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Ask Greg: Issue 186
Alec Asks: What exercises ("accessory" or otherwise) do you use to build speed for the change in direction to get into the receiving position? Mostly talking about building confidence for this transition/movement in the snatch, as I tend to... Continue reading
Alec Asks: What exercises ("accessory" or otherwise) do you use to build speed for the change in direction to get into the receiving position? Mostly talking about building confidence for this transition/movement in the snatch, as I tend to... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Undulating Clusters: Methods of building consistency, volume and intensity
If you have read through the numerous Catalyst Athletics programs, sifted through old Glenn Pendlay articles or happen to know of Joe Mills’ 20/20 program, you have likely come across an On the Minute workout or training program. I’d like... Continue reading
If you have read through the numerous Catalyst Athletics programs, sifted through old Glenn Pendlay articles or happen to know of Joe Mills’ 20/20 program, you have likely come across an On the Minute workout or training program. I’d like... 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
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
Ask Greg: Issue 184
Jacob Asks: I have been weightlifting for a few months after power lifting for years and every time I train I tear a callus (this only happened once when I was power lifting). I'm not lifting heavy when this happens - last time it happened w... Continue reading
Jacob Asks: I have been weightlifting for a few months after power lifting for years and every time I train I tear a callus (this only happened once when I was power lifting). I'm not lifting heavy when this happens - last time it happened w... Continue reading
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