Tag: Olympic Weightlifting
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Stages of athlete development in Olympic Weightlifting
Every athlete will inevitably reach a point in their sporting career where they reassess their potential and the benefit of their commitment to training.
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Developing a High-Performance Structure in Australian Weightlifting
Discussion paper on high-performance Weightlifting in Australia written by Lionel (Leo) Isaac.
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Training Twice a Day in Olympic Weightlifting
Athletes in Weightlifting at the elite level have engaged in 2 sessions of training per day since the 1970s and perhaps earlier. Most famously, it was the Bulgarian weightlifting coach,…
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Coaching Weightlifting Illustrated
A book that is focused on on the process for learning Olympic Weightlifting, particularly the first crucial 3-6 months of skill development
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Weightlifting Training Diary
Today, I informed an athlete that it was time to start keeping a training diary and was met with a request to provide a “sales pitch”. It’s a perfectly fair…
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Online Olympic Weightlifting Coach
Do you need a highly experienced online Olympic Weightlifting coach, someone who knows what it takes to be successful? Coaching Credentials Leo Isaac has 28 years of coaching experience in…
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Coaching the youth beginner athlete
Coaches must be aware that the initial learning period of the beginner in Weightlifting is profoundly important and will leave an indelible impression. In the case of coaching children and/or young adults, there…
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The hardest step
The journey of the athlete in Weightlifting from beginner to the qualifying standard for the national senior championship takes perhaps 3 years of goal driven, well organised, and consistent training. For…
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Gold Standards in Weightlifting
The purpose of “Gold Standards” is to help individuals to identify strengths and weaknesses and to target areas of performance for improvement. There are always differences between individuals due to…
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Key Issues in the Jerk
The Jerk is a highly complex movement that many athletes in Weightlifting find harder to master than the Snatch. In the Jerk, athletes must overcome several key issues if they…
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