Olympic Weightlifting Books
 

I know that getting a coach is the best way to train for learning the olympic lifts....i was interested in getting some feedback on a couple of books. The Weightlifting Encyclopedia, and the second being Tommy Kono's book. Im asking because i see that one can pick up "TWE" on amazon for about $20.00 used and they also have a dvd for around $30.00. Tommy Kono's book is around $45.00 dollars now from what is website says...tommykono.com. That seems pretty expensive. Any and all feedback would be appreciated.

I would start with Newton's book.............

http://www.amazon.com/Explosive-Lift...d_i=0736041729

It's much better than either of the ones you mentioned for beginners IMO.

Kono's book is great, but a great deal of it is about his weightlifting career.

TWE is just that, an encyclopedia. It's very dense and I have yet to get all the way through it.

The World Class Coaching videos are pretty good also, especially the snatch one. I'm not sure where to get them now though.

Best Free Book: Dan John's "From the Ground Up" - danjohn.org
Totally worth it, even at 10x the price. Seriously, it's a great book.

I also think Tommy Kono's book is excellent. I bought it from him (hey, support the greats!) and loved it. I have been training for about a year with coaches, but I still found his book immediately helpful, useful, and just full of great stuff. Efficient and enjoyable to read.