The Book on Cleans and Their Role in Sports Performance - Paperback

by Karen Romano (Editor), Christopher J. Romano (Author)

Written by a former competitive Olympic Weightlifter, veteran Sports Performance Coach, and current Minor League Strength Coach for the Detroit Tigers, Coach Chris Romano, details how he applies his unique background into successfully teaching the Clean, both safely and efficiently to various sport athletes. If you are a strength & conditioning coach, this book details how and when to apply cleans in training and the variations of the clean to sport specific athletes. It includes a detailed step by step progression Coach Romano has created over the last decade. The book outlines when using Olympic lifts are appropriate and when they are not. It also addresses common myths regarding the use of Olympic lifts in youth sports performance. This is an ideal book for young or experiences strength coaches working with high school or college athletes.