Swing to Win – Kettlebell Swings Better Than Olympic Lifts?
Olympic weightlifting derivatives have long been hailed as the apex exercises for power training in strength and conditioning. There’s now evidence that’s probably wrong. For most
Olympic weightlifting derivatives have long been hailed as the apex exercises for power training in strength and conditioning. There’s now evidence that’s probably wrong. For most
This is one of those topics that rarely come up in discussions of weightlifting technique, but it can prove to be the cause of problems.
Photo by Bev Childress There’s propaganda floating around that the hang clean is so crazy-complicated that you probably shouldn’t bother with it at all. Many coaches
“Less freakout, more lockout.” – Peter Curcio The other night my masters lifter Dave was setting up for a snatch attempt that would match his
My love, Everything hurts. The shooting pain in my left hip flexor causes me to writhe whenever I do anything as simple as standing out
For Gwen Sisto not weightlifting has never been an option. She was first introduced to the sport as a child, when her brothers read a
Upon first meeting Sean Waxman you might think, “Wow, this is a big guy who must have played football.” After you begin talking with him,
Have you ever watched The Three Stooges? Ever heard a joke like, “A priest, a doctor, and a lawyer walk into a bar …”? Why
A recent study in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning examined the start position of the snatch, one of the Olympic lifts. Previous studies have
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