Disclaimer: please don't hear the following post as a crack or any sort of negative attack on slow-motion video. We all love the technological advances that allow both analysis of movement as well as the pure cool factor.However, with the new … [Read more...]

Every intelligent weightlifter is constantly critiquing and making small changes to their lifting. As we grow and develop our body changes or as we notice new habits that need to fixed, we change something about how he lift.Recently, I have been more … [Read more...]

Happy New Years! 2014 was a phenomenal year for Power and Grace and for the sport of fitness. Here are some highlights. Thanks for being awesome in 2014. Looking forward to 2015. Top 14 moments of 2014:14- This Lift. November 16. No other words … [Read more...]

We all do pulls. We all know what they're supposed to look like. (Most of us do). However most of the times our pulls move and look very different from what we want to accomplish in the lifts. Sometimes the pulls look just like we what them to and … [Read more...]

Hey guys. For those of you following the blog and asking about swag. It's coming. I am working on a couple new designs to be released in January. HOWEVER, one of the biggest hangups is that I am TERRIBLY uncreative. What that means is I am the … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that everyone's morning and time with family has been awesome. For those of you that this Christmas is a bit different or this Christmas doesn't carry the same nostalgia or feeling of joy that it has in the past, I … [Read more...]

Today Sarabeth got to train with EZ Muhammad. They decided to go heavy in the snatch (not by my advice but it turned out well) EZ smoked this 300# PR snatch then... with a touch of flare decided to hit it again TOUCH AND GO! EZ 300# Snatch PR from … [Read more...]

Anyone who follows this blog OR has ever seen me stand next to my competitors at a National meet knows cutting weight and weight classes are always something I am interested in. When I first cut from the 77kg class to 69kg at the 2012 American Open, … [Read more...]

Genealogy is half the battle in sports. When you look at the parents of high level athletes it just makes sense. That's why when really good lifters get married or engaged, we are already anticipating the prestige and accomplishments their … [Read more...]

Lesson 5- Don’t ErrI saved this one for last because it’s the most obvious and also the most detrimental to a successful meet. I bombed on clean and jerk. While there are probably 5,000 different factors I could point to as a legitimate … [Read more...]

Lesson 4- Bring Certain Items with YouWe all have certain things we use and consume to get us ready for competition. For guys cutting weight it’s often some form of electrolyte enhancer for re-hydration and specific foods to help create energy … [Read more...]

I took a quick break from these lesson to cover and compete at the American Open. I still have three more left to give for those of you who are curious what I learned in my first international trip.Lesson 3- Body ChangesThis lesson is not specific … [Read more...]

First of all, HUGE congrats to Team Power and Grace at the American Open. We all totaled and I think that is the first time all of my lifters made it through a meet without bombing. Goes to show that consistently making lifts in training means … [Read more...]

Before big events in our athletic career we get anxious. I remember vividly the 2013 National Championship immediately after having won the 2012 American Open. I had high expectations of myself and of my finish. The videos of my competition had … [Read more...]

Yesterday I introduced this topic with my thoughts on what flying does for cutting weight. Today I wanted to take a closer look at preparatory work you could do prior to meet day. This was huge lesson for me this past weekend.Lesson 2: Look At the … [Read more...]