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Highly Intelligent People Who Can’t Figure Out Weightlifting


Think of the two or three smartest people you’ve ever known. Seriously, take a second and come up with a few names. The sharpest cookies you’ve come across.   Now, ask yourself this question: what made you think they were intellige... Continue reading
Virtual Competitions: Reflections and Lessons Learned


Needless to say, this past year has been a whirlwind for competitive weightlifters and coaches at all levels. Athletes and coaches scrambled to refocus training after the announcements of the Olympics postponement; Gyms and club owners retooled their... Continue reading
Share the Platform: Part I


Transgender athletes belong in strength sports. Transgender athletes belong in sports generally. There has been quite a bit of rhetoric surrounding who can participate in which sports circulating within both domestic and international dialogue lately... 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’ve spent the last 8-10 years training under excellent coaches and are already world-class lifters at... Continue reading
Interview: Jim Schmitz Part 2


“Be a contributor, not a complainer.” As you’ll read in the coming pages, those were Jim Schmitz’s final words in this interview. And I couldn’t imagine a better sign-off to encapsulate his time in USA weightlifting. &n... 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 is, in principle the positions are the same—the same ideal position that will produce the mos... Continue reading
Fighting for Your Weightlifting Career After Getting Bushwhacked


Let’s talk about the best ways to deal with getting bushwhacked in weightlifting, shall we? You might not realize it, but this is one of the most important mental skills you can have in this sport.   First, let’s make sure we all u... Continue reading
How to invest in Olympic Weightlifting


In order to get the most from something, we might have to invest in it. This means giving something for something in return. Olympic weightlifting is something to invest in. In order to get good at it, you have to give a lot. When we think of the ... Continue reading
A Master’s Fight Against Father Time


I just completed my seventh year in this crazy endeavor called weightlifting. I have never written about my experiences in this sport but now just seems like the right time to share how personally rewarding this journey has been for me and how I&rsqu... Continue reading
Red Meat is NOT Bad for You: Part 2


Part one of this series outlined that due to the high probability of confounding factors and the low relative risks that are consistently reported in epidemiological studies, it should be considered an embellishment to say that red meat causes cancer... Continue reading
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