Explosive Lifting for Sports

by Harvey Newton

Book Overview

This work takes a detailed look at the safest, most effective learning progressions for a variety of lifts. It includes key technical adjustments and exercise options for different body types, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736041729
• ISBN13: 9780736041720
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

A great introduction to Olympic style weightlifting

This is a great book for introducing athletes, coaches, or anyone interested in learning about the Olympic lifts. Each lift (clean, snatch, jerk) is covered separately and in great detail with photos showing starting positions, technical variations, and proper execution. Several accessory lifts are also covered, with and emphasis on exercises beneficial to this style of training. The use and importance of these lifts in various sports settings and for developing power and strength is also discussed. While learning these lifts is best done under the tutelage of an experienced coach, this book provides a lot of information for people with little or no exposure to this type of training. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot from it. If you are unfamiliar with the Olympic lifts or Olympic style weightlifting, then you will find 'Explosive Lifting for Sports' to be a very valuable text. Chapters cover: basic training methods and principles of strength training; the importance of strength, power, and explosiveness in sports; the importance of proper technique in weightlifting; detailed instructions on proper execution of various lifts (Olypmic lifts and auxillary lifts); periodization and program design; and example sport-specific training programs.

Excellent learning aid

Although you can't beat a coach or trainer when it comes to certain things such as performing olympic lifting movements, this book is the next best thing. After reading it, you should at least have a strong base for what needs to be done to successfully complete lifts such as the snatch, clean and jerk. Ample illustrations and an accompanying summary break down each movement and really help to visualize proper technique. Exercises instrumental in helping to develop explosive lifting power are explained. There's even two chapters devoted to designing and implementing specific training programs. I would recommend this book and it would even make a worthy supplement to the use of a trainer.

great topic

I agree that the person that says that explosive lifting is not helping doesnt know what he is talking about. The essence of basketball is not aerobic, it is anaerobic and very explosive. I dare you to take two identical players, and have one player only do endurance stuff and have another do explosive work and other anaerobic work. The later should end of being the better player. Basketball is full of athletic players who are fast, quick, jump high and are strong. Aerobic work takes away from explosiveness. I am a trainer, I have my CSCS, I graduated with a degree in exercise and sport science and I promise that this kind of lifting is key and helpful.

a must read

Most books and publications focus on the bodybuilding side of weight lifting. This book is all about getting more explosive power, not about growing muscle. Unfortunately, when most people think about strength training, bodybuilding techniques come to mind. This is one of not many books that focus on lifting for purely functional purposes. You will not be doing any concentration curls 10 sets of 10 reps with programs offered by this book. Instead you'll be doing dynamic lifts that are guaranteed to increase your "core" body explosive strength.

Great book about the ONLY way to train athletes!

So much training in the U.S. is dominated by bodybuilding practices and principles. In "Explosive Lifiting for Sports," Newton breaks down the ONLY way to train athletes, EXPLOSIVELY, with much of the training being dominated by Olympic Lifting (the Clean and Jerk and the Snatch.) It is a refreshing read and is a must have for any coach who wants to decrease a teams susceptibility to injury and improve their performance.