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Performance Menu End
About a week ago, I found out this magazine is going to be ending in a few months. Today is July 7, 2021, and December will be the last issue. I’m not letting the cat out of the bag by announcing this. The news has gone public. For som... Continue reading
About a week ago, I found out this magazine is going to be ending in a few months. Today is July 7, 2021, and December will be the last issue. I’m not letting the cat out of the bag by announcing this. The news has gone public. For som... Continue reading
Providence or Merit: How to Think about your Training Progress (or Lack Thereof)
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the concept of fairness a lot. We often uphold fairness as the gold standard principle by which society should be organized. Even though we may disagree on the parameters of what constitutes “fair” (... Continue reading
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the concept of fairness a lot. We often uphold fairness as the gold standard principle by which society should be organized. Even though we may disagree on the parameters of what constitutes “fair” (... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 198
Kerri Asks: From what I've heard, you coach beginners with the same cues/ technique, and then as they progress, they develop their own ways of lifting (like you always coach split over squat jerk, different feet position, etc). At what point woul... Continue reading
Kerri Asks: From what I've heard, you coach beginners with the same cues/ technique, and then as they progress, they develop their own ways of lifting (like you always coach split over squat jerk, different feet position, etc). At what point woul... Continue reading
Nothings (Un)fair in Love and Weightlifting: The Case for Trans Inclusion
It’s time for us to say it out loud: Weightlifting as an Olympic sport has an inclusion problem. It always has. For a sport that considers itself one of the most democratic in the world because it has 192 National Federations worldwide, its tra... Continue reading
It’s time for us to say it out loud: Weightlifting as an Olympic sport has an inclusion problem. It always has. For a sport that considers itself one of the most democratic in the world because it has 192 National Federations worldwide, its tra... Continue reading
Weightlifters Comparing Themselves to Their Old Level
A few months ago, boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got in the ring to fight an exhibition bout. For those of you who don’t know, Tyson and Jones are widely considered two of the greatest fighters of all time. Back in the 80s and 90s,... Continue reading
A few months ago, boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got in the ring to fight an exhibition bout. For those of you who don’t know, Tyson and Jones are widely considered two of the greatest fighters of all time. Back in the 80s and 90s,... Continue reading
From the Archives: Back Training for Weightlifting
Because the classic lifts and common supplemental exercises such as squats and pulls naturally provide a considerable workload for the muscles of the lower and middle back, generally this area will require somewhat less specific training than the ant... Continue reading
Because the classic lifts and common supplemental exercises such as squats and pulls naturally provide a considerable workload for the muscles of the lower and middle back, generally this area will require somewhat less specific training than the ant... Continue reading
Interview: Ursula Garza Papandrea
Boy oh boy…Olympic weightlifting is in a very shaky time period right now. Our sport is one step away from having the word “Olympic” removed from its name. We’re on the verge of disaster, and nobody has fought harder to keep ... Continue reading
Boy oh boy…Olympic weightlifting is in a very shaky time period right now. Our sport is one step away from having the word “Olympic” removed from its name. We’re on the verge of disaster, and nobody has fought harder to keep ... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 197
Peter Asks: Could you please give a thorough explanation on the use of a step-up or "high" step-up, specifically for the weightlifter or general strength enthusiast? As I scour the Internet I am not finding much attention to detail with the... Continue reading
Peter Asks: Could you please give a thorough explanation on the use of a step-up or "high" step-up, specifically for the weightlifter or general strength enthusiast? As I scour the Internet I am not finding much attention to detail with the... Continue reading
Tokyo Olympic Headlines and Predictions
The Olympics are right around the corner. Damn, it feels good to say that. As we all know, there was a time not too long ago when we wondered if the whole shebang was even going to happen. When COVID-19 flipped the world upside down and stom... Continue reading
The Olympics are right around the corner. Damn, it feels good to say that. As we all know, there was a time not too long ago when we wondered if the whole shebang was even going to happen. When COVID-19 flipped the world upside down and stom... Continue reading
Are You Taking Off-Seasons?: The Importance of Transition Periods, Unstructured Training, and Play
In the years that I’ve spent coaching and managing a weightlifting club, I noticed that most athletes that I end up working with, tend to train year-round. As an athlete myself, I too have followed this pattern year after year, hopping from com... Continue reading
In the years that I’ve spent coaching and managing a weightlifting club, I noticed that most athletes that I end up working with, tend to train year-round. As an athlete myself, I too have followed this pattern year after year, hopping from com... Continue reading
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