The Science Of Winning According To Vasili Alexeyev

[Arlecchino]

Great article by Dmitry Ivanov about Alexeev and his training theories:

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/F...42/Atext3.html


I particularly liked this part:

"Here they've put up a lot of mirrors in the gyms. They're good for furniture but not for training. When an athlete looks into the mirror he gets away from himself; instead he should be totally focused. In the mirror you'll see nothing but your image. This means that you won't understand and won't pick up the technique of exercise, you won't make sense out of the method. My advice during training is to think, think, think! ..."

[ctgblue]

Bump, advice from the man himself
I watched him live in the olympics, yes, they had TVs back then...

[Big_fuzzy]

Its funny... reading that I realise alot of what my coach does with me is so heavily influenced under that thought of training.

I do disagree to a certain point, however. I believe that the coach plays a much larger role then he says, I know when Im at comp, my respect and complete and unquestionalbe trust in my coach helps me lift.

All I have to do is look at him, all he needs to do is nod and the weight is mine!!!

I mean sure alexeyev became his own coach in the regard, but few people can do that, and it takes decades.

Full on... this just makes me want gold more.

[J.L.C.]

Its funny... reading that I realise alot of what my coach does with me is so heavily influenced under that thought of training.

I do disagree to a certain point, however. I believe that the coach plays a much larger role then he says, I know when Im at comp, my respect and complete and unquestionalbe trust in my coach helps me lift.

All I have to do is look at him, all he needs to do is nod and the weight is mine!!!

I mean sure alexeyev became his own coach in the regard, but few people can do that, and it takes decades.

Full on... this just makes me want gold more.

Which club are you with down there? Queensland by any chance, those guys seem to have a great system!

How many comps have you done so far?

[Arlecchino]

I do disagree to a certain point, however. I believe that the coach plays a much larger role then he says, I know when Im at comp, my respect and complete and unquestionalbe trust in my coach helps me lift.

I think (this does happen upon occasion) that Alexeev was not stating that one should not listen to your coach, but rather that one should not listen blindly, as so often happens.

[Big_fuzzy]

Which club are you with down there? Queensland by any chance, those guys seem to have a great system!

How many comps have you done so far?

1 comp to date, Im training down at SASI and SAWLA (south aus weightlifting assoc.). God these lifts are freaking hard, but the powerlifting background helped alot, especially with squats and keeping back tight etc etc.