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Training

 

The greatest MISTAKE a person can make is not making one - By Mike Keelan

        Why you must expect that technique does in fact alter at times.
        Why training with the aim of developing great strength must periodically
        alternate with training geared toward technical perfection.

 

What Every Weightlifter Needs To Know About Drug Testing - ASDA

        A guide to ASDA drug testing

 

How Do They Do It? - By Ian Moir

           So how does a small independent island nation floating in the Pacific Ocean
        (and I’m talking about Nauru, not Australia) produce such good weightlifters?

 

Why do I need nutritional supplements? - By Nutritionist Helen Campbell

       Why we require vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and phytonutrients in amounts that cannot be provided by diet alone.

 

Programming - By Ian Moir

The following training program is designed for a weightlifter who is seventeen to eighteen years of age and has three years training experience. The program has five components:

  1. Yearly training plan showing Individual cycles of varying duration between scheduled competitions
  2. Volume and Intensity plan for individual cycles and phases within the cycles
  3. Exercise Schedules
  4. Weekly training schedules
  5. Analysis of weekly tonnage

 

Designing Programs - By Mike Keelan

Producing a program which has all the right ingredients necessary to nurture the weightlifter’s talent.
How many days each week does the weightlifter train?
How many sessions will the lifter endure?
What combination of exercises should be used?
Should the emphasis be on technique, power, speed, or strength?
How much rest is required between sets or workouts ?
What happens if the lifter shows signs of breaking down?
Terminology and Training Principles

 

Creatine Monohydrate - By Sean Cassidy

What is it?
Use of Creatine Monohydrate to Improve Sporting Performance.
Loading.

 

Effects of Weightlifting on the Youth Physique - By Leo Isaac

Misconceptions about weightlifting.
Myths recently dispelled.
What is a good age to start weightlifting?
What are the dangers to the young?
What is suitable training for the 11 -12 year old?
Making Bodyweight.

 

Steps to ensuring you make your bodyweight class - By Leo Isaac

To make weight what should the lifter do?
Dietary control and Dehydration.

 

Training Methodology - By Leo Isaac

Reps and Sets.
Volume.
Intensity.
Training Load.

 

Life in the Fast Lane - By Mal Irwin

Why a carefully regulated weights program is probably more conducive to all-round health than some of the super-fitness programs promoted in traditional sports.

 

Anatomy of a Bomb-out - By Mal Irwin

History of "bombs" during his Junior and Senior days

 

The Good Old Days - By Mal Irwin

A collection of training photos from the late '60s, when Wavell Heights High School lifting team reigned supreme.
( check out the steam train pistons weights !! (ed) )


Weightlifting Renaissance - By Mal Irwin

        A look back at a lifetime of lifting from a man that is doing in the 85Kg class, 100kg Snatch and 130kg Clean and Jerk at age 41.

 

Administration

 

Competency Based Training and Assessment – Setting the Standard - By Ian Moir

       Whats it all about.
       What does it offer.

 

Working for the future of Weightlifting - By Leo Isaac

A look back in a career in Olympic Weightlifting as an Olympic Athlete and later as a Coach and Administrator
What you should do for your Organisation
What Weightlifting’s Administrators should do for their Organisation

 

League ‘97 - By Ian Moir

A style of competition in which weightlifters can compete against others with similar levels of ability
for lucrative rewards and to foster a competition environment where personal best performances
are valued as the highest achievement.

 

Marketing Weightlifting ( Do we know our objectives?) - By Mal Irwin

How stereotypes dominate the media’s image.
What makes sport interesting?
How do we use this understanding?
Why did we start lifting?
My own experience.

 

 

Psychology

 

Mental Preparation for Weightlifting - By Barry Kerr, Sport Psychologist

The three stages of a competition in sport regarding mental preparation
1. the pre competition phase
2. the competition phase; and
3. the post competition phase

 

Sports Psychology - By Yvonne Brett

What is Sport Psychology and what role can Sport Psychology play in weightlifting?
The areas where a Sport Psychologist can help you

Goal Setting - By Yvonne Brett

What do you want to achieve with your weightlifting?
What do you want to achieve with your education?
What do you want to achieve with your work?
What do you want to do for yourself?

 

Technique

 

Common Errors in the Clean and Jerk - By Mike Keelan

 If you have a technigue problem with the Clean and Jerk then this is the article for you.
 Faults, Possible Causes and Suggested Corrections are shown

The Snatch - Faults, Causes and Corrections - By Mike Keelan

If you have a technigue problem with the Clean and Jerk then this is the article for you.
Faults, Possible Causes and Suggested Corrections are shown

 

Poetry in Motion - By Michael Keelan

An discussion of the triad of the learning phases in weightlifting, and the coaches role in each of these phases.

 

Acceleration and Deceleration Phases in the Pull - By Leo Isaac

An examination of the velocity of the bar during the pull.
The mechanics of the pull.
The critical height in the Snatch.
What causes the bar to slow in the middle of the pull?
Why are some lifters more effective in the middle of the pull?

 

Pelvic Tilt in the Jerk - By Leo Isaac

The problem which commonly occurs in the receiving position for the jerk.
Pelvic tilt and flexibility correction.

 

Weightlifting makes the Difference! - By Mal Irwin

The law of the just noticeable difference (Weber-Fechner Law)
Isometrics and back

 

Rules

Competition rules and regulations - By Ian Moir

Details of the Snatch and Clean and Jerk Competition rules.
Operation of Electronic and Manual Referee System.
Responsibilities of the Referees.
Rules of Competition Procedure.
Rules Regarding Apparatus.
Rules Regarding The Competitors Outfit.

 

Dress Code For Athletes - By Ian Moir

        Dress Code for QWA athletes in major and other events.

 

Misc

European Masters Weightlifting Championships in Elz, Germany. May 1998 - By Lawrie Townsend

   A look at Elite Masters Lifting from both a lifting perspective and as a physiotherapist
   looking at problems associated with ageing.