
How Tonnage Calculations Can Make You a Better Lifter
Read any book about training and you will be advised to keep track of your progress via a workout log. This can be useful, as
Read any book about training and you will be advised to keep track of your progress via a workout log. This can be useful, as
Your warm up is an important part of your workout. We all know this, hopefully. But it is particularly important when it comes to being
Most people involved in the sport of weightlifting, whether they are athletes, coaches, officials, or administrators, like to watch other lifters perform. That is how
Recently, I got into a discussion with some of our local weightlifting administrators as to whether weightlifting is or is not a team sport. It
Nowadays more lifters than ever are entering weightlifting competitions. Accordingly, many of these people are new to competition and they may or may not always
Much has been written about the trajectory of the barbell on its path upwards. At one time it seemed to many coaches that the ideal
Today there are large numbers of CrossFit and other athletes who have decided to try a weightlifting career. To those unfamiliar with our sport the
One aspect of weightlifting technique seldom discussed in any detail is the starting position. Most specifically, how to get into that starting position and how
Weightlifting is not a sport that owes a lot to humor. While many weightlifters are inveterate joke tellers, the jokes usually are derived from other
Since I last wrote in this space a week ago, I have been to yet another high-profile competition. Last week it was the youth Pan
In weightlifting, “youth” comprises any lifter up to December 31 of the year he or she turns seventeen. This is the youngest age for which
Weight training has not been featured in too many movies. Occasionally you will see scenes taken inside a gym or something like that, but serious
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