Weightlifting & Strength Sports

The Olympic Lifts, Powerlifting & the Science of Maximal Strength and Power

Weightlifting & Strength Sports is Book E5 of The Performance & Human Physiology Encyclopedia — a 93-volume, university-level library on the physiology, technique and programming of a specific sport. It is written for competitive athletes and the coaches who prepare them: deep enough that a professional already trained in the field keeps learning, structured clearly enough that a motivated reader can follow every step.

What you will find inside

• The Strength Sports
• The Science of Maximal Strength & Power
• Biomechanics of the Strength Lifts
• The Squat
• The Bench Press
• The Deadlift
• The Snatch
• The Clean & Jerk
• Assistance & Accessory Work
• Programming for Strength Sports
• Competition: Rules, Preparation & Peaking
• Injuries, Safety & Longevity
• Putting It All Together: Applied Strength-Sport Practice

How this book is written

• University level, without dilution. Exact scientific terminology, defined at first use — mechanisms, not just conclusions.
• Evidence graded, not asserted. Major claims carry a level, from A (strong) to D (expert opinion), so you always know how much weight to give them.
• Numbers, formulas, worked examples. Reference ranges, equations and solved calculations you can apply the same day.
• Myths confronted directly. Where a popular claim does not survive the evidence, the book says so — and shows why.
• Fully referenced (APA 7). References at the end of every chapter, plus a master bibliography.

13 chapters · approx. 156 pages · Book E5, Collection E — Specialized Sport Disciplines.