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Lifting weights is one of the most popular and fastest growing athletic activities in the world today. While millions lift weights, many more would do so if they simply knew how to go about it. And those who know the most about weightlifting, serious competitive weightlifters are not very accessible to the general public. Now, for the first time, their secrets are revealed. In material culled from more than 30 years of competitive experience, a review of more than 60 years of the weightlifting literature (including hard to obtain materials from the weightlifting powers of Eastern Europe), and extensive interviews with many of the greats of the sport, the author places the methods of the champions in your hands.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
After checking out a few different things on Olympic style weightlifting, I found myself disapointed. I couldn't find any that went into enough detail. I'd even purchased a book that didn't describe some of the assistance lifts it proscribed as part of their workout regime.
Arthur Dreschlers text has to be the most informative text on weightlifting I've seen. Everything seems so meticulously researched and well presented, it has to be seen to be believed. I don't have the luxury of living in an area where proper instruction is available in the Olympic lifts, but Mr. Dreschlers book will be an invaluble guide in my progress.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
It was obvious from the minute I picked up this book, that it was written by someone who had a true love of the sport of weightlifting. As a competitve weightlifter and instructor at New York Unversity who specializes in the area of resistance training I have had the opportunity to reveiw literally hundreds of weight training texts. Mr Dreschler's book is by far the most complete weight training text on the market today. The book covers every component of weightlifting and is unprecedented in its detailed explanation of each olympic lift. The author also does an excellent job in breaking down each exercise and is able to convey difficult physiological and biomechanical concepts for everyone to understand. The book is quite extensive and is a true reference text for anyone interested in strength training. I can not wait for the video!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
It is incredibly hard to get authoritative information on weightlifting. There are scores of books on how "bodybuilders" like Arnold Scharzenegger train to give their muscles that surreal appearence, but finding information on how the strongest athletes in the world train is almost impossible. This is because that information has been closely guarded by the Eastern European weightlifting powers, resides in the back issues of weightlifting magazines that are no longer published, or is available only in the little known hard core weightlifting gyms scattered sparsely around this country and the rest of the world. Drechsler has pulled together most of what is out there in this truly monumental book. From training, to technique, to selecting the right equipment, to creating a training program, to preparing for competiton, to preventing and dealing with injuries, to eating right, to addressing the special needs of women, young and more mature athletes - it's all here in this near 600 page/400,000 word work. The annotated bibliography and resource list alone are worth the price of the book. Despite his obvious expertise, the author guides you with simple and clear language through what can be an incredibly complex subject. He gives you the benefit of his experience and is clear about his preferences with regard to such areas as technique and training, but he presents a balanced view on each topic that gives each of the often warring factions in weightlifting theory their due. Whether you want to read this book from cover to cover or by randomly selected topics, the unbelievably extensive table of contents and index provide a solid guide. There is even an explanation of how the beginner can select 50 pages or so from the book and be well prepared for a trip to the gym.... Read more ›
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is the best book for sports or strength training, excellent for body building, and of course weightlifting, having being a weightlifter, powerlifter, and shot putter, I find myself relaxing and embarking on a bodybuilding expedition to get into shape, this is the book for all!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Leo Sharkey
Format:Paperback
I have been training and coaching in the field of strength sports for overtwenty six years, I have read simply hundreds of books, all of them put together contain less usefull information than this book.
a perfect 10!
a perfect 10!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Harry Leech
Format:Paperback
Dreschler has written a fantastic book here for those who wish to learn more about what is to me and many others, the most magnificant and thrilling sport in the world. If you've ever wondered what weightlifting is, or if you are a beginner weightlifter and want to know more on the subject it is a great read and something that I learned a lot from. However, no book can substitute the knowledge of an experienced coach, so if you want to learn this sport from scratch (even if you already have experience 'weight-training' or powerlifting) you need to find someone who knows most of this stuff already in order to learn the sport properly and safely. All in all though, Arthur has provided enough information in this book to keep young lifters and coaches entertained and will whet the appetite of anyone who wishes to get involved in the sport.
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A monumental tome for the sport.I cannot recommend it highly enough.Goes into detail about the lifts and supplementary exercises and gives their benefits and/or otherwise,plus talks about the neurological and mental aspects.Well worth the hefty price tag.An absolute must that you will take to the grave.
By jay jay0120
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Hi all , start with the boring stuff delivered fast good price:)
I have a vast liberary of books and this book is one I have wanted for a long time.
When it arrived I was surprised at the size of the book it's chunky as hell, started reading and well it was fantastic. Easy to follow reads really well and is stuffed full of information and strength and conditioning coach should have this at their disposal as it explains pretty much every think around Olympic lifting , injury prevention and so on .
This book is fantastic and I'm a happy man to have it as part of my collection.
Jamie bodyconditioning
I have a vast liberary of books and this book is one I have wanted for a long time.
When it arrived I was surprised at the size of the book it's chunky as hell, started reading and well it was fantastic. Easy to follow reads really well and is stuffed full of information and strength and conditioning coach should have this at their disposal as it explains pretty much every think around Olympic lifting , injury prevention and so on .
This book is fantastic and I'm a happy man to have it as part of my collection.
Jamie bodyconditioning
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An excellent book for the intermediate and above weightlifter
I bought this book whilst I was in the process of learning of Olympic Weightlifting with my coach. I found myself looking for a definitive text regarding a number of issues and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bradley Barnes
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Good, solid information.
This book covers almost every aspect of Olympic Weightlifting that you could imagine. I am personally more interested in bodybuilding, but the exercises and techniques described... Read more
Published on 28 May 1999
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