Sorry we took a week off last week but Technique Tuesday is back this week. Here's a look at Caitlin Vodopia's 73kg Snatch which reveals some faults that I think are pretty common in new lifters today. Caitlin Vodopia Nationals Analysis … [Read more...]

Hey guys for those of you following the competition or weightlifting workouts or even the movement workouts, we have created a Facebook group designed to give yall a forum to post results, gain coaching cues from our staff, and compare times/weights. … [Read more...]

Back in 2013, the year USA Weightlifting held its National Championships in the skating rink, I found myself in unfamiliar territory. I had just come off winning the American Open that year in Palm Springs and my lifting was still increasing to put … [Read more...]

"Command and teach these things. Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity." 1 Timothy 4:11-12 (ESV) Growing up, my dad always reminded me that anybody can … [Read more...]

Over the last couple of weeks we have added some new coaches to our staff and promoted some athletes to a coaching role. As Power and Grace continues to grow and more need is expressed by our athletes and clients we want to make sure that we are able … [Read more...]

Continuing in our series of some lifting from USAW Nationals this year, take a look at Cherisee Taylor's 92kg CJ attempt. The video cuts off just at the end. All I was saying is that essentially it's surprising that Cherisse misses this … [Read more...]

Four years ago The Open debuted and the idea of repeating a qualifying workout was invented there was a ton of pushback. Most athletes felt like repeating the workout was a disservice to the spirit of the competition. That year, when The Open … [Read more...]

In lieu of Technique Tuesday we are going to publish Weakness Wednesday this week. Sounds intentional, more like I was a little behind. Anyhow below is a video looking at Cici's first and second attempt clean at 77kg from Nationals. It's a … [Read more...]

New seminar scheduled for Crossfit Castlewood October 3-4. If you are in the Indianapolis area come check us out. Alongside multiple members of the Power and Grace Performance team, Joe and I will be leading a two-day seminar focused on the … [Read more...]

"1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life … [Read more...]

In continuance of last week's video series we are taking a look at a jerk from Meghan Valentine. This is her second attempt at 75kg which she made. Back story for Meghan is that the jerk has always been her biggest struggle and most annoying … [Read more...]

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16 The CrossFit Games Open is one of the best opportunities for an athlete to evaluate their own … [Read more...]

This week in the Christian education class I teach at King's Ridge, we've started the book of John and are smack in the middle of working through the prologue. What that means is on the syllabus were supposed to be at verse 18 and because I … [Read more...]

On Tuesdays or Wednesdays moving forward I'm going to start posting video critiques of specific lifts. The goal is to look at a wide variety of different faults that we see throughout the weightlifting and CrossFit community and hopefully address … [Read more...]