This talk goes into differentiating the differences between training for competition AS a weightlifter and utilizing the Olympic lifts and their derivatives to train LIKE a weightlifter. All of the tremendous physical attributes of weightlifters can have a significant positive effect on athletes of virtually all sports with strong correlation to whatever the sport’s requirements. Presented by Leo Totten, 2025 Chair of the NSCA's Weightlifting Special Interest Group. The Weightlifting SIG LinkedIn group can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14443548/ and Leo can be reached at https://www.tottentraining.com/ .