Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training. 3rd .: Olympic Weightlifting, Load & Volume Management, Injuries

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: WEIGHTLIFTING STRENGTH TRAINING IN WEIGHTLIFTING FEATURES OF WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING STANDARD WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING SESSIONS TRAINING FOR COMPETITION ASSISTING EXERCISES OF WEIGHTLIFTING INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN WEIGHTLIFTING THE SNATCH LIFT STANDARD SNATCH TECHNIQUE CONTEST RULES OF THE SNATCH LIFT TRAINING PRACTICE ON THE SNATCH LIFT SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE MECHANISM OF EXECUTION OF THE SNATCH LEARNING THE SNATCH LIFT PHASE OF ACCELERATION OF THE SNATCH PHASE OF INITIATING MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCH PHASE OF MAXIMAL SPEED OF THE SNATCH PHASE OF MAXIMAL MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCH PHASE OF SHOULDER ABDUCTION OF THE SNATCH PHASE OF DESCENT OF THE SNATCH PHASE OF FULL SQUAT SNATCH PHASE OF FULL ASCENT OF SNATCH THE CLEAN & JERK STANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE CLEAN STANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE JERK CONTEST RULES OF THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFT TRAINING PRACTICE ON THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFT PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLEAN AND JERK ERRORS IN THE CLEAN AND JERK MANAGING TRAINING LOAD INTENSITY AND VOLUME AXIAL TRAINING VERSUS PERIPHERAL TRAINING EFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON BODY COMPOSITION EFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION EFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTIONS EFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON POWER OUTPUT EFFECT OF TRAINING EMPHASIS ON SPEED PROGRESSIVE STRENGTH TRAINING PHYSICAL OVERTRAINING PERIODIZATION OF LOAD INTENSITY AND VOLUME DETAILS OF A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD FOR WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING EXERCISE & INJURIES WEAKNESSES AND INJURY GROUP MUSCLE WEAKNESSES SOFT TISSUE INJURIES KNEE INJURIES INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER BACK INJURIES CORTISONE INJECTIONS TRAINING WOMEN LONG-TERM STRUCTURED TRAINING FOR WOMEN WOMEN’S VIEW OF STRENGTH TRAINING WOMEN’S EXERCISE AND PREVENTABLE DISEASES WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN SPORT VERSUS MEN’S PARTICIPATION TRAINING SCHEMES FOR WOMEN GUIDELINES FOR OPTIMUM STRENGTH TRAINING NATURE OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH FUNDAMENTALS OF STRENGTH TRAINING EFFECTS OF EXERCISE TRAINING PSYCHOLOGY Functional anatomy THE SKELETON MAJOR SKELETAL MUSCLES ANTHROPOMETRY AND BIOMECHANICS MUSCULAR TORQUE DURING LIFTING KNEE EXTENSORS HIP FLEXION THE HIP ABDUCTORS THE HIP ADDUCTORS THE FEET BALANCERS TORSO EXTENSORS THE SHOOTERS THE ARM PULLERS THE PRESSORS THE HOOK MUSCLE THE ARM RAISERS AND DEPRESSORS GLOSSARY