Overcompensation on the Platform

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2005

Overcompensation might be what you wish you got at work, and hope for as a result of your training, but as ace weightlifting coach Jim Schmitz explains in his latest column, it's not what you want on the competition platform.

You might not have a world-class weightlifting coach down the street from where you live, but with "Schmitz on the Lifts" you get the next best thing. Follow the link on the IronMind® home page or click here to read Jim Schmitz's latest column.

 

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