Queen Squat (book)

The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Squat The squat is the most important exercise in strength and athletic training, and when it comes to improving joint mobility in the hips and knees as well as posture. It engages numerous muscles and joints simultaneously: from the thighs, through the glutes and back, to the shoulders and arms. However, if you take a look around gyms, you’ll see many people – whether experienced or not – performing the squat with poor technique, even without weights. Former professional weightlifter Dr Aaron Horschig, who perfected the squat movement pattern as an Olympic weightlifting competitor, demonstrates how anyone can train pain-free, safely and with perfect technique – and achieve maximum performance – through small adjustments to their posture. A series of images demonstrates how to achieve the perfect squat, how to increase mobility in the knee, ankle and hip joints, how to achieve greater core stability, and how overhead movements can be performed more easily. The Squat Bible is the definitive guide to the perfect squat. About the author Dr Aaron Horschig is a sports science expert, physiotherapist, sought-after speaker, author and founder of the successful blog SquatUniversity.com. As a certified strength and conditioning coach, he trains numerous international athletes, including footballers, European basketball players, athletes from the US NFL and CFL, and Olympic weightlifters.Excerpt

Powerlifting is extremely demanding, both technically and physically. To meet these high standards, focused, intensive training is essential. Drawing on their own practical experience, multiple world champion Dan Austin and strength and endurance specialist Bryan Mann introduce you to the specific aspects of powerlifting and provide comprehensive, well-founded guidance – from mental preparation and proper nutrition to the correct execution of the three disciplines: the squat, bench press and deadlift. With 100 exercises, as well as training programmes and periodisation plans, you can work specifically on your strength and technique and continuously improve. In addition, strategies for competition preparation, training optimisation and injury prevention will help you to perform at your absolute best in the long term. Dan Austin has been working as a strength and endurance coach for over 20 years and is currently employed at the University of South Carolina. He competed in powerlifting for 30 years, winning 9 world championships and 15 national championships over the course of his career, and setting several world records. He was voted the greatest powerlifter of all time in his weight class and was inducted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 2011.Bryan Mann, a certified strength and conditioning coach, has already worked with many professional athletes and is currently based at the University of Missouri. During his secondary school and university years, he was a four-time national champion and two-time world champion in powerlifting, and was ranked among the top 20 athletes in his age group.

The ultimate guide for athletes and coachesOlympic weightlifting is regarded as the supreme discipline amongst strength sports. However, it is not just weightlifters, but any athlete who is serious about building muscle, gaining strength and improving their strength endurance who cannot avoid the snatch and the clean & jerk. A prerequisite is proper technique, which must be learnt and maintained in daily training.In his book, coach and American weightlifting champion Greg Everett explains in detail and in an easy-to-understand way what constitutes good technique and what else is important in Olympic weightlifting. With over 600 illustrations, training plans, tables and step-by-step guides, this handbook is aimed at anyone who teaches or is learning weightlifting, wants to eliminate mistakes and refine their technique. As well as the basics – such as breathing and stance – and the individual phases of the exercise, Everett also covers proper warm-ups and the most effective supplementary exercises, such as squats and deadlifts. Furthermore, he provides many useful tips on nutritional supplements and also addresses the topics of mobility and flexibility. This holistic approach, which combines theory and practice in an exemplary manner, makes *Olympic Weightlifting* an indispensable training handbook. About the authorGreg Everett is the head coach of Catalyst Athletics, one of the most successful teams in Olympic weightlifting, which regularly wins numerous medals at both state and national level in the USA. Everett himself has also won several national competitions. In 2015, he became American champion and, in the same year, set a US record in the clean and jerk with 105 kg (in his age group of 35 to 39-year-olds). His handbook, *Olympic Weightlifting*, is the world’s most successful book on the subject and is regarded as the definitive work.