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  • Muscle Fibre Types

    The nature versus nurture argument is prevalent in sport. In Weightlifting, elite athletes are often considered to have a genetic predisposition for speed and strength. However there is no conclusive…

  • Neural Adaptation

    The concept of neural adaptation is fundamentally important knowledge that helps us understand the process by which the Weightlifter develops skill, power, strength, speed and coordination. For example, the concept…

  • Homeostasis and Adaptation

    The human body has numerous regulatory mechanisms that exert control of its internal environment to promote survival. If the fluid content of the body diminishes, we feel thirsty and drink…

  • Physiology

    The Physiology section provides the reader with important concepts that underpin training theory in Weightlifting. List of articles in the Physiology category Homeostasis and Adaptation Neural Adaptation Muscles Fibre Types Muscle…

  • 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…

  • The Inner Journey

    These days Weightlifting is fortunate to be well promoted via the Internet. There is an endless stream of videos and photos of people, of all levels, enjoying a moment of…

  • The Weightlifting Bandwagon

    It seems to me, as a practitioner of 40 years, that there has never been a time in the history of Olympic Weightlifting when the sport was as popular as it…

  • 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…

  • Path to High Performance: Part 3

    The first article, Path to High Performance: Part 1, provided a discussion about Technical Mastery and the paramount need for good quality coaching to avoid developing persistent errors of technique. This second article, Path to High…

  • 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…

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