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Trainer Risk Management


Trainers are the face of a gym, whether you want to admit it or not.  The last thing you need as a gym owner is a lawsuit from a trainer's disgruntled client—especially one that could have easily been prevented. Don't let one bad s... Continue reading
True or False: If You Have Hypermobile Joints, You’re More Likely To Get Injured Playing Sports


“Hypermobility” just means a greater than normal range of movement. It’s not uncommon. By some accounts, 20 to 30% of the population have some degree of hypermobility, either affecting an isolated joint or generalized throughout the... Continue reading
How To Find The Right Massage Therapist


There’s nothing like a good massage to help alleviate pain, prevent injuries, or just find a rare moment of Zen while lying on a table and remembering how to breathe.   That said, a massage is only as good as the person giving it, and it... Continue reading
Ask Greg: Issue 145


Kelly Asks: Hey Greg! If a woman is a proficient lifter and would like to do a 6 week classic cycle for example, during pregnancy, is there anything you would recommend be modified about it? Thanks so much!   Greg Says: First of all, I’m... Continue reading
Interview: Chelsea Ryan


This interview is a special one for me because I had the pleasure of coaching Chelsea Ryan at her first National Championship in 2014. That nationals was a huge one for Catalyst Athletics, with Greg and Aimee bringing a big squad of lifters to rock a... Continue reading
How To Coach Youth Weightlifting When You Don't Understand Kids


Whitney Houston belted, "the children are our future." That may be a universal truth, but it's also the unspoken motto of any country's weightlifting program. After all, novelty-sized youth lifters turn into larger than life Olympic... Continue reading
True or false: Core Stability Training Can Help to Cure Your Back Pain


Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade or so, you’ve probably heard everyone from physical therapists and personal trainers to women’s magazines and internet articles promising a “total body transformation&... Continue reading
Beyond Resolutions: Seven Things To Try In 2017


Every January, a slew of Americans who have gorged themselves over the holidays while binge watching some new Netflix series (hey, we’ve all been there) decide to turn over a new leaf and sign up for gym memberships. (Some of them even stick ar... Continue reading
When You and Weightlifting Have Been On a Break


I haven’t lifted in a few months. Okay, that’s not strictly true, but I know I haven’t picked up a barbell more than four or five times in the last six months. It wasn’t like I planned to stop, but at some point, I stopped tur... Continue reading
Post-Meet Training: So Much Room For Activities!


I’m writing this article on my laptop, sitting on a plane flying to the 2016 American Open in Orlando, Florida. It’s a long flight from Phoenix, and I decided to spend the time putting together some information you should be able to use. ... Continue reading
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