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The Performance Menu is Dead. Long Live the Performance Menu!
I found the CrossFit website before I ever stepped my foot into a CrossFit gym or wrote my sole article for the CrossFit Journal or attended a seminar or got yelled at by a swole athlete when I made the mistake of doing farmer’s walks in the ar... Continue reading
I found the CrossFit website before I ever stepped my foot into a CrossFit gym or wrote my sole article for the CrossFit Journal or attended a seminar or got yelled at by a swole athlete when I made the mistake of doing farmer’s walks in the ar... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 202
Zac Asks: What are the differences between having a narrower foot position at the start of a snatch versus wider? I’ve heard people say before that having too wide of start position doesn’t allow them to get low enough in a squat but also... Continue reading
Zac Asks: What are the differences between having a narrower foot position at the start of a snatch versus wider? I’ve heard people say before that having too wide of start position doesn’t allow them to get low enough in a squat but also... Continue reading
Rebuilding Your Weightlifting: It’s On You
Penultimate (adjective): Definition- the next to last This is my penultimate article for Performance Menu. As most of you know, the magazine is shutting down after the December 2021 issue. We’ve had a long, successful run, and we&rsquo... Continue reading
Penultimate (adjective): Definition- the next to last This is my penultimate article for Performance Menu. As most of you know, the magazine is shutting down after the December 2021 issue. We’ve had a long, successful run, and we&rsquo... Continue reading
Your Training Cycles Are Social Constructs, So Construct Them Around Your Needs
Here’s something you’re probably sick of hearing: athletic performance outcomes are contingent on regimented work; athletes need to adhere to the training plan in order to stay on track towards achieving their goals; these plans are caref... Continue reading
Here’s something you’re probably sick of hearing: athletic performance outcomes are contingent on regimented work; athletes need to adhere to the training plan in order to stay on track towards achieving their goals; these plans are caref... Continue reading
You Don’t Need Powerlifting to Get Strong for Weightlifting
I’ve answered this question so many times over the years, I find it odd this article doesn’t already exist: Should I do powerlifting first to get strong for weightlifting? The short answer is an emphatic no… of course not.... Continue reading
I’ve answered this question so many times over the years, I find it odd this article doesn’t already exist: Should I do powerlifting first to get strong for weightlifting? The short answer is an emphatic no… of course not.... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 201
Richard Asks: Should you curl your wrists in before you start your pull from the platform? Greg Says: Like most things in weightlifting coaches and athletes disagree on this one. Honestly, I’ve been surprised to hear it taught by a couple co... Continue reading
Richard Asks: Should you curl your wrists in before you start your pull from the platform? Greg Says: Like most things in weightlifting coaches and athletes disagree on this one. Honestly, I’ve been surprised to hear it taught by a couple co... Continue reading
Standing in Line and Waiting Your Turn
The countdown is on. There are three issues of this magazine left, including this one. That means I have three more Performance Menu articles to write…including this one. I wrote my first one in October 2008, and I’ve never missed a mont... Continue reading
The countdown is on. There are three issues of this magazine left, including this one. That means I have three more Performance Menu articles to write…including this one. I wrote my first one in October 2008, and I’ve never missed a mont... Continue reading
Ask not What Weightlifting Can Do for You; Ask What You Can Do for Weightlifting
In 2009, when giving a commencement speech at USC, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger outlined his now famous Six Rules of Success. I must have lost count to how many times I’ve listened to this speech and reflected on those Six Rul... Continue reading
In 2009, when giving a commencement speech at USC, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger outlined his now famous Six Rules of Success. I must have lost count to how many times I’ve listened to this speech and reflected on those Six Rul... Continue reading
Exercise Selection for Technical Improvement Part 2
Welcome back, sports fans. Let’s wrap this up with some more practical information to get you started implementing these ideas in your coaching or training. Categories of Exercises We can split exercises in this context into t... Continue reading
Welcome back, sports fans. Let’s wrap this up with some more practical information to get you started implementing these ideas in your coaching or training. Categories of Exercises We can split exercises in this context into t... Continue reading
Second Skin: Part II
In “Second Skin: Part I,” we discussed the observed phenomenon of women of color wearing bright, oftentimes legless singlets to weightlifting competitions. This was discussed as part of a broader exploration of the following queries: Who ... Continue reading
In “Second Skin: Part I,” we discussed the observed phenomenon of women of color wearing bright, oftentimes legless singlets to weightlifting competitions. This was discussed as part of a broader exploration of the following queries: Who ... Continue reading
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