technique Archives - Page 11 of 16

How to Snatch Tutorial with Glenn Pendlay

October 6, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Over at California Strength Glenn Pendlay has a very nice 3 Part “How to Snatch Series” with Jon North, Caleb Ward, Donny Shankle as demonstrators. The progressions used are really simple, yet effective. Parte One – Top Pull – Transitioning from Power Snatch to Squat Snatch set up your snatch grip – bar in hip crease determines grip width push shoulders back […]

Pierre Roy Squat Form / Warm-up Exercise

October 6, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Check out this interesting looking squat form / warm-up exercise by Pierre Roy.

The Squat and its Variations

October 5, 2011 By Gregor Winter

This is another good write up by Mike Robertson. This time he tells you everything you need to know about the mother of all exercises – the squat and its variations. I’ll definitely bookmark this one.

Role of the Lats in the Bench Press

October 5, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Justin from 70’s Big wrote a nice article about the role of the lats in the bench press Throughout the descent of a bench, the lats shorten since the shoulder is experiencing extension and slight horizontal abduction. During the ascent, the lats are stretched a bit when the movement is reversed — this shows that they […]

Olympic Weightlifting Sequences Poster

October 4, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here are some weightlifting technique posters I found digging around the web. Update: See this newer post for English Technique Posters

Beginner Snatch Drill Sequence

October 4, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Nick Horton shares a drill for beginners to learn the snatch “Fab-5″ drill Floor –> Knee (pause)Knee –> Hip (Pause)Hip –> Knee (pause) – reverse the motion!Knee –> Hip (pause)Hip –> Finish! undefined

Hang Snatch High Pull with Rebend

October 1, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Hang Snatch High Pull with rebend

Analyzing Bar Paths in Olympic Weightlifting

September 30, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is a nice analysis of different bar paths and their causes.

Weightlifting Warm-Up with Anders Lindsjö

September 29, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Back in 2010 Anders Lindsjö taught a Weightlifting Workshop at the Eleiko HQ. Below are some snippets from the CrossFit Journal clips from that workshop. Here are his Warm-Up exercises one armed barbell squats one armed barbell lunges one armed shouldered barbell squats (elbow out) one armed barbell overhead squats (arm straight) one armed barbell overhead lunges also: […]