Cover:Khadjimourad Akkaev (Russia) put together six good lifts to end the day with all three gold medals in the 105-kg class and a very impressive 425-kg total at the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships. People Meet Khadjimourad Akkaev by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. Karo Whitfield:Weightlifting in the South by Thom Van Vleck Slim the Hammer Man:Modern-Day Superhero by Mike Corlett Training Five Exercises to Increase Your Olympic Weightlifting Total by Karsten Jensen, MSc The Big Picture:Colon and Rectal Cancer by William L. Crawford, M.D. A Minimalist Workout by Richard Moores Book Review:The Flexible Periodization Method by Karsten Jensen, reviewed by Brian Jones, Ph.D. Building the Body for the Work Ahead by Dr. Ken E. Leistner Strength First! By Ken Best Neuro-muscular Efficiency:Implications for Training by Brian Mangravite Goal Setting:Get SMART by Ernest Roy, P.T., D.P.T. The Earth then Produced Mightier Men by Steve Jeck Practical Science Applied:Velocity Specificity: How Best to Train for Power by Brian Jones, Ph.D. How to Back Squat 'Enough,' Part I by Jim Schmitz Inverted Postures Can Jump Start Your Training by Col. (Ret.) Joseph H. Wolfenberger Foundations:The Gift of Resistance by Jon Bruney Getting More from Less by Gerard Matthew Contests 2011 Senior European Weightlifting Championships:Russian Display of Strength by Randall J. Strossen, Ph. D. NAHA Season Openers by Thom Van Vleck 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships:Who’s Up and Coming by Per Mattingsdal 48 Hours in Finland by Randall J. Strossen, Ph. D. History Russian Men of Might:Three Stars of Strength by Josef Svub The Continental Press by Gherardo Bonini