Due to the frequent complaints that the printed textbook was too voluminous to aid busy lifters and new comers to the sport of Weightlifting, the author opted for this abridged edition that encompasses the main classical lifts and their supporting routines.The following are the subjects covered in this abridged edition:4. WEIGHTLIFTING 4.1. STRENGTH TRAINING IN WEIGHTLIFTING4.2. FEATURES OF WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING4.3. STANDARD WEIGHTLIFTING TRAINING SESSIONS4.4. TRAINING FOR COMPETITION4.5. ASSISTING EXERCISES OF WEIGHTLIFTING4.6. INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN WEIGHTLIFTING4.7. HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER FOUR8. THE SNATCH LIFT 8.1. STANDARD SNATCH TECHNIQUE8.2. CONTEST RULES OF THE SNATCH LIFT8.3. TRAINING PRACTICE ON THE SNATCH LIFT8.4. SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE MECHANISM OF EXECUTION OF THE SNATCH8.5. LEARNING THE SNATCH LIFT8.6. START POSITION OF THE SNATCH8.7. PHASE OF ACCELERATION OF THE SNATCH8.8. PHASE OF INITIATING MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCH8.9. PHASE OF MAXIMAL SPEED OF THE SNATCH8.10. PHASE OF MAXIMAL MOMENTUM OF THE SNATCH8.11. PHASE OF SHOULDER ABDUCTION OF THE SNATCH8.12. PHASE OF DESCENT OF THE SNATCH8.13. PHASE OF FULL SQUAT SNATCH8.14. PHASE OF FULL ASCENT OF SNATCH8.15. TEACHING THE SNATCH LIFT8.16. HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER EIGHT9. THE CLEAN & JERK 9.1. STANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE CLEAN9.2. STANDARD TECHNIQUE OF THE JERK9.3. CONTEST RULES OF THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFT9.4. TRAINING PRACTICE ON THE CLEAN AND JERK LIFT9.5. PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLEAN AND JERK9.6. PROS AND CONS OF EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT TRAINING9.7. ERRORS IN THE CLEAN AND JERK9.8. MANAGING TRAINING LOAD INTENSITY AND VOLUME9.9 HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER NINE