All that can be said about the seminar yesterday is they are full of guts. We started with heavy barbells and finished the day with heavy barbells. 5 different snatch workouts followed by a squat workout. These guys have guts to consistently go … [Read more...]

I got to explain something very simple to the group at Crossfit Unbroken today for the Outlaw Camp.  They all wanted to know what I thought about bar/body contact and how much or how little the bar interacts with the hips in the power position.I … [Read more...]

Started the Tampa Bay Art of Strength seminar last night. I am pumped to be hosted by Jimmy and Cale and was really impressed by the group's work last night. As we always do we started the night off with heavy snatching and heavy clean and jerks. … [Read more...]

So for anyone who has at all kept their ears and eyes open over the past 6 months in the weightlifting world then you've caught wind of the debate between triple extension and catapult lifting styles and everything in between.  I promised myself I … [Read more...]

Last night in a quick training session with Mike Poppa at Real Fitness CrossFit Sarasota we covered all there is to know about the Olympic Lifts in 4 hours. It was a quick glimpse of the lifts for a crowd that was incredibly talented to begin with. … [Read more...]

With any sport there is always the risk of injury.  This is especially true the farther you climb the ladder of success in your sport.  You can't expect to train at the level of intensity that it requires to be elite and never get injured.Yesterday I … [Read more...]

The Three Horsemen episode of Weightlifting Scoop is so good I had to listen to it again. As I was listening I heard something that got me thinking about my own coaching style and territorial nature.  During that show they talked about how sometimes … [Read more...]

One thing I am learning as I progress in the sport of weightlifting is that there is always something to learn from any coach of a style anywhere. During my time at MDUSA last weekend Rebecca Gerdon and Sean Rigsby introduced me to a different … [Read more...]

We have talked in depth multiple times about the benefit of the squat and the benefit of good technique when squatting. However one of the parts of the squat we have not zeroed in on is speed. Often I find that many athletes and clients are … [Read more...]

“Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth!”Psalm 46:10 "Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;let the sea roar, and all that fills it;let the field exult, and … [Read more...]

Regionals is over and the stress and long hours meant I was due for some time to get away.  Before training for the Games really gets ramped up and before I hit 4 weeks out from Nationals it was a necessity to get away, get still, and unplug a bit. … [Read more...]

I want to give a couple shout outs to three people from this weekend who were impressive in their performances. First I met in person Sean Rider over the weekend at MDUSA. Sean, if you're not aware who he is, came back from a pretty horrific injury … [Read more...]

Stan Luttrell is the head football and weightlifting coach for Chestatee High School in Gainesville, GA. He was my original weightlifting coach and has helped develop me and push me spiritually and physically for 12 years. He has coached multiple … [Read more...]

Today at the MDUSA camp we had the time to cover some of the biomechanics of weightlifters and the differences between lifters with longer leg lengths versus lifters with longer torso lengths, etc.One of the major points we covered was the best … [Read more...]

Richard Flemming is the head weightlifting coach for the historically competitive Spoon Barbell Club. He hold multiple weightlifting titles and was a member of the 1977 National Championship team. Coach Flemming has coached many athletes to … [Read more...]