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Bigorexia: Male Body Issues in Weightlifting
You know who Jessica Lucero is, right? US National Champion, World Team member, one of our top American female weightlifters for a long time…I’m sure you know her. Well, a few years ago, Jess wrote an article for the Catalyst Athletics w... Continue reading
You know who Jessica Lucero is, right? US National Champion, World Team member, one of our top American female weightlifters for a long time…I’m sure you know her. Well, a few years ago, Jess wrote an article for the Catalyst Athletics w... Continue reading
Stop Stopping at the Bottom of Your Clean
One of the problems I experienced when I first started Olympic lifting was that I would often stop still at the bottom of a clean. This can become a habit if it is not resolved quickly. It’s unhelpful to pause at the bottom of a clean. It makes... Continue reading
One of the problems I experienced when I first started Olympic lifting was that I would often stop still at the bottom of a clean. This can become a habit if it is not resolved quickly. It’s unhelpful to pause at the bottom of a clean. It makes... Continue reading
Cultivating Your Head Game
As early as you learn to snatch on a PVC pipe, you learn that weightlifting is a cerebral sport. I see this revelation in my newer clients all the time, assuring them that though there are a million things to get just right in any given lift, it is j... Continue reading
As early as you learn to snatch on a PVC pipe, you learn that weightlifting is a cerebral sport. I see this revelation in my newer clients all the time, assuring them that though there are a million things to get just right in any given lift, it is j... Continue reading
Having a “Blue Head:” How to Make Decisions to Better the World
Fire and ice. Darkness and light. Strong and weak. We divide the world into binaries. As humans, this typically helps us to understand what is safe and what is dangerous. We instinctually categorize, separating things, ideas, and constructs in the si... Continue reading
Fire and ice. Darkness and light. Strong and weak. We divide the world into binaries. As humans, this typically helps us to understand what is safe and what is dangerous. We instinctually categorize, separating things, ideas, and constructs in the si... Continue reading
Retirement
The word retirement was never in my vocabulary. It still isn’t. When someone asks if I am retired from weightlifting, I say, “No, I’m not retired. I just don’t compete or train anymore.” I never submitted retirement pape... Continue reading
The word retirement was never in my vocabulary. It still isn’t. When someone asks if I am retired from weightlifting, I say, “No, I’m not retired. I just don’t compete or train anymore.” I never submitted retirement pape... Continue reading
Loaded Carries for Total Body Strength
There is a running joke in the strength and conditioning world that coaches go through the following cycle: Basic -> Complicated -> Basic New coaches come in to the industry with little experience so they rely on basics to progress.... Continue reading
There is a running joke in the strength and conditioning world that coaches go through the following cycle: Basic -> Complicated -> Basic New coaches come in to the industry with little experience so they rely on basics to progress.... Continue reading
Top 10 Best Weight Training Exercises for Building Muscle and Staying Injury-Free
People want to know how to build muscle without getting hurt. That’s a two-part question. Let’s address the staying injury-free part first. I want to begin by stating this apparent truth: anything done in excess will hurt you. Dr... Continue reading
People want to know how to build muscle without getting hurt. That’s a two-part question. Let’s address the staying injury-free part first. I want to begin by stating this apparent truth: anything done in excess will hurt you. Dr... Continue reading
Interview: Jared Coon
A 300 kg total is a good number in Olympic weightlifting. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight is even more impressive. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight and 39 years of age is outstanding. That’s what Jared Coon did seven days before... Continue reading
A 300 kg total is a good number in Olympic weightlifting. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight is even more impressive. A 300 kg total at 100 kg bodyweight and 39 years of age is outstanding. That’s what Jared Coon did seven days before... Continue reading
Weightlifting News: Issue 171
Upcoming National Meets May 9-12 National Championships in Memphis, TN July 24-28 American Open Series 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 12-15 American Open Series 3 in Daytona Beach, FL December 5-8 American Open Finals in Salt Lake... Continue reading
Upcoming National Meets May 9-12 National Championships in Memphis, TN July 24-28 American Open Series 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 12-15 American Open Series 3 in Daytona Beach, FL December 5-8 American Open Finals in Salt Lake... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 170
Matt Asks: It’s midnight and I can’t fall asleep because of the endless loop of mental snatch reps in my head. And it all crystallizes into this damning question, and it is driving me mad... do the hips come forward to meet the bar o... Continue reading
Matt Asks: It’s midnight and I can’t fall asleep because of the endless loop of mental snatch reps in my head. And it all crystallizes into this damning question, and it is driving me mad... do the hips come forward to meet the bar o... Continue reading
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