Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training. 3rd Ed Bodybuidling, Powerlifting, and Weight 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 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: INTRODUCTION RECOGNITION OF A FORGOTTEN SPORTMYTHICAL THINKING AND SPORTSTIGMA ABOUT WEIGHTLIFTINGDISCIPLINEDEBATESNUTRITION, EXERCISE, AND RESTSOUND WORKOUT PLANBASIC RULESEXERCISE SEQUENCEMODESTY AND POSTUREPROPER EQUIPMENTS OF RESISTANCE TRAININGSERIOUS DAILY HABITSPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES LIFTING IN EVERYDAY ACTIVITYAPPROACHING LIFTINGUPPER BODY POSTUREBEND YOUR KNEESHABITUAL MODELINGSHOULDER VERSUS ARM PULLINGPULLING VERSUS YANKINGTHE APPROACH PHASEEQUALIZATION PHASETHE PHASE OF EXTERNAL MOTIONMUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAINFALLACIES AND THEIR CRITIQUES SMOKING AND ALCOHOLSEXUAL ACTIVITY AND TRAININGDECEPTIVE INFORMATIONFALLACIES ON WARMING UPFALLACIES ON DEADLIFTFALLACIES ON INJURIES AND LIFTINGFALLACIES ON SPORT VERSUS EXERCISEFALLACIES ON ADAPTATION TO TECHNIQUEFALLACIES ON WEIGHTLIFTINGFALLACIES ON FITNESSFALLACIES ON AEROBICS VERSUS WEIGHT TRAININGFALLACIES ON NUTRITION AND METABOLISMMUSCULAR BALANCEPOWERLIFTING BASICS OF PHYSICAL POWERPOWERLIFTING ASSISTING EXERCISESPLANS OF POWERLIFTING TRAININGMUSCULAR IMBALANCEPOWER BOOSTING MODALITIESOLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING VS POWERLIFTINGBODYBUILDING BODYBUILDING DIETANABOLIC STEROIDSMUSCULAR ACTIONS STRENGTHENING ELBOW FLEXORS STRENGTHENING ELBOW STRENGTHENING THE SHOULDERS STRENGTHENING THE HIPS STRENGTHENING THE KNEES STRENGTHENING THE ANKLE BACK EXERCISES LOWER BACK EXERCISES ABDOMINAL EXERCISES WEIGHT TRAINING GUIDELINES X-RAY IMAGES OF NORMAL AND DISEASED JOINTS ENDURANCE VERSUS STRENGTH VENTILATION, PERFUSION, AND CIRCULATIONRUNNING FOR ENDURANCE AND STRENGTHADAPTATION TO EXERCISEEFFECTS OF AGE ON STRENGTH AND ENDURANCEPLYOMETRICSHEALTH AND FITNESSROLE OF EXERCISE IN HEALTHFLAGS OF ALARMSOURCE OF INFORMATIONFOOD AND HEALTHTABLES OF FOODSTUFF WITH HIGH CONTENTS OF PROTEIN, FAT, CARBOHYDRATES, AND VITAMINSFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DRUG USEBODYBUILDING AND SELF-IMAGEFAT BURNING WITH DIET AND EXERCISEDEADLIFTEXERCISE AND BLOOD DONATIONRESISTANCE TRAINING VERSUS OTHER TYPES OF WORKOUTSSTRUCTURING WORKOUT SESSIONSSQUATLEARNING THE HANG CLEANOVERHEAD DUMBBELL PRESSPERSONAL TRAINERSPOWERLIFTING VERSUS BODYBUILDINGSHAKINESS DURING RESISTANCE TRAINING