Strength Plus Magazine – July Issue!

Another great issue of Strength+ magazine is out.  You can go here to download it.

Inside are articles on the 2010 Nationals, including the Burgener couple making the world team. (As a side note, I was sad not to see Oregon’s Sarah Bertram not making the team, but that’s another story.)

The issue also has articles on Olympic weightlifting’s use for football, gymnastics, and even how to juggle weightlifting with parenting!

Bob Takano contributes a piece, “An Introduction to Weightlifting Training Programs.”

A retrospective of the 2000 National Championships.

And finally a great comparison of the technique of Casey Burgener and Matt Rue, “Who’s got better technique?  You decide.”  This one’s just fun. 

For my part, I’d go with Casey.  But, I’m not one who thinks there is such a thing as “perfect” technique that applies to everyone.  Different body proportions will dictate a lot of what a lifter is going to have to do given the fact that the bar is a fixed object (the diameter of a plate is the same for everyone regardless of limb/torso length).  Not just height, but leg and arm length both relative to torso. 

But, the things I DO emphasize with my lifters are in line with Casey: Getting into a solid vertical jump position in the second pull and a deep extension at the end of the second pull (like a bow and arrow). Yes, Casey’s hips start high, but they don’t RISE too high – that’s the important thing.  The first pull exists ONLY to set you up for a powerful second pull. Period.  He does that.  Very solid.

Here’s a vid of the 105k’s at the 2010 Nationals

 

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