Performing Olympic-Style Lifts DVD

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Ken Jones (Springfield (TN) High School) 2008 US Price: $49.95 DVD | Length: 69 minutes 827008996094 Performing Olympic-Style Lifts presents a detailed overview of the basic fundamentals involved in properly performing the three Olympic lifts—the clean, the jerk, and the snatch. In an easy-to-understand and -follow style, the DVD explains and demonstrates step-by-step instructions for executing each specific lift. The DVD also discusses the key safety factors attendant to Olympic lifting. In addition, the DVD review how to perform several auxiliary lifts that can be done in conjunction with the Olympic lifts, including pulls, squats, and dead lifts. Among the topics covered: Learning objectives Demonstrations of Olympic lifts Benefits of Olympic lifts The clean The jerk The snatch Auxiliary lifts

About the Author

Ken Jones, Ph.D., CSCS, is one of the most respected strength and conditioning professionals in the field. A 1978 graduate of the University of West Alabama, where he earned three letters on the gridiron as an offensive guard for the Tigers, Dr. Jones has had an extensive career as a strength/conditioning coach, as well as a position coach in football. A list of his coaching stints includes stops at Austin Peay State University and Gardner-Webb College. Currently, Dr. Jones serves as the coach of the weightlifting team and as a mathematics instructor at Springfield (TN) High School. Actively involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for much of his professional career, Dr. Jones received his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in 1997.