Developing Power & Strength through the use of the Olympic Lifts.
I was reading John 21 this week and, in the midst of the story about Jesus making breakfast for his disciples after his resurrection, I noticed a really important lesson for me and for the Church. In John 21, the disciples go to their sweet spot. … [Read more...]
For those of you out there following programming that is written by another person, you know the feeling of looking at your program for the day sometime early in the morning and rolling your eyes thinking there’s no way that’s possible. … [Read more...]
I get a lot of questions on things like nutrition, balancing life and training, and what motivates me in the sport of weightlifting. Recently, Philip Carson and I got to hookup on his podcast HearNiche.com to chat a little bit about those topics. If … [Read more...]
I’ve spent the weekend in Augusta for the Masters Golf Tournament and every time I get the opportunity to watch this kind of golf it reminds me of how similar the sport is to weightlifting. Over the last couple of years I have always written a … [Read more...]
Recently on a song off of KB’s new album, I heard a line that I found not only challenging but incredibly rich. KB effectively challenged our comfortability and desire for a life of ease, saying this line: “Who is in more danger the … [Read more...]
We all have things that we know are good for us and yet we are hesitant to do them or complete them. It’s not hard to think of these things. It’s not hard to consider if the actions we’re being asked to perform or the work on being … [Read more...]
With the Open having come to a close, I’m sure that many of you are wondering what’s next. As I’ve always stated the free programming on this blog is and always will be designed such that the Open is the end of our season. Those of … [Read more...]
Well we have finally arrived. Last week. Pretty simple couplet, looks fairly easy to accomplish on paper which naturally means it’s going to hurt really really really bad. I think that was the design and seems to be the running trend for the … [Read more...]
This past week in chapel at King’s Ridge Christian School, I got the opportunity to speak on Proverbs 1:7. Proverbs 1:7 is considered by most to be the purpose statement and foundational verse for the entire book of Proverbs. What Solomon says … [Read more...]
Well four-weeks in and I have to say this is probably the first workout I’m not a fan of. New standard, new movement and four days to figure it out with your chance at Regionals on the line. I think what also makes me frustrated about this type … [Read more...]
On this week's edition of technique Tuesday I'm going to take a look at a common error we see in the jerk. Specifically, we are going to look at some behind the neck jerks. I pushed all of my female athletes to try and hit a new personal … [Read more...]
So often in CrossFit workouts competitors and spectators get caught up in the "sexy" movements and forget that most often workouts are won on the monotonous, boring movements. A great example is the Open workout this week. Everybody gets … [Read more...]
Finally! They gave us a fun one. 13.3 reinvented with muscle ups first. Not only will this be a fun one to watch but for most of you this will be a very fun one to complete. After watching the announcement and talking to some folks around the … [Read more...]
For those of you coming to this article hoping for a long diatribe about the problems I feel and have with how the money is rolled out in the Arnold Championships. You're a little late.I spent some time talking with Mark Canella and it appears that … [Read more...]
Hey guys the t-shirt pre order sale ends tomorrow at 2pm. If you haven't hit that up yet be sure to take care of that ASAP. We will probably have the shirts on our store in stock in the future but for now this is your only shot at them. Here's the … [Read more...]