I often have conversations with lifters who are consistently missing a weight over and over again. Their form is getting worse and worse with each lift and yet they keep trying. As I have stated over and over again there is a time to be persistent … [Read more...]

The question I always get when I prepare for a big meet is how do I cut the weight?  I am going to give yall a couple secrets in this post that aren't really secrets at all but some specific things that work really well for me.First it should be … [Read more...]

This is one of our coaches at the gym talking about what it takes to get a PR in the snatch:  Enjoy: The Key To A PR Snatch By Eric RosenstockI get asked daily from my competitors and my remote athletes why we are doing so much lifting and why their … [Read more...]

After writing yesterday's post about nerves a week out I thought I would continue on that theme for the remainder of the week on specific things that happen the week of a big meet. Weight cutting, workout movements, etc.One of the questions I often … [Read more...]

The title for this article is a quote from Paul Doherty of Hassle Free Barbell. As I enter the final week of Nationals training this quote holds specific "weight" for me.In weightlifting competitions there is a phrase regarding attempts on the … [Read more...]

Today marks 7 days from the 69A session of the American Open.  The taper has begun and the weight cut is in full swing.  I recently viewed the "American Weightlifting" documentary from Catalyst Athletics and Greg Everett.  In that documentary near … [Read more...]

I have been given the distinct pleasure and honor to program for and manage Outlaw Barbell via The Outlaw Way blog. Starting tomorrow there will be a program written and published daily for strictly Olympic weightlifting. Let me emphasize this … [Read more...]

Yesterday on Thanksgiving Day we decided to get some morning training in. I don't know if it was the morning training or the 4 days straight mid weight cut but I had a pretty terrible training session. It was likely a combination of both factors. … [Read more...]

I was reading this morning in 2 Chronicles 24 and I noticed one of the more depressing and eye-opening stories from the Old Testament. I had never read intently or grasped the depth of the story and for some reason the Lord really opened my eyes to … [Read more...]

In typical blog fashion.  Here are the top 10 things I am most thankful for over the past year.  Sorta.10. 356 days ago I wrote this first blog.  God's goodness and grace and some continued patience from Megan has allowed this to continue.9.  Eleiko. … [Read more...]

Coming up this June is our next training camp for Faith Rx'D. This one is being held in Denver at Backcountry Crossfit with some special guest attendees. Becky Conzelman and Chris Spealler will be attending and helping with this training camp.Faith … [Read more...]

One of my greatest struggles in the clean has always been to keep my heels down long enough to let me get to a good power position. I do a lot of power cleans as a result of this problem to try and focus on keeping my heels down until the bar gets … [Read more...]

2 Weeks ago I wrote a blog on the impact of Newton’s law to bar track. I referenced the impact of the hips on the bar when moving horizontally. The goal of a proficient lifter is that the bar would reach their hips at the power position and … [Read more...]

I love watching training sessions and Youtube videos of weightlifters getting after it.  In fact, this is likely the biggest misuse of my time during the day.  I love watching the training videos specifically from Catalyst Athletics and MDUSA.  They … [Read more...]

Yesterday talking with James Fitzgerald at OPT and coaching/chatting with some of his on-site athletes I couldn't express enough how much life and especially sports is a game of inches not miles.  If the barbell is one inch farther away from your … [Read more...]