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Chinese Weightlifting “System” Archive
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How to look at movements.
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the more commonly asked questions, is “Can you write me a program?” No I cannot. I can give you a rep range and set range that are commonly used. I can give you, the purpose of an exercise. I can give you, times when an exercise is suitable.... -
Usage of pulls in weightlifting.
Posted on September 3, 2011 | 10 CommentsHere, I’d like to discuss the point of using pulls and the reason we go to percentages so high relative to the snatch and CNJ. This is in stark contrast of the Soviet methods in training. As both teams have developed world champions in all weight classes, I think nobody’s... -
A sample training
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis is a relatively simple template I feel most people can follow. It’s designed to point out your technical issues and hopefully, you’re smart enough to correct them. Here’s a few guidelines before starting. For the squats, just do a 1RM once a week. It takes too much to keep... -
Part 6: Recovery
Posted on August 29, 2011 | 10 CommentsIn the Chinese methods, recovery is greatly emphasized. The Chinese spread recovery into two segments. The mental and physical aspect. It’s believed that when the human mind, focuses on something too intensely, it tends to miss obvious glaring errors. So something as simple as the second pull height that’s slightly... -
My Honest Thoughts of the Chinese Methods.
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 1 CommentI’ve been studying their methods for a few years, with occasional trips to China to explore more. Their success intrigues a lot. Having learnt how they do things, I can attribute their success to a few factors; The ability to work really hard and sacrifice things for a greater goal. The... -
Part 5: Specific Exercises and Usage in a Chinese Model
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsSpecific Exercises and Usage in a Chinese Model Snatch & supplementary work Clean and Jerk & supplementary work Pulls and its usage Squats and its usage It may be the bodybuilding culture, but in many Western countries, the first question they ask when an athlete’s weak in a particular segment... -
Part 4: The Periodization Model
Posted on August 21, 2011 | 11 CommentsThe Periodization Model of The Chinese Athletes -
Part 3: Various Phases of Athlete Preparation
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 4 CommentsHow to prepare the athlete, in the various phases of training. -
Part 2: The Technique of the Chinese Weightlifters.
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe Technique of the Chinese weightlifters Picture Credits: Rob Macklem Early in my weightlifting career, I spent more time with this ugly bamboo stick, doing hundreds of snatches and clean and jerks, daily than I did trying to complete “Adoption of green computing in universities” thesis. I did this for... -
![My Experience with the Chinese Weightlifting “System” [Unnecessary Intro. Choose to skip if you must] The Chinese weightlifters have recently garnered a huge amount of international interest, especially amongst the Western community. My project is to help document as much of the “system” as possible to help other lifters improve....](http://lifthard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lu_xiaojun-115x115.jpg "Part 1: My Experience with the Chinese Weightlifting “System”, Introduction")
Part 1: My Experience with the Chinese Weightlifting “System”, Introduction
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 3 CommentsMy Experience with the Chinese Weightlifting “System” [Unnecessary Intro. Choose to skip if you must] The Chinese weightlifters have recently garnered a huge amount of international interest, especially amongst the Western community. My project is to help document as much of the “system” as possible to help other lifters improve....