Training Methodology

• Training Methodology

  The Training Methodology section provides a number of links that are accessible only to subscribers. The following links are available to non-subscribers: Conversations with athletes The 21-day training cycle Exercises for improving…

  October 11, 2016

• The rest interval between sets

  The time interval between sets in Weightlifting training and what happens during that interval is a source of great interest to me personally and perhaps to others as well. Initially, my…

  November 15, 2015

• A comparison of different training scenarios on rate of improvement

  The purpose of this article is to illustrate how differences in the athlete’s commitment to training will effect their ultimate performance capability in the years ahead. In this illustration, let’s…

  April 18, 2014

• Do you train hard?

  It was my original attention to write a page on the principles and practise of how to undertake serious training for the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. I mean the sort…

  February 13, 2014

• Developing leg strength for Weightlifting

  Following a predetermined “squat program” for a number of weeks has always been a popular methodology for developing leg strength and over the decades there have been numerous examples promoted as…

  December 28, 2013

• Exercises for Improving the Snatch

  This article examines how to build a training program for improving the Snatch beyond the initial technique learning stage. Making continued progress requires an understanding that it is fundamentally necessary that an athlete…

  August 25, 2013

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  Training Intensity for Pulls

  “Pulls” is collective name for a range of exercises that, depending on experience and ability, enable the athlete to focus on strength development or technique improvement, or both. The range of exercises…

  August 2, 2013