Lookout professional exercisers… something good happened this weekend.As I sit in the Kansas City Airport on the last leg of my trip home there is so much to post about tonight.  Firstly, the Murfreesboro camps were out of this world!  I can honestly … [Read more...]

Well Murfreesboro camp is halfway complete.  However, mid-camp we did learn something awesome...Found out some of the coolest news today that I've heard from the entire Opens.  Currently sitting 2nd in the European region is 2008 Olympic Silver … [Read more...]

Rudy posted these on his site today but I wanted to emphasize and give detail to these camps. My staff and I are holding 4 different camps in 4 different locations. We will be hosting one camp in our gym as well as 3 others in Norman, OK, Tampa … [Read more...]

Just landed in Nashville, Tennessee.  This is where it all began.  Outlaw training camps find their origin here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee outside of Nashville.  Our first camp ever was here for a bunch of guys who wanted to know if there were … [Read more...]

"Grip the bar with a closed hand, but keep your arms relaxed.  Your elbows should point outward about 45 degrees from a straight-ahead orientation and should be located about halfway between perpendicular and parallel to the floor."~ Harvey Newton … [Read more...]

After posting last night the finer points to the grip width for the snatch a couple of you asked for some help with the clean grip.  As complex as the grip can be for the snatch, the clean grip is often more complicated as it is greatly determined by … [Read more...]

Tonight I want to take a second and get into the finer details of the grip width for the snatch. The basic idea is that the barbell should be even with the crease of your hip when you're standing straight up. You grip should be wide enough to allow … [Read more...]

"Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our … [Read more...]

Last night I put up a video of Lacey missing a heavy clean in the lifting session of Outlaw North training camp.  I asked the question of yall… what did she do wrong.?  I expected most of you to say something about her pull or her leg strength. … [Read more...]

(Canadian Border) n"Surely he has borne our griefsnand carried our sorrows;nyet we esteemed him stricken,nsmitten by God, and afflicted.nBut he was pierced for our transgressions;nhe was crushed for our iniquities;nupon him was the chastisement that … [Read more...]

Just as the weather turns warmer and nicer in Dallas it's time to make the trip to Outlaw North in Stoney Creek, Ontario.  I've never been anywhere North of the border so this should be a fun trip… minus the cold.  In anticipation for the trip, Megan … [Read more...]

I was reminded of a valuable lesson today during the heaviest squat session of my strength cycle.  There is a time and a place to persevere and push through hard training or a heavy set.  These sets are often what makes or breaks good lifters. … [Read more...]

This morning I was working with one of my athletes on the transition out of the first pull at the top of the knee into the second pull at the hips.  She was struggling to achieve a good power position with the bar brushing her hips on its way up her … [Read more...]

Rudy sent me the raw footage of Daniel Tyminski's 280# PR Snatch today.  His text literally read, "people want you to analyze Tyminki's snatch from the other day."  I am all about giving the people what they want…for the most part.  Here is a 5 … [Read more...]

Becky and I joke weekly about how terrible her jerk is.  When we were at the training camp in Seattle her "twinkle-joes jerk" was one of the running jokes.  Here is a example of one of those jerks:Becky Clark Jerk AnalyisMy favorite fix for this … [Read more...]