Olympic Weightlifting for Masters Training at 30 40 50 Beyond eBook Matt Foreman
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25-year weightlifting veteran Matt Foreman takes on the topic of weightlifting for the masters crowd, from brand-new lifters who have discovered the sport later in life, to those who are simply trying to continue the sport past the age of 35. Sections include Addressing Prior Notions of Age in Weightlifting; Physical Assessment, Prior Training, and Injury History; Coaching and Lifting; Programming and Training; Pain Management and Injury Prevention; Resolution and Attitude. The book also includes actual training programs and advice from several successful masters weightlifters.
Olympic Weightlifting for Masters Training at 30 40 50 Beyond eBook Matt Foreman
I hate to be one of the guys to write a mediocre review, but I am going to. As a new Master's weightlifter (oka "old geezer"), I had really high hopes for this book. Especially since Matt presents workshops at the USA weightlifting Master's Training Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. I think it took me all of an hour to get through it.Matt is a relatively engaging writer, and I like that he approaches this book with his personality intact. And certainly as a veteran lifter who is now a Masters athlete, he has a lot of valuable information to contribute to the sport. But it wasn't in this book.
A significant chunk of the book is devoted to "how to teach Olympic lifts". Lots of pictures on how to teach the power snatch, full squat snatch, power clean, power jerk, full clean and split jerk. He didn't even deign to mention the split snatch, which, for those of us with hip mobility issues is a godsend and recommended by veteran coaches as a way to get less flexible athletes from stiff to flexible enough to to complete a full squat snatch, and got me to that point. This section might be helpful if you've never lifted before, but for the price I paid for the book, this took up way too much real estate.
Another chunk of the book was devoted to personal testimonies form Masters weightlifters. Would have made for a great appendix to a bigger book, but to devote more real estate to this was, again, a really needless space filler.
The programming section was not a bad section. He offers different programs for lifters in different places in life and with different physical issues. I was just diagnosed with arthritis despite my young-ish age, so I certainly felt good seeing a program on paper which explains how to program for a lifter who can only do Oly lifts twice a week and can't max out for the time being. And the section on warm ups was solid. He does a good job explaining competition cycles, but only an ok job explaining how those translate into daily and weekly training for those who aren't competing. Too up a good third of the book, but should have been longer.
Overall, I think I read through this book in an hour then handed it off to my coach. This book might be of some value to coaches who don't know what to do with us old guys, and may be helpful for folks who have a coach and are getting up in years, but I absolutely cannot recommend this book to someone if you're looking for a solid program you can follow regularly. It's not what it's all about. Three stars for the good stuff included, but this is sadly not the be-all-end-all the five star reviews would lead you to believe it is.
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Olympic Weightlifting for Masters Training at 30 40 50 Beyond eBook Matt Foreman Reviews
A disappointing read. One can find a lot written about Olympic Weightlifting training, but it's a challenge to find literature specifically for the adult who is in his middle-aged years and is a first time lifter. I was hoping Foreman's book was it. For the most part, the book barely touches upon the rare case of, lets say, someone beginning the sport in his 40s or 50s. Although the author, Matt Foreman, is indeed an older guy, he has been lifting for years, if not decades. I was looking to find a book that was specific for lifters who begin Olympic weightlifting in the middle age years. A completely different set of issues emerge for those who have been lifting for years and into their middle age years verses those who START lifting in their middle age years. Foreman acknowledges certain issues; however, it is obvious that his knowledge is limited to his personal experience. Since Foreman has lifted for years, he might experience tighter muscles and may require a little more time to warm up. However, for a middle-aged business guy (who's been sitting at a computer for 30+ years) who is lifting for the first time- he may require months/years to acquire the flexibility for snatching and for cleaning and jerking. If he is determined to progress, he may need to adopt a mobility routine that he does daily. Additionally, he may need to confront and practice the positions daily to feel comfortable. Foreman's sample programming includes a 3 day routine. I highly doubt whether an adult lifter new to the sport, can progress on a 3 day routine. Tight hips and tight shoulder rotator cuffs are extremely common to adults who have been sedentary for years. Foreman might not be as flexible as he was in his youth; however, it is probably true that he is more flexible than adults who have never done an ATG overhead squat. Developing flexibility and mobility for Olympic weightlifting requires daily work. Additionally, as one ages, one can lose speed and explosiveness. Exercises that confront these issues must be employed for progress to be made. While Foreman's book might touch upon issues for the adult lifter, I don't feel he offers much for the adult who is beginning to lift in his middle aged years. If someone wants my copy, let me know.
I hate to be one of the guys to write a mediocre review, but I am going to. As a new Master's weightlifter (oka "old geezer"), I had really high hopes for this book. Especially since Matt presents workshops at the USA weightlifting Master's Training Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. I think it took me all of an hour to get through it.
Matt is a relatively engaging writer, and I like that he approaches this book with his personality intact. And certainly as a veteran lifter who is now a Masters athlete, he has a lot of valuable information to contribute to the sport. But it wasn't in this book.
A significant chunk of the book is devoted to "how to teach Olympic lifts". Lots of pictures on how to teach the power snatch, full squat snatch, power clean, power jerk, full clean and split jerk. He didn't even deign to mention the split snatch, which, for those of us with hip mobility issues is a godsend and recommended by veteran coaches as a way to get less flexible athletes from stiff to flexible enough to to complete a full squat snatch, and got me to that point. This section might be helpful if you've never lifted before, but for the price I paid for the book, this took up way too much real estate.
Another chunk of the book was devoted to personal testimonies form Masters weightlifters. Would have made for a great appendix to a bigger book, but to devote more real estate to this was, again, a really needless space filler.
The programming section was not a bad section. He offers different programs for lifters in different places in life and with different physical issues. I was just diagnosed with arthritis despite my young-ish age, so I certainly felt good seeing a program on paper which explains how to program for a lifter who can only do Oly lifts twice a week and can't max out for the time being. And the section on warm ups was solid. He does a good job explaining competition cycles, but only an ok job explaining how those translate into daily and weekly training for those who aren't competing. Too up a good third of the book, but should have been longer.
Overall, I think I read through this book in an hour then handed it off to my coach. This book might be of some value to coaches who don't know what to do with us old guys, and may be helpful for folks who have a coach and are getting up in years, but I absolutely cannot recommend this book to someone if you're looking for a solid program you can follow regularly. It's not what it's all about. Three stars for the good stuff included, but this is sadly not the be-all-end-all the five star reviews would lead you to believe it is.
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