Master athletes who are hesitant about descending into the full snatch position are inhibited by a lack of confidence in their escapability skills.

I am living in Japan where heavy lifters are rare and gym equipment is very expensive. So I decided to build my own barbell from scratch. Here's how I did it, so you can do it too.

This video from Bob Takano is especially valuable for those lifters who are having difficulty “feeling” the position of the bar overhead and the effects of proper footwork. 

The Good Morning is an exceptional exercise for stretching the hamstrings and in some cases the ankles. It also helps for developing the hamstrings for athletic movements.

The right coaching cues can get a room full of novices on the same page. Try these non-traditional cues to get past common lifting errors.

Everyone needs training partners, at times, to be honest with them, to pull them, push them, drag them, or pick them up.

Use actual intensity, relative intensity, and perceived intensity to dial in your weight training.

You’ve created your structure on grasping skills, so when you move into new scopes you can integrate it all and become a competent force.

We're going to look at how to make the best of a simple but effective training aid - the weightlifting belt. Here's how to use it. Are you using yours properly?

2020 is the start of a new decade or the end of the last one depending on your point of view. Time to pick up some new ideas and strike a new path ahead on your fitness journey.

All beginners and many intermediates run into the same fundamental problem, they don’t have a pre-existing understanding of nutrition and exercise.

If you practice these movements and internalize the feeling when you perform the lift at full speed, the body will open with a natural fluidity into the power position.

This isn't about quitting when things get tough. Sometimes it’s pivoting and going a different way.

How do we learn to harmonize our conscious thought with the feeling and reactions within the body?

Whether you’re a weightlifter or a multi-modal CrossFit athlete, barbell complexes can be valuable for a number of reasons.

By teaming up with others we can achieve our potential, learn from one another, and build upon the skills we share.

Arm, leg, or back strength are meaningless without the ability to hold on to whatever needs to be moved.