American Weightlifting by Glenn Pendlay, James McDermott, Mike Prevost ISBN 9781931046084, 1931046085, B0B2FLJ7PJ instant download

American Weightlifting by Glenn Pendlay, James McDermott, Mike Prevost ISBN 9781931046084, 1931046085, B0B2FLJ7PJ instant download

James Moser is another lifter who, like Caleb, moves with exemplary technique, and is the most efficient lifter I’ve ever seen put a barbell overhead and flirt with the American record in the snatch. Both Travis Cooper and Jared Fleming possess this same level of technical mastery in the clean. But, where Ward and Moser were both forced into extreme efficiency in their lifts due to not being brutally strong, Cooper and Fleming are very strong lifters who still lift with great, even beautiful style.

We can watch Caleb or James snatch, and can appreciate the lift for its aesthetic appeal. Then, we can watch Travis and Jared clean and jerk, and appreciate each lift for its power. We can also watch Donny Shankle perform any lift and appreciate the ferocity with which he approaches the bar and his pulls. Down to our bones, we can feel the wave of emotions Jon North brings with him to the platform and yearn for the next time we have the opportunity to pick up a barbell.

I’ve been particularly lucky to have coached outstanding athletes like these and others whom you may not have heard of but will in these pages. This book is my attempt to provide a roadmap for lifters who want to be the next Ward or Moser, or the next Cooper or Fleming, the next North, even the next Shankle...or even surpass them.

I don’t intend this book to serve as an all-encompassing encyclopedia of the sport of weightlifting—Arthur Drechsler already wrote that book.

Instead, this is an attempt to document what I’ve learned about American weightlifters living and