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Exercise of the day … Snatch Grip Fron Raises? with 100kg. I think Dmitry is trolling us all. Expect a 100% increase of people doing them in your gym today Update: Looks like it’s grip training. He opens his hands on top of each rep. Translation: Klokov: The second exercise on our compulsory program today is…I [...]
Dusty Hyland from Dogtown CrossFit has some really good videos on Handstand development. Past videos in the series: Handstand Position Handstand Balance Wall Pulls to increase time spent in free Handstand And today he added a video on Handstand Shoulder Taps (sometimes referred to as Handstand Wall Runs). A great exercise I do (not enough) on [...]
Over at JTS Strength Chad Wesley Smith (himself a former Shot Putter) shares various explosive exercises. I don’t know about you, but I have neglected explosive work (like Plyometric Push ups / Throws) for too long. Time to get better at them. As always use with caution and read his article for the details. It is important to [...]
Giles Greenwood has an exercise to help you keep the bar close. This exercise makes a nice warm up for snatching, I like to do 3 sets of 10 reps, and it n needn’t impact on the rest of your workout so can be added into your training at any time. The idea is to pull the [...]
Marc Keys talks you through a neat little drill for staying on heels in deadlifts. Attach a band to your belt and have it pull you slightly forward. Since you have to counter that forward pull it will ingrain the need for staying on your heels and opening the hips at the nearest moment.
