WEIGHTLIFTING NEWS

We all have been inundated with information on how beneficial the Olympic lifts can be as part of the strength coach’s repertoire – an effective tool in the toolbox. Many of the physical attributes that athletes need are enhanced by doing the Olympic lifts properly.

What is the meet that your athlete is peaking for?  How many weeks are there to prepare?  What are the goals for the meet, and how will you program to attain those goals?  If you aren’t thinking about these questions well ahead of time, your chances of success are lessened. 

In this time of information overload, there are almost too many modes of training that the strength coach needs to decipher.  With so many variations of training methods out there, how does the coach figure out what is best for their athletes?   Since every situation is different, the larger the knowledge base of the coach, the better they will be able to choose the right programming techniques for their athletes. 

If you follow the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCA) you may have noticed a Leo Totten special in their last newsletter.

by: Christopher Taber Ph.D., CSCS, USAW2, EP-C, PES The purpose of this article is to discuss hypertrophy for weightlifters. The...

It is with great honor that we spread the word about the partnership of Totten Training Systems, LLC and Amplify Sports and Wellness! If...

By: Leo Totten, MS, USAW 5 There are a lot of fancy training methodologies out there. How do the Bulgarians train, how do the Chinese...

These past couple of weeks have been a terrible stretch of time for our country. With the murder of George Floyd and the renewed interest...

Back in the day, everyone played three sports in school. In fact, we all played our sports in a school setting but then continued to play...

As many of you know, I am the Head Coach and Founder of East Coast Gold Weightlifting Team but I am also the President and Founder of...

One of the points of technique that we always stress is SPEED! I often ask my lifters after a snatch or clean, “Was that lift fast...

Split, Timing, Recovery This is Part 2 and will focus on the Split, Timing and Recovery of the Split Jerk. As we discussed in Part 1, the...

Set, Dip, Drive Think about it. We should really never miss a jerk, right? We are pretty much only driving the bar to the top of the...

What is a “Snatch Balance” and why do we do them? This might sound like simple questions because everyone knows the answer.

There are many words that have the suffix “ability” attached to it. And they all have significant meanings. Immediately a few come to mind –

Putting It ALL Together - the SNATCH We have discussed all of the key positions and “putting it all together” for the CLEAN, now let’s...

Putting It ALL Together - the CLEAN It is one thing to know the key positions and the transition from one to the next, but now we need to...

Power Position, Full Extension and the Transition between the two Continuing on in our series of Key Positions and the transition from...

Knees, Power Position and the Transition between the two As we mentioned in Weightlifting Key Positions - Part Two, the start position...

A few years back, a publication of the USOC called the Olympic Coach had a great picture of a weightlifter on the cover coming up with a...