0ni
Registered Rustler
You did quote zatsiorsky but I don't recall seeing a page ref - can you pls provide it? I might re-read that section in its entire context.
nevertheless, I still think you are comparing apples and oranges. What are you discussing here - the training methods of elite lifters who are near their genetic potential, or up and commers such as yourself and themost effective/efficient way to reach the elite level?
It's page 156.
Also if you read what I am saying correctly (maybe I'm not saying this clear enough) I have mentioned on numerous occasions that the Olympic lifters build up a strength base while they are young and slowly dedicate more training time to the competition lifts as they mature as a lifter. They get strong as shit first whilst they perfect technique, then change the focus afterwards. 99% of recreational lifters will be in the "need more strength" phase when you compare them to what other nations are doing.
I've actually been in contact with Coach Wu in Singapore and should be going over for a month to train under him as my yearly holiday. He mentioned that I'll be mainly doing squats, push presses, heavy pulling and a shitload of bar work as I am a "weak englishman"!!
Here a video of a teenage kid squatting with 170kg for a triple. It was posted by someone who trained at the facility for a while and when he asked the guy about his training he mentioned that he was approaching "adequate strength" and needed to work on his technique... this is a very young age lol
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUs4poWy_Bs]SWF Training 170x3 - YouTube[/ame]