Have you had the bar “crash” on you during an Olympic lift? Many athletes get to experience a bar crashing on them during their learning. Recently, I’ve been meeting a number of athletes approaching the power and the full lift differently… CAUSING the bar to crash on them!? Check out this video… Power vs Full …
When your feet hit the ground while receiving a snatch do they land flat? Or do you land like a ninja? – Quiet, toes to heel, like you’re sneaking around… If you’re landing with a flat foot when you receive your lifts you’re setting yourself up for some BIG weight. But, if you land like …
Technique for More Weight – Land Flat Foot for Bigger Lifts Read More »
The core is an overlooked area of the body in the Olympic lifts. A good solid core is VITAL and contributes to three key factors in every lift. The application of force off the floor and at the hip Bar speed Receiving the bar When the core is weak and not working as a unit… …
Is Your Core Keeping You From a PR in the Snatch? Read More »
Why do we squat? There are numerous answers including performance, strength, aesthetics, and/or quality of life. There are as many ways to squat as there are reasons why we squat – low bar, high bar, front, back, functional, sumo, olympic, split, etc. How we squat should then be in line with why we squat. The movement …
How to Elevate Your Olympic Squat to Maximum Potential: Six Key Methods Read More »
Oh that anxiety… You know, the feeling in the pit of your stomach when you know you’re stepping up to heavy weight. We all feel it… however, it doesn’t affect us all in the same way. If you know you’ve missed a lift due to fear, or you feel that fear hampers your training than this …
Diane Fu is of one the prominent and most sought after Olympic Weightlifting coaches in the CrossFit community. From time to time she tours the country to hold seminars at CrossFit boxes. I had the pleasure of attending one she held in Detroit. Below is a quick primer on key points of emphasis from the seminar: #1 …
Have you ever thought, “Man, if I could deadlift 660lbs I could easily clean 400lbs?” Marcus Mucheck of the Dirty Gym thought that and he found it sadly not to be true. Marcus is a successful powerlifter turned weightlifter. Marcus has trained at Westside Barbell, and has been on the national stage with USA Weightlifting. He has …
3 Reasons Why A Traditional Deadlift will NOT help your Clean Read More »
Squats are one of the most used movements in Crossfit and any other training program and there’s a damn good reason why. Squatting is a full body movement that gets most of your lower body muscles firing up. While this compound movement is a fundamental strength exercise, there are conflicting beliefs on the proper form …
There are some lifts and movements that tell a story about your body. The overhead squat is one of them. The overhead squat (or OHS for short) can reveal so much about you; limitations that may be affecting your joints or muscles and causing you pain, the level of stability in your hip and core, …
What would you do if you had the opportunity to learn proper lifting techniques from a 2 time Olympian? You’d be crazy not to jump at the chance, right? Well, that’s exactly what we’re bringing to you today. Chad Vaughn is an Olympic weightlifter and a master at lifting heavy. As a trained athlete, he has relied …
The Pre-Lift Checklist That Will Improve Your Olympic Lifts Read More »
CrossFit Wall Walk for Women: How To Master It, Benefits, and Scaling Options Read More »
