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Dr Quinn Henoch on weightlifting programming and when to deload

Dr. Quinn Henoch | When does the Progression End?

When it comes to writing or following a weightlifting program, weightlifters often find themselves adding weight or volume every single week, arbitrarily deloading every fourth week, operating within a 3-1 mesocycle paradigm. But does it have to be this way? If not, then at what point do we cash in our chips and deload, ‘saving’ …

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Weightlifting Technique (snatch and clean & jerk) by Dane Miller of Garage Strength

How Dane Miller Changed the Way I Teach the Snatch and Clean

This is a game-changer. I don’t want to overhype the change in my technical approach, but it has really done wonders for my athletes and my own lifting. The issue was that I couldn’t fully grasp and explain the 3rd phase of the snatch and clean. This led to problems of execution, inconsistent movement, and …

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Do we really need periodization? Clean pull at the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships training hall

A Review of “Periodization Paradigms in the 21st Century: Evidence-Led or Tradition-Driven”

Author: John Kiely Journal: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Year Published: 2012 What: A review of the literature on periodization models and a critical appraisal of their strengths and weaknesses “In the absence of ready-made solutions, the design of an efficient training process may be considered an exploratory, slowly evolving, meticulously documented, single …

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