Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training. 3rd Ed. Performance Analysis

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: Chapter 12:Making Training ChoicesSetting goals Age consideration Fitness considerationGender considerationAvailability issuesBodyweight issuesMuscular imbalanceChapter 15Exercise and Preventable DiseasesPreventable causes of death IN THE USAPrevalence of Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart disease and Cultural differencesRisk factors for heart diseasesCost-effective and realistic prevention of heart diseasesCancerCerebrovascular diseaseAutoimmune systemDiabetes MellitusChapter 17Exercise & ScienceThe entity of energyThe Human OrganismThe cellular furnace of chemical fuelPower production by human bodyEnergy flow in human bodyEffects of Exercise on the bodyManaging chemical energy by live organismsChapter 21Performance AnalysisRITUALS OF WEIGHTLIFTINGSTART POSITION FOR THE SNATCH WITH HIPS LOWERED ABOVE KNEE LEVELSTART POSITION FOR THE CLEAN WITH HIPS START POSITION FOR THE CLEAN WITH HIPS LOWERED ABOVE THE KNEE LEVELPULLING ABOVE THE GROUND FOR THE SNATCHPULLING AROUND THE KNEES FOR THE SNATCHPULLING ABOVE THE KNEES FOR THE SNATCH WITH PULLING ABOVE THE GROIN FOR THE SNATCH WITH SHOULDER ABDUCTION AND SLIGHTLY BENT KNEESPULLING AROUND THE CHESTABOVE GROUND PULLING FOR CLEAN PULLING FOR CLEAN FROM THE HANG PULLING FOR CLEAN IN THE SHOULDER SHRUGGING PHASEPULLING FOR CLEAN IN THE PHASE OF WEIGHTLESSNESSSNATCH WITH OVERHEAD SQUAT RISKY FULL SQUAT DURING THE SNATCH LIFTINSTABLE FULL SQUAT DURING THE SNATCH LIFTINSTABILITY DUE TO PELVIC TILTINGINSTABILITY DUE TO INADEQUATE SPINAL LORDOSISINSTABILITY DUE TO LOSS OF SPINAL LORDOSIS AND SCAPULAR IMBALANCEINSTABILITY DUE TO BODILY DISPROPORTIONINSTABILITY DUE TO SCAPULAR IMBALANCEinstability due to upper Trapezius and deltoid weaknessINSTABILITY DUE TO ABBREVIATED STATE OF WEIGHTLESSNESSASCENDING FROM DEEP SQUAT DURING THE SNATCH LIFTOVERHEAD FINAL SNATCH POSTURESQUATTING UNDER DURING THE CLEAN LIFTSTATIONING FOR OVERHEAD JERKDIPPING FOR OVERHEAD JERKDYNAMICS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS DURING OVERHEAD JERKSQUATTING UNDER OVERHEAD JERKLEG SPLIT JERK JERK WITH AGGRESSIVE AND WIDE LEG SPLITRESTORATION OF UPRIGHT POSTURE DURING LEG SPLIT JERK INATTENTIVE LEG SPLIT JERK LEG SPLIT JERK BY DESCENDING ON TWO BENT KNEESTHE FINAL PHASE OF THE JERK