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Here is a training session of Russian +105kg lifter Andrey Kozlov. Snatch: 2x 150kg, 2x 150kg, 2x 160kg, 2x 160kg Snatch Pull from Knee Height: 4x 200kg, 4x 210kg Power Jerk: 2x 180kg, 2x 200kg Snatch High Pull: 2x 190kg, 2x 195kg What’s interesting are the Snatch High Pulls to the stick at shoulder height (seen [...]
Chad Wesley Smith (317.5kg x10 Squat) shares some tips to improve your power out of the hole when squatting. Pause Squats Chad’s lucky number is 7. So 7 seconds pause wide stance if you squat narrow narrow if you normally squat wide Slow Decent Squat 7s again, so 7s down, then explode Dead Squats we [...]
Eric Cressey takes a look at the Band Pull Apart. Emphasize the motion of your arms before retracting your scapulae.
Prepare for some DOMS, because Marc Keys has another GHD core exercise for you. GHD Russian Twists or Wood Choppers as he calls them.
We talked about Dead Squats before. But how about dead quarter Squats to overload the part of the movement where you usually get stuck? Below is D’angelo Osorio doing it with 276kg (607lbs) for 3. Have you used it? Maybe D’angelo somehow reads this and can comment on it. Update: Some of you think it is not useful for weightlifters. Here [...]
