Day 30 of 100 Mobility and Recovery It's up to you to decide on a suitable course of activity today. You can choose to do nothing. Otherwise, you may choose to do some basic work on stretching and ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 29 of 100
Day 29 of 100 1)Snatch: singles to max 2)Clean & Jerk: singles to max 3)Front Squat: singles to max Just do your best and keep a record of where you are at with your lifts now. We'll see how ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 28 of 100
Day 28 of 100 Rest Tomorrow's the day you for your max lifts so, make sure you give yourself this rest day. You can keep watching other people lift, though, like CrossFit Games athlete, Lindsay ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 27 of 100
Day 27 of 100 1)Power Snatch (X/2)4 2)Power Clean & Power Jerk: (X/2+2)4 3)Push Press: (X/3)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 26 of 100
Day 26 of 100 1)Snatch: (X/2)4 2)Clean & Jerk: (X/1+2)4 3)Snatch High Pull: (X/3)4 4)Back Squat-Vertical Jump: (X/2-0/3)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 25 of 100
Day 25 of 100 It's interesting toi note that halting movements not only strengthen various phases, but also break the movement up into more learnable "chunks.” Power Snatch & Overhead Squat: ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 24 of 100
Day 24 of 100 Hang Muscle Snatch: (X/3)4 Halting Clean Deadlift to Power Position (X/4)4 Power Jerk: (X/3)4 Good Morning: (X/6)4 Leg raises (X/15)4 Supine Sprints x 6 Remember, it's not about ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 23 of 100
Day 23 of 100 Power Sn (X/2)4 Power Clean (X/2)4 Overhead Squat (X/3)4 Front Squat: (X/4)4 Crunches: (X/15)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 22 of 100
Day 22 of 100 Hang Snatch (X/2)4 Halting Clean Deadlift to Power Position (X/3)4 Power Jerk (X/3)4 Seated Knee Raise (X/15)4 Prone Sprint x6 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 21 of 100
Day 21 of 100 Sn bal (X/3)4 Hang Power Snatch & Overhead Squat (X/3+3)4 Halting Snatch Deadlift to Power Position (X/4)4 Push Press: (X/3)4 Back Squat: (X/4)4 Crunches (X/15)3 ... Continue Reading
Hitting Bottom: 3 Tools to Perfect Your Olympic Lifts
One of the major problems with teaching the technique of the Olympic lifts is that newcomers often are not comfortable and/or familiar with the bottom position before they ever attempt to learn the ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 20 of 100
Day 20 of 100 Hang Snatch: (X/2)4 Hang Clean (X/2)4 Snatch High Pull: (X/3)4 Back Squat: (X/3)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 19 of 100
Day 19 of 100 Power Snatch (X/2)5 Clean Pull & Clean (X/2+1)3 Power Jerk: (X/3)4 Good Morning: (X/6)4 Supine Sprint: x 5 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 18 of 100
Day 18 of 100 Snatch Balance: (X/3)4 Front Squat: (X/4)4 Press: (X/4)4 Knee Raises (X/15)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 17 of 100
Day 17 of 100 Hang Power Snatch & Overhead Squat: (X/3+3)4 Halting Clean Deadlift to power position: (X/4)4 Jerk balance (X/3)4 Good Morning: (X/6)4 Prone Sprint: x 6 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 16 of 100
Day 16 of 100 How much weight you lift in any particular lift is not as important as a balanced approach to performing each set to completion with good technique. Snatch Balance: (X/3)4 Halting ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 15 of 100
Day 15 of 100 Snatch balance (x/3)4 Clean high pull (x/3)4 Jerk balance behind neck (x/3)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 14 of 100
Day 14 of 100 Snatch (x/3)4 Power Clean & Front Squat (x/3+3)4 Clean Deadlift (x/4)4 There are different variations of the deadlift that you will come across in your weightlifting training. ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 13 of 100
Day 13 of 100 Do the pull ups so as long as you hit the number of reps for each set, even if they are not unbroken or, assisted. Lunge with the barbell used during your training. Snatch ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 12 of 100
Day 12 of 100 Snatch (x/2)4 Clean extension + Power clean (2+1)3 Press (x/4)4 Good morning (x/4)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 11 of 100
Day 11 of 100 Continue to emphasiae technique development and the balancing of the body. Snatch on toes (X/3)4 Clean (x/3)4 Jerk (x/2)4 Back Squat (x/3)4 Wes Barnett courtesy of Bruce Klemens ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 10 of 100
Day 10 of 100 Snatch High Pull & Snatch: (X/2+1)4 Clean High Pull & Clean (X/2+1)4 Back Squat: (X/3)4 Press: (X/4)3 Vertical Jump: (0/4)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 9 of 100
Day 9 of 100 Snatch: (X/2)4 Clean & Jerk: (X/2+1)4 Back Squat: (X/2)4 Press: (X/3)4 ... Continue Reading
Love to Lift Challenge – Day 8 of 100
Day 8 of 100 For the pull-ups, try and do 5 unbroken, if not then do up to 5. Focus on engaging your back muscles and staying strict. Front Squat: (X/3)4 Pull-ups: (0/5)4 Prone Sprints: ... Continue Reading