olympic weightlifting

When designing resistance training programs, we can't ignore physics. Here are 3 laws of training that will simplify your programming and help you become more successful (i.e. stronger).

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?

One man has helped shape the way people train in gyms this last decade. He has had few peers when it comes to influence and his presence is felt worldwide.

Your physical disciplines reflect your deepest interests and reveal the less understood facets of our being.

Take some time to see how training methods and philosophies play out over time, but always plan to reevaluate again and again.

Getting mad at the bar isn't just for the bros in the gym. It has an actual purpose related to your "arousal level."

Always remember to stay open minded to new ways of lifting in order to maximize your genetic potential.

A never ending debate in many sports, but especially in weightlifting, concerns when a young athlete should begin training in the discipline.

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?

Bootstrapped gyms have to be about passion, commitment, and ultimately, service to the community.

Adding bodybuilding work to your weightlifting practice has its benefits, both ways.

How do we make sure we’re using the correct weights as we base percentages off of a max that may change during a two or three-month long training block?

If you want to develop yourself through many practices, even if only very slowly and recreationally, you need to create structure before you add.

You want to add yoga to your Olympic weightlifting or try martial arts with your powerlifting? Let's see what makes sense.

In the IWF rules, four cameras are used, one near each referee and another behind the platform.