For those readers who are inclined to visual learning with the least amount of text, we present this illustrated edition of the Weightlifting Attic. We presented the sport of weightlifting in 584 photos and illustrations with comments on their roles in the four-year training program in Sjaak Smorenburg's Weightlifting Room. The illustrations emphasize the techniques of lifting and errors that are inherent in the learning process. We added anatomical illustrations when we felt that the reader might need a hint in figuring out the basic working schemes in the process of lifting. The book covers...

This book is aimed at educating and preparing children of ages 6 to 12 in the basics of Olympic Weightlifting and Strength Training. The book familiarizes teachers, parents, and kids with the fundamentals of lifting and resistance training. The book starts by explaining how muscles work by burning energy and moving the nutrients around the body organs. Young children need to be educated on the process of transport of energy from food to cells allover the body. They then will understand how strength training helps the body grow and stay healthy and fit. Resistance exercise is defined as the...

1. PLANNING WEIGHTLIFTING ROUTINES EVALUATING BAR TRAJECTORIES 2. START LOW, GO SLOW MANAGING PARTIAL AND FULL-RANGE EXERCISES STRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS 3. LEARNING FLUID MOVEMENT LEARNING POUNDAGE MANAGEMENT UNDERSTANDING KNEE INJURIES 4. WORKING ON TIGHTENING THE CONDUIT OF MUSCULAR FORCES FEET ESCAPE DURING FULL BODY EXTENSION WHEN TO LET GO? 5. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM HOW DOES MUSCLE FUELING AFFECT GENERATING MOMENTUM? 6. REFINING THE BAR TRAJECTORY IN THE SNATCH LIFT OPTIMIZING BODYWEIGHT AND STRENGTH 7. LIFTING FROM THE HANG HANG SNATCH HANG...

This book is designed for children of ages 6 to 8 years for the purpose of guiding their imagination in the direction of the sport of strength training, fitness, and health. The book presents visual examples of Weightlifters in different phases of their development to become champions. This gives the child real visual imagery of the route to championship and self empowerment.

This book is aimed at educating and preparing adolescents of the ages 12 to 16 in the basics of Olympic Weightlifting and Strength Training. The book familiarizes teachers, parents, and kids with the fundamentals of lifting and resistance training. The book starts by explaining how muscles work by burning energy and moving the nutrients around the body organs. Young children need to be educated on the process of transport of energy from food to cells allover the body. They then will understand how strength training helps the body grow and stay healthy and fit. Strong muscles and bones help...

This book is aimed at educating and preparing children of the ages 6 to 12 in the basics of Olympic Weightlifting and Strength Training. The book familiarizes teachers, parents, and kids with the fundamentals of lifting and resistance training. The book starts by explaining how muscles work by burning energy and moving the nutrients around the body organs. Young children need to be educated on the process of transport of energy from food to cells allover the body. They then will understand how strength-training helps the body grow and stay healthy and fit. Resistance exercise is defined as...

1. PLANNING WEIGHTLIFTING ROUTINES EVALUATING BAR TRAJECTORIES 2. START LOW, GO SLOW MANAGING PARTIAL AND FULL-RANGE EXERCISES STRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS 3. LEARNING FLUID MOVEMENT LEARNING POUNDAGE MANAGEMENT UNDERSTANDING KNEE INJURIES 4. WORKING ON TIGHTENING THE CONDUIT OF MUSCULAR FORCES FEET ESCAPE DURING FULL BODY EXTENSION WHEN TO LET GO? 5. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM HOW DOES MUSCLE FUELING AFFECT GENERATING MOMENTUM? 6. REFINING THE BAR TRAJECTORY IN THE SNATCH LIFT OPTIMIZING BODYWEIGHT AND STRENGTH 7. LIFTING FROM THE HANG HANG SNATCH HANG...