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2018 Revised Edition

Since shortly after its original release in 2008, Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches has been the most popular book on the sport of weightlifting in the world and has become the standard text for learning and teaching the snatch and clean & jerk.

This all new third edition has been expanded over 150 pages with revised and improved chapters, new chapters, improved organization, more tables and diagrams, over 600 photographs, improved readability, and improved reference functionality with an index, glossary and expanded table of contents.

The book presents a complete progression for athletes and coaches starting with foundational elements such as breath control and trunk stabilization, squatting, balance and weight distribution, warming-up, individual variation; working to complete learning and teaching progressions for the snatch, clean and jerk; covering training program design extensively, including assessment for recruiting and new lifters, and 16 sample training programs; technical error correction, nutrition, bodyweight manipulation, and mobility; and a thorough section on competition to prepare both lifters and coaches.

“Simply the best book available on Olympic weightlifting.” -Don Weideman, Vice President, Pacific Weightlifting Association

“Without a doubt the best book on the market today about Olympic-style weightlifting.” -Mike Burgener, USA Weightlifting senior international coach

“Outstanding, Accurate, and Concise! A must read for athletes and coaches involved in the movements.” -Daniel Camargo, USA Weightlifting International Coach

“Everett's Olympic Weightlifting text is one of the best instructional books for the sport to be published in years. This is a must have for every weightlifting/strength and conditioning coach's library shelf.” Bob Takano, Member USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame

“Everett's book is one of the most accessible and comprehensive weightlifting sources available for the coach and athlete today. I highly recommend this book for every serious strength coach or weightlifting practitioner.” -John Thrush, Head Coach Calpians Weightlifting

Table of Contents

Foundations
Understanding the Lifts
Learning & Teaching the Lifts
Individual Variation
Facility & Equipment
Warming Up
Breathing & Trunk Rigidity
The Squat
Foot Positions & Transition
The Hook Grip
The Double Knee Bend
Starting Position Principles

The Snatch
Introduction to the Snatch
The Receiving Position
Learning the Snatch
Pulling from the Floor
Understanding the Snatch

The Clean
Introduction to the Clean
The Receiving Position
Learning the Clean
Pulling from the Floor
Understanding the Clean

The Jerk
Introduction to the Jerk
The Receiving Position
Learning the Jerk
Understanding the Jerk
The Clean & Jerk

Error Correction
Introduction to Error Correction
Universal Errors
Snatch Errors
Clean Errors
Jerk Errors

Program Design & Training
Introduction to Program Design
Assessment
Training Variables
Jump Training
Assistance Work
The Bulgarian Method
Specific Populations
The Program Design Process
Restoration & Recovery
Training Practices
Sample Training Programs

Nutrition & Bodyweight
Introduction to Nutrition
Bodyweight
Supplements

Mobility & Flexibility
Introduction to Mobility
Stretches
Self-Myofascial Release

Competition

• Thorough explanation of the scientific principles that underpin Weightlifting technique
• Easy to read coaching priorities for every segment of the Olympic lifts
• Best practise guidelines for learning and developing excellence of technique
• Expert guidance on how to assess and correct positional and movement errors
• Explanation and illustration of over 70 exercises for learning and perfecting technique
• Accurate and highly detailed illustrations throughout the book
• Summaries of every chapter to assist with learning
• Learning progression maps and a highly detailed learning plan for beginners

The author’s career in Olympic Weightlifting spans more than four decades. He has competed in World Championships and Olympic Games, coached more than 300 athletes, led the national team as head coach, and still operates today as a coach educator. He has studied extensively in the fields of sports science and coaching and is dedicated to developing athlete and coach educational materials. These experiences provide a remarkable insight into Olympic Weightlifting.

If you are an athlete, this book will provide a pathway for developing excellence in Olympic Weightlifting. It will provide advice on how to train effectively, manage your wellbeing, and avoid the common traps and pitfalls that persistently frustrate so many athletes. It will help you understand the scientific rationale that underpins Weightlifting technique and explain key principles of training in Olympic Weightlifting. The book is a packed with exercises and skill drills, illustrations, tables of information, and coaching advice to help you enjoy your training and build confidence in your performance.

If you are a coach, this book presents a unique opportunity for you to study Olympic Weightlifting from first principles in coaching, skill learning, biomechanics, movement analysis and error correction. It presents practical knowledge on how to organise training sessions, be effective as a coach and ensure the safety and well-being of your athletes. It addresses issues commonly experienced by coaches dealing with new athletes including methods of instruction, communicating technique objectives, developing confidence and movement fluency, and dealing with predictable learner issues. A 24-session beginner learning plan is included and all exercises and skill drills are illustrated and thoroughly described in terms of teaching methodology and coaching objectives. Using this program and methodology, the author has successfully launched the careers of many athletes.

Coaching Weightlifting Illustrated contains over 600 accurate and highly detailed illustrations of exercises and skill drills, key points of technique, movement objectives, and common errors. You will also find illustrations to help you form a more complete picture of skill development principles, approaches to providing feedback, key weightlifting concepts and methods for developing training programs. In many respects, Coaching Weightlifting Illustrated is a book that is unique in its field. Illustrations were preferred over photographs to provide the reader with enhanced visual information and direct the focus of their attention.

Book Chapters

1. Developing as a Coach in Weightlifting
2. Principles of Teaching
3. Developing a Training Program
4. Health and Wellbeing
5. Weightlifting Concepts
6. Key Positions
7. The Snatch
8. Teaching the Snatch
9. The Clean & Jerk
10. Teaching the Clean
11. Teaching the Jerk
12. Squats, Issues and Variations
13. Error Correction
14. The Beginner Learning Plan

100 Days of Technique is a straightforward guide to improving Olympic weightlifting at any level. This book includes many ways to improve your set-up, first pull, second pull, third pull, squats and multiple variations of lifts. Through simple but critical steps, 100 Days of Technique provides lifters with cues, tips, and advice that has been used, tested and proven to work. It is intended as an ongoing coaching and lifting resource.

• A breakdown of technical errors weightlifters make, often without realizing.
• Explanations of Chinese technical standards used for creating gold medal lifters.
• Cues, tips, and training suggestions to improve your weightlifting technique.