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Coaches Coaching Coaches: Say That Three Times Fast!
I have always had a firm stance on coaches in a sport like ours; everyone needs one. Whether it be a remote coach or the preferred in-person experience offering critique with every drop of the bar, a watchful eye is necessary to turn out a good lifte... Continue reading
I have always had a firm stance on coaches in a sport like ours; everyone needs one. Whether it be a remote coach or the preferred in-person experience offering critique with every drop of the bar, a watchful eye is necessary to turn out a good lifte... Continue reading
Competing Often: Great Opportunity or Recipe for Disaster?
It’s the summer of 2019, and the international weightlifting scene is red hot. Athletes from all around the world are starting to put together their highest results in preparation for 2020 Olympic qualification. In decades past, this wasn&rsquo... Continue reading
It’s the summer of 2019, and the international weightlifting scene is red hot. Athletes from all around the world are starting to put together their highest results in preparation for 2020 Olympic qualification. In decades past, this wasn&rsquo... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 174
Sam Asks: When programming leading up to a meet, what should your program look like 2 weeks out and 1 week out? Greg Says: I can answer this is mostly general terms, but it does become pretty specific depending on how exactly an athlete trai... Continue reading
Sam Asks: When programming leading up to a meet, what should your program look like 2 weeks out and 1 week out? Greg Says: I can answer this is mostly general terms, but it does become pretty specific depending on how exactly an athlete trai... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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