weightlifting

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.

If you think the CrossFit Games are just a competition, you have it all wrong.

Rip away your old beliefs that food makes you fat and that lifting weights is for The Hulk.

Your hear should definitely feel it when you lift. Don't undervalue strength training.

A study of skeletal muscle mass distribution suggests women need to focus on strength training more to offset the impact of aging.

In fact, those Friday and Saturday nights were false points of pride for myself, because I felt I was somehow morally superior for exercising rather than having fun.

Understand weight ratios and frequency of lifting between front and back squats. Make your clean and jerk roar.

Not all deadlifts are right for every body. Allow your anatomy to dictate which style of deadlift suits you best.

The absence of ten dominating countries had interesting effects on the overall field.

Strength needs to be integrated into many other training modalities to have relevance. Olympic lifting transforms strength into speed.

Whatever the past year brought you, it's time to stay in the moment and put the lessons learned to good use in a new year.