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Summary: great topic
Review: 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.
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Summary: a must read
Review: 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.
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Summary: a must read
Review: 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.
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Summary: In response to a previous post .. ..
Review: Most of the given information that this book does not help athletes in such sports as football, baseball, basketball, running etc. is completely and entirely absurd.
Sure, this type of "explosive" [olympic] lifting and other similar exercises and routines in themselves are not suitable for those players. Simply because, as stated endurance is a very important factor in sports. In order to be as effective as possible, programs and workouts must be created that include several different types of exercises and training.
Athletes of today ( of the professional kind at least...) implement one or several of these kinds of lifts. There are several different kinds of strength to be gained. One kind, explosive, cannot be gained without drills and exercises such as plyometrics and olympic lifts. Which is precisely the subject of this book. A sprinter would not have the power and speed to explode out of the hole without movements like these. Ever seen an NBA player dunk? That's explosive. Have you have ever seen a quarterback, wide receiver, or linebacker without amazing speed, strength, and power? They use exercises much similar to these. I find it hard to believe that any athlete would not find a single ounce of benefit at all from this book. Olympic "explosive" lifts teach the body to work together and when done correctly and efficiently, enhances overall speed, strength, power, agility, and flexibility. It teaches the entire body to work as one unit, getting bigger and stronger altogether and working just about every muscle in the process. Mostly importantly, it strengthens muscle of the upper body as well as all important muscles of the lower body (primarily everything ranging from the calves,hamstrings, glutes, lower back, to the upper back, delts, and traps)
There are also many cardiovascular benefits to this type of lifting as well. Since the body is worked all at one time with each exercise, not only is it quite taxing, it also saves quite a bit of time. Isolation type exercises (for example, bicep curls or leg extensions) need not be performed if training with this particular kind of lifting.
However, the one most important thing of engaging in any type of lifting program, especially one which contains complex movements (such as olympic lifting) is to have a qualified personal trainer or coach showing you the movements. So, this book may or may not be a worthy source from which to learn. In any case though, it takes most people on average, weeks, months, even several years to completely master lifts of these caliber and to become quite good at them. This book may be definitely worth a read, but make sure that if you do pick it up and attempt any of the exercises contained within, that you also have a qualified trainer or coach. If that is not possible, at least start off VERY light as to avoid injuries and then eventually work your way up slowly.
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Summary: Great book about the ONLY way to train athletes!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Great book about the ONLY way to train athletes!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Impractical proposal
Review: The author presents impractical application of Weightlifting Training to other sports. He contends that the explosive feature of Weightlifting could benefit other athletes in advancing their performance and entirely omits the well-established fact that athletic skills are not transferable. A runner, swimmer, golfer, football player, or basketball player would be hindered with training on the Snatch or Clean and Jerk. Athletes long learned that they must train the way they will compete. The author's passion towards Weightlifting led him to such impractical proposal.The book should have been named "Basic Weightlifting for beginners" with only the three chapters on Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and supporting exercises included. The rest of the book is nonsense. The analysis of lifting technique is very deficient mechanically, anatomically, and physiologically. Thus, the 191 pages could be easily reduced to 30 pages of simple description of the basic Weightlifting lifts. The author's fascination with the explosive aspect of Weightlifting is poorly rationalized. This sort of anaerobic exercise can seriously interfere with endurance sports and cause serious setbacks to runners, swimmers, and basketball players who rely heavily on endurance for long and sustained physical activities.
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