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Here is some discussion that I have been having on the IWF list with the
well-known Denis Reno, long-time producer of Denis Reno’s Weightlifting
Newsletter regarding my weightlifting pull letter.
Denis Reno writes:
<< Dr. Mel — Here is my 10 second answer. I have been coaching over 30
years, writing about it for almost as long, and am a usaw International
coach. Top lifters work very hard to get the bar to their crotch while
keeping their shoulders above or in front of the bar. Then they work hard
and fast to get their hips under the bar on the pull/screw under. They don’t
worry during that max lift about the details. However, solid foot Read more…
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The following article discusses the correlations between the Olympic lifts
and various tests of physical structure and function. Note that there is a
high correlation between Weightlifting Performance in both lifts and HEIGHT
of the pull during the snatch and the clean — this relates to the discussion
on lifting pulling techniques that we are also analysing at the moment.
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Predictive Value of Physical Development Tests, Physical and Technical
Preparedness on the Structural-Functional State of Weightlifters in the
Pre-Competition Period
Yasyunas VA & Gailyunene AV
[Some extracts appear below -- see the full article in the 1982 Russian
Weightlifting Yearbook translated by Bud Charniga at www.dynamic-eleiko.com]
The rapid growth of results in weightlifting is the result of many factors.
The most important role here is the constant improvement in training methods.
The perfecting of training methods is manifested by the increased volume of Read more…
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Weightlifting Pulling Technique
Member 1:
<<Even if you do not consider technique or differences in lifting styles
(flat-footed vs. plantarflexed), you have to agree that the extra 2-3 inches
of bar height you will gain just by extending onto the balls of the feet
could be paramount to a successful max lift.>>
Member 2:
<This is only true if the peak velocity occurs following the plantarflexion
(and before the squat under). If peak velocity occurs prior to
plantarflexion, and the lifter continues to rise onto the toes, they lose
valuable time that could be used to get under the bar because the bar has Read more…
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All too often the deadlift and clean pull are regarded as much the same
exercise, with the consequence that those who teach one or the other often
offer inappropriate advice. Thus clean pull is regarded as some sort of
deadlift with a shrug, while the deadlift is regarded as a clean pull without
a shrug and done with an alternate hand grip. This constitutes a serious
oversimplification of the mechanics of the two lifts.
Our recent discussion of the mechanics of the weightlifting pull is directly
relevant in this regard, because the flatfooted pulling style would appear to
be much more similar to the deadlift pull. In deadlifting it is always Read more…
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Several months ago I posted in the Supertraining “Files” a series of
photographs on the different pulling styles used by the world’s top
weightlifters during the snatch and clean:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Supertraining/files
I have just completed several hours of normal and slow motion viewing of
video tapes of several recent weightlifting championships, including the
European and World Championships from 1999 onwards in an attempt to assess if
most of the world’s top lifters indeed use the allegedly more efficient
pulling with little or no plantarflexion (heel raise) method vs the style of
pulling with prominent plantarflexion, as has been claimed by some present
day coaches. What I saw was that most lifters still pull with a significant
degree of plantarflexion, so it would be interesting to know why this is so,
assuming that this method should be regarded as archaic and inefficient. Read more…