Dynamics of results of an athlete seriously lifting weights

In our previous article, we already touched upon the issues of comprehensive planning and forecasting the average performance of a weightlifter. We have proposed a calculation table to facilitate the above calculations. Now we already know what to do if an athlete’s performance is close to the calculated average. If the dynamics of the athlete’s results differ from the average data presented in the table, then the expected achievements can be determined using the table, which shows the possible increase in results over the years of training.

For example, a lightweight athlete with a height of 160 cm, who began training at the age of 16, by the end of the 4th year achieved a combined result of 255 kg (instead of the possible 267.5 kg). From this table it can be determined that in the 5th year of training he may have an increase of approximately 34 conventional units. units (average for beginners at 15.6 and 16.6 years). The result is 307 conventional. units (which is 255 kg) add 34 and get a possible result by the end of the 5th year - 341 conventional units. units, or 275 kg.

The result in the total double event that a weightlifter plans to achieve in a year must be determined not for the weight category in which he is currently performing, but for the one in which he will compete in the future in accordance with his height.

In table 1, in addition to the average gains, the maximum possible increase in results over the years of training is given. The question naturally arises: maybe it would be more advisable to plan not an average increase for the year, but the maximum possible? The fact is that in the first 5-6 years of classes (even at the average growth rate of results shown in the table) the greatest increase in achievements is ensured, so there is no need to plan the maximum possible results. After 5-6 years, when the annual increase in results begins to decline, it will be natural to strive to achieve the greatest possible increase in achievements every year. From this period, planning begins for the maximum possible increase in results for the year.

For example, let’s plan possible results for the 4th year of training for an athlete whose result at the end of the 3rd year was 287.5 kg. In the 4th year he is scheduled to reach 315 kg (gain of 27.5 kg). Let's assume that the results in biathlon will increase gradually, and then every month the increase should be 2.5 kg (27.5 kg: 11 months of training). This means that the total achievement of the double event can be: by the end of the 1st month - 290 kg, 2nd - 292.5, 3rd - 295, 6th - 305 kg, etc.

If the result for the year increases from 267.5 kg to 287.5 kg (by 20 kg), the increase in each month is equal to 1.8 kg. Then the total achievement of the double event can be: by the end of the 3rd month - 272.9 kg and the 6th - 278.3 kg. These results are not rounded to multiples of 2.5 kg in further calculations.

It’s even easier to determine the possible result by month graphically. To do this, the initial data (287.5 kg or 267.5 kg) and the planned data (315 kg or 287.5 kg) are marked on the graph at the beginning of the 1st and the end of the 11th month, and then connected by a straight line. The total biathlon result that can be achieved in individual months is shown in Fig. 1.

Based on the result of the combined event, possible achievements in the snatch and clean and jerk are determined; in this case, they proceed from the optimal ratio of results in the snatch and clean and jerk, which is expressed by the ratio 100:128.

In the first example, in the 1st month a result of 290 kg is possible. If the amount (290 kg) is 228 conventional. units

(100 + 128), then the snatch will be 127.2 kg, and the clean and jerk will be 162.8 kg (290 kg - 127.2 kg). The results in the snatch and clean and jerk and in subsequent months are also determined. They will be: in the 2nd month—128.3 kg and 163.7 kg (amount 292.5 kg) and in the 3rd month—129.4 and 165.6 kg (amount 295 kg).

The results in the snatch and clean and jerk for each month of the year can be determined graphically by noting the initial results at the beginning of the 1st month and the final results at the end of the 11th month. In this case, achievements in the snatch and clean and jerk need to be calculated from the total of the double event only twice.

All of the above calculations can be done using a regular calculator or slide rule in 2-3 minutes.

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