Articles by Matt Foreman
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Bo Knows Power Cleans: Cross-Training and Olympic Weightlifting


These days, you’re showing your age when you talk about the exploits of Bo Jackson. For those of you who don’t remember (in other words, t... Continue reading
Seven Days of Heaven: Planning Your Training, Part III


This will be the third and final installment in our three-part series on planning out your training. Two months ago, we examined the challenges of sel... Continue reading
All Growth Begins With Pain: Planning Your Training, Part II


Last month’s article took a broad look at competition planning. We examined some of the important issues a competitive weightlifter must address... Continue reading
Controlling the Tornado: Planning Your Training, Part One


This article will be focused on planning out your training program. And you’re out of your mind if you think I’m going to start with a slo... Continue reading
Born Again…For the First Time


Not long ago, I spent some time reading posts on the Catalyst Athletics Weightlifting and Powerlifting forum. Aside from the fact that I like reading ... Continue reading
These go up to Eleven: Planning Appropriate Training Volume for Weightlifters


First of all, we need to agree that if you haven’t seen the movie This is Spinal Tap, you’re just letting the best things in life slip thr... Continue reading
Bananas, Chocolates, and a Big Russian Bear


Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks was giving an interview once and he was describing a job he had early in his career, before he was a big name, w... Continue reading
Third Snatch from the Sun


The internet is amazing. It’s one of the most important technological developments in the history of modern society, and almost anybody can use ... Continue reading
Chromosomes, Clean and Jerks, and Coaching


In 1992, a writer named John Gray published a book called Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. The book was a massive success because it focused o... Continue reading
Snatch Pulls and the Loch Ness Monster: A look at some of the fact and fiction of weightlifting


My grandfather tells me that Adolph Hitler is still alive. In fact, my grandfather knows exactly where he lives. One of the men I work with tell... Continue reading
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