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Ask Greg: Issue 200


Aziz Asks: What should an Olympic lifter do between programs or phases? Should I take a week off after peaking to allow joints and tendons to fully re... Continue reading
Exercise Selection for Technical Improvement


All right, buckle up and settle in because we’re going to go yard on this one. I’ve talked about this idea in the past, but not in great d... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 199


Hussam Asks: How and when do you think Hypertrophy styled training or a hypertrophy block should be incorporated in a weightlifter’s programming... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 198


Kerri Asks: From what I've heard, you coach beginners with the same cues/ technique, and then as they progress, they develop their own ways of lif... Continue reading
From the Archives: Back Training for Weightlifting


Because the classic lifts and common supplemental exercises such as squats and pulls naturally provide a considerable workload for the muscles of the ... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 197


Peter Asks: Could you please give a thorough explanation on the use of a step-up or "high" step-up, specifically for the weightlifter or gen... Continue reading
From THe Archives: The Role of Strength in Weightlifting


While the premise of this article may at first strike readers as odd, considering that weightlifting, despite considerable elements of skill and speed... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 196


Isaac Asks: Do you landmark heights where the bar will be pulled to? Example being the 3rd pull of a Snatch. Do you get athletes to pull the bar to sp... Continue reading
From The Archives: Beginning Weightlifting as an Adult


In my dreams, I coach in a system like the Chinese, in which I have a few dozen elite lifters handed to me between the ages of 18-20 after they’... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 195


Anonymous: Should your feet distance in the starting position be the same for the snatch and clean?   Greg Says: As a starting point, yes. That... Continue reading
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