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10 ways to improve confidence for weightlifting
It requires a certain type of person to persist with weightlifting. It is technically a very challenging sport and, once you’re past the beginner’s stage, results do not come easily or quickly. It can also be considered a humbling sport: ... Continue reading
It requires a certain type of person to persist with weightlifting. It is technically a very challenging sport and, once you’re past the beginner’s stage, results do not come easily or quickly. It can also be considered a humbling sport: ... Continue reading
A Squat for Every Occasion
Ever wondered what squats you should be using to target different muscles? This article will help you decide on certain squats and squat variations as well as how to make the lift as efficient as possible. Conventional Back Squats • &nb... Continue reading
Ever wondered what squats you should be using to target different muscles? This article will help you decide on certain squats and squat variations as well as how to make the lift as efficient as possible. Conventional Back Squats • &nb... Continue reading
Rolling with the Red Dragon: Training Through the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
If you’re a woman who works out, or a man who associates himself with women who work out, you need to read this. PERIOD. See what I did there? Feeling uncomfortable? That’s okay. You’re allowed. Talking about the curse has ... Continue reading
If you’re a woman who works out, or a man who associates himself with women who work out, you need to read this. PERIOD. See what I did there? Feeling uncomfortable? That’s okay. You’re allowed. Talking about the curse has ... Continue reading
Coaching the Olympic Lifts in Strength & Conditioning Programs
Implementing the Lifts If you want to enhance your power and strength, it is hard to look past the snatch and the clean and jerk. Some coaches view the Olympic lifts as an integral part of their strength and conditioning program, while others clai... Continue reading
Implementing the Lifts If you want to enhance your power and strength, it is hard to look past the snatch and the clean and jerk. Some coaches view the Olympic lifts as an integral part of their strength and conditioning program, while others clai... Continue reading
Think Your Shoulders are doing the Work? You May Be Breathing Your Way to a Shoulder Injury.
Last month, I wrote an article about breathing technique and bracing for bigger lifts. But breathing technique goes far beyond that. In fact, it can help during any lift where you are loading your spine with weight. This includes shoulder presses and... Continue reading
Last month, I wrote an article about breathing technique and bracing for bigger lifts. But breathing technique goes far beyond that. In fact, it can help during any lift where you are loading your spine with weight. This includes shoulder presses and... Continue reading
Interview: Travis Cooper
When I decided to interview Travis Cooper, I knew I needed to do some research on his career. Travis has been around forever, you see. I’ve been seeing him at the national level for literally longer than I can remember, which is why I wanted to... Continue reading
When I decided to interview Travis Cooper, I knew I needed to do some research on his career. Travis has been around forever, you see. I’ve been seeing him at the national level for literally longer than I can remember, which is why I wanted to... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 185
Nolan Asks: Should I prioritize clean deadlifts (bending more at knee) or traditional deadlifts that prioritize hip hinge? Or is a combination ideal for building strength in the Olympic lifts? Greg Says: I look at this pretty simply: To build stren... Continue reading
Nolan Asks: Should I prioritize clean deadlifts (bending more at knee) or traditional deadlifts that prioritize hip hinge? Or is a combination ideal for building strength in the Olympic lifts? Greg Says: I look at this pretty simply: To build stren... Continue reading
Two Sides to Every Story: Another Look at Doping in Weightlifting
There’s a ton of weightlifting information on the internet, as you know. Some of it is great, and some of it is crap. One of the online spots I’ve really been impressed with lately is insidethegames.biz. This is a site with an extensive l... Continue reading
There’s a ton of weightlifting information on the internet, as you know. Some of it is great, and some of it is crap. One of the online spots I’ve really been impressed with lately is insidethegames.biz. This is a site with an extensive l... Continue reading
Weight Cutting for Competition Day
Weight cutting is a weird and janky thing. Weight classes in strength sports were introduced just after the Olympics in 1920, as a means of making sure that competitors were competing with others their size—which is perfectly logical—but ... Continue reading
Weight cutting is a weird and janky thing. Weight classes in strength sports were introduced just after the Olympics in 1920, as a means of making sure that competitors were competing with others their size—which is perfectly logical—but ... Continue reading
How to simplify Olympic weightlifting
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by Olympic weightlifting training! The lifts are complicated. Practice is the only way to get better at them, but we only have a set amount of time in the gym every week. How does a person know what to focus on? How do ... Continue reading
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by Olympic weightlifting training! The lifts are complicated. Practice is the only way to get better at them, but we only have a set amount of time in the gym every week. How does a person know what to focus on? How do ... Continue reading
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