Traveling to a competition really changes up your usual routine, but you don’t have to let it get in the way of you feeling strong and prepared. Here are our favorite tips for flying before meet day: Drink lots of water while flying Drinking lots of water while flying can be a pain, but it’s […]
How To Get Past Those Pre-Comp Jitters
Competing for your first time… or sometimes your tenth time can be extremely nerve racking. On competition day the last thing you want is your nerves getting in the way of you making your opener and then that big PR you’ve been working towards. There is no one single tip that will take the nerves […]
Two Big Questions You Should Ask Before Starting a Weightlifting Program — Before new Programs
What are you training goals? This question is easily the most important question you need to address before you jump into any kind of training program. Setting up goals for training is not a quick or easy process but it is so important for making decisions about how you spend your time in the gym. […]
Weightlifting Wednesday: Considerations in Deficit Work
The usage of a deficit when working deficiencies in the lifts has been a long used method of training for multiple reasons. We discuss a couple of those reasons briefly in the video but specifically consider one tendency to be careful of when using deficit work. Take a look below:
Hypertrophy Work for Olympic Weightlifter
There’s a great debate in the strength world on the necessity and utilization of hypertrophy work for the competitive athlete. Most programs and strength and conditioning professionals understand it’s necessity for sports performance, injury prevention, and base preparation. However, as the athlete gets more elite and more defined in their program and exercise selection we […]
“Essential” Weightlifting Gear
We all know that guy who strolls into the gym with the giant Mary Poppins gym bag. He’s got it all: the multiple jars of ‘who knows what’ pre/intra/post workout, the wraps, the belts, lucky socks, magic thumb tape, and the latest electric foam roller. If you’re new to lifting it can be hard to […]
Weightlifting Wednesday: Why should the bar move back off the floor?
This week we take a look at a classic case of the bar moving forward off the floor. Often times we know the bar should move back toward us but we don’t know why. Take a look below to see a couple reasons why the bar should move back initially.
Why You Should Sign Up For Your First Weightlifting Meet
Stepping out on the platform in competition for the first time can be seriously intimidating, and for many people far out of their comfort zones, so why take the jump and go for it? You don’t have to be a specific caliber of athlete to sign up for your local weightlifting meet. You can start […]
Weightlifting Wednesday: Twinkle Toes Snatch
And this week’s edition of weightlifting Wednesday, we take a look at one of the better saves I’ve seen in most recent months. Kaija completed a snatch which puts her on her toes at landing but managed to pull off a pretty dramatic save. We take a look at why she ends up in this […]
Weightlifting Wednesday: Head Position In The Catch
Often time we focus on hip position or foot position or torso angle in the catch of a snatch and miss where our head is located. We especially miss how our head angle impacts our spine and the activation or not of critical overhead stability muscles. Today we take a look at where our head […]
Weightlifting Wednesday: Core Weakness In The Clean
This week we take a look at core weakness in the clean and what could be causing it. We all have seen cleans that show a soft position in the bottom of the squat. There are numerous reasons that could be happening. This week we take a look at a couple of those reasons. Take […]
Proper Set Up on the Blocks
This week we take a look at what a proper set up looks like for a snatch from the blocks. Often times many of our bad habits are both fixed or created when working from the blocks. Much of that can begin with the proper set up. Take a look below to see what happens […]