Developing Power & Strength through the use of the Olympic Lifts.
Three days into the land of orange skin and anabolic steroids Power and Grace is plugging away at the Arnold Classic. Yesterday Meghan learned a lot about competing. (Her words exactly) She did however manage to clean and jerk 70kg pretty easily. … [Read more...]
We all saw this is coming. Whether we wanted to admit it or not, deep down in our hearts, we knew that they would do a repeat. Personally I'm a fan. I think repeats are a great way to show progress of fitness and allow even beginner athletes to look … [Read more...]
I asked team Power and Grace what they think is coming for 15.2. They responded. Some serious. Some not. See they video below.Week 2 here we come. Power and Grace 15.2 Predictions from Power And Grace Performance on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Week one down. Honestly, I think I am most excited just to not have to talk about toes to bar anymore. BUT, praise our good God in heaven that we landed a max lift. Pretty pumped that the best part of our sport has trickled now to every part of the … [Read more...]
As I was scrolling through Instagram this morning, I ran across a video produced by CrossFit on peoples emotions heading into open workout number one. The video did a good job of allowing some top level athletes to express and be transparent about … [Read more...]
To say that I'm excited about 15. would be a massive understatement. Finally a one rep max in the "peoples" part of the season. All of you that have been following any site with a weightlifting bias are smiling big right now. That would include Power … [Read more...]
Twas the night before The Open, when all through the gym not a workout was happening, not even a swim. The barbells were hung in the gun racks with care, in hopes that Dave Castro didn't frost his hair.The athlete were restless all night in their … [Read more...]
It's been a while since Power and Grace has created any apparel. What can I say, we spend all our time programming and writing and not coming up with cute designs. However, due to the number of emails and requests we get, here's a shirt as a reward … [Read more...]
For those of you who like to see what's going on with our blogs I wanted to give each of y'all a quick update with what each workout plan is focusing on right now and give you a little insight into where we are going. If you're following … [Read more...]
I know many of you are wondering how the blog and Power and Grace plan to attack the Open. What days am I scheduling it? Will there be a repeat day? Should I even think about repeating it?All valid questions. First lets answer the schedule … [Read more...]
With the Open practically upon us, I brought most of the Power and Grace team down to test and see where we are in prep for the next 5 weeks. Turns out we’re in good shape. Spending time with the team down in Florida was not only a needed … [Read more...]
This week Team Power and Grace team has congregated in Sarasota, Florida for some final Open prep team training. I have always said that at the top of the priority list for training is the environment in which you train. What I mean by that is better … [Read more...]
Yesterday we completed our fifth Faith RX'd training camp in warm Tampa Florida. Because we only do three of these camps a year, I always forget how much I enjoy them and how much the Lord uses them to mold together the gospel and CrossFit. This past … [Read more...]
This past weekend I had the distinct privilege of leading a USA weightlifting sports performance coach alongside coach CJ Stockel up at Buford high school. Despite the fact that Buford is a weightlifters dreamworld with 12 fully equipped Eleiko … [Read more...]
We are just one week away from the Faith Rx'D camp in Tampa. As the staff is making final preparations for that camp we are spending time reviewing and meditating on the sections of Scripture that we will be teaching during that time. We open the … [Read more...]