Essays and commentary on a variety of topics including textbooks on strength training, debunking myths of strength training, and the like.
Super elite weightlifter seeking the ‘secret’ in Sochi.
How much of a Chinese weightlifter’s recuperation time is elevated due to performing the classic exercises in the presence of excessive, unnecessary muscle mass built up in superfluous training exercises?
Team China’s Secret? Read More »
Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com
Hamstring Injury: Prophylaxis Fallacies Read More »
Andrew Charniga www.sportivnypress.com
Snake Oil: Enough Already Read More »
Reverse Engineering Injury Mechanism and the Consequences of Forward Engineering Andrew ‘Bud’ Charniga Sportivnypress.com Squatting under and receiving a heavy barbell at high speed without negative consequences; disproves the common myth ligaments and joints are susceptible to injury from fast, large range of motion exercises. Charniga photo. Five previous essays explored the possibility of a
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A Myth of Olympic Weightlifting Andrew ‘Bud’ Charniga www.sportivnypress.com Figure 1. Weightlifters are able to react in the event of unanticipated circumstances and avoid injury because of their dynamic training and elasticity. They develop injury avoidance mechanisms from their training. The overwhelming majority of exercises are dynamic: fast contraction conjoined with rapid relaxation of
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