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Loaded Carries for Total Body Strength
There is a running joke in the strength and conditioning world that coaches go through the following cycle: Basic -> Complicated -> Basic New coaches come in to the industry with little experience so they rely on basics to progress.... Continue reading
There is a running joke in the strength and conditioning world that coaches go through the following cycle: Basic -> Complicated -> Basic New coaches come in to the industry with little experience so they rely on basics to progress.... Continue reading
Top 10 Best Weight Training Exercises for Building Muscle and Staying Injury-Free
People want to know how to build muscle without getting hurt. That’s a two-part question. Let’s address the staying injury-free part first. I want to begin by stating this apparent truth: anything done in excess will hurt you. Dr... Continue reading
People want to know how to build muscle without getting hurt. That’s a two-part question. Let’s address the staying injury-free part first. I want to begin by stating this apparent truth: anything done in excess will hurt you. Dr... Continue reading
Interview: Jared Coon
A 300 kg total is a good number in Olympic weightlifting. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight is even more impressive. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight and 39 years of age is outstanding. That’s what Jared Coon did seven days before... Continue reading
A 300 kg total is a good number in Olympic weightlifting. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight is even more impressive. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight and 39 years of age is outstanding. That’s what Jared Coon did seven days before... Continue reading
Weightlifting News: Issue 171
Upcoming National Meets May 9-12 National Championships in Memphis, TN July 24-28 American Open Series 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 12-15 American Open Series 3 in Daytona Beach, FL December 5-8 American Open Finals in Salt Lake... Continue reading
Upcoming National Meets May 9-12 National Championships in Memphis, TN July 24-28 American Open Series 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 12-15 American Open Series 3 in Daytona Beach, FL December 5-8 American Open Finals in Salt Lake... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 170
Matt Asks: It’s midnight and I can’t fall asleep because of the endless loop of mental snatch reps in my head. And it all crystallizes into this damning question, and it is driving me mad... do the hips come forward to meet the bar o... Continue reading
Matt Asks: It’s midnight and I can’t fall asleep because of the endless loop of mental snatch reps in my head. And it all crystallizes into this damning question, and it is driving me mad... do the hips come forward to meet the bar o... Continue reading
When It’s in Your Blood: Dealing with Internal Conflict in Weightlifting
Back when I was competing on the national scene in the 90s, I had a conversation with another lifter that I’ve never forgotten. Know what I mean? It was one of those times when somebody says something to you that stays in your memory for years.... Continue reading
Back when I was competing on the national scene in the 90s, I had a conversation with another lifter that I’ve never forgotten. Know what I mean? It was one of those times when somebody says something to you that stays in your memory for years.... Continue reading
Motivational Tactics for Consistent Training and Nutrition
Do you like to exercise? Do you enjoy the feeling of sweat dripping off your nose, your muscles screaming for oxygen and the challenge of making it through a high volume set of back squats? Odds are, if you are visiting this site, you do or are conte... Continue reading
Do you like to exercise? Do you enjoy the feeling of sweat dripping off your nose, your muscles screaming for oxygen and the challenge of making it through a high volume set of back squats? Odds are, if you are visiting this site, you do or are conte... Continue reading
Coaching Under Constraints: Sprinting and Jumping
It was January in Illinois. The temperature outside was -22 with wind chills of -50 (or colder). Everything was closed, everyone was stuck inside, and we were two days away from an indoor track meet. All over the state, the Midwest really, coaches we... Continue reading
It was January in Illinois. The temperature outside was -22 with wind chills of -50 (or colder). Everything was closed, everyone was stuck inside, and we were two days away from an indoor track meet. All over the state, the Midwest really, coaches we... Continue reading
Weightlifting for Contact Sports Athletes
Weightlifting has a place in every weight room. Of course, I’m slightly biased because I love the sport, but I also think that it is one of the best forms of education—not just for physical exercise, but also for many other components of ... Continue reading
Weightlifting has a place in every weight room. Of course, I’m slightly biased because I love the sport, but I also think that it is one of the best forms of education—not just for physical exercise, but also for many other components of ... Continue reading
Social Media, Comparison, and Self Destruction
Social Media is a very powerful tool. It can either build you up or tear you down. 15 years ago, social media was a fairly new concept and Myspace was all the hype. Athletes would have to wait in suspense until a competition to see what thei... Continue reading
Social Media is a very powerful tool. It can either build you up or tear you down. 15 years ago, social media was a fairly new concept and Myspace was all the hype. Athletes would have to wait in suspense until a competition to see what thei... Continue reading
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