The Weightlifting Encyclopedia: A Guide to World Class Performance
 The Weightlifting Encyclopedia 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. The Weightlifting Encyclopedia covers these topics and many others: - How the Strongest Men and Women in the World Trained to Get That Way - Building the Mind of a Champion - Choosing the Right Exercises - Creating Your Own Training Programs - Learning and Perfecting Technique - Selecting Equipment - The Essentials of Sports Science - How Athletes Can Gain Unique Benefits From Practicing the "Olympic" Lifts - Developing Flexibility - Preparing for Competition - The Rules of the Game - Nutrition and Weight Control - The Special Needs of Women, Young Athletes, and Mature Athletes - Beginning Weightlifting and Converting from Other Sports to Weightlifting - Dealing with Injuries Virtually no area is left untouched in one of the most comprehensive guides ever written about any sport!
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