FROM THE PUBLISHER

The movements used in competitive weightlifting -- the snatch, clean, jerk, and their variations -- can make you a more powerful athlete. Explosive Lifting for Sports shows how to make these exercises an important part of your own sports training program. This book takes a detailed look at the safest, most effective learning progressions for the snatch, clean, jerk, pulling assistance exercises, squats, and other lifts. Learn how to perform each lift safely with step-by-step instructions on developing the power you need to excel in your sport. The sport-specific power-development programs will teach you how to become stronger, faster, and more powerful in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, ice hockey, track and field, wrestling, racket sports, or competitive weightlifting. Most coaches and athletes today agree that resistance training creates stronger, faster players who are more resistant to injury. Improve your performance on the field or court and develop explosive whole-body power with Explosive Lifting for Sports.

SYNOPSIS

The movements used in competitive weightlifting-the snatch, clean, jerk, and their variations-can make you a more powerful athlete. Explosive Lifting for Sports shows how to make these exercises an important part of your own sports training program.

This book takes a detailed look at the safest, most effective learning progressions for the snatch, clean, jerk, pulling assistance exercises, squats, and other lifts. Learn how to perform each lift safely with step-by-step instructions on developing the power you need to excel in your sport. The sport-specific power- development programs will teach you how to become stronger, faster, and more powerful in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, hockey, track and field, wrestling, racket sports, or competitive weightlifting.

Most coaches and athletes today agree that resistance training creates stronger, faster players who are more resistant to injury. Improve your performance on the field or court and develop explosive whole-body power with Explosive Lifting for Sports .

About the Author

Harvey S. Newton is a leading figure in the world of weightlifting. Not only is he a former U.S. Olympic team weightlifting coach and former executive director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), but he was also the first U.S. national coach and the first U.S. member of the International Weightlifting Federation's Scientific and Research Committee. He is the former editor in chief of NSCA's Strength and Conditioning and the current editor of both Strength and Health, a publication of the York Barbell company, and Weightlifting USA, the USA Weightlifting newsletter.