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How Knowing the Rules Makes a Difference in Competition (Or: Never Be a Jackass to a “Flight Attendant”)
Remember when you were a kid running at the pool and you slipped on the deck, and your mom yelled across the entire shallow end, “I’ve told you a thousand times not to run!!!” You knew for sure that never in your whole life had your... Continue reading
Remember when you were a kid running at the pool and you slipped on the deck, and your mom yelled across the entire shallow end, “I’ve told you a thousand times not to run!!!” You knew for sure that never in your whole life had your... Continue reading
Interview: Mattie Sasser
Lots of weightlifters have interesting back stories and colorful journeys, but I don’t think I’ve heard many that can compare with the life of Mattie Sasser. How often have you known of a lifter who starts her career on a tiny island near... Continue reading
Lots of weightlifters have interesting back stories and colorful journeys, but I don’t think I’ve heard many that can compare with the life of Mattie Sasser. How often have you known of a lifter who starts her career on a tiny island near... Continue reading
Not Quite New, Not Quite Intermediate...
I still remember the first time I ever picked up a barbell. I wanted to “get stronger” because after having my daughter, I realized I could not carry all eight pounds of her up and down the stairs without huffing and puffing like I had ju... Continue reading
I still remember the first time I ever picked up a barbell. I wanted to “get stronger” because after having my daughter, I realized I could not carry all eight pounds of her up and down the stairs without huffing and puffing like I had ju... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 173
Patrick Asks: I have searched the internet, purchased several Olympic weightlifting books including Greg Everett's, and I can't find anything that covers this topic. Hoping you can shed some light! Do you have to have your feet in the pu... Continue reading
Patrick Asks: I have searched the internet, purchased several Olympic weightlifting books including Greg Everett's, and I can't find anything that covers this topic. Hoping you can shed some light! Do you have to have your feet in the pu... Continue reading
USA Weightlifting at the 2019 Pan Ams: Then and Now
Many of you are weightlifting fans, in addition to being athletes and/or coaches yourself. You’re actively involved in the sport in your own way, but you probably also keep current on the top competition results from around the world. That mean... Continue reading
Many of you are weightlifting fans, in addition to being athletes and/or coaches yourself. You’re actively involved in the sport in your own way, but you probably also keep current on the top competition results from around the world. That mean... Continue reading
How Can the Skills of Weightlifting Transfer to Other Aspects of Your Life?
I originally took up Olympic weightlifting because I thought it would be a fun way to get fit and strong. It has made me fit and strong, but I also realize that it has given me many other useful skills that benefit the rest of my life. Let’s lo... Continue reading
I originally took up Olympic weightlifting because I thought it would be a fun way to get fit and strong. It has made me fit and strong, but I also realize that it has given me many other useful skills that benefit the rest of my life. Let’s lo... Continue reading
Master the Minute
In order to progress, you must pay attention to the details, the smaller the better. In the Army, the drill sergeants would have us chant in synchronization with our push-ups,“Attention to detail! Motivation is the key!” There is always a... Continue reading
In order to progress, you must pay attention to the details, the smaller the better. In the Army, the drill sergeants would have us chant in synchronization with our push-ups,“Attention to detail! Motivation is the key!” There is always a... Continue reading
Comparing RPE and Percentage Based Programming
Over the last few years, there has been a rise in the amount of strength coaches advocating RPE based programming for athletes at all levels instead of the more traditional percentage-based approach. Let’s look over some of the basics of both m... Continue reading
Over the last few years, there has been a rise in the amount of strength coaches advocating RPE based programming for athletes at all levels instead of the more traditional percentage-based approach. Let’s look over some of the basics of both m... Continue reading
Throwing Everything Off Balance: Asymmetry
Balance! The first thing you probably think of trying to stand on one leg with the other bottom of the opposite foot resting on the medial portion of your knee. That’s right. The stork stance. The next is trying to move across a balance beam at... Continue reading
Balance! The first thing you probably think of trying to stand on one leg with the other bottom of the opposite foot resting on the medial portion of your knee. That’s right. The stork stance. The next is trying to move across a balance beam at... Continue reading
Interview: Christine Na
Working your way up to the medal podium at the national level in weightlifting is tough. It’s a long, painful road with plenty of setbacks, obstacles, and moments of doubt. It gets even rougher when you sustain a major back injury that requires... Continue reading
Working your way up to the medal podium at the national level in weightlifting is tough. It’s a long, painful road with plenty of setbacks, obstacles, and moments of doubt. It gets even rougher when you sustain a major back injury that requires... Continue reading
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