The training of Olympic lifters is always fascinating to many people that are interested in strength and conditioning because it is very different from how bodybuilders approach training. It’s not unusual for...
In the September issue of Sports Medicine, Storey and Smith reviewed the literature on Olympic lifting, its training, adaptations from its training, and safety. Their review is organized into several sections: an...
Strength and conditioning coaches use the Olympic lifts and their variations to help increase the power production of their athletes. However, with a limited amount of time to train athletes it...
Over the course of several posts (http://wp.me/p1XfMm-4A , http://wp.me/p1XfMm-4F , http://wp.me/p1XfMm-4L , and http://wp.me/p1XfMm-4S ), we’ve covered taking a systematic approach to the training of both absolute beginners as well as national-caliber...
This post continues the workouts described in http://wp.me/p1XfMm-4L . Our athlete is preparing for the American Open and the previous workouts took us from April through July. This post will cover August...