Evening everyone. I’m looking to pick up a few books on Oly lifting just to really learn more about it and get some solid examples of programming.
I’m open to suggestions. So far I’ve ordered Riptoe’s Starting Strength but am looking to add more to my library.
I wouldn’t trust anything Rippletoad has to say on weightlifting. I always liked Drechsler’s Encyclopedia. Definitely lives up to the name. And some of the Russian manuals are good.
Dreschler’s weightlifting encyclopedia is killer. Great, great coverage of the sport.
Russian manuals are great as well, but the terminology takes some getting used to as they say things a bit differently than you are probably used to hearing them. But, very informative. If you can find anything by Tommy Kono, that is definitely worth a read. Also, Kono has a series of excellent youtube videos you should look up.
Where did you buy Dreschler’s book. Its $180 on amazon. I see it for $44 on some site called Atomic Athletic, but if you remembered where you got it I’d buy it from there.
I recommend Weightlifting Encyclopedia (Artie Dreschler’s book) - and you should be able to find it for less than $50, but I don’t remember where I bought mine, it was a long time ago.
Also, Greg Everett’s book on Catalyst Athletics is really good, lots of good program examples in there (not the Lifting for Sports one, the other one).
Those are the two best books I always refer to. However, I don’t have any of the Russian texts, but once I start working will be looking at getting them. I’m just a mediocre Master lifter, though, who’s not so good at programming for himself!!
Hi everybody
What are those russian texts you guys are keep talking about? Can you provide me with some links on that? Also I have only the Rippertoe book Starting Strength and I would like to start some powercleans, powersnatches and overheadsquats. Why shouldnt I trust in his book?
What other than dreschlers book is a good way to learn? Any Videos maybe? any kind of links would be great …
Thank you
http://www.dynamic-eleiko.com/sportivny/library/rwl.htm
http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?cid=222
“training of the weightlifter pdf”
[quote]BigGuy1987 wrote:
Hi everybody
What are those russian texts you guys are keep talking about? Can you provide me with some links on that? Also I have only the Rippertoe book Starting Strength and I would like to start some powercleans, powersnatches and overheadsquats. Why shouldnt I trust in his book?[/quote]
His book doesn’t focus on the snatch and clean & jerk. It offers a dilettantish description of the power clean. You’re welcome to shrug and stomp to your heart’s content, if you so choose. I would prefer to follow the advice of someone who has produced successful weightlifters.
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What other than dreschlers book is a good way to learn? Any Videos maybe? any kind of links would be great …[/quote]
Find a coach, watch videos online, buy an instructional DVD, etc. Coaching is your best bet. Check USAW’s website for one in your area if you live in the U.S.
I live in Germany. And even though I had a couple olyweightliftinggyms in the City where I lived before I moved to another(smaller one) like 1.5years ago. I searched like everything there is nothing over here. The closeset Gym is 54km away from me. Which would be about close to 1hour ride one way-.-
There are no privat coaches over here I looked up everything… And I believe a private coach would be to expensive anyways.
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Find a coach, watch videos online, buy an instructional DVD, etc. Coaching is your best bet. Check USAW’s website for one in your area if you live in the U.S."
What online videos and what instructional DVDs would you reccomend?
[quote]BigGuy1987 wrote:
What online videos and what instructional DVDs would you reccomend?[/quote]
Greg Everett’s newer DVD, World Class Coaching, Explosive Lifting for Sports.
[quote]bcingu wrote:
[quote]BigGuy1987 wrote:
What online videos and what instructional DVDs would you reccomend?[/quote]
Greg Everett’s newer DVD, World Class Coaching, Explosive Lifting for Sports.[/quote]
Thank you for that! 
Now I found this site here:
http://www.catalystathletics.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=42&zenid=1njudetrag4km2ecnpqkotecq4
Which one do you mean by "newer gre everetts? I guess this one sounds better:
Olympic Weightlifting: A DVD Guide to Learning & Teaching the Olympic Lifts
I also found the other stuff. So if I would get ONLY ONE of them which one would you recommend reading? I think getting all three to start with makes no sense but getting one and the other DVDs after I studied the first one enough would make more sense
Anyways thank you guys for the help
^, yes that’s the one to which I was referring. I would try to find a used copy of Drechsler’s book, a PDF file of Roman’s ‘The Training of the Weightlifter,’ and the World Class Coaching DVD.
You can find Explosive Lifting for Sports here:
Thanks for all the replies and help!