Olympic Weightlifting: Cues & Corrections

by Daniel Camargo

Daniel Camargo is a 24-year veteran of Olympic Weightlifting. After representing the USA in nine international competitions and setting three Junior American Records, he began coaching and is now a USA Weightlifting International Coach. In this book, Camargo presents his approach to teaching lifters the snatch, clean and jerk, and provides clear, simple strategies for recognizing and correcting the most common technical errors in the Olympic lifts.Includes an online library of training drill videos. - Table of Contents - IntroductionSnatch ProgressionsClean ProgressionsJerk ProgressionsCorrections & IntroductionCorrections & SnatchCorrections & CleanCorrections & JerkDrills - Error Index -- Snatch -Jumping ForwardEarly Arm BendFailing to drop under the barHips rising faster than the bar or shouldersLosing bar behindMissing Power PositionLanding on Toes Instead of Flat FootedFailure to Triple ExtendDonkey KickThrowing Head BackKnees in the Way - Clean -Jumping ForwardFlipping the Bar into the RackEarly Arm BendFailing to Drop under the BarHips Rising Faster than the Bar or ShouldersMissing Power PositionLanding on Toes Instead of Flat FootedFailure to Triple ExtendDonkey KickThrowing Head BackKnees in the WayCrashing the Barbell - Jerk -Forward on Toes During Dip & DrivePressing OutBar Ends Past the Frontal PlaneSplit Position Imbalance, Inconsistencies, or DiscomfortOne Foot Strikes Before the Other in the Split JerkLosing Contact with the Bar During the Dip & Drive

110 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 6, 2014

Reviews

[cellomerl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like most books on Olympic weightlifting, this becomes a bit repetitive because it deals with teaching the snatch first, then repeats much of the same stuff for the clean and jerk. So there ends up being a bit of copy n' paste happening. Books are ordered this way most likely to match the sequence of these lifts in competition, although in my mind that doesn't mean they should be trained in quite the same sequence (but no one ever says "clean & jerk and snatch").
Anyway, this is a good, relatively brief book for providing the key points required for each of lifts, and helping to figure out why you (or your athletes) might be missing lifts. There is some nicely clear and concise material here, and I highlighted a few passages to refer to later. I am not sure about the benefit of some of the cues & corrections, especially those phrased in the negative (which most often creates a mental picture of what you don't want), but the point is that there's a variety to try out, and since the author has used them all with success at some point, something is likely to stick. The illustrations in the e-book could be improved because the photos are too small, even after you tap to expand them. Certainly it's a plus that the e-book includes links to specific drills and assistance exercises on the Catalyst website.

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great addition to your Oly library

Great addition to your Oly library: among other good content it includes progressions with examples of when and how to use them.