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Think Your Shoulders are doing the Work? You May Be Breathing Your Way to a Shoulder Injury.


Last month, I wrote an article about breathing technique and bracing for bigger lifts. But breathing technique goes far beyond that. In fact, it can help during any lift where you are loading your spine with weight. This includes shoulder presses and... Continue reading
10 ways to improve confidence for weightlifting


It requires a certain type of person to persist with weightlifting. It is technically a very challenging sport and, once you’re past the beginner’s stage, results do not come easily or quickly. It can also be considered a humbling sport: ... Continue reading
Rolling with the Red Dragon: Training Through the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle


If you’re a woman who works out, or a man who associates himself with women who work out, you need to read this. PERIOD.   See what I did there? Feeling uncomfortable? That’s okay. You’re allowed. Talking about the curse has ... Continue reading
A Squat for Every Occasion


Ever wondered what squats you should be using to target different muscles? This article will help you decide on certain squats and squat variations as well as how to make the lift as efficient as possible. Conventional Back Squats • &nb... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 185


Nolan Asks: Should I prioritize clean deadlifts (bending more at knee) or traditional deadlifts that prioritize hip hinge? Or is a combination ideal for building strength in the Olympic lifts? Greg Says: I look at this pretty simply: To build stren... Continue reading
Interview: Brian Derwin


Many of you have never heard the names of our legendary US weightlifters from 30 to 40 years ago. Hell, most of you probably don’t know who our best lifters were eight years ago. And that’s a shame, because you’re missing out on som... Continue reading
Two Sides to Every Story: Another Look at Doping in Weightlifting


There’s a ton of weightlifting information on the internet, as you know. Some of it is great, and some of it is crap. One of the online spots I’ve really been impressed with lately is insidethegames.biz. This is a site with an extensive l... Continue reading
Weight Cutting for Competition Day


Weight cutting is a weird and janky thing. Weight classes in strength sports were introduced just after the Olympics in 1920, as a means of making sure that competitors were competing with others their size—which is perfectly logical—but ... Continue reading
How to simplify Olympic weightlifting


It is easy to feel overwhelmed by Olympic weightlifting training! The lifts are complicated. Practice is the only way to get better at them, but we only have a set amount of time in the gym every week. How does a person know what to focus on? How do ... Continue reading
Breathing Technique for Better Lifts


There is so much information about breathing technique online. You may have come across it in an article by your favorite weightlifting authority, a post by someone you follow on Instagram, or a friend who heard it from a guy at the gym whose coach s... Continue reading
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