools and Strategies
In our last three posts ((http://www.cissik.com/blog/2017/01/power-development-part-i-foundations/ , http://www.cissik.com/blog/2017/02/power-development-part-ii-cautions/ , and http://www.cissik.com/blog/?p=1723&preview=true ) we covered background information behind training for power, cautions with it, and principles behind program design. With this post we’ll...
Power Training: What If There Is No “Best?”
Power, the ability to generate force quickly, is important to every sport. As a result, it’s something that coaches focus on with the training of their athletes. The approaches to the training...
Overreaching and Olympic Lifting
It’s very difficult for high-level Olympic lifters to continue to make gains as a result of training. In a classic study, Hakkinen et al had determined that an elite strength and power...