I can't tell you how many times I have left jerks out front after a PR clean.  In fact many of those jerks haunt my dreams.  Here's a couple that constantly replay over and over in my head.3rd Attempt Bomb Out USAW/Crossfit Open3rd Attempt Miss at … [Read more...]

I had an awesome conversation today about the advantage  of a team training environment.  Who would Brett Farve have been without the Packers?  Or Shawn Johnson without Nastia Liukin?  Or Kristen Klever without the Valley Girls?  Each of these … [Read more...]

Last week after training one morning Coach Luttrell showed me this poem.  No I'm not a poet (maybe a warrior poet) nor a huge fan of reading poetry but this one is worthy of a post.  Check it:I watched them tearing a building down,nA gang of men in a … [Read more...]

Well since there isn't a game worth watching on TV let's talk backsquat.  Seriously this game is like watching the JV play the Varsity.For many years Olympic lifters and Strength and Conditioning coaches have debated the benefit of the back squat. … [Read more...]

Arrived back home in Dallas.  Literally have not been on my couch for two whole glorious weeks.  While I was away I observed and learned a lot.  Basically you can't spend any time in Georgia (The Promised Land) and not leave unchanged.  Here's ten … [Read more...]

Tonight's post is pretty simple.  Natalie McClain snatched 140# today.  That matches her PR (I think) and is a number she has not hit in a while.  What's more, she looks like she has more in the tank and the 12 minute time cap probably prevented … [Read more...]

A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER'S PRAYERAuthor Unknown,(Attributed to a battle weary C.S.A soldier near the end of the war)I asked God for strength, that I might achieve;I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.I asked for health, that I might do … [Read more...]

 This week I have had the distinct privilege of working out at Chestatee High School with my friend and former coach.  Coach is the reason I got into Olympic lifting as he introduced me to the lifts in 9th grade.  When I first started Olympic … [Read more...]

Tonight's post is one of the most important concepts surrounding the Olympic lifts.  The first pull.  Many lifters do not understand or know where the bar should be as it comes off the floor or where the bar should be at the knee.  It took a long … [Read more...]

Everybody has vices they have fought with and struggled with since they can remember.  In 2 Corinthians 12 Paul writes about the thorn in his side.  All of us have those thorns.  Mine is the elbow wobble in the jerk.  Since I can remember I have … [Read more...]

Happy New Years!  I wanted to (with little to no forethought) rattle off my top ten moments of the year.  Here goes!10. Go Dawgs!  UGA beats No. 2 Florida and plays Bama in the SEC Championship9. God in His ever so gracious love opens up the sky and … [Read more...]

Short post tonight, just some simple truth.Proverbs 18:24 tells us the value of good friendship.  If there's one thing that being home and being around lifelong friends does for me and Megan, it reminds us of just how valuable they are. Like training … [Read more...]

This week's strong Saturday focus is not on a specific lifter but on lifters everywhere who miss a weight and manage to come back the second or third time around and crush it.  I am always impressed by competitors who find themselves behind the … [Read more...]

After a 3 day intense training camp my body is telling me to rest.  Maybe Sunday...Before I left Amelia Island today I noticed a sign that stated, "Does Your Workout Make You Nervous?  It Should."I love that idea.  When you look at your work for the … [Read more...]

Day 2 of Sandbox Athletics Weightlifting Camp down.  Today was a much more involved and active workday than Day 1.  Coach Newton, Nielsen, and Lane spent the last 2.5 hours drilling away at positions and foot position in the snatch.  Eric and I … [Read more...]