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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
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
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
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
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
Competing in Multiple Meets in a Short Time Frame
You don’t have to be in weightlifting for long to realize it’s much different from other sports. One of the main differences is the frequency of competition. Many of you grew up playing mainstream sports like football, basketball, and bas... Continue reading
You don’t have to be in weightlifting for long to realize it’s much different from other sports. One of the main differences is the frequency of competition. Many of you grew up playing mainstream sports like football, basketball, and bas... Continue reading
Change Yourself, Not Your Habits: Who Are You Going to be in 2020?
Happy New Year! It’s January and you may be taking stock of what went well in 2019 and what opportunities you have for improvement in 2020. This may be accompanied by a list of resolutions or habits you plan to adopt, which always seems like a ... Continue reading
Happy New Year! It’s January and you may be taking stock of what went well in 2019 and what opportunities you have for improvement in 2020. This may be accompanied by a list of resolutions or habits you plan to adopt, which always seems like a ... Continue reading
Getting Real With Your Numbers
As weightlifters, we are always chasing numbers; our weight on the scale, our state or national ranking, and most often we are consumed by the weight on the bar. Let’s just take a moment to be sure we’re all on the same page and allow me ... Continue reading
As weightlifters, we are always chasing numbers; our weight on the scale, our state or national ranking, and most often we are consumed by the weight on the bar. Let’s just take a moment to be sure we’re all on the same page and allow me ... Continue reading
Training Masters Athletes for Successful Weightlifting Outcomes: Part One
In recent years, participation in the sport of weightlifting, including both Olympic style and powerlifting has steadily increased in masters categories including both male and female lifters. This is particularly true for ages fifty and over. Both O... Continue reading
In recent years, participation in the sport of weightlifting, including both Olympic style and powerlifting has steadily increased in masters categories including both male and female lifters. This is particularly true for ages fifty and over. Both O... Continue reading
The Internet: Friend or Foe?
The value of the internet is ever-present in contemporary conversation. We debate, espouse, and contend how it contributes to our well-being as humans. We are indeed moving towards an increasingly digital age. This is a boon in many ways. Internet-ba... Continue reading
The value of the internet is ever-present in contemporary conversation. We debate, espouse, and contend how it contributes to our well-being as humans. We are indeed moving towards an increasingly digital age. This is a boon in many ways. Internet-ba... Continue reading
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