Olympic weightlifting is a very easy sport to gain access to, all you need is a bar and plates. It’ll be ideal to have qualified weightlifting coach too but never the less you don’t need much. Sadly, in my opinion, many people over step their boundaries on Continue Reading
Programming the Jerk
*Focusing just on the ‘Jerk’
The ‘Jerk’ doesn’t get enough attention nor recognition. You would think that this lift would get a lot more notoriety considering it’s part of the competition lifts, ‘Clean and JERK’. Yet many novice lifters only Continue Reading
Good Luck at Nationals
This weekend is USA-Weightlifting 2013 Nationals in West Chester, Ohio! Safe travels to everyone and go out and crush some PR’s!
Powers vs. Squats
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I’m a big fan of power snatches and power cleans. These supplemental lifts develop a significant amount of power and is just fun to do. But for most of my weightlifters, I rarely program powers into their cycles.