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Strong Through The Middle: Effective Ways to Improve Turnover in the Olympic Lifts
“Big pull!” “Finish the pull!” “Pull and extend!” “Explosive second pull!” “Tight pull off t... Continue reading
“Big pull!” “Finish the pull!” “Pull and extend!” “Explosive second pull!” “Tight pull off t... Continue reading
Olympic Lifting in Sunnyvale — 1960s version
Catalyst Athletics in Sunnyvale, California. And pretty close to where Bayshore Freeway and Lawrence Expressway meet. Now, that’s something real... Continue reading
Catalyst Athletics in Sunnyvale, California. And pretty close to where Bayshore Freeway and Lawrence Expressway meet. Now, that’s something real... Continue reading
Jerk Blocks
Jerk blocks are a somewhat mythical piece of equipment—their numbers are extremely small and there appears to be a constant search for plans to ... Continue reading
Jerk blocks are a somewhat mythical piece of equipment—their numbers are extremely small and there appears to be a constant search for plans to ... Continue reading
The Olympic Lift Starting Position
The starting position (and first pull by relation) is a topic that has attracted a considerable degree of confusion, skepticism and attitude within th... Continue reading
The starting position (and first pull by relation) is a topic that has attracted a considerable degree of confusion, skepticism and attitude within th... Continue reading
There is no Evil Twin
Some people lift weights, and some people are weightlifters. This is one of those “there are two types of people in this world” conce... Continue reading
Some people lift weights, and some people are weightlifters. This is one of those “there are two types of people in this world” conce... Continue reading
Push It Real Good: Another Look at the Squat
Here is a situation for you to visualize. Many of us have probably been a part of this situation personally, and many more of us have heard hundreds o... Continue reading
Here is a situation for you to visualize. Many of us have probably been a part of this situation personally, and many more of us have heard hundreds o... Continue reading
Lessons from Romania
Nicu Vlad is one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. The Romanian legend won the Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles games when he was o... Continue reading
Nicu Vlad is one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. The Romanian legend won the Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles games when he was o... Continue reading
The Shadow of the mountain part 3
I’m closing in on the end of a year of living next to Mt Fuji. I honestly cannot believe how quickly it has passed by. It literally seems like j... Continue reading
I’m closing in on the end of a year of living next to Mt Fuji. I honestly cannot believe how quickly it has passed by. It literally seems like j... Continue reading
Pulling, Pushing, and Thinking: Extended connections between Olympic Lifting and Powerlifting
My earliest workout routines are very clear in my memory. I started lifting weights at the high school weight room when I was thirteen with some of th... Continue reading
My earliest workout routines are very clear in my memory. I started lifting weights at the high school weight room when I was thirteen with some of th... Continue reading
Heavy with Years
“The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes Al Oerter was one of the greatest compet... Continue reading
“The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes Al Oerter was one of the greatest compet... Continue reading
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