I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF WORK . THE MANY JEWELS OF INFORMATION HAVE HELPED TO SPICE UP MY WORKOUTS AN ALSO IMPROVE ON MY MEET TOTAL . I ACHIEVED A TOTAL AT THE 1998 AMERICAN OPEN , THAT I HAD NOT DONE IN TEN YEARS . I ATRIBUTE A LARGE PART OF THAT SUCCESS TO ATHUR DRESCHLER AND HIS PIECE OF WORK , THE WEIGHTLIFTING ENCYCLOPEDIA .I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THIS BOOK WOULD HELP ANY FOLLOWER OF THE WEIGHT GAME AND THAT IT SHOULD BE THE STANDARD TEXTBOOK OF ALL PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS !