Tommy kono weightlifting olympic style book

American tommy kono was a poorly child who suffered from asthma. Kono set more than two dozen world records in the sport, won gold medals in two olympics, and in 1992 was named by the iwf as the greatest weightlifter of all time. Now, tommy kono is actually my alltime best and favorite weightlifter, athlete, and person. Tommy kono, who took up weightlifting in an internment camp for the japanese and went on to win two olympic gold medals for the united states, has died. Olympic and world champion and weightlifting coach in three olympic games, tommy kono reveals his knowledge and experiences to cut your time and effort to reach the. Two time olympic champion, three time pan american champion, six time world champion. Amazon price new from used from paperback please retry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His parents, who were of japanese descent, tried all sorts of methods to cure him, including traditional remedies, but nothing seemed to work. I would strongly argue that this book belongs on the shelf between pavels power to the people and tommy konos weightlifting. One of the biggest thrills i had in my years in weightlifting was briefly meeting him at the masters nationals one year. Championship weightlifting seems to be intended as a companion or follow up piece to konos other book, beforehand, i knew even less, but my father who bought me this book as a birthday present, tells me that kono was one of the heroes of his. Besides winning world class olympic weightlifting competitions, he was also a physique champion, winning the.

Championship weightlifting by tommy kono goodreads. Brief background on tk tommy konotommy konos background in the field of weightlifting is very extensive for he has won 3 medals in 3 separate olympics, two of which were gold and the other silver. This second book emphasizes how important the mental aspect has on olympic weightlifting. American tommy kono, who won two golds and a silver in weightlifting at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 olympics, was also a fourtime mr. Tommy kono won olympic medals in three different weight classes from 1952 to 1960. At the level of the olympics nowadays, theres not a whole lot of difference among the athletes in terms. Weightlifting, olympic style, 2001, tommy kono, 0970987102. Buy a cheap copy of weightlifting, olympic style book by tommy kono. Weightlifting, olympic style tommy kono olympic and world champion and weightlifting coach in three olympic games, tommy kono reveals his knowledge and experiences to cut your time and effort to reach the top in the sport of olympic weightlifting. Mr kono on olympic style deadlifts mr kono on olympic style squats it is best to buy the book for all the details. Tommy kono performing the winning clean and jerk lift to become the world middleweight champion at the 1959 world weightlifting championships in warsaw.

Tommy kono lecture instruction on olympic lifting part 1. Tommy kono was a wonderful human being and this comes through in the book. Search for library items search for lists search for. Official profile of olympic athlete tommy kono born 27 jun 1930, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Tommy kono, world and olympic weightlifting champion and coach in three olympic games. He went on to win the 1953 world weightlifting championships in the 75 kg class and would then go. Shane murphy, former director of sport science for the u. This was at a seminar hosted by bill kutzer, at california state university sacramento, the center of the universe for northern california weightlifting in recent years thanks to bills. Kono trained at the old york barbell gym at 51 broad. Its even more difficult to find contact info for the publisher hkc. Everything in weightlifting, said his new book will be out early next year.

Dan john this is the book i would recommend to anyone. Championship weightlifting seems to be intended as a companion or follow up piece to kono s other book, beforehand, i knew even less, but my father who bought me this book as a birthday present, tells me that kono was one of the heroes of his youth, and an inspiration for his forays in weightlifting. Buy weightlifting, olympic style by kono, tommy isbn. Tommy kono was a tremendously talented weightlifter who was a world and olympic champion for the united states back in the fifties. My only complaint about tommys first book was that he didnt included enough photos of himself. Championship weightlifting, beyond muscle power, the. Tommy kono s book on olympic weight training and competition is a terrific book. Tommy kono books list of books by author tommy kono. Besides winning world class olympic weightlifting competitions, he was also a physique. Olympic style as the three books that will lead you to the next level. Poundforpound, tommy kono is probably the greatest lifter produced by the united states. Tommy kono olympic weightlifting united states of america. See all books authored by tommy kono, including weightlifting, olympic style, and championship weightlifting, and more on.

You can buy the book directly from mr konos website in brief though the routine above is alternated for six weeks with a routine of the same exercises but for 35 sets of 5 except situps. Olympic lifting aficionados and many others will love tommys book. He also won three consecutive gold medals at the pan american games, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. Besides winning world class olympic weightlifting competitions, he was also a physique champion, winning the mr.

He won two olympic gold medals, one silver, coached. Imagine you have a test tube filled with your workout ability, he. Olympic, part 2 olympic weightlifting, load and volume management, injuries, mohamed f. It is as timely now as it was then, and it is reproduced in this book olympic style weightlifting 2001 because it carries a very important message. Tommy kono shares his enormous lifting knowledge with the help of carefullyselected photos. Alive with wisdom and common sense, they will help you focus like a laser beam on becoming the best you can be. Championship wl is a bit more about wl stories but still mixes in stuff about training. On quality training tommy kono some years ago i wrote an article and entitled it on q. In this book you will read about tommy konos health struggles that should have prevented him from becoming an olympic champion. Olympic lifting aficionados and many others will love tommy s book. In championship olympic weightlifting, 50% is mental, 30% technique and 20% power. Tamio tommy kono, the legendary olympic weightlifting champion and mr.

Tommy kono, byname of tamio kono, born june 27, 1930, sacramento, california, u. Came across this one in the first place a few years ago. Jim schmitz talks modern weightlifting, competition, and. Here is part 1 of a lecture on the proper way to perform the weightlifting movement known as the snatch. Tommy kono, who began to lift weights while his japanese american family was held in a detention camp during world war ii, then went on to win two olympic gold medals and three titles as mr. When asked the secret of weightlifting by an international weightlifting coach, kono pointed to his head. In this video footage from the 1958 world weightlifting championships in stockholm, sweden, posted on the john phung youtube channel, tommy kono of sacramento, ca, usa performed winning olympicstyle lifts including a worldrecord snatch of 3. The strength program that will get you the best results of. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Tommy kono, who trained with york barbell in the 1950s and won two olympic gold medals in weightlifting, died on april 24 in honolulu.

Kono was a hero to arnold schwarzenegger, who went on to become an international phenomenon in the groundbreaking documentary, pumping iron. Tommy kono, shown here in 2002, holds the olympic gold medal he won as a weightlifter in 1952 at the helsinki games. Konos clinic will be held in bill kutzers olympic weightlifting gym at california state universitysacramento solano building, room 1020, and there will be parking in lot 1. Kono stated that back in 1952 when he was training for the olympics kono won the lightweight gold medal that year, he would train three days a week on only four exercises, and equal or exceed world record totals during his training. Konos new book is filled with wonderful stories and observations that made tommy kono, well, tommy kono. A year or so back, when i was given the honor and responsibility of participating in the selection of an allmillennium american weightlifting team, some of the choices were difficult, but a few were undisputable. World championship team because three days before the team tryout, my mother passed away. Dan john this is the book i would recommend to anyone wanting to begin the sport of weightlifting. Ive only skimmed these and really need to spend some time to go over them thoroughly. Tommy kono bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Universe, has an interesting way of looking at training. Tommy konos book on olympic weight training and competition is a terrific book.

Between 1953 and 1959 he was undefeated in world and olympic competition, adding six straight world titles to his two olympic gold medals. It is a large format paper back, 272 pages, with many photos and great instruction on the olympic lifts. He also set world records in four different weight classes, an amazing accomplishment by todays standards. On quality training tommy kono the tight tan slacks of. Most everyone has this in the reverse order of importance and spend too many hours in hard physical training but hardly any time in grooming his or her mind for the sport. The championship weightlifting book is meant to be a sequel to weightlifting olympic style. Gentlemen, ive been scouring the interwebs for months trying to find a copy of tommy konos weightlifting, olympic style.