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Interview: Mattie Sasser
Lots of weightlifters have interesting back stories and colorful journeys, but I don’t think I’ve heard many that can compare with the life of Mattie Sasser. How often have you known of a lifter who starts her career on a tiny island near... Continue reading
Lots of weightlifters have interesting back stories and colorful journeys, but I don’t think I’ve heard many that can compare with the life of Mattie Sasser. How often have you known of a lifter who starts her career on a tiny island near... Continue reading
How Knowing the Rules Makes a Difference in Competition (Or: Never Be a Jackass to a “Flight Attendantâ€)
Remember when you were a kid running at the pool and you slipped on the deck, and your mom yelled across the entire shallow end, “I’ve told you a thousand times not to run!!!” You knew for sure that never in your whole life had your... Continue reading
Remember when you were a kid running at the pool and you slipped on the deck, and your mom yelled across the entire shallow end, “I’ve told you a thousand times not to run!!!” You knew for sure that never in your whole life had your... Continue reading
Coaches Coaching Coaches: Say That Three Times Fast!
I have always had a firm stance on coaches in a sport like ours; everyone needs one. Whether it be a remote coach or the preferred in-person experience offering critique with every drop of the bar, a watchful eye is necessary to turn out a good lifte... Continue reading
I have always had a firm stance on coaches in a sport like ours; everyone needs one. Whether it be a remote coach or the preferred in-person experience offering critique with every drop of the bar, a watchful eye is necessary to turn out a good lifte... Continue reading
Bottoms Up Snatch Balance: Combating Soft Elbows in the Snatch
When performing a snatch, there is nothing more irritating than elevating the barbell high enough and committing to getting under it, only to miss it because of some foolish mistake. In the sport of weightlifting, the snatch is deemed the ‘fine... Continue reading
When performing a snatch, there is nothing more irritating than elevating the barbell high enough and committing to getting under it, only to miss it because of some foolish mistake. In the sport of weightlifting, the snatch is deemed the ‘fine... Continue reading
Competing Often: Great Opportunity or Recipe for Disaster?
It’s the summer of 2019, and the international weightlifting scene is red hot. Athletes from all around the world are starting to put together their highest results in preparation for 2020 Olympic qualification. In decades past, this wasn&rsquo... Continue reading
It’s the summer of 2019, and the international weightlifting scene is red hot. Athletes from all around the world are starting to put together their highest results in preparation for 2020 Olympic qualification. In decades past, this wasn&rsquo... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 174
Sam Asks: When programming leading up to a meet, what should your program look like 2 weeks out and 1 week out? Greg Says: I can answer this is mostly general terms, but it does become pretty specific depending on how exactly an athlete trai... Continue reading
Sam Asks: When programming leading up to a meet, what should your program look like 2 weeks out and 1 week out? Greg Says: I can answer this is mostly general terms, but it does become pretty specific depending on how exactly an athlete trai... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 173
Patrick Asks: I have searched the internet, purchased several Olympic weightlifting books including Greg Everett's, and I can't find anything that covers this topic. Hoping you can shed some light! Do you have to have your feet in the pu... Continue reading
Patrick Asks: I have searched the internet, purchased several Olympic weightlifting books including Greg Everett's, and I can't find anything that covers this topic. Hoping you can shed some light! Do you have to have your feet in the pu... Continue reading
USA Weightlifting at the 2019 Pan Ams: Then and Now
Many of you are weightlifting fans, in addition to being athletes and/or coaches yourself. You’re actively involved in the sport in your own way, but you probably also keep current on the top competition results from around the world. That mean... Continue reading
Many of you are weightlifting fans, in addition to being athletes and/or coaches yourself. You’re actively involved in the sport in your own way, but you probably also keep current on the top competition results from around the world. That mean... Continue reading
Comparing RPE and Percentage Based Programming
Over the last few years, there has been a rise in the amount of strength coaches advocating RPE based programming for athletes at all levels instead of the more traditional percentage-based approach. Let’s look over some of the basics of both m... Continue reading
Over the last few years, there has been a rise in the amount of strength coaches advocating RPE based programming for athletes at all levels instead of the more traditional percentage-based approach. Let’s look over some of the basics of both m... Continue reading
Master the Minute
In order to progress, you must pay attention to the details, the smaller the better. In the Army, the drill sergeants would have us chant in synchronization with our push-ups,“Attention to detail! Motivation is the key!” There is always a... Continue reading
In order to progress, you must pay attention to the details, the smaller the better. In the Army, the drill sergeants would have us chant in synchronization with our push-ups,“Attention to detail! Motivation is the key!” There is always a... Continue reading
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