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Body Weight – Workout Anywhere
Using your body weight, you can work out without any equipment and do it in any place you are. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has changed life as we all knew it forever, so much that simple every day aspects like going to the gym has become something... Continue reading
Using your body weight, you can work out without any equipment and do it in any place you are. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has changed life as we all knew it forever, so much that simple every day aspects like going to the gym has become something... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 195
Anonymous: Should your feet distance in the starting position be the same for the snatch and clean? Greg Says: As a starting point, yes. That is, in principle the positions are the same—the same ideal position that will produce the mos... Continue reading
Anonymous: Should your feet distance in the starting position be the same for the snatch and clean? Greg Says: As a starting point, yes. That is, in principle the positions are the same—the same ideal position that will produce the mos... Continue reading
Fighting for Your Weightlifting Career After Getting Bushwhacked
Let’s talk about the best ways to deal with getting bushwhacked in weightlifting, shall we? You might not realize it, but this is one of the most important mental skills you can have in this sport. First, let’s make sure we all u... Continue reading
Let’s talk about the best ways to deal with getting bushwhacked in weightlifting, shall we? You might not realize it, but this is one of the most important mental skills you can have in this sport. First, let’s make sure we all u... Continue reading
Mental Crash Between Snatches and Clean and Jerks in Competition: Maintaining Optimal Arousal
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An athlete is at a competition. The athlete is preparing for the snatch event and everything is going pretty well. They are getting into the groove in the warm-up sets, visualizing the lifts on the platf... Continue reading
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An athlete is at a competition. The athlete is preparing for the snatch event and everything is going pretty well. They are getting into the groove in the warm-up sets, visualizing the lifts on the platf... Continue reading
Red Meat is NOT Bad for You: Part 1
Red meat increases your risk of dying, red meat is as bad as smoking, red meat causes heart disease, red meat causes cancer. These are the type of headlines that get all the attention over the years for reasons I cannot understand other than the fact... Continue reading
Red meat increases your risk of dying, red meat is as bad as smoking, red meat causes heart disease, red meat causes cancer. These are the type of headlines that get all the attention over the years for reasons I cannot understand other than the fact... Continue reading
Overhead Stability: How To Get It & How To Keep It Once You Have It
Lots of people can’t put their arms over their heads by the time they hit 30, and then they join a CrossFit gym and get hurt doing 500 snatches for time. Without sounding like a hater or getting into the reasons why that’s maybe not... Continue reading
Lots of people can’t put their arms over their heads by the time they hit 30, and then they join a CrossFit gym and get hurt doing 500 snatches for time. Without sounding like a hater or getting into the reasons why that’s maybe not... Continue reading
Interview: Fred Lowe
We do athlete interviews every month in this magazine, and we’re always happy to do them with many of the biggest names in USA weightlifting. But it’s not very often that we get to interview a living legend. That’s exactly what Fred... Continue reading
We do athlete interviews every month in this magazine, and we’re always happy to do them with many of the biggest names in USA weightlifting. But it’s not very often that we get to interview a living legend. That’s exactly what Fred... Continue reading
Environment vs. Programming: Which is More Important?
This is one of those articles where the title basically explains the main idea. We’re going to take a look at two of the most significant factors in a weightlifter’s success: programming and training environment. And we’re going to ... Continue reading
This is one of those articles where the title basically explains the main idea. We’re going to take a look at two of the most significant factors in a weightlifter’s success: programming and training environment. And we’re going to ... Continue reading
Observations of The Snatch and Different Body Types
The snatch is very dependent on joint mobility and precise technique. However, people of many different body types have been successful with variances in that technique. Differences in limb length and hip anatomy call for slight changes in coaching c... Continue reading
The snatch is very dependent on joint mobility and precise technique. However, people of many different body types have been successful with variances in that technique. Differences in limb length and hip anatomy call for slight changes in coaching c... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 194
Paula Asks: Why do my knees come in when the bar is above the knees before I extend in snatch? Greg Says: It’s usually a combination of weak hips and slack in the system. Include accessory and prep work that strengthens transvers... Continue reading
Paula Asks: Why do my knees come in when the bar is above the knees before I extend in snatch? Greg Says: It’s usually a combination of weak hips and slack in the system. Include accessory and prep work that strengthens transvers... Continue reading
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