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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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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