Weightlifing

Category: Form + Movement

5 Tips to Improve Your Overhead Squat

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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, …

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The Pre-Lift Checklist That Will Improve Your Olympic Lifts

Leave a Comment / Form + Movement, Weightlifing / By Marcherry Garnica

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 …

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Stretches with resistance bands that make you feel great and get more gains
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If you’re reading this right now, you probably need to go stretch. Yes, really. For many athletes, stretching your body and focusing on flexibility takes a backseat to the meat of strength training or your hardcore cardio. After all, that’s where the main calorie burn and results comes from, right? Well, yeah, but don’t take …
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