Category Archives: Olympic Weightlifting

Olympic Lifting for the Junior Tennis Player: Audio Clip from Dr. Feder

Olympic Lifting For The Junior Tennis Player – A Perspective from a noted Orthopedic Surgeon who has been a Team Physician for Olympic Weightlifting at the 200 Summer Olympics and who works with dozens of professional, collegiate and high school tennis athletes. Continue reading

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Olympic Lifting Pros and Cons for The College Tennis Player: Audio Clip

Olympic Lifting Pros and Cons for The College Tennis Player – A Perspective from a noted Orthopedic Surgeon who has been a Team Physician for Olympic Weightlifting at the 200 Summer Olympics and who works with dozens of professional, collegiate and high school tennis athletes. Continue reading

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Rich Lansky Discusses the Common Flaws of Cleans: Video

In this informative video, iTPA Certification Commissioner Rich Lansky discusses and showcases some common flaws of cleans (related to tennis players) in this video (part 2 of a 2-part Olympic Weightlifting series).

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Rich Lansky: Olympic Weightlifting for Tennis Case Study

iTPA Certification Commissioner Rich Lansky discusses and showcases a tennis-specific Olympic Weightlifting Case Study in this video (part 1 of a 2-part Olympic Weightlifting series). Continue reading

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Even the Great Ones Can Get Better: Learning From Lance Armstrong

The video clip below shows Lance Armstrong working out before his 2009 comeback to compete in the tour de France, and you can see the work ethic and discipline that has made Lance one of the greatest athletes in any sport in the last few decades. The ITPA was sent this video by a great strength coach who was really upset by what he saw.

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