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Archives for Nick Horton

About Nick Horton

Nick Horton is not your average Olympic Weightlifting coach. He's been practicing Zen meditation for over a decade and applies the lessons he's learned to both his coaching and to his writing. He is of the belief that your body follows your mind. If you don't train your mind, then you're not ever going to be as physically strong as you could have been otherwise.

While his first major in college was music, Nick eventually switched to mathematics and loves math for the same reasons he loves weightlifting: because they are hard. He is now finishing a Masters degree in Math with a focus in Game Theory and the Mathematics of Human Behavior.

Nick is certified through both USA Weightlifting and CrossFit as an Olympic Weightlifting Coach. He can also be found online via his blog, The IronSamurai, which can be summed up by its subtitle: Zen and the Art of Weightlifting.

Nick Horton

Fitness

  • The 2 Lift Workout: Your “Take a Chill-Pill” Routine
  • How To Hang Clean: The Only 3 Things You Need To Know
  • How to Stop Sucking at Life and Win at Everything
  • The Gold Medal Napkin: How To Avoid Being A Clueless Coach
  • The 3 Most Horrifying Lies About the Snatch
  • Why Adding Weight to the Bar Is the Whole Damned Point
  • The Top 5 Stupidest Fitness Ideas in the History of the Universe
  • Lifting In London: Ask Not What Olympic Weightlifting Can Do For You
  • A Workout Haiku: Why Getting Back To Basics Can Save You When Life Kicks You In The Ass
  • The Compound Interest Snatch Workout: How To Train Hard And Smart At The Same Time
  • Lift Like It’s Your Only Choice – Because It Is
  • Why Don’t Olympic Weightlifters Overhead Squat? Part 2
  • Why Don’t Olympic Weightlifters Overhead Squat? Part 1
  • The “Welcome To Hell” Squat Routine: How To Come Back Fast After A Layoff
  • Confessions Of A Glamor Girl: On The Danger Of Stereotypes In Fitness
  • If Your Goals Don’t Scare You, They Aren’t Big Enough
  • No Dying! How To Avoid The Most Dangerous Accident In Olympic Weightlifting
  • A Love Letter to My Snatch
  • Dear Coach: How Do I Get Better Cardio, Without Losing Strength?
  • The 4-Hour (Bulgarian) Workweek: How To Get Twice The Gains In Half The Time
  • Eating Placenta And Other Healthy Habits You Should Avoid
  • The 21-Day Squat Challenge
  • Are You Geeky Enough To Be A Weightlifter?
  • The Leprechaun in the Squat Rack: Why Every Weightlifter Needs a Portland
  • Weightlifting Straps Review, Part 2: My Top 4 Favorite Brands
  • Weightlifting Straps Review, Part 1: What They Are and Why I Love Them
  • The Top 4 Ways You Can Look And Act Like A Weightlifter Without Actually Having to Be One
  • How To Snatch In 10 Seconds Flat
  • The 5 Best Olympic Weightlifting Shoes for Under $200 in 2012
  • The 7 Dumbest Things Athletes Can Get Away With – That You Can’t!
  • Sports Psychology Warning: Do NOT “Psych Up” ‘Til You Read This
  • I Am Batman! How To Get 10% Stronger In 10 Minutes By Playing Dress-Up
  • New Year’s Resolutions – The Hard Way
  • How to Get Fat, Weak, and Totally Miserable in 10 Days Flat!
  • The 7 Fitness Myths (i.e. Total B.S.) You Need to Know
  • Everyday Squatting for the Everyday Athlete
  • To Smack, Or Not To Smack (Your Hips) – That Is The Question!
  • How a Confused Mind Makes for a Strong Body
  • Failing Forward: 7 Stories of Success Through Failure
  • How to Bake the Perfect Snatch
  • Getting Stronger Through Mind Control: A 3-Step Meditation Plan
  • What Charlie Brown Can Teach You About Weightlifting: Look Up!
  • Simple Don’t Mean Easy – Knowing vs. Doing
  • The Map Is Not the Territory: Plan Less, Lift More
  • Weightlifting Belts: Should You Use One? Pro and Con
  • The Rule of 3 Workout Routine: Veni, Vidi, Vici!

Learn

  • Karate Kid Weightlifting: Why I Can’t Teach Patience, But You CAN Learn It
  • Are Coaches REALLY Worth the Money?
  • Raise Your Standards! The Ultimate Success Strategy
  • Up Hill Both Ways: How the Status Quo Bias is Making You Wimpy

Reviews

  • Nick Horton’s Weightlifting Is Fun Holiday Wish List
  • Holiday Wish List – Coach Nick Horton
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