The Reason We Shouldn’t Prescribe Intensities for Beginning Lifters
For many years now I’ve been writing beginners’ training programs. Very early on I stopped prescribing intensities as either actual weights or percentages of maxima. This may seem strange to many...
View ArticleWeightlifters: You Could Need Supplementary Exercises
My training programs are up and running on TrainHeroic and as expected I have gotten some inquiries about the training. One of the more provocative questions has to do with a topic that is not very...
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Concentration, Focus and Mindset: Keys to Weightlifting Glory
I’m currently revisiting the manual for the USAW Level 2 course. The first chapter is about the Principles of Coaching and one topic that immediately caught my eye is the one on concentration. The...
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How Much Time Does It Take To Learn Technique in the Olympic Lifts?
I recently happened upon a question in another forum where the reader was concerned that learning the technique of the Olympic lifts might cause him to lose all the strength he’d gained in the previous...
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An Introduction To Weightlifting Training Programs
by Bob Takano, Head Coach of Takano Athletics What Are Weightlifting Training Programs? Weightlifting training programs are nothing more than highly detailed, long range plans that are designed to...
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