| Assigning Weight Changes within a Workout |
11/30/2009 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Most coaches and athletes have some idea of what kind of intensity and volume they want to accomplish within a given workout. Maybe 10 reps of snatch, maybe 5, maybe 20. Maybe averaging 75%, maybe 80%, maybe even 90%. But how do you go from wanting |
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| Getting Out of the Hole - Part 2 |
3/10/2007 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Previously we discussed why monster squat strength alone will not guarantee successfully rising from a clean. What is the secret? My humble opinion is that a mixture of training for maximal strength and specific strength is the key, to building eno |
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| Getting Out of the Hole - Part 1 |
1/1/2007 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Coming out of the hole with a max clean is a mixture of strength and skill. One without the other just won’t cut it. Most have heard of Aslanbek Yenaldiev getting pinned in the bottom of the clean at the 1979 Soviet Spartakaide with 240kg after squat |
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| Strength and Weightlifting |
12/17/2006 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Even disregarding the “internet experts” who are usually individuals either not involved in weightlifting or only pheripherally involved still leaves some disagreement among actual coaches as to the relationship between the strength exercises and the |
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| Strength and the OTC |
12/17/2006 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| A popular question in certain circles is “what is wrong with the training of American weightlifters”, the assumption being that at least some of the blame for us not doing well on the international level falls on stupid American coaches who just dont |
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| The Training Weight |
12/15/2006 by
Glenn Pendlay
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| Most weightlifting programs rely at least partially on percentages to determine the weights used in training on various days. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, but I believe that for many athletes, especially those at the level of novice o |
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