Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training

The changes made in this third edition were a result of the recent development in the printing and publishing industry. The Print-On-Demand option made it easy for authors to write and revise their work without the worry of the overhead financial burden of printing and storing voluminous amount of printed books. Also, the arrival of eBooks impacted publishing by eliminating the hassles of shipping and receiving for international readers. However, those recent development also imposed...
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The changes made in this third edition were a result of the recent development in the printing and publishing industry. The Print-On-Demand option made it easy for authors to write and revise their work without the worry of the overhead financial burden of printing and storing voluminous amount of printed books. Also, the arrival of eBooks impacted publishing by eliminating the hassles of shipping and receiving for international readers. However, those recent development also imposed restrictions on the number of pages and binding of Print-On-Demand books. For the aforementioned reasons, I am compelled to divide the Second Edition into three volumes as follows. Part I: Bodybuilding and Powerlifting comprises the Strength Training aspect of the Second Edition. This part includes chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, and 18. The reason for bundling those chapters in one volume is that the seven chapters cover the issues of strength training along the technical, nutritional, and behavioral aspects. Part II: Olympic Weightlifting comprises the two Olympic lifts, their supporting exercises, and the managements of loading and volume. This part includes chapters 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, and 22. Those chapters cover the technical, management, and health aspects of Olympic Weightlifting. Part III: Performance Analysis deals with the comparative analysis of International and Olympic Weightlifters. This part encompass chapters 12, 15, 17, and 21 which deals with comparative analysis among weightlifters, the scientific foundation of lifting, and the decisions made on making choices regarding strength training. Contents in snap: WEIGHTLIFTINGSTRENGTH TRAINING IN WEIGHTLIFTINGFEATURES OF WEIGHTLIFTING TRAININGSTANDARD WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING SESSIONSTRAINING FOR COMPETITIONASSISTING EXERCISES OF WEIGHTLIFTINGINTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN WEIGHTLIFTINGTHE SNATCH LIFTSTANDARD SNATCH TECHNIQUECONTEST RULES OF THE SNATCH LIFTTRAINING PRACTICE ON THE SNATCH LIFTSPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE MECHANISM OF EXECUTION OF THE SNATCHLEARNING THE SNATCH LIFTPHASE OF ACCELERATION OF THE SNATCHPHASE OF INITIATING MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCHPHASE OF MAXIMAL SPEED OF THE SNATCHPHASE OF MAXIMAL MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCHPHASE OF SHOULDER ABDUCTION OF THE SNATCHPHASE OF DESCENT OF THE SNATCHPHASE OF FULL SQUAT SNATCHPHASE OF FULL ASCENT OF SNATCH THE CLEAN & JERKSTANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE CLEANSTANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE JERKCONTEST RULES OF THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFTTRAINING PRACTICE ON THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFTPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLEAN AND JERKERRORS IN THE CLEAN AND JERKMANAGING TRAINING LOAD INTENSITY AND VOLUME AXIAL TRAINING VERSUS PERIPHERAL TRAININGEFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON BODY COMPOSITIONEFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTIONEFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTIONSEFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON POWER OUTPUTEFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON SPEEDPROGRESSIVE STRENGTH TRAININGPHYSICAL OVERTRAININGPERIODIZATION OF LOAD INTENSITY AND VOLUMEDETAILS OF A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD FOR WEIGHTLIFTING TRAININGEXERCISE & INJURIESWEAKNESSES AND INJURYGROUP MUSCLE WEAKNESSESSOFT TISSUE INJURIESKNEE INJURIESINJURIES TO THE SHOULDERBACK INJURIESCORTISONE INJECTIONS TRAINING WOMENLONG-TERM STRUCTURED TRAINING FOR WOMENWOMEN'S VIEW OF STRENGTH TRAININGWOMEN'S EXERCISE AND PREVENTABLE DISEASESWOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN SPORT VERSUS MEN'S PARTICIPATIONTRAINING SCHEMES FOR WOMENGUIDELINES FOR OPTIMUM STRENGTH TRAININGNATURE OF PHYSICAL STRENGTHFUNDAMENTALS OF STRENGTH TRAININGEFFECTS OF EXERCISETRAINING PSYCHOLOGYFunctional anatomyTHE SKELETONMAJOR SKELETAL MUSCLESANTHROPOMETRY AND BIOMECHANICSMUSCULAR TORQUE DURING LIFTINGKNEE EXTENSORSHIP FLEXIONTHE HIP ABDUCTORSTHE HIP ADDUCTORSTHE FEET BALANCERSTORSO EXTENSORS THE SHOOTERSTHE ARM PULLERSTHE PRESSORS THE HOOK MUSCLETHE ARM RAISERS AND DEPRESSORSGLOSSARY