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Interview: TJ Greenstone
It’s getting more and more rare to hear about a weightlifter who wins national championships while working a full-time job and raising a family. These days, most of our top lifters are receiving some kind of financial help that keeps them from ... Continue reading
It’s getting more and more rare to hear about a weightlifter who wins national championships while working a full-time job and raising a family. These days, most of our top lifters are receiving some kind of financial help that keeps them from ... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 181
Samantha Asks: My question is a about the timing of getting under the bar in the snatch (and would also apply to the clean). I am someone who is more of a “puller” and not someone who naturally can get under the bar quickly. What are the ... Continue reading
Samantha Asks: My question is a about the timing of getting under the bar in the snatch (and would also apply to the clean). I am someone who is more of a “puller” and not someone who naturally can get under the bar quickly. What are the ... Continue reading
Selling Your Soul to Coach Talented Weightlifters
You know what blues music is, don’t you? Maybe you’re a fan, maybe not. But I’m sure you’ve at least heard the blues at some point, probably from BB King or Eric Clapton or some other blues player who’s had mainstream su... Continue reading
You know what blues music is, don’t you? Maybe you’re a fan, maybe not. But I’m sure you’ve at least heard the blues at some point, probably from BB King or Eric Clapton or some other blues player who’s had mainstream su... Continue reading
Longevity in Weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting can be a brutal sport. The keyword there is can, but it does not have to be. Olympic weightlifting has one of the lowest injury rates out of any other sport contested at the summer Olympic games. There is no statistical... Continue reading
Olympic weightlifting can be a brutal sport. The keyword there is can, but it does not have to be. Olympic weightlifting has one of the lowest injury rates out of any other sport contested at the summer Olympic games. There is no statistical... Continue reading
Training Masters Athletes for Successful Weightlifting Outcomes: Part Two
In part one of this article, we discussed the concepts of prehabilitation and equipment use strategies. Both tools allow for masters athletes to maintain their training, competitiveness, and minimize risk. In this second part, we’ll present spe... Continue reading
In part one of this article, we discussed the concepts of prehabilitation and equipment use strategies. Both tools allow for masters athletes to maintain their training, competitiveness, and minimize risk. In this second part, we’ll present spe... Continue reading
How to keep the bar close in the snatch
In order to lift a heavy weight from the floor to overhead, you must make sure that the horizontal distance between the bar and your body is absolutely minimal. This all starts at the setup position, which for a lot of people will mean the bar touche... Continue reading
In order to lift a heavy weight from the floor to overhead, you must make sure that the horizontal distance between the bar and your body is absolutely minimal. This all starts at the setup position, which for a lot of people will mean the bar touche... Continue reading
Canyon Strong
Last year, I joined a dozen other locals for a trip West and a Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim attempt. At the core, this trip was a fundraising effort started 10 years ago by a local cardiologist. It has raised more than a million dollars to improve living... Continue reading
Last year, I joined a dozen other locals for a trip West and a Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim attempt. At the core, this trip was a fundraising effort started 10 years ago by a local cardiologist. It has raised more than a million dollars to improve living... Continue reading
Mastering Your Self-Talk
In my December article, I shared with you some nuggets of information about how to find a take-away message, even during the shittiest of lifting days. I am hopeful a number of you have been practicing the art of finding a take-away message and are n... Continue reading
In my December article, I shared with you some nuggets of information about how to find a take-away message, even during the shittiest of lifting days. I am hopeful a number of you have been practicing the art of finding a take-away message and are n... Continue reading
Interview: Jessie Bradley
I actually remember the first time I saw Jessie Bradley. I was at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, must have been 2015 or 2016. I was coaching at a masters training camp, and one day I decided to stay in the gym after the masters were... Continue reading
I actually remember the first time I saw Jessie Bradley. I was at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, must have been 2015 or 2016. I was coaching at a masters training camp, and one day I decided to stay in the gym after the masters were... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 180
Tadeáš Asks: What would you say is the optimal range (% wise) to practice technique in? Say you have a lifter with decently developed technical skill (good squat/snatch ratio, etc.) and no specific issues who struggles with consistency... Continue reading
Tadeáš Asks: What would you say is the optimal range (% wise) to practice technique in? Say you have a lifter with decently developed technical skill (good squat/snatch ratio, etc.) and no specific issues who struggles with consistency... Continue reading
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